One

The new year can be overwhelming.  We’ve just had a week or so of celebrating and family and food and presents and and and.  Suddenly, we are back to reality and there is so much to do!

Here is my advice for today:  do one good thing.  Just one.  Maybe that one thing is going for a walk.  Maybe it’s drinking a glass of water.  Maybe it’s lifting weights.  Maybe it’s taking a much-needed nap.

Despite our best efforts, we cannot do everything at once.  We are not engaged in a race. 

One thing.  We can do it.

Monday Workout: Ring in the New Year!

We’re going to ring in the new year with… Kettle Bells!  Three rounds.

kb swings	30
kb twists	20
kb 8s	10
kb one arm clean/press	30
kb goblet squat	20
kb overyets	10
kb overhead high knees	30
kb overhead triceps	20
kb pushups	10

Friday Book Report: Even the Stiffest People Can Do the Splits

If a book can have a clickbait title, this one does:  Even the Stiffest People Can Do the Splits by Eiko.  I bought it anyway, and I will give the program a try, with the following caveat:  the book recommends doing the various stretching with bouncing, and the Mayo Clinic, for example says that is not a good idea here.  Instead, I will be holding the stretches from 30 seconds to a minute, moving deeper if it seems like a good idea.

The program itself is minimal.  There are two basic stretches you do daily for four weeks, plus an additional stretch unique to each week.  The book, however, also includes, strangely, a short story about two workers in a Tokyo firm who use the program under the guidance of their director and Eiko herself, achieving not only the splits but professional success.

Bottom line:  don’t buy it.  Borrow it from the library or me.  And please, don’t bounce.