Weekly Rundown- A Reset
Well… this week definitely did not go to plan. I’ve been feeling a little down lately, and I think the universe said “You’re complaing? I’ll give you something to complain about!” It wasn’t what I wanted, but maybe this week was a much-needed reset for my mind and body. Thank as always to Kim and Deborah for hosting the Weekly Rundown! Okay… let’s get into the gory details. Sunday This was a planned 17 mile run, but from the beginning I could tell something wasn’t right. My left hip had been vaguely achy all week, and now the pain was in my hamstring. I tried to run through it, but cut the run short at 10 miles. Ugh. Monday Sigh. I got out for a 2 mile walk, and then did the Caroline Girvan deadbug workout. Tuesday Hamstring is still achy. I wanted to do a lower body strength workout, but not Caroline Girvan. I didn’t want any fancy-pants moves like lunges or RDLs that would possibly hurt me, but I figured I could do squats, and I was right. I did a workout consisting of squats and hip stability exercises, and THEN… I was luckily able to get an appointment with my sports chiropractor. Remember my achy low back? He thinks the hip/hamstring problem is actually coming from my low back, which he described as “jammed up” (whatever that means.) He did ART on my hip and hamstring and adjusted my low back. MUCH better! Wednesday I was pretty sore from a) all those squats and b) the ART treatment, so I got out for another 2 mile walk. Then I did a Caroline Girvan HARD Upper Body Workout (ha- that’s actually the name of it!) I was scared of this one, because I think ALL her workouts are hard. This one was extra-hard. Thursday Running! Let’s try it. I ran 3 miles and everything felt pretty good! I followed this run with the Caroline Girvan Tucked Abs Workout. Friday I have a new gym! My daughter wanted to join EoS because thats where her friends go, and somehow we ended up with a family membership. This would have been the perfect day to go, but I had no car. My son was home (yay!) to take some auditions, and he needed my car for the day. I ended up doing my hip stability exercises before carpooling with my husband to work. Saturday 4 mile run! Things felt pretty good. My hamstring was a little achy later in the day, but I have an appointment for another adjustment next week, and I think that will resolve the issue (don’t worry, Darlene- I WILL be running that race with you!) Sunday Okay, seriously- I have to go to the gym. I currently have TWO gym memberships (I haven’t canceled YouFit yet) and I can’t seem to get to either one. This is preposterous! Today is the day. Anyone else go to EoS Fitness?- I’m paying a little more, but I’m getting a lot more, like a pool (!) and sauna (I won’t use the sauna- I get enough heat just stepping outside.) Did your week go smoothly, or did you hit a glitch like I did? Top photo by Vladislav Bychkov on Unsplash