This idea was inspired by a dear friend who is writing a witty, insightful, inspirational blog about getting her body back after having two kids. Originally, I started with the idea of accomplishing a press-handstand in 365 days. However, it's turned into so much more than that. It's really about my journey back from chronic fatigue syndrome, regaining strength and flexibility that I once had as a gymnast, and my journey back to ironman fitness (and more importantly, the life lessons I'm learning along the way).

Thursday, January 16, 2014

7/15/13: Day 16


I did a few handstands way past my bedtime tonight because I decided it had just been way too long. Then I had a thought: I get to do handstands, I like to do handstands. Not, I have to do handstands, but handstands are fun. So, no stop watch, I just kicked up and down a hand full of times in the middle of my living room. And I discovered that I can hold myself up because my toes can touch the ceiling. But I have to be perfectly straight up and down and be extended in order to do it. So if my form is perfect, then I hit the ceiling perfectly. And it forces me to kick all the way up (I’ve been kicking up short lately). It’s probably mostly a fear of kicking too hard and falling on top of God knows what in my living room. But at any rate, I did something, and I felt stressed about it being way too long, and then as I write this I realize, I’m only at day 16. I’m doing OK.

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