This week was both a fantastic week in workouts and a not-so-great one. First off, I accomplished my weekly goal of doing yoga at least once per day. You see, last week I realized that my yoga routine had taken a major back seat to jogging and not working out. This left me feeling groggy throughout the day and my balance, coordination, and athletic abilities were suffering as well. The goal of completing more yoga more often was also spurred on by a bit of a running injury.
You may remember me talking about the run where I knew my shoes bit the dust on last week's TWiW; well, turns out that it got that pesky plantar facialis all kicked up in both my feet. The kicker though was when I got a bit over-excited about some new running shoes and went on a 4-mile run the next day. Ouch. Ouch. Ouch. Needless to say, this week has had a bit less running and waaay more strength and stretching in its schedule.
The daily yoga has massively helped my plantar facialis and my overall fitness. The injury has also helped me remember that sometimes we need to give our bodies a break. These things do a lot for us and listening to our bodies and our pain is super important. Too bad about that hindsight thing, not running those 4-miles could have saved me some serious pain and inconvenience.
Sunday: Easy bedtime yoga flow
Monday: 4-mile jog that k-i-l-l-e-d me toesies and footsies followed by an old routine but favorite, the Twist and Detox Flow by Yoga Journal.
Tuesday: Baron Baptiste's Standing Hip Opener Flow that I soooo needed!
Wednesday: This Strong Yoga Flow that I will definitely be doing again. Also, is anyone else noticing handstands and headstands are becoming a serious trend for every yoga class? I am loving all these inversions!!
Thursday: 1.5-mile warm-up run followed by this Yoga For Runners flow by Lesley Fightmaster. I loved this flow and would completely recommend it to any runner out there.
That night I also did a super awesome yoga flow for spine flexibility and strength. This spine flow will definitely need to be shared soon- I felt like I had just been to the chiropractor and masseuse when it was done!
Friday: Tum, Tush, and Legs Interval Workout. Yoga flow for flexibility.
Saturday: In the morning I did this Bum and Thighs Yoga Flow with Adriene. It was ok, but not my favorite. Before bed I did the Lesley FIghtmaster Yoga Flow for Runners again!
Blog Housekeeping
Now, for some housekeeping! I wanted to give a quick update to a new, weekly, installment we will be having on the blog. Since so many people are finding out and following P+K daily, it just made sense to me to start doing a Throw Back Thursday for the rest of the summer. This means that once a week (on Thursdays) P+K will be showing one of its most popular blog posts from the past. Since P+K has been going strong for about 2-years now and many posts in that time were pretty informative, it just makes sense to share them again.
From next week until the first week of September, Thursdays on P+K will be a total walk down memory lane that I am soooo excited to share with you!!
Also, I have been in the habit of making a weekly fitness goal every Sunday and think it would be nice to share on these TWiW's as well. Below is this week's workout goal :)
Weekly Workout Goal
Run 12-miles and continue my goal of doing one yoga flow per day! Also, go to one hot yoga class this week.
12-miles over a week may not seem like a lot, but I want to get back into jogging slowly to avoid any more unneeded injuries. The yoga has also been such a great help that I do not know why I would not continue it. I have also been seriously missing hot yoga and found a good place for it in Grand Rapids. That is a must for this week!