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1. I'm not overweight at all, but I am a bit on the heavy side from years of weightlifting. I went to the doctor about the back pain, and she associated it with
by neilsharma 12y ago
1. I'm not overweight at all, but I am a bit on the heavy side from years of weightlifting. I went to the doctor about the back pain, and she associated it with inflexibility in my calves, hamstrings, glutes, and lower back and told me to stretch. I still can't touch my toes with my knees straight, but my reach is about 6" deeper than it used to be a year ago. I stretch 15 minutes a day, every single day.
2. Hmm, habits instead of goals does sound more reasonable. You're in a constant state of failure until you meet specific goals, which is more stressful and counter productive.
Thanks for the links! I will definitely try them out. Been looking for a good soundtrack to meditate too, and chillstep hasn't been working :p
- jconn 12y agoFor both goals (back pain and breathing exercises) I'd highly recommend the book "Becoming a Supple Leopard" by Dr. Kelly Starrett. http://www.roguefitness.com/becoming-a-supple-leopard http://www.roguefitness.com/becoming-a-supple-leopard Kind of an esoteric title, but the book is filled with outstanding information and actually specifically addresses the standard MD diagnosis of inflexible calves and how to really drill down to the root cause. Definitely worth a read. Good luck and congrats on setting self improvement goals!
- neilsharma 12y agoThanks for the book link! I'll buy it and give it a read :)