I don't want to get too excited, but I have to say I've been feeling really, really good since visiting the new chiropractor. I've been to yoga (and felt much more flexible), I've run four times and each time, I run faster and more comfortably. I've ridden the spinner 3 times with no problems, and today I lifted some free weights. So far so good.
I see the new chiropractor tomorrow to see if the adjustment to my collarbone and ribs held. Seems to have. I have a few questions for him and have had a few aches and pains over the last week, but I think that's just everything settling out after certain things were put back in place.
I'm excited that maybe just maybe I'm on the road to finally going somewhere with my running and workouts.
The weather has been typical March. We set a record on Saturday or Sunday of 76 and I ran because I couldn't not run in that kind of weather. Then today it was about 33 degrees and cloudy when I ran but felt colder. Tomorrow mid 40s and sunny and Saturday low 50s -- now that's more like it.
Showing posts with label back to yoga. Show all posts
Showing posts with label back to yoga. Show all posts
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Progress?
Today I went back to yoga for the first time in two months. I was excitedand scared at the same time. Saturday morning yoga is sacred time for me so I was thrilled to head back. But I can still feel a sensation in my back where the disk slightly ruptured. The doctor says I can't run until I don't feel that anymore, so I was pretty apprehensive at yoga.
The class started fine, but I'm not supposed to twist so that stopped several moves before they started. Still, I felt pretty good but more tentative than I'd have liked. I don't want to be so timid. But I didn't want to overdo either. I'm afraid I'm still using my back muscles instead of my core sometimes.
Tonight, my midback is tight (used my back muscles instead of core?). We'll see how everything feels tomorrow or Monday. I see the chiropractor again on Friday. Hope to hear that planks are OK and get cleared to run even a little.
Oh and I've decided to do my first sprint triathlon. It's not until late summer so I have plenty of time. Plus my friend Joyce agreed to do it with me. We can finish last together.
The class started fine, but I'm not supposed to twist so that stopped several moves before they started. Still, I felt pretty good but more tentative than I'd have liked. I don't want to be so timid. But I didn't want to overdo either. I'm afraid I'm still using my back muscles instead of my core sometimes.
Tonight, my midback is tight (used my back muscles instead of core?). We'll see how everything feels tomorrow or Monday. I see the chiropractor again on Friday. Hope to hear that planks are OK and get cleared to run even a little.
Oh and I've decided to do my first sprint triathlon. It's not until late summer so I have plenty of time. Plus my friend Joyce agreed to do it with me. We can finish last together.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
No running just yet
Saw the chiropractor on Friday. The back is coming along. I can go back to yoga but no twisting. I can keep riding the stationery bike and walk as much as I want, but no running yet. Maybe in two weeks.
I feel good, but when I overdo it, Iknow it. Lifting boxes last weekend when organizing/cleaning closets probably wasn't the smartest thing to do. I noticed after the closet cleaning that when I was on the bike, I just didn't feel right. My tailbone was tender. Five days later at the chiro's office, she said my pelvis was out of whack -- probably from lifting the boxes.
It's hard to take things so slowly. It's been 8 weeks of no running or yoga and I had to go 7 weeks with no workout of any kind. I'm going a little shack whacky. I want my endorphins and I want them now!
I started reading the Total Immersion swimming book. I've decided I want to run not only a half-marathon in 2009 but I'd like to try a sprint triathlon in the summer. I haven't been in the pool for years. I decided to try Total Immersion because I heard it had a lot of the same philosophies as ChiRunning like -- relaxing instead of muscling through and of listening to the body.
So here's my new mantra: I will listen to what my body tells me it wants to do not me tell my body what I want it to do. Boy, that's going to be tough. But really it's the only way I'll ever get to the half marry or the triathlon. I'm sure of that.
I feel good, but when I overdo it, Iknow it. Lifting boxes last weekend when organizing/cleaning closets probably wasn't the smartest thing to do. I noticed after the closet cleaning that when I was on the bike, I just didn't feel right. My tailbone was tender. Five days later at the chiro's office, she said my pelvis was out of whack -- probably from lifting the boxes.
It's hard to take things so slowly. It's been 8 weeks of no running or yoga and I had to go 7 weeks with no workout of any kind. I'm going a little shack whacky. I want my endorphins and I want them now!
I started reading the Total Immersion swimming book. I've decided I want to run not only a half-marathon in 2009 but I'd like to try a sprint triathlon in the summer. I haven't been in the pool for years. I decided to try Total Immersion because I heard it had a lot of the same philosophies as ChiRunning like -- relaxing instead of muscling through and of listening to the body.
So here's my new mantra: I will listen to what my body tells me it wants to do not me tell my body what I want it to do. Boy, that's going to be tough. But really it's the only way I'll ever get to the half marry or the triathlon. I'm sure of that.
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