Day 3 Day 3: physical activity (gym/golf/tennis)

Yesterday evening was the first time in forever that I went to the gym and had a basic workout without the main focus of the workout being back strengthening or mobility (even though some of it was - just because I think those exercises are good in general) it made me feel good to have this kind of exercise and I actually felt like I got something out of it mentally, to pump some weight.


Still I am having a bit of a hard time deciding that I am ready to go for a tennis session or most importantly for me go play golf. Feels like I should not be doing those things as I feel fatigued and fragile in my back.


Any thought, encouragement and experience is well appreciated.

 

You can always just hit a tennis ball against a wall or do some practice swings in your house. You don’t have to jump in the deep end right away. Everyone’s different and some can right away totally resume their activities/outlets, some people break it into steps. The only wrong thing to do is to panic if there is an increase in symptoms during the activity. Just stay calm and treat yourself well!

 

I would counsel baby steps. This is a marathon and most people dont just go back to doing everything they used to right after reading a book