I love soft pretzels. Ok, I said it. My inner foody has spoken.
Unfortunately pretzels don't like my tubby regions. They like to make those regions grow larger.
So, I opt for a different kind of pretzel....the yoga kind. Clever right...like how I segwayed into that?
One of the first programs that I did was this high impact, hard on the body, kick my tooshy kind that ended up making my knees so sore I had to get injections in them. I swear it was a 12 foot needle going into my knee. Ok, maybe only 3.
And then I was diagnosed with Compartment syndrome in my legs. (muscles tighten in the calves and don't release. Can cause deadly circulation issues)
I gave up running. A part of my heart was torn from me at this realization.
It's been almost a year and I AM GOING TO RUN AGAIN.
I see those people running down the sidewalks in my neighborhood and I admire them, even though I want to throw stuff at them...it's pure jealousy. Instead of running, I started doing a Yoga/Pilates program at home. It was so much nicer to my joints and I just had a better overall feeling. My muscles weren't as tight and I was able to get a really good workout done without killing my body.
Dah Dah Dah! Cue the confetti and trumpets...or better yet colypso drums...I like them better.
I have decided to put together a small online accountability group of fellow runners or walkers<--that's where I am starting at.
Why did I mention PiYo (i.e. pretzels) earlier? Because I know that having my body limber and stretched will give me more of a chance to be successful in not getting injured.
Back to this group I was talkin bout...
Starting on April 10th I will be hosting a 4 week 5k training that will use my super easy run/walk plan...It uses the PiYo program for the inbetween days. The same program I did when I ran my last half marathon.
Don't make me do this alone. I would love to have you join me.
Shoot me a message via email CoachKeliM@gmail.com or use the contact section on my blog.
Hope you can join us. :)
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