So I had my first appointment yesterday with the sports massage therapist and holy smokes! I didn't realize how much I'd been living with that painful ache until we were done.

I still have icing, pain relievers, stretching and another session with Sophie (the therapist) but things are looking up! And today I head off to spinning class since I got the clearing for that from the doctor. My trainer and I are still taking it slow - I did so much core/ab work yesterday morning that it's tender when I take a deep breath - but I'll be back to my hard-core routine before I know it.

The massage therapist did a lot of explaining about how certain muscles work, and how the control the body, and work in conjunction with each other, and it made so much sense to me as to how we can injure ourselves when we're not careful, especially as we get older. Were my muscles already goofed up when I did sprint work that fateful night five weeks ago? Possibly. Could have been the opposite. What will count moving forward is that I keep my muscles carefully stretched and cared for as that this doesn't happen again. I should be able to do sprint work without putting myself out of commission for weeks.

So since I've gotten the clearing on it, too, I'm back to weekly Bikram, and I am so not even kidding. What she explained yesterday clicked in my head and gave me an appreciation for what's going on with my body. And I want to do everything I can to avoid this happening again. In addition to traditional stretching, a 90 minute yoga session once a week is in order.

Finally, yesterday I bought a dress that I think might be a shirt. I'm wearing it, but I'm wondering if I should have pants on? It's that kind of day.

Sometimes I just don't get fashion.

Posted by Erin at 11:13 AM | filed under: Random