Hey, it’s Monday.

Yeah, I know you know that little piece of brilliant insight.

I wanna hear what you did over the weekend.

I always ask my people what kind of adventures they got themselves into since our last chat.

And, since you’re one of my people…I wanna know.

Here…

I’ll start by telling you about my weekend adventures and then you tell me about your adventures in the comments section.

By the way, this isn’t a contest so any adventure big or small counts.

I had some commitments on Friday night which held up my Saturday morning.  It was because of those commitments that I wasn’t prepared to leave early Saturday.

That kinda gets my goat.

I like to be over-prepared and ready way ahead of departure time.

Plan was, get up to the mountains and see what kind of adventures I could scrounge up.

Because of the late start, it slowed me down a bit, but I still got out there.

I had no idea where I was going.

Never been to this area before.

So, my adventurous soul led me up a steep mountain side for a few miles until the route forced me to make a decision.

Go over the cliff, or stop and make camp.

My choice was obvious since I’m here to write about it.

Tore my stuff apart and made camp.

Decided to go for a hike behind camp to get an idea of the goings on in the forest before dinner.

Tramped around for a while then gathered some wood and headed back to camp.

I’ve been doing quite a lot of writing lately which equates to more time on my butt and less time moving about on my feet.

My hips have been really tight and sore which has made it really hard to warm up for my workouts during the week.

Well, this weekend proved my theory about too much time in the seated position and what that does to your knees, back, hips, shoulders, neck and just about any other joint ache or pain you can think of.

So, I’m gathering wood, making a fire pit, putting camp together and as I’m doing all of this I noticed my back and hips starting to feel looser and stronger.

All weekend I felt really great.

The more I moved, the more I wanted to move.

And even though I practice what I preach by foam rolling and stretching 4-6 days per week, I’ve struggled to feel as great as I did this weekend.

By the way, here’s the link to the free video that has all the foam rolling and stretching exercises that I do:

http://kneepainworkout.com

My take home message from the weekend adventures was simply to listen to what I already inherently knew.  Get off my butt and move more along with my regular stretching, foam rolling and workout sessions.

We were meant to move more than we, as a society, currently move.

And until we get that message through our thick skulls and right in the forefront of our consciousness, we will continue to have joint aches and pains.

I would not hesitate to say that your knee pain is likely a result of what you’re not doing.

Not once did my knees bother me all weekend.

Even with all the bending and kneeling and squatting and hiking on unstable, steep terrain…no knee pain.

Yeah, yeah I know.

Great for me but what about for you.

Well, you know I work with people from all walks of life with varying degrees of knee pain.

And regardless of the knee pain issue, they are not forced into a life of rocking chairs, obesity, motorized scooters and ever increasing knee pain.  (By the way, many of these individuals have varying degrees of arthritis in their knee joints.)

Nope.

They get their butts moving with all the things they can do pain free.

And just so you know, there are at least 50 exercises that I know of off the top of my head that you can be doing right this very minute…pain free.

What would it be like to get your body moving again?

How would your body feel if you were more flexible, stronger, had more stamina and just felt so much better because you are simply moving again?

Wow!

What a concept, huh?

There really IS something you can do about and around your painful knees.

Ready to go get ‘em, tiger?

Super!

This is where you start:

http://kneepainworkout.com

On a side note…

Couldn’t find my really cool, self-inflating, down sleeping pad.

Aaaaand, since I’m stubborn and won’t settle for less than…

I ended up sleeping on the ground.

My really cool, self-inflating, down sleeping pad has been lost in relationship space along with many other things I’m sure I have no idea are missing….until the day I need them.

So, I just ordered the new version of the really cool, EVEN EASIER self inflating, down sleeping pad.

Hope it’s here by Friday or I’ll be sleeping on the ground again.

Hey, by the way…

When’s the last time you tried push ups, planks, dead lifts, kettlebell swings, body weight rows or chin ups?

Download the free video first right here:

http://kneepainworkout.com

Follow the directions carefully so you are fully warmed up and your form is dialed in before trying any new exercises or any of the above mentioned exercises.

Wish me luck on my soon to be new sleeping pad.

I’ll keep you updated on my adventures as long as you hold up your end of the bargain.

Until next time…

Get strong and stay strong,

Rochelle Gravance

PS- Your end of the bargain is telling me about your adventures in the comments section below. Talk to you on the blog…