In addition to the big monthly “somedays” I’d hoped I would also tackle some smaller “somedays” along this journey. I’ve realized I have taken on a smaller “someday” without really realizing it – I have restarted a regular stretching routine.
I used to stretch daily after my morning workout, but with our move last year and the need to get into a new routine, I simply stopped stretching regularly and, boy, does my 57-year-old body feel it! My workouts have become primarily walking and running outside instead of inside on a treadmill. When I arrive home from my exercise time, there are dogs to unleash, shoes and coats to shed, and the thought of heading somewhere to stretch just doesn’t cross my mind. I kept trying to figure out how to get stretching back into my daily routine and then it happened gradually without really planning right after my morning meditation session. At first I stretched my arms into the air after my 10-minute gong went off, then I added a child’s pose. Within days I was doing a pretty decent stretching routine and my body feels better.
Yesterday in the paper (yes, I still read a daily newspaper of the paper variety) I noticed an ad for someone who provides instruction on resistance stretching. I bought a book on resistance stretching, but wasn’t able to do much on my own. Was this a new ad or did I see the ad yesterday because the idea of stretching is fresh on my mind? I don’t know, but I will stretch my comfort level this week and call the instructor to see about making an appointment. My year of “somedays” means not putting stuff like this off. Maybe that is settling in as a new reality.
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