Three Things Thursday

Amber did this post last week and I thought this might be fitting since today will be my first run back from injury. As many of you know, I’ve been stuck with this injury for over a year now. For the past eight weeks, I’ve been devoting a ton of time and energy into Physical Therapy. Only two weeks ago, my PT told me I should go back to my doctor and get an MRI because there was little improvement after weeks of PT and rest. I made an appointment, but I also made two changes to my at-home treatment: heat morning and night, and fish oil supplements twice a day. Two weeks later, I swear my hip has done a 180. I have no idea what happened, but I’ll tell you I’m definitely not going to stop taking the fish oil. Monday, my PT cleared me to try alternating five minutes of walking with five minutes of running for 30 minutes three times this week and see how it feels. Beautiful Christmas present indeed : )

Three yoga poses that I love:

1. Vriksasana (tree pose)
2. Supta Baddha Konasana (goddess pose)
3. Ardha Chandrasana (half moon)

Three workouts that I love:

1. Running
2. Hot Yoga
3. Swimming

Three of the worst things to happen while working out:

1. Stomach pain/cramps
2. Injury
3. Chafing

Three of the best things to happen while working out:

1. PR
2. Mood boost (hello, endorphins!)
3. Confidence

Three workouts that I’ve never done (but would be willing to try):

1. CrossFit
2. Spinning
3. Zumba

Three workout related goals:

1. Be able to run again injury-free!
2. RYT certification
3. Run a sub-2 hour half marathon

Question of the day: Answer one of the above three things in the comments!