So I used to walk roughly 40 miles a week... I've never been a gym goer so this gave me all the activity I needed. Two children (8 and 2) and a sole parent I have lots of getting around to do... School runs, clubs, work, supermarket etc.
I left my job as a project manager at the end of Feb, after being admitted to the stroke ward for a few days (no stroke). I was working 60 hours a week but earning a fortune... Now I don't have that job I earn much less... Roughly 20k a year less. So I've amended things... Giving up the car is the biggy as now I HAVE to walk a lot even when I don't want to.
It's getting harder. I only work 3 days now, and in Jan I'm compressing that into 2 days but between myself and my son we have lots of hospital apts... Some in another town (3 buses away) so my days off are spent doing things at least 2 weeks of each month.
I'm struggling, I'm getting out of breath, I ache, my legs just feel like they're in water with lead boots on. I also feel much weaker. I almost use the pram as a zimmer frame however my toddler needs to be coming out of the pram soon so I've been considering a stick... And actual walking stick at 31 years old... It scares me a bit, I'm not a vain person at all but I have a genuine fear about what people will think... Even though I know they won't be looking or even interested in me or my stick!
Does anyone use a stick, does it help with the tiredness, does it help with the weakness.
Part of me thinks using a stick is giving up yet ANOTHER thing I used to be able to do but I am really struggling. We have an apt tomorrow, toddlers apt, luckily in the same town... But still 2 buses and around an hour each way... And I'm dreading it before I've even gone to sleep!
Thanks
Rach
I left my job as a project manager at the end of Feb, after being admitted to the stroke ward for a few days (no stroke). I was working 60 hours a week but earning a fortune... Now I don't have that job I earn much less... Roughly 20k a year less. So I've amended things... Giving up the car is the biggy as now I HAVE to walk a lot even when I don't want to.
It's getting harder. I only work 3 days now, and in Jan I'm compressing that into 2 days but between myself and my son we have lots of hospital apts... Some in another town (3 buses away) so my days off are spent doing things at least 2 weeks of each month.
I'm struggling, I'm getting out of breath, I ache, my legs just feel like they're in water with lead boots on. I also feel much weaker. I almost use the pram as a zimmer frame however my toddler needs to be coming out of the pram soon so I've been considering a stick... And actual walking stick at 31 years old... It scares me a bit, I'm not a vain person at all but I have a genuine fear about what people will think... Even though I know they won't be looking or even interested in me or my stick!
Does anyone use a stick, does it help with the tiredness, does it help with the weakness.
Part of me thinks using a stick is giving up yet ANOTHER thing I used to be able to do but I am really struggling. We have an apt tomorrow, toddlers apt, luckily in the same town... But still 2 buses and around an hour each way... And I'm dreading it before I've even gone to sleep!
Thanks
Rach