Every morning for the past 15+ years, PBS has aired a sweet exercise show called "Classical Stretch". I have to admit that I have often flipped past the program and thought, "Isn't that so cute that they have an exercise program for older people." Boy, was I mistaken. At first glance, the exercises look super simple. Try them, I dare you.
Classical Stretch, and subsequently, Essentrics, were created by former professional ballerina, Miranda Esmonde-White. Today, Miranda is 66 years old and can out stretch people more than half her age.
As I work to strengthen my upper body muscles for skeet shooting (more to follow on that in future posts) and to decompress my neck and spine from sitting at a computer all day, I have given myself a Classical Stretch Challenge. I will do 30 minutes of Classical Stretch every week day for 3 weeks. I am going to try to post daily in order to keep myself accountable.
Day 1:
I did Miranda's Anti-Aging Workout I'm getting younger as we speak.
Ballet exercises are killer. If she has kept up her daily routine all these years, no wonder she can stretch! If it were me I'd ease into it gently. Best of luck with it. I'll be checking in to see how you're doing!
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