Monday, March 10, 2008

Day 53: Stretching in the middle of the week?

It almost feels sacreligious to not be doing something strenuous on a Thursday, but my neck injury really needed this. If anyone waited until the recovery week to do this, they are missing out.

I have shoe envy for Tony's non-slip shoe-thingy's he's sporting in the stretch video. Mainly because my hardwood floor is dirty and I am too busy to clean it, so I spend a lot of my "breaks" cleaning my feet and flicking off debris from the Plyo-Mat.

I can almost use a yoga block while doing the hamstring stretch. My knees aren't completely straight, but they are getting there. I can grab both hands around my heels though. It's nice to be flexible again. I can almost feel myself making a "Kick save and a beaut!", eh?

I am (wisely) skipping all shoulder stands and plough poses as I have a feeling that isn't the best way to recover from a neck/back/shoulder injury (it keeps moving, so I'm not sure what to call it. Maybe "Fred?")

I still wake up with pain, though.

I ate out for dinner tonight (an unexpected treat), but I only ate 2/3 of the plate and saved the rest for leftovers. Ribs again, but really delicious J. Alexanders Danish Ribs. I couldn't resist!

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