Abs, Shoulders, Legs, Brain
Pilates is good for all of these things. It is no joke that when I got hit by that bus the EMTs told me if I had not been so strong they would have let me go. I thanked my Pilates instructor. It is also amazingly good for my brain. I started out the day full of snark, and after my session I let so much go. After the session, as I drove to physical therapy, I thought about why I do some of the things I do. I push. I challenge. I dare people to get angry with me, and when they do I can say aha! I knew it. Why would anyone like me. I know I have said this before, but since my accident, my world has gotten so much smaller. There are friends who I don't hear from for months, and others have dropped me. And these are people I did not push away. I have sung this song before, I know, but it came back today when I was thinking about my life and how I really want to make it better. Pilates is certainly one way. As my body gets stronger my brain gets clearer. Endorphins, perhaps. Also c...