Taking Care of my Body!

On Monday I had a dental ergonomics lecture. We have these about once every six months in school because dentistry is notorious for causing disabling back injuries. This is because in dentistry we pretty much have to twist ourselves into knots to see what we are doing! Normally when we have these lectures I get really stressed out and do yoga for about two weeks. Sort of like how people floss their teeth everyday for two weeks after seeing the dentist (don’t worry… I used to do it too!). This time though the lecture went a bit differently for me. They always have recommendations for what we should be doing at home to prevent injury and my reaction to this was much different this time:

 

They told us to prevent injuries we should:

Do yoga (check)

Strengthen our cores (check.)

Stretch (Check!)

Strengthen our backs (CHECK!)

Basically, as they went down the list I just had such a feeling of pride to know that for once I am taking care of my body! I am investing time in myself that in the end will pay off, because I will have less pain and will be less prone to injury. So, I know that this whole fitness adventure has cost me money but I really think it is worth it, because if this prevents an injury I will have made my money back and then some! Thank you p90x! 

Preventing injuries by strengthening my back!

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