Yikes!

I went to samba this morning, which I always look forward to. I briefly thought about not going because I was feeling pretty tired and the class is pretty intense, but then I just couldn't imagine not going. The hardest part of the class is always the warmup. Iya really puts us through the ringer. So, during today's warmup I twisted my ankle. I couldn't believe it...during the first 3 minutes of class! I thought maybe it'd just hurt for a few seconds and be fine after that. Nope! It continued hurting for the entire class. I couldn't do everything full out, but I didn't want to stop, so I just did the best I could. I kept checking to see if it started to swell, but luckily that wasn't the case. If it's swollen now it's only slightly. It's still hurting so it's time to take the advice that I'ved doled out to people so many times. RICE...Rest Ice Compression Elevation.

I've been having some problems with my feet anyway. During undergrad I started having knee pains and found out that it stemmed from flat feet. I was told to wear insoles and do ice cup treatment on my ankles at the end of the day. I've been wearing the insoles, but I haven't been using the ice cup like I should. Lately the pain has been coming back more. I'm sure starting samba hasn't helped any. Looks like I'm going to have to be more vigilant about taking care of my body.

Well, I'm off to put an ice pack on my ankle. Just like the good ole days. :)