I am absolutely whacked. I have done barely any exercise this week. I was away over the weekend so although there was lots of walking, there was no ashtanga or Pilates. I had a hospital appointment on Monday so couldn't make lunchtime yoga, then was too tired to go to Pump in the evening. I don't do things on Tuesdays - it's my free day.

Following that, on Wednesday HR cancelled my after work yoga class (without telling me, so I turned up in my kit to nothing - grr) and then on Thursday I had to go and pick up some camping kit I'd loaned to a friend, so couldn't make Pilates. Friday night was Thai with old work colleagues, and I just couldn't face the 8:15 Pilates class I occasionally make it to.

All in all, this means I am feeling pretty bleh - I exercise in part to keep myself fit with injuries, and my back and IT band can realllllly feel it at the moment, especially as I haven't been able to get a physio appointment until the 7th. At choir on Wednesday, I did a roll down as part of our warm up and as I rolled back up, my upper back tightened and it took me a while to stand up straight. That's worrying!

Last week I did four yoga classes (ashtanga, two workplace vinyasa flow/yin, blindfolded yoga) and a fair whack of self-practice (something I'm trying to develop consistently, which I'll talk about another time), so compared to that this has definitely been a lazy week. It was also a bit much, to be fair, and a bit out of balance in terms of kinds of exercise.
Because I was away last weekend and knew I wouldn't be able to make the ashtanga class I have started going to on a Sunday night, I made sure I took my mat, block and strap with me so I could do some self practice in the Travelodge (glamour). The woman I was sharing with was very tolerant of me lying on the floor at 8am with my leg stuck up in the air in a strap! I saved the sun salutations for while she was in the shower...
To be honest, last week was a bit much, and I'm not surprised my body has gone 'hey, no'. As ever, I'm an all or nothing kind of person. Finding the balance is probably my biggest challenge...