I'm so sad about the upcoming boxing workouts

[LauraMax]

I have a skin problem & any trauma to my skin causes it to break out. I took boxing lessons about 10 years ago & my hands, which were at the time feminine & pretty, totally broke out & never recovered.

The sad part was I really, really enjoyed boxing & it is truly a fabulous workout. I'm so bummed that my favorite instructor is coming out w/a workout I'd really love but I won't be able to use them.

 

[allwildgirl]

Laura - surely there'll be a way you can modify to take out the impact. You do kb, right? Maybe there will be a way that you can do the punching with no impact to your hands, like in kickboxing workouts! Let's think positive!

 

[LauraMax]

Well, I am hoping some of them don't involve a heavy bag & I will be able to use them. But a heavy bag workout without the heavy bag would be pretty much useless. The real work in a heavy bag workout comes from the impact of hitting the bag.

Have you ever done anything like it before? It is so much fun & so freakin hard! I remember my instructor making me flurry on the bag for 2 minutes--he'd set a stopwatch--& I swear by the end of 2 minutes I'd be gasping for breath & dripping with sweat!

I had to quit b/c of what it was doing to my hands (and BTW even those without a skin condition like psoriasis will first develop blisters & then callouses--you should see my ex hubby's hands--no matter what kind of gloves you use).

Anyway, I hated quitting but I hated what it was doing to my hands even more. And like I said, my hands never recovered. In fact, it is now the only place on my body where I still have the wretched rash. Psoriasis sucks. x(

 

[sblordita]

Laura,

I'm with you on the psoriasis. Any source of trauma, especially on the knuckles, elbows, knees, etc., will turn to patches of psoriasis . AND if I'm lucky and it actually goes away, it is permanently discolored. So, even at my clearest moments, I'm nothing but a big polka dotted mess of purple and white. My hands were NEVER feminine ane pretty, though, so I don't lose much there .

The boxing is out for me for several reasons, so I'm pretty disappointed, too. This will be the first thing Cathe puts out that I just won't be getting.

The good point for me is that I haven't ever tried boxing, so at least I don't know what I'm missing!!

Sara

 

[dmd]

HI Laura,
Can you explain how boxing caused Psoriasis? What am I missing? Sorry to be such a pain, but I am really looking forward to these workouts too and don't want yucky blisters or anything. Thanks, dmd

 

[LauraMax]

Oh you don't have to worry about getting it--it's a genetic condition. Unless someone in your family has it you're free & clear (pun intended).

Sara, have you tried any of the biologic treatments? I went on Enbrel last December & it has truly been a miracle. I had strep throat last fall & it caused this horrible break out--I was 95% covered, the bottoms of my feet fell of in chunks, I couldn't really wear shoes, could barely walk & certainly couldn't exercise. The Enbrel had my feet cleared up w/in a week & the rest of me w/in 6 weeks. I hear Humira will give you similar results--that's what the winner of America's Next Top Model uses! ;-)

Unfortunately though, while it has helped my hands, they're the only part of my body that never totally cleared up.

 

[tneah]

You can do boxing workouts without a heavy bag. I used to do them with weighted gloves which add some resistance, really develops the arms!

 

[Boybert]

Laura, we need to get you one of those bozo the clown kid punching thingies. I hear it keeps the hands just lovely

I hope it does work where you can modify it somehow. I'm sure it is frustrating.


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