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[Nabubrush]

Still, there were multiple stories in which the posters were advised of the benefits of cigarettes for the unborn.  Apparently there's a whole coven congregation of smoking mothers out there proselytizing on the streets. 

PCed that for you.

[colmore]

My mother just squatted by the wolves den and came back 6 years later with a piece of raw lamb to lure me into the Suburban.

[Doc]

The old ways are the best ways.

[AlohaDawg]

This thread is NOT DYING!

[side_show]

I've taken a lot of action on the "not dying" route this past year.  I'm thinking that I want to start hitting the gym on my way home, rather than after dinner when the SO can join me.  While I really wanted to work out together, the SO works at a very physical job, and is rightfully not up for going to the gym after having manually moved up to a ton of weights at work. My bus home transfers right in front of the gym, so why not stop in and get my fit on?

[jay-ell]

I'm back in yoga after being out of commission since I hurt my back in June.  It is wonderful.  I feel so incredibly much better. 

The other ladies in my class are sort of freaked out by my being able to do Sitting Pigeon while eight months pregnant, but what can I say -- ten years of yoga + natural flexibility is gonna do that to you. 

We'll see if I can still do it when I'm sixty.  We had a substitute yoga teacher three weeks ago who is almost seventy and she could do stuff I couldn't do at twenty-five.  Amazing. 

[AugustWest]

The other ladies in my class are sort of freaked out by my being able to do Sitting Pigeon while eight months pregnant, but what can I say -- ten years of yoga + natural flexibility is gonna do that to you. 

I am consistently amazed by what people in my yoga class can do.  I mean, I'm making progress and it's very rewarding and enjoyable, but I can't even conceive of being able to fully get into some of these poses.  It would help if I lost my big ol' gut, but some stuff just ain't happening.

Also, pigeon pose makes my dang knee hurt.

[Limmo]

  It would help if I lost my big ol' gut, but some stuff just ain't happening.

Yeah, I can name that tune in one note.

The pooch makes it impossible for me to even breathe in Halasana, so for now I'm sticking to the exercise machines.

[jay-ell]

Also, pigeon pose makes my dang knee hurt.

Which knee? 

If it's the front knee, you can work your way up to full pigeon by letting your leg unbend enough so you're not sitting on your ankle.  This will probably require having your front leg parallel to your body, as in half-lotus.  Don't push that foot around and under your body until it's ready.  If this is where you are already, and the pain is in the sides of your knee (rather than under the kneecap), you can alleviate it by putting a yoga brick or a rolled blanket under your pelvis to lift your body off the floor a few inches. 

I'm taking a "gentle yoga" class right now and my teacher is big on using props and giving modifications to suit the challenges of individual bodies (and their internal inconsistencies).  I, for one, can do reclined goddess all day and night, but my hamstrings are so tight I have to use bricks under my hands to do a standard forward bend. 

And don't even talk to me about lunges. 

[linnea]

I'm taking a "gentle yoga" class right now and my teacher is big on using props and giving modifications to suit the challenges of individual bodies (and their internal inconsistencies).  I, for one, can do reclined goddess all day and night, but my hamstrings are so tight I have to use bricks under my hands to do a standard forward bend. 

And don't even talk to me about lunges. 

Word, my hamstrings are incredibly tight and painful to stretch. I chalk it up to having underdeveloped Achilles tendons due to being premature.

[Beatrice]

My Mom crammed every variety of healthy rabbit chow down our throats, plus lots of pork, lamb and chicken.  We had little dixie-cup type thingys next to our cereal bowls with capsules of B-complex (that made your pee fluorescent yellow), ...

I just realized that's what's been happening off and on over the past several months.  it's not random, i just don't have neon pee when i forget to take the B12!

[lprkn]

Are you going to get your vo2 max as well? Because that would be awesome.

Yeah, seriously Beatrice, we should be the first people in your mind when things like this come up. wtf?

[jaydub]

Treadmills are tough for peaking on if your heart likes running.  Its hard for them to get a sonogram if you're running stadium stairs though.  These days, I'd have them stand by while I'm deadlifting.  I can get my heart rate up to 170+ with that.

[Drygioni]

I am doing a lot of exercise, walking climbing and hiking etc.

I am healthy but eat too much

I hope you're all well and good and stay healthy

[Carlos del Vaca]

I am healthy but eat drink too much

FTFY.