.
Rest days. I have seven children and it was Thanksgiving weekend so the phrase is an oxymoron but I've rested from martial arts for 5 days. Not even in my living room. I restrained from side kicking my 15 yo in parking lots. That's a long stretch and there were a lot of parking lot opportunities this weekend.
I have walked, quite a few miles. Over the holiday break my husband and I started looking up a coffee shop that's operated out of a trailer. They change locations almost daily- it felt subversive- like we'd also need to know a special handshake. If we could walk to it without having to walk on a highway we went for it- even if it was a 7 mile stroll.
I was hoping the time off and gentle walking would quiet the odd pain I picked up during jujitsu last week. -The strain from trying to hold a spider guard while being slowly stacked/squashed. Pain in a location that's awkward to massage in public.
The result? I feel dusty and not quite awake and a little too old; like I could pull something if I moved too quickly. I ache from sitting so much but for the first time in months my shoulders don't hurt. Who knew that resting would make me so very hungry, and my spider guard pain? It's no longer waking me in the night but it's still quietly glowing and sending occasional bonus sparks.
I'm curious to see how I'll feel today when I get back on the mats. I need the dust blown off and my muscles warmed up. I want to make sure I can still kick. After all, what 15 yo son doesn't need to receive a loving motherly parking lot side kick?
I just wonder- at 49 maybe this many rest days in a row is counterproductive?
.
Rest days. I have seven children and it was Thanksgiving weekend so the phrase is an oxymoron but I've rested from martial arts for 5 days. Not even in my living room. I restrained from side kicking my 15 yo in parking lots. That's a long stretch and there were a lot of parking lot opportunities this weekend.
I have walked, quite a few miles. Over the holiday break my husband and I started looking up a coffee shop that's operated out of a trailer. They change locations almost daily- it felt subversive- like we'd also need to know a special handshake. If we could walk to it without having to walk on a highway we went for it- even if it was a 7 mile stroll.
I was hoping the time off and gentle walking would quiet the odd pain I picked up during jujitsu last week. -The strain from trying to hold a spider guard while being slowly stacked/squashed. Pain in a location that's awkward to massage in public.
The result? I feel dusty and not quite awake and a little too old; like I could pull something if I moved too quickly. I ache from sitting so much but for the first time in months my shoulders don't hurt. Who knew that resting would make me so very hungry, and my spider guard pain? It's no longer waking me in the night but it's still quietly glowing and sending occasional bonus sparks.
I'm curious to see how I'll feel today when I get back on the mats. I need the dust blown off and my muscles warmed up. I want to make sure I can still kick. After all, what 15 yo son doesn't need to receive a loving motherly parking lot side kick?
I just wonder- at 49 maybe this many rest days in a row is counterproductive?
.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment