Dead Girl Running (The New Order Book 1) (41 page)

I’d love to have more time to write (and run, read, and sleep), but until I find Hermione Granger’s time turner, I will juggle real life with the half-written stories in my head. Main characters and plot lines intertwine in my cranium, and I need to let my writing weave the tales on paper so I can find out what happens next.

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Clavicles
= Collar bones

Core muscles
= Think beyond the stud-muffin six-pack. Core muscles involve your spine, pelvis, abdomen—everything that’s not your arms and legs.

Downward dog
= Similar to a dog stretching post-nap, downward-facing dog is a yoga position shaped like an upside down V, with the hands and feet both touching the ground and the butt up in the air. If your hamstrings are tight like mine, it’s a bit difficult to get your heels on the ground.

Dragon pose
= This yoga pose begins with kneeling upright, then extending the front leg out, setting that foot down and leaning forward to stretch the hip flexors, leaving the back leg in the kneeling position for leverage. (see lunge)

External Obliques
= The large side abdominal muscles closest to the surface.

Fartlek
= A workout with periods of fast running varied with periods of slower running. The word itself means “speed play” in Swedish. Runners can choose time periods to vary speeds or to race from mailbox to mailbox, etc. It’s adult playtime.

Gastroc/gastrocnemius
= Calf muscles of the leg, preferably bulging.

GPS watch
= A running watch with a global position system that allows the runner to track mileage, current pace, overall speed, and probably some other things I haven’t figured out yet.

Hamstrings
= Muscles from butt to knee, on the backside. Generally tight in runners. They will spend their whole lives trying to loosen them to no avail.

Hip flexors
= The muscles responsible for the motion of bringing the knee up to the waist.

IT bands
= The Illiotibial (IT) band is the tough connective tissue connecting the ileum of the pelvis to the tibia bone located in the lower half of the leg. This band is often tight in runners, resulting in pain either at the outer side of the knee or the outer side of the hip, or somewhere in between.

Lunges
= A stretch or exercise where the athlete’s weight is thrust forward on the front leg with that knee bent and foot flat on the ground. The rearmost leg is also bent, with either the foot up on the toes (to work on strength) or the leg from knee on down set on the ground (to work on stretching the hips).

Mountain pose
= A basic standing yoga pose, where all is aligned, hips over knees over ankles, a position of power and centering.

Namaste
= The customary greeting to others at the beginning of a yoga class.

Pectorals
= Chest muscles

Pigeon pose
= A lovely (or painful, depending on how you look at it) yoga stretch for the hips done on the floor, pretty much twisting your legs into a pretzel where one leg stretches straight back flat on the ground with the top of the foot resting on the floor and the other leg bent and curled around so that the opposite foot is in front of the other hip. Makes total sense, right?

Run up tempo
= Running faster than comfortable, the goal being to increase one’s endurance and stamina for future races.

Savasana
= The corpse pose, lying flat on the floor and relaxing, meant to give enough time for the body to absorb the benefits of the practice and allow the mind to calm back down. However, my mind never calms down and I find it impossible to remain still because there is always something else to do (laundry, pick up the kids, walk the dogs, etc.).

Semimembranosus/Semitendinosus
= see Hamstrings

Stacked log pose
= One of my favorite sitting poses (although I’ve been told I possess a sick mind). Both legs are bent in front of you, but instead of criss-crossed the legs are stacked like logs. One leg rests on the floor, everything touching from knee to foot. The other leg rests on top of the first leg, skin to skin, right knee to left foot and left foot to right knee. It’s not torture, really. Okay, for some it is.

Tree stance
= A wonderful pose to utilize when washing dishes, browning hamburger, or making popcorn. One leg stands tall, while the opposite foot is held tucked up on the inside of the standing leg, knee held out to the side to stretch the respective hip. (Note the theme here?)

Warrior
= A standing yoga pose with several variations, with legs set wide and arms either outstretched or held up above, depending on the variation. Strengthens legs and stretches the hips.

Intrigued?
Or maybe just confused?
I highly recommend
Sage Rountree’s The Athlete’s Guide to Yoga
and
Ekhart Online Yoga Classes and Videos

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