Yesterday, I had a professional bike fit done by Dan McDonough, Revolutions in Fitness, one of the AIDS/LifeCycle's Platinum Level Partners. Three weeks ago, I already learned from Chris Davis, 24-Hour Fitness Master Trainer, that my hip flexors, especially my right, are very tight. What does this mean? Yesterday's bike fit was very detailed. I never knew the lack of flexibility in my hip flexors affected my cycling. I thought the years of training for dance 33 years ago would make me flexy man, but I guess I needed to continue those important stretches. Hmmmm? Life lesson #7052 (no importance to the random number I just selected) - "continue to do the things that help your body stay flexible." Not being flexible makes your body do knick knack patty wack things like - why the _____ is my ____________ hurting or doing what it's now supposed to be doing?
During the bike fit, Dan noticed (and so did I, finally, when facing a mirror) while I was cycling, that my hips see-sawed from side-to-side - not back to front, as in twerking (not supposed to do that either). So, Dan did a test. He had me cycle with just my left foot (not to be confused with Daniel Day Lewis' "My Left Foot") and lo and behold, I was cycling smooth as a baby's bum. Then, he had me switch to my right foot (not to be confused with Daniel Day Lewis' opposite of "My Left Foot") and lo and behold, I was cycling as if I had never been on a bicycle - I was all over the place, off balance, and full of hope that I could change that. Now I know that I need to get that right hip flexor opened sooner, rather than later.
Lot's of good, hard work ahead to get my body into shape so that I don't ever look like this ...
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| Yes, I know I've used this picture before ... Can you imagine what my reaction would've been had Ben worked my right leg/hip flexor? |
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| Maybe this? |
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