went for a run last night in an attempt to get rid of stuffy nose and that phelgmey feeling. always found that exercise has helped in getting rid of colds and stuffy nose. well, obviously, don't go if u r too sick, but when it's just a gunky feeling in the nose that you just can't get rid of by blowing, i recommend some hearty perspiration and exertion. ^^
one thing though. since starting daily standing mediation, found that running style may have changed a bit. seem to use heel strike more last night, whereas i used to run in a more bouncy style off the ball of the foot. not sure if the standing mediation has anything to do with it, cos running with heel strike more does make me feel more "rooted" but, hmmm, when running, it seems to feel a bit too heavy for me. we'll see how it goes.
another thing. was taking it easy last night cos i strained my hammies in class again, doing high level hamstrings ex. lol. idiot me. was trying to do a eccentric hamstring exercise. here's a pic.
it's harder than it looks. the point is to lower yourself and come back up again while someone holds your ankles. i was able to lower self to a certain point, but felt a sudden intense cramp in the back of the thighs. felt like the hammies were bulging and popping under the skin, and i could the seperation between biceps femoris and semi-mem and semi-tend, that's how hard they were straining. luckily, a kind soul was helpful enough to extend two fingers to pluck my shirt and that little pull was enough to help me recover from that position.
anyways, yeah, so cut out the sprinting cos poor hammies probably wouldn't like it at all.
oh, and another thing about standing mediation though. did seem to increase body awarness, as in more aware of when muscles are working. cos the whole point of standing mediation is to stand and relax - so when relaxed, you'll be able to tell which muscles are firing up. make sense? you'll be pretty surprised how much muscle activity is going on even when just standing. found myself using quads a fair bit at the start to steady self, cos i have poor ankle propriception, but is getting better. ^^
anyway, all over the shop today, the point is that i seem to have an increased anterior pelvic tilt, resulting in increased lordosis and tight lower back muscles. that could be why i had the lower back pain previously. so during the run, was consciously trying to prevent that, and it did seem to help, even though it's strange because i never had that problem before.
current mood: awesome! ^^ really, seem to be in this perpetual state of low-level contented happiness since started daily mediatation. lol. and it's not even hard to get started. can be highly addictive though. (:
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