I seem to get hurt all the time doing the stupidest things. I dislocated my shoulder swimming fly, pulled my hamstrings in both legs stretching to far in yoga, broke my wrist when I fell snowboarding...stupid easily preventable things.
My mom says I get hurt because I'm trying to do things out of my scale because I'm not an athlete. Now I'm not in 100% amazing shape, but I consider myself to be an athlete. But how I can I become a better athlete if I keep getting hurt during my training? I don't often go out of the scope of what I feel I can accomplish, so it's discouraging to get hurt doing something that is easy for me.
So the question I pose, is how athletic do you think you are and how often do you get hurt? Do you think you get hurt less because you are an athlete? Do you think you would get hurt less if you were more athletic?
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Kyra, you are what we call in the legal world "an egg-shell head." You are just more prone to injury then others. That does NOT mean you are not an athlete, because you ARE. Not only are you an ATHLETE, but you are also a competitor and these are all things you should be very proud of.
I personally suffer from what I call the "Gerald Ford Syndrome." I am known to trip and fall fairly regularly. It's not bad if I have jeans on, but when I've got a suit on outside of the courthouse - yikes!!!! I also fall down the stairs fairly regularly, the last time resulted in a sprained thumb and a big knot on my head. ouch!
Kyra, you are what we call in the legal world "an egg-shell head." You are just more prone to injury then others. That does NOT mean you are not an athlete, because you ARE. Not only are you an ATHLETE, but you are also a competitor and these are all things you should be very proud of.
I personally suffer from what I call the "Gerald Ford Syndrome." I am known to trip and fall fairly regularly. It's not bad if I have jeans on, but when I've got a suit on outside of the courthouse - yikes!!!! I also fall down the stairs fairly regularly, the last time resulted in a sprained thumb and a big knot on my head. ouch!
