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Originally Posted by Nancy Lebovitz  In re getting past the pain barrier: How do you decide which pain is worth enduring vs. which pain is a sign that you're getting pointlessly injured?
I've been making a lot more progress in T'ai Chi since I've realized, not just that the moves aren't supposed to hurt, but that there are ways of doing them more sensibly and/or relaxiing so that I can do them without pain.
I'm very glad that I didn't try to force my knees to point in the same direction as my feet before I realized that I needed to relax my lower back first. My knees and ankles are grateful for my good sense. |
I believe when speaking of pain barrier, it's more in terms of the pain of making sacrifices or breaking old habits...not actual physical pain. By all means, if you're in pain, you should make a sensible decision on whether to continue or not because you don't want to cause permanent damage to your body.