Time to listen to you body

[Whatsapp]

Some food for thought in this article link. I especially like the advice given that listening to our own body signals is still the most important measure.

bbc.co.uk/programmes/articl...

[Tasha99 Marathon]

Interesting. I swear by an ice cold water bath though. Definitely aids recovery after a long and hard run. I guess this article is just her opinion as others would argue the opposite of some of her points.

[Whatsapp Half Marathon in reply to Tasha99]

I have never had an ice bath. Makes me shiver just thinking about it. I know athletes use it to enable them to keep going if they need to race again the next day, for say tour de France. But I get the logic of allowing your body to recover its own way too, if you have time.

[Tasha99 Marathon in reply to Whatsapp]

Mine takes too long to recover without one. Not for every run - just the tough ones. You should try it - you go numb in a few seconds 🤣

[Whatsapp Half Marathon in reply to Tasha99]

Haha, how do you get out then?

I think I will stick to a nice warm shower.

[Hidden in reply to Tasha99]

You Spartan woman!

[Oldfloss Administrator]

We are always, always saying this.... you, are your own best guide.

I wrote this post... two years ago....

healthunlocked.com/couchto5....

Thanks for the reminder... I am listening to my body very closely right now, as I build back up to speed after the IC

[Whatsapp Half Marathon in reply to Oldfloss]

A colleague at work suffered this week as his insulin machine malfunctioned and wasn't giving him the correct dose. Even though he started to feel rough over the course of a few days, he trusted the data the machine was giving him. Luckily he was caught before he deteriorated too far and paramedics called were able to get him back to health quickly. A timely reminder for him to remember his own body's signals.

[Bluebirdrunner in reply to Oldfloss]

Re-read and enjoyed! 😊xxx

[Hidden in reply to Oldfloss]

Ah, Floss, your magical writing that can make even a dull grey morning sound beautiful. I remember one of the first things I ever read, after joining the forums in late 2017, was your Remembrance Sunday run. Such wonders, words like shining gems xx

[Oldfloss Administrator in reply to Hidden]

You are lovely...xxx Thank you.

[Tbae Metric Marathon]

Thanks for posting the link Dave.Very interesting.

CA gives all this advice so simply and convincingly.Brillant.👏👏

Must read Floss’s post.👍

👊💥🏃‍♂️⭐️👏👏

[Whatsapp Half Marathon in reply to Tbae]

Thanks Tbae . First rule of healthunlocked: always read floss's post 😀

[Oldfloss Administrator in reply to Whatsapp]

😉

[Tbae Metric Marathon]

👍👏👏🤣🤣

[Bluebirdrunner]

Interesting Whatsapp, especially the hydration issue...I don't feel I drink enough water.

😊x

[Whatsapp Half Marathon in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

I always have a water bottle at my desk at work. I don't carry water on a run though x

[Hidden]

I always listen to my body. Consequently I don’t drink gallons. I drink when I’m thirsty, which isn’t often compared with many people. I have low blood pressure and find electrolyte drinks help. Yes we get salt from food, but not in time to replace salts sweated our during running. I suppose one could have a salt lick instead like cows, horses and guinea pigs, but fruity fizzy tabs dissolved in water are a lot nicer 😊

Garmin and Polar sleep trackers are pants but fun. I think the recovery thing on decent sports watches is useful once the watch has “learned” you: not totally accurate but good enough as a guideline, though if you feel fit to go sooner than your watch tells you, then go. In fact a lot of the stats on running watches aren’t totally accurate, but they do give you a fair idea of how you are doing and what progress you are making. I love mine ❤️

A lot of this article is common sense, but some of it is opinion and therefore biased. Interesting though.

[Whatsapp Half Marathon in reply to Hidden]

The more you read around this subject the more you realise how varied the opinions are. I guess the long and the short of it is just do what feels right - trust yourself.

[Hidden in reply to Whatsapp]

Exactly 😊

[theoldfellow]

Excellent article. I have been saying that pain from exercise in an otherwise fit person is good, because it tells you what not to do, and that stiffness immediately after injury is the body's evolved way of helping you protect yourself from more harm. Ibuprofen is wonderful, but not if it lets you go and increase the damage.

[paul1960 Marathon]

I think which is just my opinion that you know if you have slow down or speed up or drink or even eat just listen to your body it will tell you what you have to do. really is just all comonsense just enjoy what ever you are doing and take care

[Hidden in reply to paul1960]

It's hard as many people's body intuition is blunted by the way we live and eat etc.

[Snuffy_T Half Marathon]

Great article. Also use your eyes and common sense when driving around sicily and southern Italy and not be totally reliant and google maps. A bit off topic but a similar analogy. We almost drove down a track suitable for a donkey at a push, a couple of times as Google maps was adamant it was a road. You can get over reliant on tec. I don't think I want a Garmin.