Day 3 - Before Pics

Today I am sharing some somewhat embarrassing "before" photos.  Embarrassing for two reasons.  1) In my own mind, I realize how far these are from what they used to be, and 2) as Jay pointed out, "these before poses are probably most people's 'after' photos".  But this blog and journey are for me.  And I'm only here to compare myself to myself.

Standing Split - Just so we are all clear, I do realize that most adults can not hold their leg straight out while standing, but I used to be able to get it up to my head, so to me, this is a FAIL.  But a good starting point.  Optimism, self, optimism. 

Scorpion -  I used to be able to hold that leg by the knee and have it be straight.  Workin' on it.

left split - not horrendous

center split - This picture surprised me a little bit, actually.  I'm down farther than I thought I was.  Maybe this one IS attainable??

right split - Oh dear.  Where have you gone?  Lots of work to do here.

Sad straddle - This is the stretch that makes me realize how much flexibility I have lost in the past few several many years.  I'm old.  

These pictures will at least give me an idea of how I'm progressing in flexibility as the weeks tick away.  I will take them again in a few weeks to compare.  

Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnndddd, the aftermath.  :)