How COVID Destroyed My Health and Fitness Routine
G'day tribe. So I finally caught COVID and it knocked me around. During the first 2-3 days I experienced body aches. Do you know that feeling in your legs after the most intensive leg workout ever? That's how I felt all over! For the next week or so it was mostly a congested chest and headaches.
It's been two weeks since I first caught COVID and full disclosure, I am an asthmatic which is usually only season or when I get allergies. It's been a week of hell regarding energy levels and congestion in my chest and It's had a detrimental impact on my ability to go for my 5km run and my resistance training regime.
Exactly a week after getting COVID I still felt very congested but since my lockdown had ended, it felt like life or death that I had to go for a run. Not only did I feel like I needed the physical exercise to try and sweat things out, but mentally I needed it more than ever. When I reflect on the time, it isn't that bad of a time but compared to my personal best that I hit a month earlier it was around 20% slower.
I caught COVID in the first days of April and you can see a week later just how much off the pace I was after my first run.
I went for another run today, two weeks after first getting COVID and thankfully my pace is starting to get back to my personal best time. My chest still felt heavy and I didn't have the energy levels I'm used to having which allows me to have a fast final kilometre knowing that the end of the run is in sight.
In the week since my first run, I've been trying to recondition my body slowly by throwing in some sets of resistance training throughout the day randomly as well as going for the weekly 5km run. I'm in need of something comforting to get through this period and I've stocked up heavily on Powerade Zero Sugars which is one of my favourite drinks.
Let me tell you that this has been an absolute nightmare. My appetite has been all over the place and I've found it hard to stick to my usual eating regime. Energy levels barely get me through work, let alone the willpower to work out and make optimum meal choices.
In making little steps, I'm writing this in between a chest and core workout and reconditioning my body to my usual regime. Like I said, it's much needed for both my body and mind and I'll keep pushing through the barriers to get back to my normal routine again.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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Covid Indeed affected most of our activities, I also remember I used to train every Sunday morning(football) but since Covid introduction, I've ceased training, and it has indeed taken the passion I had for it, But hopefully I can start up, I'm very glad too you are picking up the pieces back..
oh wow thats unfortunate to hear. I look at it in the way that I dont want COVID to 'win' so I fight extra hard to fight through the barriers
I have a similar story. Glad you survived.
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Glad you're gradually getting your fitness back. It'd definitely not spiral back to normal in one fell swoop. Just take your time and ease in back into your routine.
Stay strong, mate. 💪
thank you buddy I appreciate it!
P.S. sorry for scaring you!
Ahahahahaha.. No worries. Was just concerned. 👍
Damn be carful with that! When I first caught it, I really had problems with my hearth because I overpaced in the beginning, this really nothing to joke about. Always listen to your body and give him the breakes it needs!
I hope you will soon be at your highest again :)
thanks heaps for the heads up. I think a lot of athletes have had issues with heart arrhythmia because of over-exertion so soon after. thanks for the heads up on that
Got it myself last month and it does take a while to get over. I didn’t really feel terrible I just couldn’t shake off the feeling of lethargy.
I’m an asthmatic too and while I barely had a cough when I was positive, I’ve been struggling with a tight chest ever since so watch out for that one!
Thanks mate! You are so right regarding the lethargy. I've sort of treated myself when it comes to hydration drinks like coconut water and powerades. Typically not something I splash on as it can add up, it's not cheap! But I do it just to keep myself as hydrated as possible.
Coffee count is up and thats something I should watch
Everyone it affects differently and normally aims for any weak points on your body which could be eyes or something bizarre you have no clue about. Takes a good few weeks to recover even though it feels like nothing for the majority.
thanks my friend I'll keep an eye out for it
What a bad friend that covid hit you hard, being a disease that greatly affects breathing I'm glad that little by little you are recovering your rhythm, apparently you are a person who keeps training and I'm sure that had to help that covid was not so strong in your body.
As you have already started running again, surely you will not be left with any consequences as has happened with some athletes, that is why I have always said that you have to exercise, that takes care of everything and protects us from any disease giving us a lot of health.
The appetite thing I imagine must be very bad, little by little you will improve that and I hope it will be soon because eating is the best hehe. Greetings friend, I wish you the best.
thank you so much for the motivation. I've kept my running regime in. Every day its improving bit by bit.
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Getting in covid is easy and getting fully out of the grasp of it, takes real time and energy.
We all have our personal fitness routines, just like yours and what takes out character is the ability to get ourself out of discomforts we lead each day,in homes and outside.
Hope everything turns ok, get well soon.
Thank you so much, really appreciate it
your healthy lifestyle probably contributed to why it is that your situation is as mild as it is. I don't know for sure of course, I never really paid much attention to it but I think that if you are just feeling really tired but still capable of exercise, you are probably doing pretty well!
thank you mate. I think it's also habit for me. I feel much better when I push through and am on the other end of completing exercise. Just sitting down does me worse
If you keep putting in the effort, you will eventually return to your old habits.
Glad you survived Covid19 and hope you've fully recovered from it.
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