July 30, 2009
The flu bug has really taken the life and energy out of me and although I feel a lot better I have to be careful.
I want to get straight back into soccer training because I feel like i've lost valuable days and my fitness has gone down. But my coach and my family want me to rest a few more days and make sure I fully recover from the flu virus before I put my body through any stress.
I can understand where they're coming from because i've been fully briefed on how I may have got the flu in the first place, and how my immune system needs to be strong enough to fight off any more viruses and bacteria that might be around.
Travelling up and down the motorway, partying till late (at my cousins wedding), not getting enough sleep, intense training and not eating properly have all put a strain on my immune system. It wasn't strong enough to fight the flu bug.
I have to be very careful and look after myself because next time it could be the swine flu bug that attacks my system, and that I definitely don't want.
According to my coach, fitness levels don't take much time to get back to optimal levels because the nervous system remembers the level I was at before.
I know this is true because when I broke my collar bone earlier this year, and was out for 4 months, it didn't take long for me to get my fitness levels back. Infact, I managed to get fitter than most of my team mates before the end of the season and score the most goals
So for now i'm going to rest and just kick the my soft ball around the house until my body fully recovers.
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