Training Log Archive: kissy

The extended Saturday class for Total Body Conditioning.

In the past, when I was under a lot of stress, by body would respond by making it difficult to breath. I wouldn't be able to take deep breaths. It got so bad that I eventually went to a pulmonologist, who said I had I had some of the healthiest lungs he had seen and was I under any stress?

Over the years, that got better...or I felt less stress...but the breathing thing had pretty much disappeared. Then, about a year ago, I would periodically get severe lower back/butt pains on my right side, that got so bad I could barely walk, sit, lie down, get up, etc. I kept trying to figure out what caused the pain, but I could never identify a pattern to the onset of the pain. Until the other day when I was talking to a doctor friend of mine, telling him this whole story, and he asked if the pain came on in times of stress. And that this might be my body's new way of coping with stress...seizing up my back muscles. And looking back on past episodes, I remember several times when I thought, "This back thing is really inconvenient because I have to __________." Fill in the blank with "finish my big project at work, deal with this big event in my kid's life, get ready for a big trip, etc."...some stressful event. And then it would begin a vicious cycle of pain leading to frustration leading to more stress prolonging the pain.

Over the past few weeks, I can definitely say that I've been under mega stress in all aspects of my life, both work and personal. So, after one of the top 50 worst days of my life on Tuesday, the back pains started and lasted through until last night, when I finally succumbed to taking prescription pain medication just so I could get some sleep. And I woke up this morning feeling rested and in enough less pain to make it to class this morning, albeit with some modifications.

I think I need to find a yoga class again because that definitely helped calm me down and keep me stretched out. Or I need to find a less stressful life. :-)

Today goes down as a new member of "The Top Worst 50 Days" of my life.

C • So 7

Some more yard art:



That's right...a giraffe planter.

C • Discreet 1

With intervals.

Barre Conditioning class. This is definitely getting a little easier.

Total Body Conditioning

I have already passed my monthly training hours goal. I guess that's what happens when you're not traveling 75% of the time. Yay.

Today's adventure was a hike in Eldorado Canyon State Park, right outside of Boulder. It was another beautiful day, and another hike that went up to the top and then back down to the bottom. While on the top, though, there were some beautiful views, including looking West to the Continental Divide.



And East, kind of towards Boulder.



And just a pretty one.