It's so great when the weather gets nice!  Last night I think my entire neighborhood was out walking their dogs, or getting in a run, or pushing the baby around for some fresh air.  It was kind of neat!  I felt like I live and work in a very hip urban area.

All that activity in my neighborhood made me start thinking about stretching and how this very important aspect of getting in shape is quite often left out of the routine.  The best thing you can do for yourself (other than getting a massage!) is to get into a stretching routine.  Even if you don't do a whole lot of exercise, you can still benefit from lengthening those muscles that have tightened up from sitting all day.  It doesn't have to be very long.  Build 5 or 10 minutes into your morning or evening routine and stick with it.  Before long your muscles will be supple and more able to do the things you ask them to do!  The following link goes to a great article about stretching:

prevention.com

 

The great weather has also brought about the reopening of the Tailgate Market.  I take my chair over there every Tues. from 4pm until 7pm and Sat. from 9am until 1pm.  If you have any interest at all in going "local" with your purchases - this is the place to go.  Right now the produce is somewhat low since the farmers are still growing, but it is still worth checking out!  We have had some "out of this world" strawberries and the local bakers are wizards with their creations!