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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