Difficult week
Monday morning my energy levels were low but I convinced myself that after swimming I would feel better. Half way in swimming class my left arm didn’t co-operate. It was so tired that in the end I could hardly lift it out of the water. I started laughing at myself because I felt crippled, but on Tuesday it was better. Wednesday I took part in a five kilometre run with a friend. I really enjoyed it. Thursday morning after swim class I had no energy left. I had planned to go cycling afterwards, but at that point I could feel my body screaming: I have had enough; I’m tired; give me a break! So I rested for the rest of the day, but went swimming on Friday for thirty minutes.
I didn’t understand what was happening to me. My energy levels drop each day, but why? Every day I thought that after training I would feel better, but that wasn’t the case this past week. Talking to my mom about this, she said that there were times that I was rude to her and she suggested that I take medication during the day just to calm me down. At first, I wasn’t happy about the idea because the training is supposed to calm me. But then I looked at the calendar and remembered the time of year. It is usually this time when people with some sort of depression struggle more. I decided to take a complete break from all training and give my body and soul time to rest. I had done this before and felt brand new after a week of rest, and my strength to train was stronger!
Rest is just as important as the amount of training.
By Deon Labuschagne
Vista Happiness HELPS Ambassador
