Hannah Brown, 26, has recently revealed the lingering injuries she has had since competing on Dancing With The Stars.
The former Bachelorette star shared a series of videos on her Instagram Story, opening up about not able to working out for almost six months as she continues to deal with the trauma she endured during the ABC dance competition.
Brown began her video by saying, “I’m going on a little walk. I feel like I’ve been not as open about my life with you guys, so I’m gonna try to share more. I think this political climate and with COVID has been hard for all of us and me too.”
“Usually when I’m struggling, dealing with my mental health, I can go to working out,” she continued. “Well, for the past five months, maybe almost six, I haven’t been able to work out like I used to.”
“It really brought me down because I didn’t know another way. I’m either zero [or] 100. All in, [or] nothing,” she added. “And I definitely let it get me down.”
The former beauty pageant titleholder said she is “starting to finally get that motivation back.”
“And I want to share it with you guys, because I think a lot of us can relate to going a long time without working out, and sometimes it feels impossible to start again,” Brown continued. “We’re all coming from different sizes, different abilities, but for the first time in my life, I feel like I can understand somebody who is out of shape. I am right there with you.”
She admitted that she has been undergoing physical therapy to addresses her injuries.
“I am still going to the doctor and trying to figure it out but I think a lot of my body hurting comes from some issues that started on Dancing With The Stars and I just kept going from zero to 100 — I’m either all or nothing — and pushed it too much to where I now have, like, some issues that I am having to deal with physical therapy,” she said. “So I’ve been doing that mostly and then going on some walks and bike rides, but honestly, that’s it.”
Brown said she plans to explore “new workout methods” as she adjusts and listens to what her body needs. The article originally appeared on PEOPLE.
