Who would’ve thought that I, of all persons, would have sports-related problems dating back to childhood? Considering that I always thought (as a child and looking back) that I was unathletic, hated school PE and was even sort of clumsy!
I went to see a physiotherapist today about foot/leg problems I’ve been having, thinking they have to do with the past couple of years’ increased amount of physical exercise. But after I mentioned that “Well, yeah, I’ve played the violin actively for about 15 years and danced ballet for 7 years,” he went “well, THAT figures.” :D According to him, my joints are of a (rare?) type that is very sensitive and the kind of “forming” required in ballet (and playing the violin) have caused some damage… Apparently he found me quite challenging… But already started working, pointing out that even my stomach muscles are “horribly tight” – not meaning in good shape ;)
Anyway, he already managed to get something going in the foot too, and hopefully a few more meetings will get things even further. As for my weight (which my previous doctor told me to start losing…), he said that it’s better to be a few kilos overweight than to go back and forth (which I also seem to be doing). Also, he told me to start working out with lower intensity but longer periods of time. This, he admitted, would be difficult since “usually ballet dancers and violinists are the worst type – it usually doesn’t look like they enjoy exercising,” meaning that they (we) tend to strive for a 110 per cent even with the risk of damage. Well, I have to say that too kind of hit home…
So some learning to do there!
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