Tomorrow morning marks the end of my self-imposed exercise hiatus. Although it's arguably warm and light enough to go biking outside, I've shifted my focus to the indoors for the season and I'll be headed to spin class at the crack of dawn. I just created a playlist for class in case I get to teach.
I've been reading a lot about how biking is therapeutic and recommended for a lot of injuries. Here's hoping that's the case with me and when I resume running on Wednesday, it's pain free. I have been less diligent about treating my injury this weekend than I would have liked. Speaking of treatment, Meggie made a good point about my last entry being misleading--stretching should never follow icing. Don't try that at home kids. Stretching should be undertaken when the muscles are warm and supple.
Having been largely sedentary this weekend, there's not much else to say here. However, I do have a great training tip. Do not attempt to go inverted on a stripper pole, you will end up on your head/back and will severely strain your left hamstring. Live and learn.
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Beefcake never wants to see you on a stripper pole, nor does he want that image in his head. Beefcake is, however, so glad Little Bird is blogging again, and wants to read something witty wherein the Bird ties his pointless ambulatory movements into a crazy political rant.
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Beefcake
Hey, cool blog! I had really bad ITBS during my first marathon training. Bought one of those foam rollers from City Sports for about $20. I now "roll out" my IT band after every run, and I had absolutely zero problems during this second summer of marathon training. The thing is amazing.
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Taryn