When I was 12 I had my tail bone removed. That created and eliminated all kinds of problems. Since I started taking Pilates, I have realized just how weak my core muscles are due to my tail bone issue. I couldn't do sit-up without bleeding. It just hurt, literally, to do sit-ups. And so I never developed those muscles. No wonder people question if I am pregnant. My gut was hanging out!
I have figured out how to do sit-ups, developed a callous so that I don't bleed. My back doesn't hurt anymore. The contour of my back isn't so dramatic anymore. I feel better. I don't have the aches and pains that I would occasionally get. It has been a gradual process. But I think I will have long term benefits from this, ones that will help me stay young and healthy. I kind of get the feeling that maybe I was down the path of something like osteoporosis and now I am going to beat that. I see these 75 year olds in my classes and they can do more than I can.
I want to be like that. I want to be healthy and have the energy like that, even at that age.
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