As a very senior geezer skier I am still learning to give in to my limitations. Perhaps that is true for all skiers, but is especially important in the latter years. This has become apparent to me in the last few days. A few days ago upon returning from the hill I hit a patch of ice while walking in my ski boots and took an unexpected tumble! Fortunately it was on my butt with some padding but gave me quite a jolt and a pretty good contusion on my left hand. I guess anyone can fall on ice, but I think for me it was a momentary lapse of concentration on the conditions of the footing in the area.
Regrettably the fall caused a whiplash injury to my neck. The last few days I have been making a recovery from strained muscles in the neck and am now anxious to get back to the slopes. That leads me to ponder whether I should hold off for another day or head back to the slopes tomorrow. The decision will be made tomorrow when I get up and my neck with a few rotations and stretching.
I am guessing pro athletes often have the same kind of decisions to make. Are they fit enough after an injury to pursue their craft? For those of use who are recreational athletes, erring on the cautious side is the better part of intelligence. What about that my readers? Do any of you have any moments when you have to decide to hold back?
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