Realizing I have shins.

During my run yesterday, I stopped mid way to do some core and leg work. Sitting down with my legs stretched out in front of me, I noticed a mild indent along the front of my shins. I poked and prodded at it, wondering what it was from. I traced the line up and back down my leg when I stopped and discovered the muscle swelling to the right of the dent. My shins, it was my shins! Well, specifically my Tibialis Anterior. I had actually never payed close attention to the development of the lower half of my legs before. The 'dent' was the result of a tiny concave gap between my tib. ant and my shin bone. 

Maybe it was my new shoes (which further engage my legs muscles than before) which exaggerated the definition in my shin area. Or maybe it was just because I have been ignorant in observing this area in my body before. I took a few extra minutes just sitting there with my legs extended revisiting the idea of how incredible our bodies are. We can observe, stimulate and train our bodies for anything while understanding the exact mechanics involved in each movement we preform - yet we can easily become so unaware or negligent to our own anatomy. We can pull a hair out of our head and feel a response in our feet. We can control our breathing and induce calmness and sleep. We hand massage our hands and feel migraine relief. It's fascinating, and we sometimes don't even appreciate it!

Today I vow to be conscious and engaged in the sensation and anatomy of my tissues, tendons, nerves, organs and muscles. I will reduce the number of instances I have where I discover the composition of a limb and subsequently smack myself in the head for not paying attention to that part earlier. I am ready for some exciting learning ahead...

Yours in health,

Jenna

Legs - why didn't I look closer before?