It is past time to pay attention to what my body is telling me. For so long those little aches and pains worked themselves out and went away on their own. That doesn’t seem to happen any longer.
KT tape, Voltaren cream, and various tensors have become my new best friends. It makes me sad in a way to be writing this post, as it is so early in our year of the Tiger. But the injuries are not new, and I have been ignoring them for too long. Yes, they used to resolve themselves with no outside help, but I also never used to be a martial artist. And I was much younger!
We push ourselves, and go beyond our limits to make us better. I need to get better at knowing how far is too far. And better at taking care of me at first sign something is off. We need to push limits, or how do we improve? Work smarter. Pay attention. Slow down when needed. These are a few of the things going through my mind lately.
So here I am, modifying where needed, and trying to slow it down a bit to heal. But I don’t quit. That is important. Yes, some things may look a little different for a little while, but I still work toward progression, and improvement. I’m not going to get younger (unless I’m Mr. Kohut, or Sifu S Csillag lol), so I better figure it out so that my body will continue with where my mind wants to be.
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