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howsmyenglishA couple of days ago, I got myself this inflatable balance pillow. I thought I'd sit on it while working on my computer. And idiotic as I am, I decided I'd just sit on it. All the time. Like on a chair. When I got up after the first 40 minutes, I felt my hamstrings ache. Interesting, I thought. But I did not think "time to stop". I sat back down and had a 1.5 hour long zoom meeting. Next morning I felt different. Different is good. I mean, at 45, waking up with some pain is quite usual, and having a different pain is definitely better than having the same you had yesterday. So, quite satisfied with the result, after breakfast, I sat back down on my new pillow and did some... 3-4 hours of computer work with short breaks for getting or getting rid of fluids. After this, I decided that my back was hurting because I hadn't been swimming in a couple of days, so I went swimming. It was a cloudy day, it was raining a bit on and off. Hardly any people in the open air village pool. I swam and swam, had such a good time. Until I realized that the more I swam, the more in pain was my back. Hmmmm, thought I, I'll go home and put some Arnica oil on it. That's what I did. About an hour later (and in-between, I have trouble believing this myself, I sat on the balance pillow working at my computer again!) we went out to celebrate my brother-in-law's birthday. We had to walk for, like, 20 minutes? So we walked there. Then we were there* for some hours and I got cold (but a nice woman gave me her coat, but it might have been too late), then we walked back. By that time, I was aching all over, from my heels to my ears, every inch and centimeter was in pain. All I could think of for the last hour or so before going back was a hot shower and covering myself in something muscle-goody. I did all that. I also had a hot tea. I went to bed.
Omg, that was one of the worst nights ever. The minute I got to bed I started shivering like hell - as you do when your temperature is going up quickly - and I kept shivering for about three hours. No sleep. I put two thick blankets on myself and at some point I even put on a really thick bathrobe, because I couldn't stop shivering. No idea, how high my fever rose, I didn't have a thermometer and didn't want to wake the others - this house is wooden and extremely loud. But at some point I remembered that I had some cold medicine in my room and decided to take it to loose some fever. From that point on, I was sweating. Still no sleep. I had to get up and change out of wet clothes... every 20 minutes? That's what it felt like. I fell asleep at around 4 in the morning, but still had to get up and change very often. When I finally got up in the morning, all I could think of asking for were dry shirts. I've been sick all day yesterday, and, thankfully, I slept well last night, and while I'm still weak, I'm much better now.
But can I finally remember NOT TO OVERDO IT whenever I find a new training toy?! How idiotic does one need to be to train for hours on end on a new device one is not at all familiar with?! Let this be a lesson to you, me! And also, to you, you! Do not repeat my mistakes. You'll thank me later.
*"there" being an open space, where a lot of people from villages around here were engaging in something people in these parts traditionally engage in from time to time, but I won't mention details in case some people with less traditional and more modern food tastes might feel sick. But there was also an orchestra!
Omg, that was one of the worst nights ever. The minute I got to bed I started shivering like hell - as you do when your temperature is going up quickly - and I kept shivering for about three hours. No sleep. I put two thick blankets on myself and at some point I even put on a really thick bathrobe, because I couldn't stop shivering. No idea, how high my fever rose, I didn't have a thermometer and didn't want to wake the others - this house is wooden and extremely loud. But at some point I remembered that I had some cold medicine in my room and decided to take it to loose some fever. From that point on, I was sweating. Still no sleep. I had to get up and change out of wet clothes... every 20 minutes? That's what it felt like. I fell asleep at around 4 in the morning, but still had to get up and change very often. When I finally got up in the morning, all I could think of asking for were dry shirts. I've been sick all day yesterday, and, thankfully, I slept well last night, and while I'm still weak, I'm much better now.
But can I finally remember NOT TO OVERDO IT whenever I find a new training toy?! How idiotic does one need to be to train for hours on end on a new device one is not at all familiar with?! Let this be a lesson to you, me! And also, to you, you! Do not repeat my mistakes. You'll thank me later.
*"there" being an open space, where a lot of people from villages around here were engaging in something people in these parts traditionally engage in from time to time, but I won't mention details in case some people with less traditional and more modern food tastes might feel sick. But there was also an orchestra!
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Date: 2024-09-08 05:31 pm (UTC)You may have overdone it, but it sounds to me like you picked up a virus, what we call a 24 Hour Flu, and the timing was coincidental. Hard to say.
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Date: 2024-09-08 05:58 pm (UTC)I probably did get a virus, yes, but it would never have hit me that hard if I hadn't exhausted my body so much.
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Date: 2024-09-08 06:08 pm (UTC)These are what I mean by yoga ball chairs. She has this at work: https://www.anthem-sports.com/fitpro-ball-chair-bchx.html and bought one of these: https://www.amazon.com/Trideer-Ball-Chair-Stability-Resistance/dp/B07CMC8C7H/. I'm not sure what became of it.
And you're probably right, that overstraining your body could have made you more vulnerable to the virus.
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Date: 2024-09-08 06:55 pm (UTC)Don't know what's in the first link you sent (the website says I've been blocked), but the one from the second one I have, too, and that is, indeed, a ball XD Has much less effect on me, though.
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Date: 2024-09-08 08:21 pm (UTC)No, I wouldn't call that spiky inflated cushion a ball. :) As I said, my wife has a couple and keeps one in her car as a prop: she's barely five feet tall and it helps her see. Sorry the two links are blocked, I'll see if I can find something on Amazon.DE later.
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Date: 2024-09-08 10:17 pm (UTC)Ah, good to hear this! XD I was worried there for a minute ;P
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Date: 2024-09-08 07:38 pm (UTC)Thanks!
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Date: 2024-09-08 06:57 pm (UTC)And let's both get well soon without copying each other XD
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Date: 2024-09-09 01:43 pm (UTC)(not everyone likes being called "sweet", I definitely would have hated that when I was younger, but "nice" is way too neutral for what I wanted to say... feel free to substitute with the adjective of your choice :D)
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Date: 2024-09-21 06:38 pm (UTC)I hope it's all evened out by now and you're able to just enjoy it!
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Date: 2024-09-21 08:53 pm (UTC)I hope so!
Haha- in a way. My brother broke it, so I went home and ranted to my husband and he's ordered me a new one XD It's still on its way though!
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