I found an image on Google Images (hurrah!) that sort of shows where I’m feeling pain when I run long distances or do this crazy ‘scorpion’ leg lift on my left side.
Upper butt pain
The pain is actually above the red marks on this diagram’s left butt cheek. Plus it’s not all over – it’s more on the mid-to-outer left side of my butt. TMI, I know.
Yesterday I headed to Cardio Barre and was literally 2 minutes late. The neighborhood has zero parking because it’s a neighborhood and there’s a Trader Joe’s across the street. Being late meant I couldn’t find a normal barre to stand next to, so I went to the front of the class and stood next to the instructor. Lord. If you ever want to feel inadequate, just stand next to a Cardio Barre instructor and be the “what not to do” model next to her.
Back to the upper left butt pain… This pain has started up when I was running longer distances – about 7 miles or more. In Cardio Barre classes, I’m feeling it when I’m lifting my leg up in ‘scorpion’ lifts. I asked the instructor after class “what the f#ck is wrong with me” regarding scorpion and she said I could modify it by being on the floor instead of being on the barre (standing up). I’ll have to give that a try.
See the image below… nevermind the model on all fours. See her lifted leg? The scorpion lift is like that but you lift almost diagonally across your butt, like you were going to sting yourself with your leg.
Looks kind of like this but standing up, back parallel to floor and arms out to the barre.
In yoga, I’m feeling some pain when I’m coming out of cobra and back into downward facing dog. It’s that transition that my lower back is yelling at me. I’ve been taking it easy on the transition, modifying it in two steps versus one fluid movement. That’s helped.
Cobra pose - yoga
Downward Facing Dog - yoga
I really was going to run today but it’s pouring and I have to work. D’oh! It’s an outdoor event so I hope the rain lets up a bit.
Workout: A
Effort: A
I wanted to be in the back! If you haven’t noticed yet, I have zero rhythm. I sure as hell did not want to be filmed as the clumsiest and directionally challenged student. So I was stuck in the front where everyone else COULD have been laughing. Luckily, I was in a classroom full of classy women. (I’m sure they held their laughter later. Haha!) Anyway, I had a terrific time Zumba-ing. ClayahMary was a great teacher; I really appreciated a quick tutorial of the steps/routine before the next segment started. I know that Zumba people aren’t supposed to give a lot of verbal cues, but whatever, it was helpful to hear and see the moves broken down.
