My first walk in a week was awesome. Getting my endorphins pumping, feeling the fresh air flow over my body and warming my skin with the sun was a fantastic feeling. I know it has only been a week since I went on my last walk, but it’s crazy how much of an impact it has on my mental health. I didn’t realise at the time how lethargic I was feeling until I started doing exercise. I almost instantly felt like I was reinvigorated. I felt ready to face the day. I felt like my life was restarting again. Is that dramatic? Maybe. Is it true? Yes.
The only issue is that I’ve definitely still got the foot problems I had a week ago. I thought that by having a forced week-off exercise then my feet would feel a lot better during my first walk, but unfortunately, that wasn’t the case. Whilst I felt great, my feet certainly didn’t. I think I’m going to have to go to my local podiatrist near Cheltenham and get someone to check out my feet.
I love walking and I don’t want to be in pain every time I do it, so my best bet is to get my feet looked at as soon as possible. My podiatrist is really nearby, in fact, it’s walking distance so whenever I get my appointment I’ll probably just walk there. Does that defeat the purpose seeing as I have foot pains? I’m not sure.
I wonder if the podiatrist will give me custom orthotics or something like that. I don’t really know anything about podiatry so I don’t know what sort of foot treatments they provide people experiencing foot pain. But that’s why I’m going to the expert. If I knew these things then I wouldn’t need help in the first place.
All in all, I am very happy to be out and about again. Walking is the best thing ever.