i've heard several places recently that a well rounded work out includes cardio, weights and stretching. i get cardio pretty often, and i'm aware that i need to get some weights, but stretching hasn't been a recent priority. however, brendan shared some interesting info about stretching the other day that convinced me to make it more of a priority (basically, that stretching increases strength, and our goal should more towards be bendy like bamboo, rather than ridged like an oak).

so today, while my small fellas were out on an afternoon date with gran, i thought i'd do some yoga. i'm not a fan of website that have a yoga instructor who talks incessantly, so i found one that rings a bell every time you're supposed to change position. it was neat 37 position sin 35 minutes. and i have to say... it was enlightening to say the least! i'm significantly less flexible than i was 10 years ago. so this is something to be addressed.

i used to do yoga weekly in the 20s and early 30s, but really got away from it because it didn't seem enough like a workout to me, and kids, blah blah blah. but after today's session, i'm convinced of the value.

we'll see where this goes!

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i used to be a superhero...
and now look at me
i am just like everybody else