Floating

How about this for a lead in, “Escape Your Body”, A Truly Euphoric State. Recently I was introduced to this theory of floating your body in a very silent and private room. You put your body into 10 inches of water and 1000lbs of dissolved Epsom salt. When they say float, they mean float. You actually feel like you are on top of the water. The quietness and dark also elevates you to an extreme state of relaxation and meditation. While I only spent one hour in the tank I came out feeling just like the literature and attendant told me I would. My initial motive was to try something new and see if it would help my bruising and swelling of the left hip. Turns out it did help a lot and my body felt even better the second day after the session. To learn more about this go to: www.escapeyourbody.net. We have a great location in Lubbock and I am sure there are many locations in other cities.

Mike Greer

Recovery Mode

Well fellow mature fitness friends and readers I mentioned in my last post about the Ironman Texas and the complete dedication it takes to compete at that level. Then in my concluding message I rambled back to that message of remembering the basic aerobic exercise for minimal fitness. Since that time I have experienced a bicycle crash, while not life threatening it was serious and has me sentenced to an 8 week recovery mode before I can hit the hard work out days. So, in the past 2 weeks I have been able to swim twice, a total of 1,500 yards. Since one of my injuries is a broken rib any type of upper body movement is painful. So, I am taking it slow and easing into the workout mode so that I can compete in my next triathlon on July 30, 2011, the end gate to my 8 week lay off. I am depending on my years of aerobic base to get me through it and the fact that I long to feel the completeness of my exercise through swimming, biking and running.

Stay tuned,

mike greer