Day 4: Recovery…You’d Think It’d Be Nice and Easy…Not!!

Well, as you may have guessed, today was Recovery Day. I woke up thinking that this was going to smooth sailing. Stretching and trying to ease up the muscles that had become sore with the intense work out the last three days. Boy was I wrong.

I think today’s workout was probably the worst one yet. I attribute this to the constant stretching and bending and what not. Plus, there were yoga positions. (I am not very fond of yoga.) For instance, the worst one, the one that I would not mind if I never had to do again, was the Plie Yoga Stretch. You stand with your feet apart and then point your toes outward. Then, squat still in Plie position and put your arms out straight as if you were flying. (Here comes the horribly painful part.) Now, bend and put one hand on the floor as the other one stays straight up. Yeah, this hurts!! I think I was actually feeling pain not associated with muscle stretching. Figuring this was not a good thing, I eased out of the position and then eased back in. Still very painful! I then did a modified version and I could still feel the stretch without the sharp pain.

Some of the stretch moves that I liked were the Squats and Pulse Squats. Basically, you slowly squat as low as you can eight times, then bring your thighs together as close as you can while in the squat position at the end of the eight count. The third part of this stretch is to pulse lightly up and down not going up more than two or three inches from your original spot. This really burns (in a good way) and even though my thighs are currently cushioned, I could definitely feel the muscle while doing this move.

This video was 33 minutes, but don’t be fooled; it will stretch you in ways that you didn’t even think you could stretch. I liked the “mellowed” down mid-week session, but I think I prefer the fast paced sweat drenching videos more. (If you have done P90x, it is similar to the Yoga X that you do on Thursdays. The difference is its one-third of the time and in my opinion, twice the stretch. Plus, I can do more of the moves in Insanity than I could with the P90X Yoga.)

Anyway, it is time for me to get ready for an outing at the fair. Hopefully the walking around and sweating (while staying hydrated) will burn some of the calories off from my kale smoothie this morning :D Until next time, be blessed and encouraged!

Signing Out,

It’s Possible!!