This week I was put on antibiotics for yet another infection. I'm hoping to make this the last round of antibiotics for this infection.
In the meantime, I have started a 21 day fast for religious reasons. During this fast I am drinking a ton of water. I am hoping that it helps to flush out my system, kind of reset it. I am also trying to increase my water intake even after the 21 day fast ends. Previously I was drinking 2-3 bottles of water a day. I am now aiming to take in 4-5 bottles of water. I'm hoping that being hydrated will help with my energy problems and immune system issues.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Friday, January 7, 2011
My Body Hurts
Last September I had back surgery, before that I had foot surgery and two knee surgeries. I have bad wrists and extremely weak ankles. So I am always fighting some kind of pain in my body.
In addition to injuries, I am not a particularly healthy person. I am sick A LOT! Colds, flus, strep throat, ear infections, sinus infections, and uterine infections are a constant in my life. Once I get over one, I get sick with another.
This leaves me rather tired and not very energetic. I would love to be healthy enough to play with my kids and just be more active. Instead, I am always telling my kids and husband that I am too tired to participate in activities. I would just rather sit and rest.
My goal for 2011 is to find a way to get healthy. I do not know if this means I will need to work on my diet, change my vitamins, take other supplements, or change how I exercise. This is going to be a journey. The reason I started this blog is to share with others and to hopefully get some feedback to help me or to help others who will read my blog looking for answers.
In addition to injuries, I am not a particularly healthy person. I am sick A LOT! Colds, flus, strep throat, ear infections, sinus infections, and uterine infections are a constant in my life. Once I get over one, I get sick with another.
This leaves me rather tired and not very energetic. I would love to be healthy enough to play with my kids and just be more active. Instead, I am always telling my kids and husband that I am too tired to participate in activities. I would just rather sit and rest.
My goal for 2011 is to find a way to get healthy. I do not know if this means I will need to work on my diet, change my vitamins, take other supplements, or change how I exercise. This is going to be a journey. The reason I started this blog is to share with others and to hopefully get some feedback to help me or to help others who will read my blog looking for answers.
My Body Hurts
Last September I had back surgery, before that I had foot surgery and two knee surgeries. I have bad wrists and extremely weak ankles. So I am always fighting some kind of pain in my body.
In addition to injuries, I am not a particularly healthy person. I am sick A LOT! Colds, flus, strep throat, ear infections, sinus infections, and uterine infections are a constant in my life. Once I get over one, I get sick with another.
This leaves me rather tired and not very energetic. I would love to be healthy enough to play with my kids and just be more active. Instead, I am always telling my kids and husband that I am too tired to participate in activities. I would just rather sit and rest.
My goal for 2011 is to find a way to get healthy. I do not know if this means I will need to work on my diet, change my vitamins, take other supplements, or change how I exercise. This is going to be a journey. The reason I started this blog is to share with others and to hopefully get some feedback to help me or to help others who will read my blog looking for answers.
In addition to injuries, I am not a particularly healthy person. I am sick A LOT! Colds, flus, strep throat, ear infections, sinus infections, and uterine infections are a constant in my life. Once I get over one, I get sick with another.
This leaves me rather tired and not very energetic. I would love to be healthy enough to play with my kids and just be more active. Instead, I am always telling my kids and husband that I am too tired to participate in activities. I would just rather sit and rest.
My goal for 2011 is to find a way to get healthy. I do not know if this means I will need to work on my diet, change my vitamins, take other supplements, or change how I exercise. This is going to be a journey. The reason I started this blog is to share with others and to hopefully get some feedback to help me or to help others who will read my blog looking for answers.
It's All Catching Up
by Paula
This week I've been struggling with extreme exhaustion and aching all over. I have no other symptoms which would make me think that I am sick, so my only thought was that I was overtraining. The problem with that thought, though, is that I cut back on my training and I seemed to get worse as the week went on. The aching is not like a typical soreness either. My whole body just seems to be throbbing all the time, and my muscles are really tight. The exhaustion is more than being tired, my body feels like I ran a marathon and I have no energy left.
What gives?
I haven't a clue what is wrong with me, but Jim and his friend might be onto something:
I had back surgery September 8 of this past year. Since my surgery I have had strep, the flu, two colds, and four other infections. Plus, I injured my knee, had a cavity filled, and last week fell and injured my ankle, knee, and hip on the right leg. The thought is that my body is exhausted from fighting all of this. I may have reached my limit on healing.
