HIP
ACHES AND PAINS
LOWER BACK
WHAT COULD CAUSE
YOUR ACHES AND PAINS?
When the quads get tight and the
pelvis tilts due to lack of elasticity
within the muscles, they could begin
to pull on their insertion points within
the hip and lower back.
WHAT DO I DO ABOUT IT?
The Hip Dysfunction Kit includes all
the tools to assist plus the DVD with:
• How-to Section
• Practical Education
• 30-min Re-Gen Class
• Tips for a Better Lifestyle
get some attention. People here do not wear
a helmet even on a motorcycle, so to wear
one on a bike was unusual.”
Chaurushi agrees.
“There aren’t many people who know about
this sport here. It’s been difficult for me to explain
the events,” she says. “But slowly, because I’ve
won medals, they’re supporting me more now.”
And support is important for Chaurushi
because in India, one’s family, especially as
a young female, must give their blessing in
terms of decisions such as pursuing a sport
professionally. Also, endurance sports in
India are not something that most females
stick with. Culturally, many women tend to
quit sports as they age to focus on college or
a family and social life.
“Initially people were resistant because
I was a woman, but with time everyone has
begun supporting me; they want me to keep
moving forward with it,” Chaurushi says.
Whenever you feel discouraged by your
lack of a tri-friendly workplace or city, merely
because your company abuts a freeway with
nowhere to jog or there isn’t a place within
a short drive to indulge in an open-water
swim—think of Pooja. She lives in a place
that is fairly tri-unfriendly.
She must do her cycling training at 4
a.m. three times a week because the streets
are too congested for her to safely ride any
other time. And despite this, if you talk with
Chaurushi, you wouldn’t get one complaint.
With physical therapists hundreds of miles
away in Mumbai, getting treatment for injuries, such as her shoulder injury and stress
fracture, is also troublesome. With triathlon
being almost as unknown as “sport cycling”
in India, finding a true bike coach was even
more of a stretch. She found an Australian
cycling coach through her ITU connections
and communicates via e-mail. Shah e-mails
INITIALLY
PEOPLE WERE
RESISTANT
BECAUSE I
WAS A WOMAN,
BUT WITH TIME
EVERYONE HAS
BEGUN
SUPPORTING
ME; THEY
WANT ME
TO KEEP
MOVING
FORWARD
WITH IT.
the coach her heart rate monitor information from her cycling training in hopes of
shaving down her PR. When asked if this
is challenging, Chaurushi laughs, “Oh yes,
but it’s better than having no coach at all.”
Chaurushi is a full-time college student
currently, but not your average one, at least
not in this corner of the globe. At one point
during our interview, she ponders her situation. “I am practicing alone, and I’m the only
girl in my state doing triathlon. Sometimes I
feel it would be nice to have someone doing
this with me. Just someone I can ride my bike
with or compete with during my workouts.”
Unlike the numerous triathlon clubs that
litter the cities and towns across the U.S.,
India has very few, if any.
But she perks up perceptively when
mentioning all the benefits of her training
situation: There’s an Olympic-size pool in her
town, and she has a swim coach, a supportive
family and, of course, the support of Shah,
who encourages her every step of the way.
