July 31, Check-In

[muck_a_luck]

Hey, EED community!

Bad mod! Went out to do errands without posting a check-in! Hope everyone is enjoying their Saturday!

If you are posting for the first time, or new to the community, please review the community's standards, below.


1. Mod (that's me!) will post a Daily Check In post, for those who prefer to note their daily activities in response to a prompt. Please only place exercise comments here.

2. All members are encouraged to post daily independent posts about their activities, if they prefer that to a prompt.

3. Please place any NON-EXERCISE comments in independent update posts and behind a cut. Some people are sensitive to discussion of diet and nutrition. That is integral to many people's exercise activities, so I want members to be able to discuss that, but for those who are here strictly to log exercise, I would like them to be able to avert their eyes.

4. Everyone is encouraged to introduce themselves, discuss their exercise goals, and post updates on their activities. "I finally made it to running a mile!" or "I kicked up into handstand today!" are updates that we all want to hear about and share! Please put long posts and entries involving diet and nutrition behind a cut, though.

5. Aside from intro posts and injury announcements, please try to include an exercise update in every post.

Comments

[carolyn_claire]

I worry about form, too--if I'm doing it wrong, at least I'm moving, but I'm not getting all out of it that I could, and may even be doing myself harm? I'd take a class, just to learn good form, if one was available.

[green]

I found one listing for yoga in my town, and it's in someone's house. I don't know if I feel comfortable doing that. I might drive past it and see.

[carolyn_claire]

Maybe you could get someone to do it with you?

[green]

My friends probably aren't interested, but I'll ask.

[rydra_wong]

FWIW, I was entirely self-taught until a few months ago (when I started going to RL classes too). I've hurt myself a few times doing yoga, but it's only ever happened when I've persistently pushed for a pose and ignored warning twinges of pain or strain.

If you've got chronic pain or joint problems, you may obviously have different issues to navigate, but generally, you do get warning signals if something's not right.

And there are some online resources that have excellent stuff on alignment (and RL classes which are crappy at it).