Last night, after a grueling softball practice, I called my very close friend, Heidi, to compare notes. She answered the phone by saying," oh my gosh, I am sore already." Like me, she picked up playing her sport again (soccer) after some time: a decade hiatus for her. Yesterday, she had a game, and I had a practice.
We are both considerably older since the time when we were very fit and star athletes ...and it's been fun to share our experiences together of returning to the game not only "x yrs older" but x lbs. heavier." <we laugh>
I'm proud of us. It's not easy to have the expectation to be as good as you once were, and I know that regardless, we both enjoy our respective sports as well as being active & out there. I can only speak for myself on this one, but a true sign of horrible soreness to come is when you're sore 5 mins into practice. That was me, yesterday. Needless to say, I can barely move today, but I feel motivated, healthy, and excited about my commitment to the team.
Going out there in the field is having the mechanical ability to play like an 18 yr old in the body of an out-of-shape 32 year old. While I've always prided myself on my natural athletic ability, I'm up to the challenge of building endurance and stamina so that the ONLY thing different about then and now is merely a number <age>. In spite of it all, yesterday I got a few "wows." It's good to be back.
-Christina
We are both considerably older since the time when we were very fit and star athletes ...and it's been fun to share our experiences together of returning to the game not only "x yrs older" but x lbs. heavier." <we laugh>
I'm proud of us. It's not easy to have the expectation to be as good as you once were, and I know that regardless, we both enjoy our respective sports as well as being active & out there. I can only speak for myself on this one, but a true sign of horrible soreness to come is when you're sore 5 mins into practice. That was me, yesterday. Needless to say, I can barely move today, but I feel motivated, healthy, and excited about my commitment to the team.
Going out there in the field is having the mechanical ability to play like an 18 yr old in the body of an out-of-shape 32 year old. While I've always prided myself on my natural athletic ability, I'm up to the challenge of building endurance and stamina so that the ONLY thing different about then and now is merely a number <age>. In spite of it all, yesterday I got a few "wows." It's good to be back.
-Christina