It makes me appreciate my body, though. When I am feeling well, I am able to do so much! It is a wonderful vehicle to take me through life. I definitely want to take care of it more. So with that said, here are a few things I promise to do for my body this summer. I’m not getting all crazy, but just these few things should help a lot!
I’ve been sitting at
my desk entirely too much. I know it and
my butt knows it. My butt is yelling, “Get
off me!” So, I will. I promise to faithfully get up and walk or do
other things every hour. Sometimes I get so involved in what I am doing at my desk that time can really go by
quickly. But even right now, I am standing up as I type. There is no reason to be sitting so much!
I will drink more
clean, fresh water. The benefits of
drinking good water are so many. But the
thing that interests me right now is that sometimes dehydration can masquerade
as hunger. Our bodies are made of 68% or
more of water. I’m sure that the body
needs water way before we are thirsty and that could easily be
mistaken as hunger. There is a new bottled water
that is out and it is flavored like herbs and fruits. I could sip on it all day long! It’s called Ayala’s Herbal Water and it is
wonderful. Right now I'm loving the lemongrass mint
vanilla! It is so refreshing! My husband, however, doesn't quite share my view. He thinks that the stuff tastes like cough syrup. Not even!! Men, sheesh!
I’ve recently learned
how important stretching is. And this coming from the gal who could drop straight down into the splits without the bat of an eye just a year ago. I can still do the splits. It's just getting out of them that's the killer for me. It hurts! Plus I don't drop down into them anymore. I ease myself down into them. But being limber isn't whether you can do the splits or not. It's your hips, your hamstrings, your pectorals, your back!!! If you want
to stay young and not age, you need to stretch and work every one of the 600
muscles found in the body. And especially
in view of my back issues, stretching can be one of the weapons in my arsenal to keep myself pain-free. So, I am incorporating stretching in my daily
exercise routine. If I don’t do
ANYTHING else, I will stretch. It’s that
important. A program I’ve found recently
is called Classical Stretch. It is
amazing. The premise of the method is that without
regular stretching our bodies start to atrophy as early as in our
twenties. By doing regular stretching,
at least 25 minutes a day, we can alleviate the aging process our bodies go
through because of non-use of our muscles and bones!
I want to spend more
time outdoors. The weather is beautiful
right now. I’ve got a great bike and a
dog who absolutely loves to spend time with me.
I feel like being outside frees the mind, invigorates the body and rejuvenates
the spirit! So out I’ll go.
I don’t know how
much, if any of this will ultimately help my back, but I know it will help me
be a better mom, wife, friend and person!
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11 comments:
Thanks for this post - it was really eye-opening. I'm changing my computer position so I stand when I'm using it!
i believe sitting in front of the computer all day can really mess your back up. It does whenever I'm on here doing blog giveaways and my own blog. I have to get up frequently and oh boy, do I feel it.
I should add- thanks to 40DD boobs, I've been "blessed"(heavy sarcasm) with back problems my whole life. A friend told me try a heating pad, but that's only a temporary fix.
Exercise has really done a huge, huge favor to my back. Walking a lot has loosened it up to the point that even if I have a lot of pain, it's still not as bad as it used to be.
I'm thinking I might like to try classical stretch. Thanks for all the great info.
Honestly since I got on twitter (and doing some contests) I have put on 30 pounds.
Get up get moving!
yes, i totally agree with you- stretching is important as is back support!
I have chronic back pain from an industrial accident I count my blessings everyday I had surgery in March that reduced my pain to almost nothing. I also no long need to use the scooters to go grocery shopping. I can walk to my mail box I am working on extending the distance that I can walk. It is getting better slowly.
I sit at my desk too much too. Thanks for the helpful information.
I try to remind myself to get up more.
i learn something new every day... thanks for the good info about desk position.
I do most of my work at a desk - I need to remind myself to stretch
Yep, need to stretch, maybe go to the chiropractor, an do back strengthening exercises. You take care of your back, it will take care of you.
I'm in a funk right now and I just wanted to let you know how much inspiration I got from this post. My butt feels the same as yours and my lack of stretching and getting outdoors is taking a toll. I don't have back problems yet but my lower back is starting to function better in a sitting position which is not good at all. I will get outside as well.. by force at this point but it's a step in the right direction. Thanks for the virtual lift ;)
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