Well, I tried yoga for the first time with mixed results. I only got a few poses in (I downloaded a pretty decent app on my phone) before I realized that it isn't for me—yet. I like the idea and I think it would be great for me because I have back pain—along with just about every muscle in my body being constantly stiff to the point that most people think I'm flexing all the time (including my massage therapist girlfriend)—and I stress far too much. However, it made me frustrated and self conscious because I could barely get into half of the poses. I think for now I'll use the app to do specific poses to target specific areas—and to pick poses that I can actually manage.
So, for now it is back to regular stretches. As for my run, the two miles went well. I still took it relatively easy, but I can see that my strength and running pace will come back quickly—especially if this chronic pain in my neck from the past two weeks finally goes away. The neck pain seems to have been coming from my overhead fan running at night, so I'll brave some warmer nights to benefit me during the day.
Today was a mix of Chopin and The Black Keys Pandora station I created. The Chopin was good, but I feel that is better for a longer distance run and a specifically chosen playlist of his compositions. I have the master collection, so putting that large of a collection on shuffle isn't the best for running. Did love the blues inspired music of the latter half of my run though—even if the cadence of the songs isn't the best for running.
Strength workouts went well. Crunches were too easy and the pushups were too hard, but I'm forcing myself to take a day off tomorrow so that should help. Drank my protein shake tonight—even though my stomach was stuffed after dinner, watermelon and the shake—and I'm about to put some biofreeze on before bed. Time for some sounds of the wilderness and a soft, cool pillow. See you all around the next bend!
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