Now, I do Zumba twice a week every week so, when the doctor in emergency said I should stop exercising, I nearly exercised my hands around her throat. I can't even begin to imagine WHY a doctor would say such a thing. She must see so many overweight and unfit people come through the doors with various ailments that could be been prevented or minimised with healthy eating and an active lifestyle. To hear a medical professional respond in such a way makes me want to go back to uni to study med so I can throw my proverbial weight around and affect some change!
I have done all the right things. I spent nearly $500 getting a swathe of allergy tests done to try to ascertain the cause of the allergic reaction. The thing is, I am not allergic to whatever it is when I am not exercising. I have a pretty restricted diet anyway and everything I ate last night I have eaten on multiple occasions in the past without effect.
So, the quandary remains. I could stress about it or I could lead my life as I am - finding joy in the beauty of dance and marvel at the therapeutic benefits it provides me. For today, however, I went to work, picked up my laptop and returned to the sanctuary of my home. I set up came in the warmth of a beautiful spring day and took it easy (something that, for those of you readers who know me, I am not very good at doing) but when your heart is racing at over a hundred beats per minute and your blood pressure (as at 0330) was 97/59, you don't have a lot of choice in the matter. You are forced to take it easy.
There is a bright side to everything!
And, no, I will not be taking the doctor's sage advice and stopping zumba any time soon!
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