I’ve come to realize lately that I don’t do anything lightly. When I want to do something, I jump in with both feet and I don’t back down.

I never really thought of myself that way until recently. I don’t think it’s a bad thing, not really.

Let’s look at pickleball. I. AM. DEVOTED. Full stop.

Where it gets tricky is when my body is telling me to slow down and I don’t want to.

My feet. My legs. My back. My elbow. All shouting at me to take it easy.

But I don’t want to.

So what do I do? I research. That’s what I do.

Hamstring stretches. Plantar fasciitis stretches. Mobility exercises. Recovery tools. Compression sleeves. Different shoes. Different insoles. You name it, I’ve probably googled it at 10:00 at night while convincing myself I’m “being proactive.”

I even have a list of stretches I “should” be doing every few hours.

And yet… no magical solution.

Still no desire to slow down either.

So I’ll keep stretching. I’ll keep researching. And, realistically, I’ll probably keep playing more pickleball than my body would prefer.

I’m guessing this is a tale as old as time. What do you do when the thing you love most is also the thing making your body file formal complaints?

Maybe the answer is balance.

Or maybe the answer is just finding slightly better insoles.

Until next time… play fair, play hard, and stay out of the kitchen!

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