So, I went. It was the third time I did this hip hop routine. So, how is it that it gets harder each time? How??? Well, on one hand I understand. The first time I fumbled around not knowing the movements and trying to get it. The 2nd time I perfected the choreography, so I worked harder because I wasn’t pausing to understand and was doing all the movements. The 3rd time, today, I knew the choreography perfectly and right away, so I was putting extra oomph into each movement – and MAN… today was no doubt the hardest yet. That’s a good thing, I know, but sometimes I wonder how would I know if I was pushing myself too hard?
Well, for one… a few times I felt nauseus. And then… about 10 minutes from the end, I rolled my left angle. YOUCH.
Thing is, I have a long history of spraining and twisting my ankles. It’s happened so many times, people in my life had become unphased to suddenly me disapppearing from eye level (and ending up sprawled on the floor). In fact, I knew it was happening in the nanosecond of movement, that before it rolled completely, I tried with all my might to correct it. However, in doing so, I feel like I may have made it worse – but hurting some ligament or something because I felt a pop in the opposite side of the roll from the attempt to correct, stop the rolling. Blugh. I hopped through the rest of the class. But the real pain set in when it was still and I was driving home. When I got out I hadn’t realized how stiff and swollen it had gotten.
Plus I’ve got such a busy day tomorrow!! Argh! Great timing. Anyway, one of the personal trainers told me to start wearing Cross-trainers, so looks like I’ve got some shopping to do. I was doing all that side to side motion in running shoes. It’s just so hard for me to find shoes that are comfortable and fit well and that I like the look of because I’ve got such big ol’ feet that nothing comes in my size in women’s shoes.
Anywhooo – in the end, I did work out and I ate very well today. Makes me happy 
Keeping my eye on the prize… it feels so good… unlike my ankle.
I guess I should stop working out in these, and maybe it wouldn’t have happened:
OW! I’m so sorry! That totally sucks to get hurt working out. I hope you’re ok!
Glad to see you went though. Knew you would
Just keep on hanging in there, girl. You’re my motivational support, too, ya know?
You may need to take it easy for a few days so that you don’t injur it further. Rest,ice, compress and elevate a sprain. Get an ace bandage or something and wrap it, keep it iced and elevated when you can and it’ll get better faster. If you can take some ibuprofen or aleve for the swelling, that’ll help too. If it’s a 1st degree sprain, it should heal up in a few days to a week. Better to rest it a little now than have something else happen that’ll keep you out of the game longer