Tag: recovery
All the articles with the tag "recovery".
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(DAY 1173) Eight Weeks After Surgery
It has been eight weeks since my hernia surgery, and this feels like the point to start returning to a more regular workout rhythm.
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(DAY 1172) Back to Exercise
Got back to exercise today with a light afternoon gym session and swimming in the evening.
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(DAY 1170) Mom and Dad in Gurgaon
It was great to have mom and dad in Gurgaon, especially because this was the first time I met them after my surgery.
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(DAY 1155) Flu Season and the Invisible Tax of Proximity
It is flu season again. Everyone is coughing. Children are the most affected and the most infectious, carrying illness from classroom to classroom, from school to home, from one family to the next. Proximity is both their strength and their vulnerability.
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(DAY 1151) Playing It Safe: Basketball and the New Rules of Contact Sports
Playing basketball with teenagers weeks after hernia surgery means learning a new kind of physicality. Caution is not weakness. It is strategy.
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(DAY 1149) Swimming Again: Baby Steps After Surgery
Returning to the pool after hernia surgery is not about distance. It is about respecting the timeline and trusting the process. 250 meters felt like a victory.
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(DAY 1147) Underslept and Under-Workouts: The Compounding Cost of Neglecting Basics
Four to five hours of sleep for days on end, combined with limited workouts post-surgery. Two small deficiencies that compound quickly into a completely different daily experience of life.
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(DAY 1144) Back to Basketball: 28 Days Post-Hernia, Playing with Fire and Teenagers
28 days into post-hernia recovery and back on the court. Two sessions of passing, shooting, and light exercise have reminded me why playing with younger, hungry athletes is the best investment in staying sharp.
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(DAY 1136) Ten Hours of Sleep Can Feel Like Medicine
Sleeping for 10+ hours after surgery feels less like indulgence and more like the body doing exactly what it needs to heal well
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(DAY 1131) Working My Way Back to 10,000 Steps a Day
Fifteen days after hernia surgery, I have been walking 5,000 to 8,000 steps a day and hoping to gradually return to 10,000 steps this week.