A workout I may never try again...

[SRP]

The other day I did The Gauntlet, immediately followed by the Blast Only premix of Imax 3. Yow. I actually completed it,though my form was pretty sloppy at the end. I needed something to really push me. But the next day, my bad knee ached all day - it hardly ever bugs me now. And I re-pulled a muscle that took me forever to heal way back in September. Sigh. Here I thought I found a super cool challenge. But my old, falling apart body betrayed me again.

 

[dogs2birds]

Shannon,

I'm sorry about what happened. It's so frustrating because we try so hard to be fit but as we get older we have to be so careful. Not fair!!! I hope you heal quickly and don't do any more damage.

Susan

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[Rose11]

I'm sorry you hurt your knee. I can totally relate to what you're going through. I have to accept I'm not a teenager anymore and my knees can get hurt with all the impact. On Friday I had to lower my step to 6" to do Body Max when awhile ago I did it on 8" like it was nothing. I'm pretty sure I burned tons of calories too and the next day I had no knee pain. I'm doing MIC on Tuesday and again I'll do the step portion on a 6" and I'll try to modify the floor segments too. At least Cathe is including more low impact workouts now and hopefully she'll keep doing that in future DVDs.

 

[Mckmain]

WOW!...that is a killer workout to try. Just be careful as we age we don't heal up as fast....I am referring to myself at 46....but I am impressed by you....:+ ..Carole

 

[SRP]

Thanks, ladies -
The injuries weren't bad and are mostly gone now. But it just ticks me off that they happened at all.

Carole - yes, a killer workout, indeed! And fun. What I wonder is, will this happen every time I push, or can I strengthen those weak points a little? And do I need to?