Day 6 of Challenge!

I am no expert, but I think when every single muscle group is sore from working out for 5 days straight, it is time for a rest day! So for Day 6 of of my challenge, I decided to stretch everything out.

And while I was surfing the internet for the perfect stretch, I learned something about myself... I do not like videos that take a while to get into. I think I tried 4 different videos before settling on one. It was like Goldie Locks and the Three Bears. One was too slow, one was too boring, one was too... breathy. Then there was one that was just right.

The "porridge" that was just right.

As you can see from the picture, I just typed in The Perfect Split Stretch.  I am not sure where the "Russian" came from, except that there are so many Russian gymnasts and ballerinas and I thought I could find a great instructor that way. Ha ha! The instruction was straightforward and I liked the different moves.

And it actually felt soooo good on my muscles to just simply stretch everything out. I used to do the splits no problem before I got pregnant, but I stopped working on them when I was around 6 or 7 months because my belly was getting in the way. So, this video kind of rekindled my desire to get them back again. I will post my progress with that, but for fun here is a picture of me before getting pregnant doing the splits in the snow!

Trying to be graceful in a snowsuit...

Overall, what a relaxing, but effective Day 6 of my challenge. I am already looking forward to my workout tomorrow and can't wait to really start seeing results, but I am doing this slow and steady. I want to win the race! So, here's to Day 7! Well, don't go yet, I couldn't close this post without a little video... See below :)