So this week has been off to a slow start. Yesterday I have never been so tired and I felt drugged when I woke up. This morning my alarm went off at 5 for my track workout, and once again I felt super tired! I listened to my body and re-set my clock till 6:30. My hip flexor and my back have also been hurting me a bit, so maybe this was a good idea? At any rate just wondering if you guys listen to what your body is telling you or do you keep pushing yourself?
Now onto what I was going to talk about: my hair's love hate relationship with chlorine. My hair hates it and the chlorine loves it! I have been swimming since Jan and slowly put surely my hair is getting destroyed. Some days if I run the morning after a swim, it turns into a chlorine run because that's all I can smell. My hair is all stiff at the ends and feels gross now! I just bought ultra swim shampoo and have been using it since Monday. I can already see a difference and my hair seems to be returning to normal. yippy!
For all you swimmers: what shampoo or tricks do you use to keep your hair healthy?
I often nix the shampoo and just rinse and then use a rich, heavy conditioner. Shampoo strips oils out of your hair which dries it out more.
ReplyDeleteI think the ultra swim stuff is overpriced and doesn't do much. But, my hair has always been swimmer's hair, so I guess I would never find a difference.
Listen to your body! You don't necessarily have to take a day off, but do something different instead. Pool run instead of land run, etc. My basic rule is if it hurts, don't do it. Everything else is a-ok.
ReplyDeleteI try not to wash my hair every day (like Victoria) so it doesn't dry out too much.
ReplyDeleteI definitely listen to my body! By the end of the week I can tell if it has had enough and needs to take a workout off. Especially if your hip is hurting, that is a sign to take it back a notch!