Salsa for football players.

This third-year rookie has been sick for quite awhile. Over a month. I finally sucked it up and went to the doctor, who gave me the lovely prescription of "take the week off." As a self-employed person, it kind of feels like every day is a day off, but really, being told to take the week off has made me force myself to not think about work. All I'm thinking of is liquids, rest, and the hope of getting better.

Now, the downside to being sick is that there are some obligations I have that I have had to miss. I haven't been able to practice at football in weeks (although I am going to defy my doctor's orders and try to hit a practice or two this weekend), and I haven't been able to get back to yoga or any of the other things that keep me "in shape." The number on the scale at the doctor's office was enough to make me cry a little bit inside. But yet, I continue to get my liquids and rest. Because I am sick of being sick.

I did, however, defy my doctor's orders last night by going to my first salsa lesson. Back in April, for Mrs. Awesomebutt's birthday, I offered to take dance lessons with her. For me, I always like trying new things, but also knew that dance lessons certainly wouldn't hurt me in my progress as a budding football player.

Remember the 1985 Bears?



So I drugged myself up on cough medicine and headed down to Viscount Dance Studios with Mrs. Awesomebutt for our first Salsa lesson last night.

And let me tell you... that was a step in the right direction.

See, my problem has always been a lack of coordination when it comes to my feet, but already I feel lighter on my feet. The way that you are supposed to lower your core in Salsa will most definitely help me in my upper leg strength and in my agility.

It was only week 1, but I already feel the results. Maybe someday I will be that football superstar, after all. But for now, I'm going to get back into bed and drink some more liquids.