This is how it all began. On Sunday, I went on a grueling four hour hike. A lot of it involved climbing and the downhill was extremely tricky. The next day I went for a two hour run because I went hiking instead of doing my long run on Sunday and I really wanted to get that run in.
On Tuesday, I had signed up for a core fusion class. My body felt pretty creaky from two days of jarring endurance work and my initial instinct was to not go to the class. Core Fusion is an awesome workout but it is super intense. As a coach, I would have had told someone in this situation to either swim or do yoga or rest. I told myself I was being lazy and should rally and go to the class.
Not only did I go to the class, during the class I pushed myself really hard. After the class, I was so exhausted that I ended up taking over an hour nap. And not too much longer after that, I found that I had injured my lower back and could hardly walk let alone sit down properly.
What happened here? I loaded my body with four intense back to back workouts. (I did Core Fusion the saturday before the hike, too) I didn't listen to my body when it was telling me enough was enough.
Now, I am paying for it.
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