CrossFit After COVID: Darryl Chajon PH185

Pursuing Health

Julie Foucher MD, MS

Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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47-year old Darryl Chajon didn’t start CrossFit until later in life, but once he did, he was hooked. After several years of regular training, he even set his sights on becoming a competitor. He started ramping up the volume and intensity of his sessions, dialed in his nutrition, and worked hard to get in better shape than ever. Then, in March of 2020, just as he was preparing for a competition, he came down with extreme fatigue, a cough, and a fever: classic symptoms of COVID-19. His symptoms progressed from mild to life-threatening. He was admitted to the hospital and spent six days alone in the ICU on a ventilator and underwent dialysis when his kidneys began to fail. When he was discharged, taking even just a short walk would leave him exhausted.

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0:00.0	as I reflect back on what happened here in 2020 with the illness and getting COVID and getting
0:07.5	put under intubation and undervalued ventilator and everything.
0:12.6	I used to jokingly say, CrossFit saved my life. I would say that kind of ingest,
0:18.6	like, okay, it gave me something to do, it gave me a stress relief, it gave me focus,
0:24.4	it gave me some purpose outside of everything else.
0:27.1	But I truly believe after what, you know, myself and my family went through this last year
0:34.4	that CrossFit truly did save my life.
0:41.8	Hello and welcome to Pursuing Health. I'm Dr. Julie Fouche, family physician and former CrossFit
0:47.1	Games athlete. Here, I bring you information and inspiration to help bridge the gap between
0:52.5	fitness and medicine and support your journey toward your healthiest self. This episode is one
0:57.7	of a series of Pursuing Health stories. Here, I feature the inspiring stories of regular
1:03.3	everyday people who've used lifestyle to overcome some incredible health challenges.
1:07.4	This week's story features Gerald Chahon, a 47-year-old crossfitter who suffered a severe
1:11.9	case of COVID-19 last year. He went from being in the best shape of his life, preparing for a
1:16.7	competition, to finding himself in the ICU, dependent on a ventilator and a dialysis machine,
1:21.9	no matter of days. Despite the severity of his illness, though, Darryl and his doctors
1:26.1	credit his fitness level for his ability to make an unexpectedly quick and full recovery.
1:30.8	Here we talk about Darryl's experience, what it's taught him, as well as how he's recovered
1:34.7	to become fitter than ever a year later. Before we dive into the episode, I do want to make it clear
1:39.6	that this podcast is for general information only and does not provide medical advice.
1:44.1	I recommend that you seek assistance from your personal physician for any health conditions or
1:48.3	concerns. All right, well, welcome to Forceding Health. I'm really excited to be here with
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