I am flexible.
I wanted to
take a few blogs to explain exactly what I mean when I say I’m flexible. I’m
starting with the most obvious: flexible in my body. I used to be a dancer (a
long time ago) and recently started retraining my body to get it back into
dancing shape. I’m not as flexible as I was my sophomore year of high school,
but I’m certainly more flexible than some people my age.
When I was a
kid, I could do back bends and splits as well as any twelve year old ballet
dancer might. But as I got older, I changed my focus from ballet to fencing,
which required less grace and more force. After my knee injury, which killed
both careers that I might have had, I took a few years off from sports all
together. I started salsa dancing in college and it reminded me of how much I
loved dancing. I still dance now and then, mostly for the exercise. I can't do
any of the tricks or layouts I used to, but I still feel it in my body.
These days I
use my flexibility for…less practical things. But I still very much enjoy it.
For me, being flexible in my body has less to do with whether or not I can
touch my knee to my nose (I can) and more to do with reading my body and
knowing what I need to do to keep it happy and well. Recently I’ve started
running with my dog a few days a week. A few years ago I couldn’t run at all,
so it actually feels pretty great even if I get winded pretty easily.
Hell, I’ve
got plenty of down time at work. Time for some yoga, bitches.
Challenge to
my Readers:
Listen to
your body. Start doing small things, stretches or sun salutes, every day to
help keep it in shape and in rhythm. Not everyone is a dancer but everyone can
dance, so go ahead and dance. There are tons of websites and videos to help you
keep your body in good condition.
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