No Shame, Just Move.

❤️‍🩹 Life update! A few months ago, I noticed some pain in my knee, mostly with some specific movements. I began modifying my movements, I took time off from instruction and other activities, I iced it, I elevated it, I did all the right things - and guess what? It didn’t help.

So, I went to the doctor. Some X-rays and an MRI later, I learned that the cartilage in my left knee is deformed (this was described to me as looking like a mix of cracked tile and potholes) and it was catching on my knee cap. As you can imagine, this was not comfortable.

On Friday, I had an outpatient procedure to smooth out my cartilage and hopefully this solves my pain problem. I’m grateful for the healing prayers, vibes and general good juju that’s already been sent my way, and I will happily accept all that is to come.

For now, I’m icing, elevating, compressing and tolerating weight bearing fairly well. I’m hopeful that the strength training I have done leading up to this will lead me to a quick recovery.

Picture 1: taken before the last class I taught, where I had the opportunity to demonstrate adjusting to what a body needs in the moment, by skipping squats and lunges because the knee just couldn’t even that morning.

Photo 2: heavily medicated post-op selfie on the ride home.

Photo 3: my bandaged (but not swollen!) knee this morning.

I’m feeling well and my pain is more than managed - I actually feel very good today. Grateful for doctors and nurses and anesthesiologists and pharmacists and a family that is full of caretakers.

I’m very much looking forward to getting cleared for movement and exercise, because I feel SO good when I can move.

If you’re looking for encouragement to honor your body and give it what it needs, let this be a gentle nudge for you. Ignoring things won’t make them go away. You deserve to take care of things before they shut you down completely. ❤️‍🩹🫶

Another sunrise, another day, another beginning. If you’re looking for your sign to begin, here it is! Let’s go, y’all!

H2O cardio at 8:00am
H2O Flexibility at 9:00
Sumner County Family YMCA

On strength.

Great first run of this morning with 2 of the best humans! Thanks for team teaching with me and ! Looking forward to a fun week of teaching with y’all!

You can experience this release at the on Monday (7am & 4pm), Wednesday (7am) and at Thursday (5pm with myself, and ) 🎉

Get in, babes. We are taking care of ourselves.

For real. Come with us. It feels GOOD to take care of yourself.

It’s not selfish - it’s required. How are you going to take care of the people you love, if you’re not taking care of yourself?

It doesn’t have to wreck you. It doesn’t have to take up your whole day. Start small. Start where you are. Start with a friend.

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This. This is the kind of stuff we work toward. Better health. Lowering dangerous numbers. FEELING GOOD.

This text is from a 74 year old client who has been putting in the work - showing up consistently for herself in ways that matter.

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But do your clients knit a pair of cutie socks for you?? Love! 🫶