This weeks workouts:
Monday: Run, forms, chest and triceps
Tuesday: Forms, Legs, cool down with abs
Wednesday: Run, forms, back and biceps
Thursday: Rest
Friday: Even more rest
The rest did not help...I think resting is overrated!
This week I've been struggling with extreme exhaustion and aching all over. I have no other symptoms which would make me think that I am sick, so my only thought was that I was overtraining. The problem with that thought, though, is that I cut back on my training and I seemed to get worse as the week went on. The aching is not like a typical soreness either. My whole body just seems to be throbbing all the time, and my muscles are really tight. The exhaustion is more than being tired, my body feels like I ran a marathon and I have no energy left.
What gives?
I haven't a clue what is wrong with me, but Jim and his friend might be onto something:
I had back surgery September 8 of this past year. Since my surgery I have had strep, the flu, two colds, and four other infections. Plus, I injured my knee, had a cavity filled, and last week fell and injured my ankle, knee, and hip on the right leg. The thought is that my body is exhausted from fighting all of this. I may have reached my limit on healing.
This weeks workouts:
Monday: Run, forms, chest and triceps
Tuesday: Forms, Legs, cool down with abs
Wednesday: Run, forms, back and biceps
Thursday: Rest
Friday: Even more rest
The rest did not help...I think resting is overrated!
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Traditional Forms
by Paula
I think that MMA is pretty awesome. MMA and other fusion martial-arts can be cool, as long as the martial-artists remember their roots. Mixed Martial Arts started as a way to combine martial-arts, but now there are many Mixed Martial-artists (I said many, not all) who have never studied a single martial-arts. All martial-arts have their merits, and each martial-artist has different reasons and goals for studying. The problem is when the "athlete" never studies a martial-art and never understands the traditions or values behind the martial-arts.
Traditional forms are ONE of the many aspects of martial-arts that gets left out when people take the traditional aspects of martial-arts. I have met and heard of many MMA fighters and "self-defense martial-artists" that have never learned a form. Forms, patterns, poomse, and/or katas are one of the key aspects of martial-arts training. Yes, they can be boring and tedious, but they are important. I personally love forms, and I can make a class full of students work so hard doing forms that they are pouring and sweat and want to puke. I can make myself sore by practicing forms strong and hard like they are supposed to be done. Yet, some fighters think that forms get in the way of "practical" training or a good workout.
Forms can be annoying! If you ever had an instructor spend 45 plus minutes on one form to make sure that you have proper technique, then you know what I am talking about. But this is so important for teaching the martial-artist proper blocking, striking, kicking, and punching technique. It builds muscles and posture. Even quality time spent on the most beginner forms can be useful for learning and developing technique to make technique strong and keep the fighter safe.
A couple of years ago I was speaking to a MMA fighter who had broken three bones in her hand and had to put in metal rods. She had never practiced a traditional martial-arts, and she had never learned a form. Therefore, she had never learned a proper punch and how to strike with force without hurting herself. She did not develop the muscles in her hands, wrists, and arms from repetitive punching while doing forms. Instead, they taught her only the skills needed in the octagon. She got hurt punching somebody during a competitive sparing match. This is just one of many examples of people who get injured from not learning martial-arts the traditional way.
Not learning traditional forms is just one of the ways fighters skip out on the important aspects of truly studying a martial-art. People get hurt, people get cocky, people hurt other people, and people give true martial-artists a bad rep when they miss out on traditional lessons.
I think that MMA is pretty awesome. MMA and other fusion martial-arts can be cool, as long as the martial-artists remember their roots. Mixed Martial Arts started as a way to combine martial-arts, but now there are many Mixed Martial-artists (I said many, not all) who have never studied a single martial-arts. All martial-arts have their merits, and each martial-artist has different reasons and goals for studying. The problem is when the "athlete" never studies a martial-art and never understands the traditions or values behind the martial-arts.
Traditional forms are ONE of the many aspects of martial-arts that gets left out when people take the traditional aspects of martial-arts. I have met and heard of many MMA fighters and "self-defense martial-artists" that have never learned a form. Forms, patterns, poomse, and/or katas are one of the key aspects of martial-arts training. Yes, they can be boring and tedious, but they are important. I personally love forms, and I can make a class full of students work so hard doing forms that they are pouring and sweat and want to puke. I can make myself sore by practicing forms strong and hard like they are supposed to be done. Yet, some fighters think that forms get in the way of "practical" training or a good workout.
