What a ball!
From a physical health perspective, this winter has been close to catastrophy! The finishing touch was last week, when my lower back broke down leaving me more or less useless for almost a week. But yesterday was quite ok, and today I intend on doing a full days work.
The good (?) thing with all this back trouble, I am now extra consciencious with my exercising. Bought one of those big gym balls, too, because the doctor recommended it and it felt like a good way of motivating myself to work out more. One of the exercise movements with the ball is to sit on it and balance with your feet off the ground. Sitting is not really something I like, since that still makes my back hurt quite a bit, but I had to try out the move. Surprise, it felt really fine and did not hurt a bit! So today I tested sitting on the ball instead of in my work chair, just for a change to see how it feels - what a difference! I think I may well use the ball for a while instead of the chair, see if that helps keep my back in better condition. Should do so, since sitting on the ball it is nearly impossible to maintain a static position that will kill your back. Plus now whenever I feel like a short work on my abs, I can lift my feet up and try to balance. Tricky and effective! Oh, and I can bounce, too!
