My Journey With Health And Fitness – Talking Myself Into Moving

A bit of an update on my ankle. I had a call with my doctor yesterday and she agrees it is seriously messed up. She recommended a local Ortho but I requested a specific clinic that deals with these kind of issues. She questioned this and I noted it was my physio of 31+ years who has dealt with all 4 of my knee surges, my spinal stenosis, a stress fracture as well as injuries with my family members that told me to insist on them. She issued the referral.

I got up at 5 am this morning and went through my usual routine. Except, I am at the trailer meaning things are way more relaxed and laid back. At 6:00am I looked outside and realized it was way too dark for me to be comfortable walking (note there are no street lights here) so decided to wait until 6:30am to do my walk. Oh but then the voices in my head started saying, what the hell let’s just relax for the long weekend. I so bought into that because really I am inherently lazy. But, by 6:30am I was all kitted up and out for an hour walk.

While I really wanted to be even more lazy (remember it is normally 4-5 hours of exercise each day) once I was about a third of the way into the walk I was happy I was doing it. While it was a bit chilly, the sun was out. That early in the morning around here it is so quiet.but what bolstered me the most was looking at the lake which was so absolutely calm which so helped me be calm.

And so I admit, talking myself to get moving today was probably the best thing I could have done. I’m sure I will go through the same struggles in my head tomorrow,