Jillian Michaels changed her approach to fitness after suffering a back injury
In 2021, the famous trainer spoke out about breaking her spine.
Jillian Michaels, who suffered a serious back injury in 2021, is now more aware of the needs of those suffering from pain, injuries, or chronic conditions.
She was not trying to be a hot new workout trend The injury was not caused by dangerous or repetitive activity. No, she was simply running to the bathroom to talk to her fiancée when she slipped on the wet floor and fell onto the edge of the bathtub, landing on her lower back.
She explains, “I didn’t know what was happening at the time.” “I had fractured my spine and didn’t know it.”
She didn’t know how serious her injuries were, even though she was in great pain. She lived her normal life for three more months, exercising the same way she had always done, and chalked up her stress-related injuries to stress. “I did all the wrong thing because I didn’t know what was wrong.”
Michaels, despite having a sports therapy facility and being under the care of physical therapists for years didn’t fully understand the pain she was experiencing. She used massages to relieve her pain. TheragunI tried stretching, but nothing helped.
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After the pain was too severe, her wife drove her to the hospital. “I can’t stand, I can’t walk…I crawl on the ground, and it was the most humiliating experience.” After a CT scan revealed that she had fractured her L4 vertebrae, herniated three discs (L3 to L4, L4 and L5, and L5 and S1) during surgery.
Michaels started a long process of recovery after she had identified the root cause of her pain. Michaels, a woman who is deeply affected by pain, has a long recovery process. built her career around physical exerciseThe journey was difficult. “You don’t have the option of choosing.” [but to rest]She says. “So, what was scary? You’re like, Okay, what’s the future going to bring for me?” “Am I ever going to feel okay again?”
The pro fitness instructor took around three months to be able to walk again. Michaels explains that the first step to recovery was to reduce inflammation through rest and exercises such as “tummy-laying.” You’ll need to lay on your stomach for a few minutes before you can try to get back up. relax your pelvis You can then put your weight into the ground to reduce inflammation and then you can start to walk.
Michaels is now back to normal after months of this type of work. There’s even a silver lining to the experience. She says she has a different understanding of injuries, chronic pain, and autoimmune conditions. “I believe that this was my destiny to learn so that I could help others who are going through similar situations later in my career.”
She has also discovered a new method to exercise. The DB MethodThe home gym machine is used by many celebrities including Hailey Bieber and Kim Kardashian, Ayesha Curry and Tracee Ellis Ros. Michaels found the supported squat on Instagram and has since partnered up with the brand to share her story about how it helped with her injury recovery.
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“[The DB Method] She explains that the machine “takes the stress off of the knees, the low back, and helps target glutes as well as core.” After sustaining an injury to her back, she was unable to learn to squat properly again. The machine changed everything. The Biggest Loser trainer.
Michaels may be able to physically return to her old workout routine, but her injury has permanently changed her approach to exercise. “The days when I was posting handstands on Instagram and wearing my pants for some kind of exercise are gone. viral fitness challenge She says, “They’re over.” “I don’t play with it anymore. She says, “No way!” “I’m intelligent, careful, and stick to the fundamentals. squats, lunges, push-upsPull-ups, all variations, all the plank variations.”
Michaels is a master at modification. You can work around it [the injury]She says, “You modify.” “I function [at] 100 percent. I am back to life, you might say, to my life before. [to the injury]. Michaels explains that it’s about realizing that you have this. It almost feels like a time bomb in the back. You have to be aware and respectful.
For anyone who is dealing with injury, her top advice is to not use the internet. Instead, find a qualified medical professional who can diagnose your condition. She suggests taking your time to slowly rebuild your body. Michaels says that you may find yourself a lot more fit and healthy than you thought. You can now do 20 pull-ups at a time.