I’ve been continuing to stretch 12 minutes 3 times per week, so 36 minutes per week, using this very random and probably unscientific Youtube video I found. My plan is to measure my flexibility on roughly the first of every month with a sit-and-reach to see if I’m making any progress. The video stretches a…
We’ve been trying to think of ways to teach L about money, and we tried something randomly which seems to be working well. We’ve been giving her an allowance for a while, one dollar per week. She’s figured out that that doesn’t buy much, but not much else. I’d been promising to open a bank…
I went to my first ever spin class this morning. I was a little nervous, as I am pretty much at the outset of pretty much any kind of group activity in which I don’t know the other people. I was also a little worried about the technical details – how do you set up…
Yes, yes, YES. Heads obviously need to roll over the Nasser situation, and those heads need to come from the power corridors of USA Gymnastics. To make the Olympic team in 1996, you needed to be in the top 5 at the USA gymnastics Olympic trials. (Shannon Miller and Dominique Moceanu were byes as they…
I’ve been thinking for some time about wanting to add both flexibility and strength to my weekly routine. My initial motivation on flexibility was to help with my plantar fascitis. While my feet are still sore in the morning, overall, I’ve been feeling pretty good. As far as strength goes, I was a little bit…
I ran seven miles this morning, the last of which was mostly uphill. However, the hardest twelve minutes of my day were definitely stretching. Stretching is seriously no joke. I’ve been diligently spending 12 minutes three times a week, so basically 30 minutes a week, stretching. It’s become increasingly obvious how incredibly inflexible I am,…
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