| | I could not believe when I felt it last Sunday. I was just planning to hit the ball coming towards me with my left foot. Upon contact, I felt 2 snaps in the hamstring area and from then onwards it was pain all the way. I had injured my hamstring. My trusted left foot which had served me faithfully are showing signs of giving way to old age. This is not a good notification as I had always been a person who did not need to do much warm up before any exercise and would have no problems. Perhaps the signs were already there the week before after the soccer game when I felt some tightness and strain in that area. I thought after a week of rest, it would recover but alas it didn't.
My old friend was also sharing with me yesterday night how his knee would pain even when he swim and could feel that it is giving way... Such is life when the body is no longer youthful and recovery is not as fast as it used to be. I also commented that this is probably due to us not taking care of our bodies. Spending too much time in office working deskbound and not using the body, it is only natural they would start 'rusting'. A part of me really dislike deskbound jobs but at the same time, when you are on the move all the time, it is also tiring as you still need to get some paper work done after that. To strike a balance at such times is not easy when the workload is too much at times.
I think I will be out of soccer action at least 2 weeks before I assess my condition again. I can still walk normally so it does not affect my daily duties. I am doing daily stretching to help the muscle heal back properly in case it "forgets" how capable it should be. This injury also made me more determine to exercise whenever possible. I don't want my sporty parts to rust away like this without a fight!
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