This week was a good one. I took several more rest days than usual which helped my energy levels and let my muscles recover. I also led my first GRIT training and it was a blast. It’s a tough workout that pushes you to the edge of your limits but you feel so strong and proud once you’re done. The Tuesday 12:30p GRIT training will be a regular on the schedule starting this week, I also taught my second stretch class and it was great. So relaxing, I didn’t want it to end!
Sunday: taught Bodyflow
Monday: REST
Tuesday: 1st time teaching GRIT!! and taught Bodystep express in the afternoon
Wednesday: REST
Thursday: taught Stretch in the morning and Bodypump in the afternoon
Friday: taught Bodyflow
Saturday: REST
My lower back has been bothering me lately so I went to the chiropractor where I learned that 31 years of poor posture are catching up with me. Dr. Fusco gave me some exercises to work on to fix my posture and get my posterior chain muscles (back, glutes, and hamstrings) working correctly so I’ve been diligently working on those. I also got a massage to help release some tight muscles. It’ll be several months of dedicated work to re-teach my body correct posture but it’s important to keep me healthy in the long run. I don’t know what this will mean for my 2 races coming up. I don’t want to make things worse by getting sloppy and running with poor posture, so we’ll have to see how things are going.
I’ve also been working on cleaning up my diet which got a little sloppy over the summer. If you follow my personal facebook page, you’ll see that I’ve been issuing myself 2 week challenges to change one thing at a time. I’ve found that for me, 2 weeks is long enough to reset my habits without seeming unimaginably long at the outset of the challenge. So far, I’ve cut out the random sweets that had crept in, as well as the frequent meals out. This week I’m cutting out cheese, which has sadly become a staple of my dinners. Back to healthy dinners for me. I’m not actively trying to diet or lose weight but keeping track of things this way helps keep my diet in check over the course of time and makes sure I stay as healthy as a I can.
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