It was a beautiful morning here today (65F, nice breeze) so I took a longer walk with the dogs, 3.35 miles, I finished my workshop type pilates reformer for 30 min, the 2nd part dealt more with teaser on the reformer, I am quite pleased how well my teaser is coming along, then added on 4DS BC cardio only. Really trying to get some burn in! Not only do I have the DBRT, but I realized my 50th is only 1.5 mths away, and supposedly my brother I haven't seen in over a decade is planning some celebration here and my siblings and I will all be together again (1st time since parents passed 12 yrs ago--yes they both passed within a mth of each other). Since that time the sibs have been squabbling, etc, so happy if it's my 50th that brings us all together.
Jody, oh no I only do DH and my laundry! It's enough that I do the cleaning of the kitchen and family room area (their dog sheds in our family room because she's always where Suki is). DIL was so proud of herself, while we were in KS, she vacuumed the family room (really that's only 1 8x10 and 1 3x5 rug) and one small bedroom and she wiped off the bar area of the counter. In one year of living here that's what she's done for helping with the common areas and she only vacuumed because they brushed their dog in the family and had fur everywhere (I know because I had to pick up the clumps of hair that migrated across the hardwood floors to the corners or under a decorative table. Thankfully her new job started and she's been working 40 hrs a week, no more sleeping in until 11 for her! <insert evil laugh>
Murphy, DH got tired of me talking about how much I wanted Piyo so he said to just get it, so I ordered it a couple days ago, hope I'm not disappointed!
Jody, Piyo is pilates/yoga
Ronne, I'm trying to do more combos, and not hit any area too hard (except for legs). I've reflected on what you said about accepting this is how it is, and realized that you may be right. The massage therapist had said when I first went to her that the vertebra that was fused, those muscles that come off of them in the neck no longer work so I have more load on the other ones. I then said, does that mean I'll only be able to lift 1/2 as heavy (you have 7 vertebra and I have 3 fused), and she said the infamous response you love to hear in the medical community "It depends". That goes in line with what Murphy hears too
This whole process is a bit like grief, maybe I'm finally getting thru the last stage
It sure seems I've circled back and forth between many of the stages. WOW, a headstand? I sure would like to get more movement in my lower back (like for backbend), maybe once my sis and I have our private pilates session, in the meantime, any recommendations? Where you into gymnastics like DD? You certainly seem to be the one that does the more flexible things!