100 things, fitness and exercise (#22)

[labelleizzy]

Rockclimbing today, for the first time, with tshuma & bk2w. Of course I wasn't very good. But it was fun, and I practiced trusting my belay partner and sitting down on the rope to come off the wall. Hands and forearms a little sore. Possibly worse tomorrow, well, that's what vitamin I is for, innit.

Thursday I did something smart, got a sports massage then went and had a workout. The therapist dug into my airline-cable neck muscle in the right ways, also did work on tiny spinal muscles, shoulder muscles, and at the base of my spine, work of a quality that I've never had at Massage Envy before. I think I better enjoy this fellow while he's there, he's bound to find a better berth soon. But massage-and-workout was a fucking AMAZING combination; I'm less crunchy in so many ways than I have been in months.

And... now I've tried the climbing thing, I think I want to try it more. And just realized I've been wanting something more concrete than "going back to dancing" to train toward... I think that rockclimbing may provide the additional challenge and stimulation I need to get myself out to the gym as often as I need to do for authentic improvement.

Comments

[jadefalcon01.livejournal.com]

Climbing is fun, challenging. It's a rush. Definitely a good one to work for.

[tatjna.livejournal.com]

Rockclimbing is awesome fun and you should totally do it. It's good for the head as well. ;-)

[kareina.livejournal.com]

I love climbing, and miss it. No idea what I could give up in my busy life to add that back in though...

[inflectionpoint.livejournal.com]

I'd be glad to add you to the group sometime. When do you climb?

[labelleizzy.livejournal.com]

I may try to go once a month for the next little while. I still need belay training and have a fair bit of strength training to do before I will be other than ... well, LAME at this, but it was hella fun and challenging in the good way.

I'll get the belay lesson knocked out this month and then see what your climbing schedule might look like atthe end of the month and if I might be able to join you.

[kittiliscious.livejournal.com]

How exciting!

I have wanted to try climbing for a few years now. I'm sure I would be terrible at it, as I am not fit in that way and am afraid of heights. But for some reason I still want to do it. Go you!

[labelleizzy.livejournal.com]

Gotta go do it for the first time and be horrible, before we can figure out how to improve, of course...

[tshuma]

Yay, it was fun! Definitely you should come back and get the belay lesson. We're trying to be at the gym Tuesdays and Thursdays in the evening -- Thursdays there is a threesome, so having a fourth would be useful.