I sometimes forget how lucky I am. In my case I am fairly active. That in itself is good luck. To my point — I really never get injured. Then just over  a month ago I started having severe pain in my lower back. I won’t go into any more details. Save it to say, I have been out of commission in terms of Spinning and any long walks.

Things were bad enough for me to go to my Doctor who gladly gave me a prescription for an anti-inflammatory (drugs are not my thing). She also suggested I see a physiotherapist.

My job entails some travel… Sooo I kind of forget to follow instructions… didn’t get better and actually got worse.

I have focused on Physio and stretching effectively for the past few days. It’s helping.

Tonight I went Spinning after a 7 day hiatus. Good move. We were treated to as superb class given by my favorites Jo & Linda. These fine ladies had us all going full tilt. No pain, just “tenderness” in my lower back. I can live with that.

Class was followed by 30 minutes of stretching. The icing on the cake was Jo showing me her famous “butt stretch”. She suffers from similar back pain. It really sucks.

Spinning Rule #1: Add stretching to the end of every Spin class. And I don’t mean 3 minutes. Go for 20 minutes of some deep stretching. Your body will appreciate it!

Along the same lines.....

• December 11, 2008 -- Spinning – It’s Like a Drug
• November 18, 2008 -- Spinning – The other (other) cycling
• June 3, 2009 -- Ottawa Cycling – Champlain Lookout or Bust – Redux
• May 5, 2009 -- Competitive Cycling – I Came, I Saw, I Conquered!
• April 16, 2009 -- Competitive Cycling – How Did I Get Myself Into This?
• April 10, 2009 -- Cycling Hawaii – In My Basement
• April 2, 2009 -- Cycling – My Top 10 Excuses of the Day
• January 24, 2009 -- I am Shopping for a Road Bike
• December 23, 2008 -- Spinning – Day 6 – I am Pumped
• August 22, 2008 -- Cycling in Hungary – staying healthy!