PTSDGuy
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I don't go to the gym. I either swim in the warmer months or walk 3+ miles a day. Sometimes I'll do both. I can't run anymore because of an accident that ripped up the back of my left thigh. I still try though :) but after about 50 feet, I'm limping all day, so I shouldn't do it. But I haven't been going out doing my walk because I've been depressed! Also I walk at the estuary and my sister told me not to do that because it's dangerous. But I don't think it is, but now that's in my head *sigh* It has to be a deliberate thought with me. I need a little motivation too, I've been really depressed and want to do absolutely nothing, so I'm enjoying the ideas here.
I took up swimming about 4 years ago after being terrified of water my whole life... I eventually ended up doing about 50 laps a day... in an outdoor Olympic pool.. The joy of California is I can't use cold weather as an excuse...
I understand about the pain thing... A few years ago I ripped a tendon in my ankle, and doctors kept telling me it was nothing... I couldn't walk more than about 15 feet without being in major pain... I lost the arch in my foot, and couldn't stand on one leg without falling...
I walked on it for a year before a doctor figured out what it was.. I was told that I'd have to wear a leg brace the rest of my life... When I couldn't deal with it any more, I ended up at a sports chiropractor... Best thing I ever did. It's not perfect, but I got the arch back in my foot and can even stand on one foot.
I have plantar fasciitis, so I end up limping a lot too... I'll be at the gym later today, and then my weekly visit with my chiropractor to stop the pain in my foot/ankle.
Maybe try walking on a treadmill? It's much softer than walking outside...