This morning, I did a 10 minute yoga flow from Apple Fitness+. When I started, I set the intention to feel strong and continued on with one of the more difficult flows I have done through this app without knowing ahead of time that it would be hard. About 8.6 minutes in, we flowed into a mountain pose as the climax of the workout. It felt so good to get to this point. I felt strong and accomplished as tears ran down my face, and I was overcome with emotion. This has never happened before, but I hope it happens again. I want to feel empowered every time I exercise.
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Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Gym Again
Being sidelined has been difficult. I want to go running, but it hurts and makes things worse. I should probably go to the doctor because I keep exacerbating the injury by doing things like walking around in flip flops or walking barefoot on the beach. I do know that when I wear shoes that are more supportive, it seems to help. I am trying to come up with a plan that will help me get back into exercise and get me out of the house that won't make my heel/ ankle hurt.
For now, my plan is to go to the gym. I signed back up for Planet Fitness a few days ago and plan to go today when I get off work. I don't know how long it will last this time. All I know is that I need this right now.
Saturday, July 6, 2024
Temporary Setback
I am a bit injured and have to rest my ankle/foot for a bit. A few years ago, I strained my achelies tendon while running. It still acts up every now and then. I saw a doctor for it when I originally injured it, and she said there wasn't much they could do. I don't see the point in seeing them again.
What am I doing to try to rehab it? I have skipped this last week of running. This is the main thing I can do to make it feel better. I am also doing yoga to help stretch it because I know that part of my problem is that I don't stretch enough. I have also been wearing shoes that are more supportive when I leave the house. I don't know how much it helps since I don't wear shoes most of the time since I work and go to school from home. It is already feeling better after only one week. I am hoping I can run this coming week. I miss it!
Saturday, June 29, 2024
104 Days
This morning, I ran 3.5 miles, and it felt good. I started with running down into the oldest part of my town which is basically a trailer park with older trailers and modular home in which the people own the land. I haven't ran down there for a while because I prefer to start with going uphill and have the downhill at the end. This morning, I had to run about 60 minutes, though, so I ran downhill and circle back uphill on a new sidewalk on the other and into the neighborhood on the other side of mine. Then, I ran through that neighborhood to my favorite hills to run down back to my house. By the time I got to my last mile and a half, I was getting a lot slower. (This was the longest I have ran in a few years.) I am proud of myself for sticking to it and not cutting across the middle when it was getting hard like I would have done a year ago. I can't wait to see how much I progress over the next few months!
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
107 Days
Monday, June 24, 2024
109 Days
Saturday, June 15, 2024
118 Days