I can touch my toes and clasp hands behind my back one over a shoulder the other under a shoulder but that is where it ends for my flexibility. When I touch my toes and push just that little bit harder my toes start to go numb from the pressure on the hamstring and the achilles tendon. Funny thing is I'm more flexible than my 14 and 12 year old children!
I decided that Pilates was a good place to start and tonight I was not disappointed. On the "Reformer" pilates machine (like an industrial version of the Total Fit Gym that Chuck Norris advertises) I was able to stretch and twist some muscles that don't get a lot of work on a normal day.
I didn't break or even trap anything except a little of my overly long hair but I did find myself gasping like a dying fish once or twice to hold the last two seconds of a swimming action while holding my core tight and lifting opposite leg and arm in rapid succession while lying on my tummy.
15 minutes after the class ended I felt I could have done more but at the end of it I was glad it was over. It wasn't even the core tummy/back muscles that were twitching. I rested my feet on the bar at the end of the machine and couldn't stop my legs from twitching/trembling just from maintaining a "table" position with them. It's a good thing that the longest journey begins with a single step 'cause I think I have a fair way to go.
I've also managed to keep my appointment with my story characters. I now know a little more about them and the Universe they live in.
Only a few days in it is becoming clear that to keep working on these goals will require a little more re-organisation of my normal daily routine. I guess in the end that is what change is all about - Change.
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