Karen Hauer opened up about potentially going under the knife after the dancer suffered a serious knee injury.
The Strictly Come Dancing favourite was forced out of the BBC show final, but fortunately managed to avoid undergoing surgery.
Addressing her recovery, Karen told Express.co.uk: “It was really hard actually. I didn’t have any doubt that I would do it. I just found it really hard mentally because I felt like I let myself down.
“It’s something like this that can happen to anybody at any point. Any injuries, back injuries, rolling your ankle, anything like that.
“I almost felt like I let my body down and that I wasn’t strong enough. I wasn’t as strong as I thought I was. I was pretty much punishing myself mentally which was the wrong thing to do.”
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The qualified fitness trainer said she had a good support system behind her which helped her get back to full health.She said: “I have really good physios and good people around me that helped me for two months. I had eight weeks to get back on my feet and back on the road.
“Obviously, for a performer, it’s tragic in a way when you find out you have a knee injury.
“I had a tear in my meniscus and the last thing I wanted to do was go under the knife. I wanted to take it upon myself with the people around me to recover and rehabilitate myself.”
The dancer also credited Holland & Barrett for helping with her recovery.
“Partnering now with Holland and Barrett and taking all my supplements, my vitamins, and everything that I actually need has helped my recovery and helped me to stay stronger from the inside,” Karen explained.
The health company’s latest research showed one in three people in the UK have reported an increase in aches and pains since the beginning of the pandemic but shared the importance of staying active can mitigate health woes.
Karen Hauer has partnered with Holland & Barrett, a leading health and wellness retailer, to help the nation move well to live well.
The retailer is offering customers 10,000 hours of free personalised check-ins to book every week with one of their experts to help ensure everyone can look after their joints, bones, and muscles.
The wellness retailer also has a vast range of natural products in stores and online. For more information on the virtual consultations, please visit: https://www.hollandandbarrett.com/info/video-chat/?icmp=HP_FT_SLOT_3
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