My fifteen years of morning runs gave way to walking after an illness and a New Year's ankle sprain. Now I walk with my core muscles in mind, telling myself this is not a setback but a preparation period.
| 着替える | きがえる | to change clothes |
| 体調を崩す | たいちょうをくずす | to fall ill; to lose one's health |
| 地道 | じみち | steady and unglamorous |
| つまずく | つまずく | to trip; to stumble |
| 言い聞かせる | いいきかせる | to tell oneself; to persuade |
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