Breaking Down

I think my body is breaking down, slowly…First my left hip (already almost 6 years ago), then my knees got sore from too much biking, then left shoulder from overrotating from down dog to plank, then my right foot started hurting from too much tennis and too much walking, which developed in to a bone spur, plantar fascitis and tendonitis, now my right shoulder has decided to go to hell in a hand basket!

I promised myself that I would not think of these injuries in terms of age. I am 55.5 (that's pretty good) but I don't want to get into the habit of thinking "well now that I'm that age." I accept that eventual deterioration is inevitable. There's no way that my body can do today what I did 25 years ago (even though 25 years ago I wasn't doing much exercise but having way fun). I'm convinced that age is 99% mental. But why is it that the 1% left over is the part that is such a problem. I've decided to address the physical with a little more physical and a lot of mental (is that possible).

So my program involves pilates three times a week - that's two mat classes and one reformer class (which I start tomorrow night). Svaroopa yoga at least twice a week - svaroopa is a yoga that is propped on blankets, pillows and involves release starting from the sacrum up through the spine, but includes hips, neck, shoulders. And apparently my shoulders need a whole boat load of release. I am also doing deep water aerobics through the summer - that's twice a week. And, just for the heck of it, I'm spinning at least once a week, doing some other cardio activity once a week and playing tennis at least once a week.

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