I love P90X recovery weeks. The workouts are still hard (e.g. 2 Yoga X's), but overall, it's still a light week. This morning, I did the Stretching X workout and it was sweet.My flexibility is improving more rapidly than I could've ever hoped. Granted, by most people's standards I wouldn't be considered limber at all. However, when you've been trapped inside this stiff body as long as I have, you can tell when things are getting better.
For example, look at the glute stretch I'm doing in the photo. When I started P90X eight weeks ago, I could not clasp my hands around my shin like I'm doing in the photo. I had to grab the back of my thigh instead. That may seem like chump change to you, but I'm discovering that small improvements in flexibility yield large results.
I have practically lived my entire life like the Tin Man after he got caught in the rain. Now that I'm starting to experience the benefits of flexibility, I want to double my efforts and work even harder. Thanks to Tony Horton for developing a wonderful program that puts an emphasis on the priorities of fitness. Seldom do I spend money on something that exceeds my expectation like P90X has.
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