Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Weakening


Dont these pictures look like fun? You too can do fun moves like this at your local Jazzercise class! Are you saying, "But why would I want to?".... I hear its supposed to be good for you - that's the word on the street anyways!


Yesterday in class - we did get to work on inner thighs. I have to say -this is one of my favorite areas to work... why? I guess I'm just a sick, sick person! But it is a "problem area" that I like to focus on... (What am I talking about - my whole body is a "problem area"... but that's another story!)


The thing for me working out yesterday though, it started & I could feel my thighs kicking in... OHHHH, how I could feel it kicking in. Then I noticed that my hip flexors were hurting more then my thighs. My thighs weren't hurting at all, but dang dang dang, that little area in the hips were on FIRE!!!

I asked my Jazzercise instructor at the end why this was happening - if I was doing something wrong...


she told me that when the muscle fatigues (my inner thigh) - its just natural for it to weaken & some other part of the body will kick in to compensate - to try & help out. For some, its the back, or the outer thighs, or maybe the abs...


she told me you have to sit & concentrate to put the focus back on that muscle that has weakened out - because obviously, it needs to get strengthened. Like you can bend over & it not bother your abs, but sit & concentrate & tense up your abs, you can feel a "sit up" sorta move just by concentrating on the area...

tried it.. & yep, could feel the difference...

On the way home, I thought of our Spiritual lives - how when we get in things that we're not too strong on - we weaken & just sort of give up in that area - let other areas compensate... but God wants us to be strong in ALL areas of our faith! We need to concentrate - focus on our weaknesses & work to become strong in them through God's help!!! Its natural to want to give up... but as Christians, we're NOT quitters... & while we may never be the STRONGEST in something - like my thighs are NEVER going to look like the Jazzercise instructors thighs - I can make them as strong as they can be for me... some strength is better then no strength - right?

So, onto another class today... hope inner thighs arent a part of the routine today... oh well - if they are, it'll only make me stronger!

18 comments:

  1. Such a great lesson to learn! You inspire me so much! :)

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  2. Good for you with the Jazzercise class! I need to start exercising more!
    I love the analogy to our spiritual lives and how we can't quit. I really needed to hear that today!

    God bless your day!

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  3. Thanks for the Birthday wish...

    Looks like your wish is going to come true with all of that ball working out. Way to go...

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  4. I love how you can always relate anything to our spiritual lives. Love reading it and it always blesses my socks off! :)

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  5. I just love reading you every morning, you truly have no idea how you bless my heart.

    And....I wish my local Y had jazzercize....my body needs it.

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  6. I feel that way when I can only do 10 minutes of pilates. Some exercise is better than none.

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  7. Just looking at those exercise pics hurt me....ugh. LOL

    And I agree...this was a great message.
    AND....I missed you while I was on vacation. Really I did. I thought about you often. Your my buddy :-)

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  8. My gym doesn't offer those classes but I'm sure I could try some of those moves here at home. Great message, thanks for sharing.

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  9. How does everything you do teach you something about spirituality? You were made to teach!

    I did my inner and outer thighs on Saturday and I STILL can't walk!

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  10. those pictures look really tough!! And than you for the beautiful inspiration too!!

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  11. Definitely stick with it. I am always amazed at how few muscles we must use in our daily lives because whenever I start a new exercise all sorts of muscles start acting up!

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  12. these work outs sound fun! i really need to start working out again and getting back into my spiritual workout as well! <3

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  13. I love how you take the simplest things in life and put a spin on it that really makes me think. :)

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  14. I need to go to some jazzersize or something : ). Great lesson.

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  15. I just love how you are able to tie in life experiences to spiritual experiences to religious experiences. You are brilliant!

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  16. Awesome! Once again, your analogy is a great reminder and lesson! =)

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