I came across this Eisenstaedt photograph for LIFE magazine and it made me want to do a forward roll. And so I did. The good news is I still can. The bad news is that I’m as stiff as an iron rod. I need to join a stretch class, and this one here looks just my speed. Rose Dor Farms was a “reducing” school for women in upstate New York in the 30s. I’m not sure how far these gals got, but I like their sense of occasion.
I can roll too, even if cartwheels are now impossible. (They didn’t used to be—is it just that I’m now that much farther from the ground?) I can also stretch up to make a table. Before my 2nd baby, I used to be able to lie down and put my legs back all the way behind my head, but now my stomach gets in the way. Alas. I will go eat a scone to console myself.
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