#the tightest hamstrings ever

[bird-goofle]

“Hey, what uh, what are the effects of this curse?”

“Oh you’re allergic to apples now.”

“Well, good thing I don’t like apples then”

The witch begs your forgiveness for cursing you as a baby; she was young and hot-headed, and would you like her to undo the curse? You aren’t sure what to say as this is the first you’ve heard about any of this.

[femalepope]

i stretch everyday but i think it's too late for me and has been since i was like, 12. i am the most inflexible person you will have ever met i am the person whose fascial adhesions have calcified into ropes of meat it's so bad. i am 21 and despite my best efforts i cannot reach my toes i literally can't even sit up like this

it's so bad you wouldn't believe. i have tried every single youtube "drill" it's just not happening for me i have the tightest hamstrings anyone has ever had in the history of mankind. it's awful it's genuinely awful

[bisexualpixiebabe]

I have not exercised in a long time and I know I need to get back into it so I went to the gym today to start the couch to 5k program. Right after I felt super good, my runner's high, but I knew my hamstrings were gonna throw fit and sure enough while in the bath, got the worst Charley horse in my life and I can't walk normal. Like I'm trying to be healthy stop trying to hurt me body!

[aleatoryw]

the doctor said I have the tightest hamstrings he's ever seen which explains why I've been in basically non-stop pain from my knees to my hips the past few weeks 😬

[shingia]

𝐒/𝐎 𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐉𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐃

stay safe and warm up conscientiously my dudes <3

⤷  hinata, tsukishima, yamaguchi, suga, oikawa, akaashi

warnings : knee, ankle, shoulder injuries

↳ hinata (basketball)

▻ there were only five minutes left and karasuno was two points behind. now was the time to give your all as you went in for the jump that would hopefully block your opponent’s attack

▻ when you felt the familiar texture of the ball against your fingertips, you focused all your strength in your arm and smashed it to the ground with an unbreakable determination

▻ it worked. it worked ! a loud roaring from the stands reached your ears, stirring up the wild fire that was burning in you

▻ but sadly, this wild fire vanished in a matter of seconds when your foot twisted to the right and your ankle hit the floor full force

▻ you let out a piercing scream as a sharp pain was radiating from your ankle to your whole leg

▻ “that’s it. it’s over for me” you thought as tears sprinkled the corner of your eyes

▻ you had no idea how much time it took the first aiders to come to you, but it did not matter. right now you couldn’t think about anything else than your sheer disappointment in yourself. your mind was numb. it was all your fault.

▻ the first tear you let out was when you were laying on the observation table of the infirmary, an ice pack on your elevated ankle as the first aider was out calling your parents

▻ you hadn’t been alone for long when the door suddenly burst open. you immediately recognized your boyfriend’s ginger locks

▻ but when your eyes fixed upon his face, you realized that he looked nothing like the shōyō you knew

▻ his everlasting spark seemed gone and he was looking at you with worried and sorry eyes for the first time ever

▻ he was about to say something when you suddenly broke down in tears right in front of him

▻ seeing you like this truly broke his heart. he couldn’t even imagine how you felt, although he really wanted to. he wanted you to give him your pain

 ▻ however, he knew exactly what to say to make you feel better. he ran to your bed and wrapped his arms around you, holding your sobbing body tightly before saying as happily as he could : “karasuno won, y/n ! they won for you !”

▻ you looked at him with red and swollen eyes. his bright face that you knew so well was back, and the colossal weight of guilt that was crushing you was slowly starting to disappear

▻ “they’ll be here in a few minutes. and you’ll see that nobody’s mad at you... except yourself. but absolutely none of this is your fault, alright ? don’t let these bad thoughts get to you, please... or i’ll fight you myself”

▻ you let out a faint laugh, still wrapped in the tenderness of his embrace and not ready to let go just yet

▻ for the months that followed your injury, shōyō was more than happy to help you with rehabilitation. he also made you write down every single progress you made, so that you could read it whenever you felt down

▻ he insisted on accompanying you to every match your team played without you, because he knew how hard it could be for you to watch from this side of the gym

