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

[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.