๐งโโ๏ธSo, yes, I did the belly dancing NHS workout routine ( nhs.uk/conditions/nhs-fitne... ), which is good 45min of bewildering hip-flexing-fun with Dance-Chloe!
๐๐ปโโ๏ธCoincidentally this morning I was reading about back pain. I used to have backpain just when walking 30min, but this went away when I started C25k. But my nervousness about my back remained. So when James Dunneโs runner video about back pain was suggested ( youtu.be/j-UIfv1sZU0 ) on the bridge forum, I watched it. And he is so, so good in explaining things.
๐ฌ๐ง And of course he is a charismatic Brit, so I feel culturally more aligned they way he talks to me. Not that American video instructors are unfriendly, just that there are nuances of cultural behaviour that make me more likely like a Brit. Of course Iโm biased. Although having lived both in the US and the UK, and being a citizen of neither, I married a Brit. So I really buy into the British thing (except if youโre a Conservative MP, a Brexiteer, and a climate change denier.... those are all deal breakers in my book. And yes, politically Iโm having a really rough time at the moment, together with the rest of the UK )
๐๐ฝBut back to belly-dancing Chloe. The 45 min give you a full hip-flexing workout. Afterwards you know more about how to move, tilt, shimmy, turn, shake, or rotate those hips!
๐ฆ James Dunn in his video actually makes this analogy of thinking of the pelvis as a bowl of water, and that you pour water out either at the front or back, depending on the pelvis tilt. And of course you should not pour water out the front when running.
๐ Well he should go to one of Chloeโs classes, as the water there is not just kept level, but shaken, dribbled, splashed about, twirled and spun whilst always coming back to a level equilibrium. She earns the award of mastering the hip movement, surely!
๐บ๐ผSo knowing what I know from James Dunn, this belly dancing workout must be doing wonders for my back. The least it will do is make me so much more conscious of hip related posture issues.
๐ชThe arms get a good workout too, in an elegant kind of way! Just holding them up, turning the arms forward in their shoulder sockets, being reminded of โfirst arms, wrist than handsโ whilst maintaining posture, poses, shimming, hip-rolling.... by the end of it I managed to have perfected at least one out of many movements! But that one perfected movement? What fun to be able to do this!
๐นAnd although I donโt feel as beautiful and as elegant as Chloe looks on the screen, that movement must have โpowerโ. My husband walked in, watched and said โI feel like I just want to throw roses ๐ฅ at your feetโ ๐คฃ
So there you go! ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
๐ฅ Iโve experienced virtual runs, virtual races, virtual workouts and dance classes and now also virtual roses thrown at my feet when doing my belly dance!
How good is that!
๐๐ผOf course all this is part of my second week of my 5-week workout and running plan, available here at healthunlocked.com/bridgeto...
๐๐ปโโ๏ธHappy running and exercising everyone.