Forms can be annoying! If you ever had an instructor spend 45 plus minutes on one form to make sure that you have proper technique, then you know what I am talking about. But this is so important for teaching the martial-artist proper blocking, striking, kicking, and punching technique. It builds muscles and posture. Even quality time spent on the most beginner forms can be useful for learning and developing technique to make technique strong and keep the fighter safe.
A couple of years ago I was speaking to a MMA fighter who had broken three bones in her hand and had to put in metal rods. She had never practiced a traditional martial-arts, and she had never learned a form. Therefore, she had never learned a proper punch and how to strike with force without hurting herself. She did not develop the muscles in her hands, wrists, and arms from repetitive punching while doing forms. Instead, they taught her only the skills needed in the octagon. She got hurt punching somebody during a competitive sparing match. This is just one of many examples of people who get injured from not learning martial-arts the traditional way.
Not learning traditional forms is just one of the ways fighters skip out on the important aspects of truly studying a martial-art. People get hurt, people get cocky, people hurt other people, and people give true martial-artists a bad rep when they miss out on traditional lessons.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Missing My Daily Dose
by Paula
It's been a rough couple of weeks for me. As I said before, as soon as the temperature drops I get sick. I've been too sick to get in a good cardio workout in a long time, and I am starting to feel it. Not only am I sick, but I am dragging from not getting in a good workout. Today I had to explain to somebody how I do not drink coffee, instead I workout out. I was in a mood this morning because I did not get my morning cardio.
Today's Workout:
Forms
10 minutes of jump rope and push-ups
Legs
Cool down with abs
Monday, December 27, 2010
Crowded Gym
by Paula
This morning was the first day of the New Year's crowd at the gym. I started to get cranky when all the New Year's Resolutioners were crashing on my space while I was trying to get in my workout. Then I remembered that I can make this work.
The trick to working out when the crowds encroach on my gym space is to mix it up and be flexible. If I go in with a strict plan to working out, I will never get anything accomplished. Instead, I keep different workouts in mind and just aim to get in some strength training and cardio some way or another.
Some of the ways I do this is:
-mix up my muscle groups. If I normally do arms on Mondays, I may have to switch to legs if all the arm equipment is being used. Or if I normally do chest and back on the same day, I may have to to chest and biceps instead.
-bring a jump rope to the weight room. If all the equipment is being used, I may jumprope, do burpees, do push-ups, or do abs in-between exercises while I wait for somebody to evacuate the equipment I want to use.
-switch up cardio and strength. Sometimes I like to do strength prior to doing cardio, but if I notice the weight room is packed, I may need to do cardio first.
Not only does being flexible and able to switch up my workout help me from getting cranky because of the crowds, it also helps to shock my body. Switching up workouts is a great way to get over a plateau or prevent boredom.
Today's workout:
"the pj workout"
triceps and back
abs while waiting
10 minutes on the eliptical (I got bored and couldn't stand it anymore and it was to cold to run outside)
This morning was the first day of the New Year's crowd at the gym. I started to get cranky when all the New Year's Resolutioners were crashing on my space while I was trying to get in my workout. Then I remembered that I can make this work.
The trick to working out when the crowds encroach on my gym space is to mix it up and be flexible. If I go in with a strict plan to working out, I will never get anything accomplished. Instead, I keep different workouts in mind and just aim to get in some strength training and cardio some way or another.
Some of the ways I do this is:
-mix up my muscle groups. If I normally do arms on Mondays, I may have to switch to legs if all the arm equipment is being used. Or if I normally do chest and back on the same day, I may have to to chest and biceps instead.
-bring a jump rope to the weight room. If all the equipment is being used, I may jumprope, do burpees, do push-ups, or do abs in-between exercises while I wait for somebody to evacuate the equipment I want to use.
-switch up cardio and strength. Sometimes I like to do strength prior to doing cardio, but if I notice the weight room is packed, I may need to do cardio first.
Not only does being flexible and able to switch up my workout help me from getting cranky because of the crowds, it also helps to shock my body. Switching up workouts is a great way to get over a plateau or prevent boredom.
Today's workout:
"the pj workout"
triceps and back
abs while waiting
10 minutes on the eliptical (I got bored and couldn't stand it anymore and it was to cold to run outside)
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