Zip it up. Engage your core. However you say it in pilates,
those interior muscles which are hidden from view need to be tensing and strengthening so they can take
the stress.
Tricky. Very tricky.
I am struggling to achieve some success in this elusive form
of exercise, because I believe that if I can strengthen that inner core, I will
be much better equipped to withstand any twists or jerks or turns which might
otherwise result in slipped disks or other muscular injuries, especially to the
back.
The back is so central to every move we make, and even to
our resting positions. I have learned painfully over this last year how
integral it is to every move I make, and every resting posture I choose. If the
back is sore, pretty much everything hurts.
Spiritually I am also trying to engage my core. Exercising my
faith through reading the Bible, praying, reading spiritual books and
discussing them with friends. Identifying and recognising what my core values
are as a Christian. Very tricky as well. Hard to see progress, just like with
pilates. But also just like with pilates, if I don’t have a strong spiritual
core I am in danger of serious injury. Emotional stress may result in spiritual pulled muscles or slipped disks.
Mentally I am trying to engage my core, by embarking on
learning a new language. To learn Russian, I first need to learn a new
alphabet, so I am still at that basic, infant position, trying hard to master
the strange symbols and make the foreign guttural sounds. Keeping the brain active and challenged and learning new things is important, we are told, for future mental agility.
So, 2015 is the year of engagement of my core. Cores. Only
by the grace of God can I strengthen all those muscles – physical, spiritual,
and mental, but that is my goal.
Watch this space...
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