What I didn't understand at the time is that just because pain goes away does not mean you are healthy.
There are steps to building fitness, and if you skip steps you risk getting injured. I'd gotten stuck in a cycle of injury from my racing and I wanted to end that cycle. Have you ever felt that way?

80 percent of Americans will experience an episode of low back pain at some time in their lives and that total costs of the condition are estimated at greater than $100 billion annually.”

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