Incremental with a small reversion

I took Zoe out yesterday to our usual walk.  Down and up hill.  On an uphill my right hip flexor tightened up and I did not immediately stop.  Old tapes in my head told me to just power through and the muscle will stretch itself back out.  The new tape that said 'your muscles are 68 years old' did not kick in until the sharp pain of a strained ligament or muscle or whatever it is kicked in.  THEN I stopped.  

The upshot was that no real damage but no up and down hills for a day.  I did go around the block on flat sidewalk today and it feels OK.  I'll go out tomorrow and try the usual walk again.  Should be OK.

Lying around for a week is not, apparently, conducive to flexible muscles.  Must remember.  I never had to consider that before.  I've always been one of those that stretching is running slowly for the first half mile or spinning in a low gear for the first 10 minutes or so.  Annoying to actually have to think about what my body is doing.

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