Twisted All Around

The last few weeks have really challenged me. The weather in the Midwest has been insane!!!  Up and down temperatures, spring weather one day and blizzard the next.  Well not only in my back pissed, so is my head.  Not only have I been dealing with constant back pain, I've also been having daily headaches.  This has made it very hard to keep up with working out.  Have I've been working out, the answer is yes.  I have been doing easy workouts a couple times a week to keep my body moving.  Am I still having pain? Yes!!!   I see my chiropractor on a routine basis and if I have more pain than normal, I make a point to get in sooner than later.  On my last visit I honestly said "My back is pissed off"  So up on the table I went, he put on hand on my lower back and said "Yup, your back is pissed."  Turns out my spine rotated itself again.............seriously??!!  Of course I asked why since I haven't done anything stupid when ...

I work out…………yup I went there and you’re welcome for having that song stuck in your head!!!  Seriously though I do work out, only thing is I do it my way.  Let me back up for a minute and explain how I got back into working out.  My friend invited me to a workout event that was hosted by her Advocare team.  Of course, I always do what I can to support my friends so I went.  The craziest part is my daughter went too, both of us had a great time!!  First off, the workout was geared to any fitness level.  Second, everyone joked, laughed and just had fun with it.  Afterwards of few people told their own personal health stories and this simply inspired me.  I walked out of there with a new attituded towards my fitness journey.  Let the workouts began!! So how am I doing workouts my way??  First, I listen to my body, if it hurts I don’t do it.  Second, I always incorporate exercises I have learned from past physical therapy and ...