For this sports and fitness buff, finding ways to stay fit after his RA diagnosis was important. Three key points he's discovered that helped him stay active and healthy:
Since then, I have learned a lot about myself physically. The first big thing that I learned was that before having arthritis pain, I took my health for granted. My gratitude for any ability that I possess is much greater now that I’ve had some of my abilities ripped away by RA. So staying in shape now is much more about keeping what I’ve got then trying to set personal records.
I can say the same about CrossFit. I love showing up and having a workout already written on the board by the coach. I know that CrossFit sounds like an awfully barbaric and intense thing for someone with RA to choose. There are a lot of misunderstandings about CrossFit. Most people see the competitive CrossFitters lifting crazy things and throwing their bodies around, but that’s not at all what CrossFit looks like for regular Joes like you and me.
Giving max effort is what I call “redlining.” As a competitive person, I always felt like I needed to redline as much as possible to raise my ability to do more. I was wrong about that, and I ended up doing more harm than good to my body. The recovery time after a workout is longer as you get older and when you have RA. I have learned that if I go 110% on a workout, it may take me 2 or 3 days to recover and feel like I can work out again.
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