11/1/2017 0 Comments week 7-Higher and Higher Welcome back bloggers! I am now onto the final stages of my needle and I couldn't be more excited! This has been a long but fun process and I cannot wait to see my needle at the end of this. I have been working very hard each week to improve my flexibility and it is finally paying off. Last week I mastered a scale and by getting that it made me a lot more flexible in my back and very much so in my legs. Every week when I lift my leg higher it makes me just a little but more flexible. At the end of these twelve weeks it's just not about getting my needle it's about increasing my flexibility along the way. I have always been flexible my whole life because I am double jointed but I have never really done anything with this gift. So, I decided I am going to make myself more flexible and finally do something with it. I have done cheerleading since I was in third grade so people just assume that you're naturally flexible but that's not the case.
When I started cheerleading I wanted to be very flexible like all of my friends and do all the same stretches that they were doing. I was flexible but not flexible enough. I wanted to be like my friends and impress my coaches just because I was flexible enough to do a stretch. By doing a needle it can lead you to lots of other cool and interesting things that you can do. When you get your needle you can to all three splits, overextended splits, maybe a needle with the opposite leg, and all the stretches leading up to a needle. This week I am going to have to stretch a lot to ensure that I get my needle. The stretch that seems to benefit me the most is overextended splits. This is because I am actually touching my leg with my head and its like doing a needle but on the ground. My second most beneficial stretch is where I put my leg on a doorframe and put my leg flat on it. This stretches the inside of my leg very well so that when I practice my needle it seems fairly easy. I have been having trouble with my back lately and that is causing my stretches habits to go down. Since my lower back hurts it's difficult to try and do my needle because of the pain and stress it causes on my back. A needle is not just about stretching every week to accomplish it. It's about dedication and lots of motivation to make you want to stretch. Somedays when I know I need to stretch I just have no motivation to do that. But then I tell myself that I have been wanting a needle for a long time and I need to get this. I have also heard that being flexible can also make you loose weight. I'm not sure that that statement is a myth or not but it seems true to me. I think it is true because if you have motivation to get a needle and be active everyday it can make you loose weight fast. See you bloggers on week eight!
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