Comments on: Exercise can help your brain injury, not just your muscles https://www.jumbledbrain.com/exercise-can-help-brain-injury/ Discover - Empower - Thrive Mon, 12 Sep 2022 02:16:21 +0000 hourly 1 By: Michelle #jumbledbrain https://www.jumbledbrain.com/exercise-can-help-brain-injury/#comment-1411 Tue, 17 Dec 2019 22:47:07 +0000 https://www.jumbledbrain.com/?p=2781#comment-1411 In reply to Joanne Wood.

What a fantastic example you are Jo! You’re right, it’s not about proving yourself to anyone else, it’s just about taking a proactive approach to your recovery. And it’s so empowering the way that you can easily see the difference you’re making. Bet if will asked the you who could only do 2 lengths if she thought that one day she’d be able to do a mile, she’d probably think we were crazy. Well done great work ?

]]> By: Joanne Wood https://www.jumbledbrain.com/exercise-can-help-brain-injury/#comment-1410 Tue, 17 Dec 2019 22:32:48 +0000 https://www.jumbledbrain.com/?p=2781#comment-1410 Exercise can feel like it’s the last thing you should be putting your much need energy into with a brain injury. I started swimming, water helped my balance, I no longer felt my right side weakness, my body seemed supported in the water. At first a length seemed massive, but slowly 2 lengths became 4 and then I got to 10 and moved out of the slow social lane into the medium lane.
3 years on I do lane swimming twice a week and can swim a mile (64 lengths) on a good day. My usual is 40 lengths, the water soothes my mind, the breaths in and out calms me and although I need a rest afterwards, I so feel the benefit of the exercise.
Start small, even if you feel a little wobbly and nervous, slowly build up. It’s not a competition or a race. There will still be good and bad days, but give it a go. You may surprise yourself, you will definitely feel better, body, mind and spirit
Thanks Michelle for sharing.

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