▻ also, he definitely tried your crutches and did tricks with them

↳ tsukishima (tennis)

▻ tsukki was not even supposed to attend your match. but daichi knew that the first and second years had to study for their exams next week and decided to end their practice early, which is why he thought it’d be a good idea to come see you play

▻ you were really good at tennis, but you tended to overwork yourself and always tried to push your limits. physically or mentally

▻ he had already told you that this behavior would lead you to an injury, but you were too stubborn to listen to him

▻ so obviously, he was not very surprised when he saw you fall to the ground while painfully holding your shoulder as you let out harrowing sobs

▻ he might not have been surprised, but that didn't mean he was not concerned. he was actually pretty worried

▻ however, he was sensible and knew better than to run to you impulsively and bother the medics ; so he kept his distance until your were taken in hand

▻ you were laying on the floor, still painfully sobbing from both pain and frustration when you felt a hand on your leg

▻ you wiped away the tears that were troubled your sight and recognized your boyfriend’s face who was looking at you from above with his brows furrowed

▻ “go ahead, say it” you sniffled “« i told you »”

▻ tsukki shook his head no with a scoff “i won’t. not now at least. what did the medics say ?”

▻ “i have to go for an x-ray and ultrasound to make sure nothing’s fractured” you answered after swallowing the lump in your throat

▻ he sat more comfortably next to you and kept rubbing circles on your thigh, telling you that he’d stay with you for as long as he’s allowed to

▻ he knew very well that you were going to be hard enough on yourself so, for once, he put aside his salty comments and focused on taking your mind off of the pain

▻ so he thought he’d explain to you why he had finally been able to come. he also told you that from the little he had seen, you had played better than ever, hoping that this would make you feel at least a bit better

▻ emotional support might not be tsukki’s forte, but during your convalescence, he helped in his own way by thinking about how you could still play a role in your sport while being immobilized

▻ he encouraged you to ask your coach if you could help train the younger players, which you started doing a week after the accident - and it was one of the best idea tsukki had ever had

▻ even if he couldn’t go with you to all your doctor’s appointments, he knew all the dates by heart and always called you afterwards

↳ yamaguchi (gymnastics)

▻ yamaguchi loved to see you perform your routines and was always amazed at how you made everything look so effortless. and you loved knowing that he was there for you in the stands

▻ however, when you lost balance during a jump over the bar and dislocated your shoulder while trying to grab hold of it, you thought that for once it would have been better for him not to come and witness that

▻ the pain was sharp, like your joint was trying to pop out of your skin at any moment. although your coach tried to be as reassuring as she could, you couldn’t help but imagine the worst

▻ and that’s when you saw him. deathly pale, tadashi was standing next to the stairs that connected the stands to the competition hall, visibly weighing whether or not he should come and see you

▻ three medics came in no time and carefully put you on a stretcher before taking you to a quieter room where you’d have to wait for the ambulance. your coach was still with you, but you knew she had to deal with the rest of your teammates

▻ “go back there, they still need you” you told her “but before you leave, my boyfriend is in the competition hall, could you-”

▻ you weren’t even done talking that yamaguchi burst in the room, looking absolutely terrified. he rushed to you and your coach decided to leave, you were in good hands now

▻ “i’m alright, tadashi, i’m alright” you lied with a forced smile

▻ he squeezed your hand, his jaw clenched. “stop preserving me, it’s my turn to reassure you for once. it’s okay if you’re not alright, i’m here”

▻ at his words, a single tear ran down your cheek which he stopped by softly brushing your skin with his finger. you smiled gratefully at his angelic face, which was still tensed with worry

▻ “w-will you come to the hospital with me ?” you asked, finally letting your fear show through your voice

▻ tadashi obviously accepted to accompany you. actually, he was there every step of the way, until your parents took over

▻ for quite some time after your injury, tadashi stopped talking about volleyball. he thought it was unfair to talk to you about it when you were immobilized for at least a month

▻ but hearing him talk about his sport was one of the things you enjoyed most so you asked him not to refrain himself. if there was something he wanted to tell you, you were more than happy to listen

