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Have you ever struggled
through a serious injury,

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one that affected your work
and maybe even your mindset?

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I'm Angie Miller.

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And today I want to
talk about injuries

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and what we can do when
what we do is affected.

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It's timely because I'm injured.

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And in our line of work, I don't
think injuries are uncommon.

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Recently I went for a run, and
it felt good until it didn't--

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until my knee decided
that we were done.

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And the truth is, I think
it's been trying to tell me

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something for months.

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So that made me
wonder, is it me,

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or are we as fitness
professionals

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often the least likely
to take our own advice--

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to listen to our body,
slow down, and admit

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that we aren't invincible?

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The truth is injuries
are a setback.

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But we can learn a lot when
we're forced to slow down.

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And we can use what we learn to
help the people we work with.

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So today I have three
ways we learn and grow

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when we get injured.

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Number one-- humility.

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One day you're lunging and
loving what your legs can do.

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And the next day, you
can barely bend your knee

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enough to sit on the toilet.

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It's humbling, but
here's the upside--

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as you go through
the recovery process,

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you appreciate how amazing
your body really is

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and how hard it works to
accomplish everyday movement.

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Every ounce of strength is
a success you can celebrate.

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Last week, you may have
taught 10 fitness classes.

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But suddenly being able to
stand and sit unassisted

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is enough to make
you cry tears of joy.

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Humility also gives us empathy.

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We can better understand
others and how

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they feel physically
and emotionally when

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they get injured.

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Number two-- patience.

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When we get injured, we
want to heal yesterday.

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We hear the word surgery and
our mind spins 1,000 directions.

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I don't have time to be injured.

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Patience really is a
virtue, but patience

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is about positive control.

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What could we focus
on that will help

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us move the needle forward?

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With my knee, it's the
beginning of my journey.

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Squats aren't in my future.

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So instead I'm studying
for a certification exam.

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I'm continuing the work
that I do in mental health.

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And I'm keeping my
mind fit and occupied

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even if I can't move my body.

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So why not get a new cert or
plan new routines for when

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you do go back to teaching?

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Number three-- perspective.

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Post-injury, we have
a greater awareness

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for how things can
change in an instant

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and how important it is not
to take exercise for granted.

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And if we go to
physical therapy,

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we realize that our injury
pales in comparison to others'.

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Not that we should
shame ourselves

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for feeling a little down
once in a while, but we do

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understand that this is just
one more obstacle to overcome.

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And in the big scheme
of things, it's

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nowhere near some of the others
we've seen our way through.

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So those are my three
ways we learn and grow

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when we get injured.

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I'm Angie Miller.

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I'm glad you joined me.

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I hope we will continue to
connect on social media.

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On Instagram, I'm
Angie Miller Fitness.

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And on Facebook and Twitter,
I'm Angie Miller Fit.

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Keep doing what you love
and loving what you do.

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I'll see you next week.