Coping with going from Active to Inactive

[brooklyn23]

I am a fairly active person, or I was until this most recent bout of illness.
I would go to taekwondo or mma 3 times a week, I sparred and usually competed in tournaments once a year. I also am into the Spartan races, and am signed up for two in May and June and hoping so hard I will be well enough to do them by then.

The last two weeks have really taken a toll on me, and mentally it's worse than anything else. Any advice?

 

[Basmah]

Have you done labs recently? Maybe blood tests could narrow down possible issues.

Mentally stressing out over it makes things worse, but I know it's easier said than done not to stress out. meditation or relaxation yoga might help you keep some of the momentum for the time being.

 

[mish2575]

I was super active and fit until a hip injury at the end of last summer. I kept trying to do small upper body exercises to keep the muscle in place but it slowly went to the wayside. Now I need to just get up and go, it is HORRIBLE when you know you are losing all the muscle tone you worked so hard for.

I researched wheelchair exercises for myself but never actually did them. :/

 

[brooklyn23]

I'm going to celebrate a minor success - I tried a usual class that I went to before this last attack, no go. I had to leave half an hour in. BUT Today I went for their "spin-sanity" class and did the whole thing!!