Will I regret taking over 11k steps one week after an injury?
I do not know it, luckily. My beloved Kamilka told me that, perhaps because I am a strong and healthy man, my muscles and tissues are recovering faster than those of other people. Also, she told me (not for the first time in my life) that I look much younger than I am (I wrote this text on the 23rd of January, 2026, while being forty years old). Thus, my organism may be younger than my biological age (she said I look 30). I hope my Kamilka is right. I hope I won’t hurt myself by taking so many steps.
Undoubtedly, tomorrow I will decide whether to take another walk.
Of course, today, I was walking without crutches. Did I expose my body to the cold while walking? No. I did not feel a need to do it. I was focusing on my legs and whether suspicious pain would appear in my right calf. I was walking very slowly. I had winter boots, a winter cap, gloves, long jeans, and a hoodie. Due to my slow walking pace, I felt it was rather cold. I could not speed up. That’s why I did not feel the urge to take off my hoodie. It was -6 degrees Celsius. I do not know if I regret today’s walk. I think that the following day will help me to answer the title question.
Also, while walking, I realized that my Kamilka was right.
I remember the feeling of focusing on my injured calf. I was scanning whether the pain would trigger an alarm in my mind. I realized that if some part of my body were injured, I would not feel the joy of the possibility of walking in a t-shirt. For me, it is proof that during all my past walks in summer clothes in frigid temperatures, I felt totally healthy because the possibility of cold exposure brought me childish joy. Today, while hurt and partially ill, I did not feel this joy. I was only glad I could slowly walk – nothing more.
