Tight Muscles Today

All in all I think I'm handling the 2 workouts yesterday pretty well. I pushed hard with Back and Shoulders, I really enjoyed that workout. My neck is a little sore, my shoulders a little tight. A 90 minute massage sounds absolutely wonderful.

Tonight is Yoga. Yoga last week made me feel great. In fact, after the workout I felt calm, relaxed and centered. A good friend of mine has been an instructor for several years now. I used to do yoga a good 8 years ago, last week reminded me why. The workout is long, it's 90 minutes, the moves are tough. Ashtanga used to be the one form of yoga I did not like. It was too tough. But I am sure I must be having some muscle memory from my heavy workouts before the baby because I am so far responding pretty well to this hard core schedule and keeping up with the pace for the most part.

Back to Yoga. I always liked Bikram. Hatha yoga was NOT for me. Working out in a room that felt like 150 degrees was not enjoyable. If I want to feel that sort of heat and sweat, I would prefer sitting in a sauna. P90X mentions Ashtanga as a big part of their style and so I felt some dread going into the workout last week. I was rather surprised.

The workout provided the deep stretching I needed to loosen up the muscles that are so tired after 3 days of heavy workouts. Most of all, I enjoyed the purged, empty, relaxed feeling it brought afterwards and the slow movement.

There is some turmoil going on in my life right now...and I hope that this series of P90X also aids in the healing. Healing of body...taking it to a new place, healing of soul along with a deeper walk with God and cleansing of mind. Sweating every day, releasing endorphins every day, pushing yourself to the limits every day has to be good therapy as well.

Micah Lacerte, someone who I have loads of respect for, has said that his dedication to clean living and a strong body did wonders for his mind/outlook on life and belief system.

I look forward to every day of this.

And let me say again, working out with a partner really helps. I have done the workout alone a couple times this week, and each time I workout with Dan I work harder. I think the help in motivating one another, the energy that is shared trying to improve your health/body together makes this a easier and more poignant journey.

More to come....