Injured?

Ok.....who is injured?

Or trying to convince yourself you are not hurt? Working out with injuries has been a normal part of life for me. I did judo growing up and this is a  year-round sport. You really can't take time off and miss major events. I've been trained to work through injury. I'm not saying it's right, it's just what I'm used to. I feel like for the past year I have been plagued with injury. I broke my foot, followed by a heal spur and tendinitis in my knee. All this and I still can't stop working out. Who's with me on this? Even when I broke my foot I still worked out with my ortho shoe on. I was doing single leg burpes and creating circuits. As soon as I could wear tennis shoes I started doing the elliptical machine.

I HATE modifications, but I hate missing a work out even more. What do you do to get past injury? I will admit that sometimes you do just need to take a day off, or some time off.

You need to recognize what your limits are. If you do group workouts it's important to find a trainer who will make modifications to accommodate you. It is also important to try to figure out what triggers the injury. Of course, make sure to make modifications to ensure you do not further injure yourself and hopefully allow you more time to heal.You need to be smart and seek medical attention when necessary.

We all get injured, it's a part of being human. It's just a matter of recognizing the severity of the situation and either taking it easy or getting a medical opinion. Either way, let's try our hardest to avoid injury. I'm sure we can't completely avoid this, but we can try to help ourselves by warming up, cooling down and using proper form.

Consistency Is KEY!!!

One thing I've learned over time is that CONSISTENCY IS KEY!

I try to apply consistency throughout my life. YOU SHOULD TOO! I get up every morning and workout, drink shakeology every day for breakfast, go to work and end my day with another workout. Recently I read that you are supposed to eat good 80% of the time. I go for 100% and I'm satisfied with 90%.


Every morning my alarm goes off and I don't want to get up. Just when I consider going back to bed I remember why I do it every day (to stay in shape, to enjoy my appearance and to be healthy). So I get out of bed, brush my teeth and GET GOING! The hardest part is getting up. I start my workout groggy and end ENERGIZED.

If I oversleep and miss my morning workout it throws off my entire day. Typically I don't fall off of the workout wagon. The only thing that tends to slow me down is injury. At that point modifications are made and I KEEP GOING! Last year I broke my foot and worked out with an ortho shoe on. IF THERE IS A WILL THERE IS A WAY!!!

For me, my diet is where I can be inconsistent. I love sweets and sometimes I just can't help myself. At least I am able to realize when I get off track. At this point I do the 21-day fix and I'M BACK!

I hope that you are able to find consistency in your daily schedule. I hope that I am able to MOTIVATE you to be healthy and exercise. If we work together we can certainly SUCCEED:)