The pain and frustration in coming back from injury or illness is always difficult.
Its times like these when you really appreciate what you were capable of in the recent past, and you will do anything to get back to where you were.
First of all, you may be tempted to come back too early, and what usually happens is that you re-injure the problem that stopped you in the first place, which adds to the frustration again!
You have to learn not to work through the pain, and allow your body to re-adjust in its own time, this is the tried and tested way to do things properly.
When coming back from illness, you must take it easy, and allow your body to get fully used to training again, meaning you should do far less than normal. You should only be training if you feel well enough, not rushing back into things.
If you take the following example into account, you will see what i mean.
Studies show that when a pro athlete takes a week off, it usually takes them one to two weeks to get back where they were. If they have four weeks off, then it can take four to eight weeks to get back to normal. This shows that you MUST take your time when returning from injury or illness, take advice if possible and look for guidance on your journey back to full health.
