My "inner Enid" had read lots about yoga & stretching for runners and we had planned to do a month long programme starting 1st February. Unfortunately life got in the way and we are now on the 3rd day.
Enid said, "It is too late now and it would be better to wait until next month or even next year."
I said, "We start today because any day can be Day 1 of our lifestyle improvement programme!"
Ooh she is not going to like it...but I do. 😁
I love yoga 🧘♀️ - just walked home from my morning class. Enid’s doing a beautiful down-dog pose. I’m sure she’ll love it 😊 and come round to your way of thinking 😉 eventually.....
Thank you, Delly-dot. I do hope so too. 👀🧘🏼♀️
Point is health and fitness isn't all or nothing. Just a short walk is better than no walk at all on days when you can't fit a full workout in.
Oh definitely, Catgirl1976. In my eyes, big stretches unloading the dishwasher and reaching up into cupboards on tippy toes still counts. 👍😏
So you have started tippytoes stretches to cupboards too! I am relishing those stretches! Hamstrings are a bit snuggly so am finding all sorts of ways of stretching during daily activities!
Phew...
Not snuggly (I wish), niggly! Blasted autocorrect!
Yay, Enid doing the downward dog, excellent! 😁. I’ve done a bit myself after doing my cool down stretching. Also tried the plank in prep for the planketty plankathon challenge 😖
Oooh looking forward to the Planketty plank sessions too...I think. Bit scared. Gosh, I contradict myself all the time. Aaah those doubting voices. 👭
Oh I'm scared too! I can manage about 20 seconds of plank! Got to be done though...
Fabulous! Tell Enid I agree and will be doing that as soon as ribs allow. By the looks of her I'm not that stretchy! Keep it up!!
Oh I have one of them "inner Enid's"!! She unfortunately has prevented me from doing many things I should have just done or started.
There was always this necessity to have all the ducks in a row before doing something!!..then I realized well hell, life is just passing me by, because of an enormous list of things that "inner Enid" thinks I have to get done before I do anything...
Sod inner Enid!! Do whatever, start whatever, try whatever your heart desires whenever!!!!
Inner Enid can just sit in the corner with her sour face while you enjoy yourself!!😂
Ooh I love it, well done, Tigertailor. We've told them. I have to say it is not just Enid who was going "Ooh ahhh" during the stretches but it's the inner self righteous glow afterwards that makes it worth it. 👍🧘🏼♀️
Brilliant!! 👏You keep going and channeling that inner glow!!!😊
Thank you and you too.
A very fine downward dog ✅
Love Enid doing downward facing dog!
You are so dedicated to this! Yoga sorted out my knees a few years ago- I am afraid my inner voice is telling me I don't have time to do more than 10 minutes before work! Note to self - must get up earlier and do half an hour!
Ooh now I feel guilty...yet motivated...right...if you can I can. 🧘🏼♀️
I do hope one day all the inner people don't club together and convince us that sitting round with a nice cup of tea would be better. At least typing of this forum becomes our coffee shop equivalent, doesn't it?
Oh my inner person is telling me not to run today - too cold/windy. I am winning though! 4.00pm sharp!
Well done.👍🏃♀️ Hope it goes well for you. It was windy by us too. 🌫
Oh it was hard work but I did it! My arthritic knees are complaining a bit - I'll need an ice pack I think (Hope it doesn't become a problem). Oh well, back to the knee strengthening exercises!
I did overtake some steady pace walkers who got out of my way on the canal. I joked with them as I went past (yes I wasn't out of breath) that I wasn't running much faster than they were walking!' 😂Hope your run went well.
Thank you, yes, I prodded 4k not 5k but did the 30 mins. So pleased you did it and sorry to hear about your knee. Feet up for the evening at least. 🛌🏼👍
Well that's quite an achievement! I'm still not tracking distance at all because I can't be bothered to sort out an app!
Fantastic, yes, any day can be day 1!! 👍🏻😁
Thank you, GoGo_JoJo. Now I have to work in there being a day 2.
Yup, know the feeling. I did Day 2 yesterday (on one new routine) another is several weeks in, I'm trying to get lots of things just to be new daily habits, as normal as brushing teeth... good luck 🤞🏻😁
Enid is such a liar - just like Ethel. Well done for putting her in her place so effectively ⭐️
They are indeed the "evil twins". 👍😂
Let’s keep beating them up 😂
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OOh yoga! That's wonderful. I'd like to start yoga too but worry about my knees and hips (arthritis). There seem to be a lot of lunge type positions that I don't think I could do. Hmm... I'll be researching it now 🤨😁
Yoga is great for arthritis and there are lots of adaptations to the standard poses you do to suit you.
I rehrehabilitated my arthritic knee with yoga!
That's interesting. Do you have any good links or is it easier to just do an internet search for arthritis and yoga?
I would do a search. The Adriene youtube videos are well known and she has a huge variety of exercises. You coukd experiment with them to see what suits.
Often the yoga is very similar to the exercises a physiotherapist would prescribe.
Good luck.
I look a lot like Enid on my post-run yoga stretch! I hope you both enjoyed it.
Thank you, yes. The Adriene videos pre and post running are very good. 🧘🏼♀️👍
