So i thought i would share it here for everyone :)
I had been on pretty much 'no activity' for 2 years. I had been on bedrest, or in a wheel chair and at Mando, i spent my days just sitting and eating. Whenever i got a chance out or was a day patient, i always took my chance to exercise. I was an over exerciser. I abused exercise and tried to exercise whenever i could.
So it took a while until i was actually allowed exercise and activity.
It started with that i was allowed a 20 minute walk with my dog everyday. But in time, the 20 minutes turned into an hour.
And then when i started school i was allowed to do P.E which we had 2 times a week. And that was pretty much all i was allowed for c.a 6 months.
And then when i found out that i was going ot have a swimming test, i told my mum that i wanted to start practising swimming again, as it had been 2-3 years since i had last gone swimming.
I didnt feel so confident wearing a bikini, but i didnt want to fail my swimming test.
And then i realised that i really enjoyed swimming, so i was allowed to go swimming once or twice a week, sometimes i only went once every two weeks.
Then when the New Year started (2012) i wanted to start running. I was never a runner bfore, i had run now and again and i really liked it. It helped me deal with stress and anxiety. It was like a coping mechanism....
So i mentioned to my mum that i wanted to start running, she wasnt so keen on the idea... she is still very wary about me and exericse, how much i do and all that....
But she did go with me and buy sports gear as i didnt have any....
and then i started jogging 2/3 times a week for a half hour or so. And i mentioned that to my case manager, and she said that was fine as long as i ate something extra afterwards and continued taking my supplement drinks.
And then i tried dancing which i found really fun and i was going to start going to hip hop lessons, which my case manager said was fine, but then everything just got delayed and i realisd that if i were to start the classs, i would have already missed like half of the term.. so i didnt start dancing.
Then in May, i decided that i wanted a gym card... i felt so weak. I wanted to tone up..
My mum decided that if could handle it, and it was ok with my case manager i wasnt allowed a gym card.
As i had never gone to the gym while i was sick, i had never abused the gym... so it was a new start, something i hadnt done before. So it wouldnt be like i would go to the gym and compete with myself, be like... i used to be able to do this for X amount of time, or i could lift X kilo or whatever, and as i had stopped calories and didnt exercise to burn calories or lose weight, my case manager agreed. But i had to take it easy. I was allowed to go there 2/3 times a week for an hour or so...
So yeah... kinda lika that :) haha... ive tried alot of different activities and sports. I love loads of differnt things like running, basketball, dancing, circuit training etc !!
Mando has this policy though that you can only really start training, like actually exercising like any regular person when you are 2kg from your goal wieght.
Otherwise you slowly build up, do some sport you like once a week or so...
For me though , i abused alot of different activities and sports while i was sick, so many were wary that i would be able to handle it... that i wouldnt go overboard...
it is a very fine balance between 'normal exercise' and a 'sick amount of exercise'
but im gonna write about that in a while :)
And just so everyone knows... there is alot more exercise and activity then just running. What i hate to see, is people pushing themselves to do a sport, that they dont like... just ebcause everyone else is..?
Ive had people ask me tips about running, that they hate it, but they want to start because it seems like a good exercise? And yes, running is very good, but so is power walking, riding a bicycle, playing football, doing yoga,swimming etc etc... if you find a sport that you love, then you wont push yourself, or hate having to do the sport...
If you are starting with exercise again after being sick, or not allowed to exercise, i would reccommend something like yoga or swimming. They will get your stamina and flexibility up. And even stretching a few days a week will help your body.
Going for walks is great, but it is so easy to abuse walking... like, first you start off walking a half hour now and again, then its an hour, then its like 90 minutes everyday, and soon you'll end up walking 2 hours or more each day...
and that is an addiction, a very sick thing.Sure, i mean if you're out mountain climbing, or walking a forest you might end up walking 2 hours... but if its everyday, and you go walking no matter what the weather and get anxious if you cant walk... then its sick and its an addiction.
^^Hahha... gosh, i hate when people always post that they're going to the gym... its like, i dont care. I mean, im sure you guys are like..i dont care that you're going to the gym.. to me.
But on Facebook its just like... seriously. You dont need to tell everyone. -_-
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