You won't be disappointed to know that I'm not taking measurements today. I'm heading out of town right after work and won't be able to blog until I get home on Monday.
But I'm not leaving you empty-handed today. I want to talk about that one old-fashioned trick that can get rid of your migraines fast (Thank you, horrible ads on my sidebars, haha).
Do you ever get migraines? I do sometimes, now more often than before I started working again. I've found that I can take ibuprofen or acetaminophen or Aleve (whatever that is) and maybe get some effectiveness in kicking down the migraine, but nothing is as effective for me as vigorous exercise. That's right. I just discovered that.
On Monday this week, I developed a migraine around 4 p.m., just in time for the frustrating rush hour drive home. It lasted and lasted and lasted despite the mix of meds I took (even a prescription med at one point). It lasted through the night and through the next afternoon. After more than 24 hours of a pounding, brain-numbing migraine, I hit the road on my Trek hybrid. I pedaled hard for a half mile, turned around, and pedaled hard the half mile home. And that was it. Migraine gone. Normal life resumed.
So next time you have a killer headache that nothing can remedy, strap on your running shoes, bike shoes, soccer shoes, cross-trainers, or whatever, and get your blood pumping.
Treat the problem, not the symptoms.
Check back Monday night or Tuesday morning for an update on how things are going for Fit Fridays.
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