▻ however, it did not mean that you didn’t have moments when your sadness and anger were too much to handle

▻ at first, you were reluctant to call him when it happened. but nobody could comfort you the way tadashi did and he often stayed on the phone with you until you fell asleep

↳ suga (track)

▻ it was the first time. the first time suga wasn’t there to cheer for you from the stands. and of course you had to get your first injury in seven years of practice during that time

▻ he had a practice match the day of your competition, but you assured him that you’d be alright without him. which was now a lie, obviously

▻ you were on your way to the hospital to have an ultrasound, which would let you know how much of your hamstring had torn, and you still hadn’t told anything to suga

▻ a call seemed like the easiest way to warn him, but you feared that it might interrupt him during his match so you opted for a text, trying to make it sound the less worrisome as possible

▻ but based on suga’s panicked tone when he called you right after his match, your definition of “not worrisome” was definitely not the same as his

▻ he told you he’d come to the hospital right away but you refused and told him to meet you at your house in about an hour

▻ he was at your front door twenty minutes later. just to be sure

▻ when you finally got back, he wanted nothing more than to run to you for the tightest hug of his life. but just as he was about to wrap his arms around you, he froze and took a step back

▻ “no. no touching. i’m not taking any risk” he stated

▻ you chuckled and told him that except for your left leg, the rest of your body was more than disposed to be hug. but seeing that he was still reluctant, you pulled him in for a hug yourself

▻ although he didn’t want to tell you about it, he felt extremely guilty that he had not been there for you. he knew that he would not have been able to change the outcome, but he could have provided moral support ; that was one of the things he was the best at

▻ so he made you promise that if you were to be in trouble again, you’d call him no matter what. and you had no other choice but to promise him (he could be dreadfully convincing)

▻ he made up for his absence by pampering you ten times more than before, which was no small thing to say since he was already very devoted to your every needs

▻ and his pampering included hours of cheering you up every time the fear of never getting back to the same level as before seized you

▻ however, he knew better than to just your sadness to the back of your mind, so if you ever needed a good cry, his shoulder was there for you

▻ “let it all out, it’s alright, pumpkin. i didn’t care about this shirt anyways”

▻ as soon as you were allowed to go for short runs again, you can be sure that suga went with you every single time in case something was to happen again

↳ oikawa (ice skating)

▻ tōru had the reputation of being rather confident and proud of who he was, and you loved that about him

▻ after dating for about a year, you were now one of the fortunate ones that tōru was as proud of as he was of himself. and this was especially evident during your figure skating performances

▻ your body was so graceful when it moved on the ice, he considered you a true piece of art

▻ as for you, you were proud to be loved by such an amazing athlete, and seeing him in the front row when you entered the skating rink never failed to boost your confidence

▻ today was the day of the qualifications for the nationals, and you were one of the favorites of the competition. the pressure was on and you had to give everything you had during the four minutes and thirty seconds you spent on the rink

▻ unfortunately, you gave more than you had. which was too much for your body

▻ as soon as you heard a crack in your knee, you knew it was over. and when your body hit the ice full force after your failed landing, everyone around knew too

▻ the pain, the frustration, the anger, the distress, tōru was familiar with those

▻ he grabbed his bag and your jacket that he had kept with him before running out of the stands and try to meet with you as soon as he could

▻ but sadly, the staff did not let him enter the room you were kept in while waiting for the ambulance. he was furious and this close to make a scandal. but luckily, he reconsidered it and decided to use his head instead

▻ and thirty seconds later, he was standing next to your bed, holding your trembling hand in his

▻ “if anyone asks, i’m your brother” he whispered while placing a reassuring kiss on your forehead

▻ tears sprinkled the corner of his eyes and he did not even bother to wipe them away. it broke his heart to see you go through something even worse than what he had to endure with his ankle

▻ but on the other hand, he knew what words you needed to hear right now and he wanted to be the support he did not have

▻ “i know... i know this seems like a nightmare. but it’s not over, you’ll make it through, honey. and you’re not alone, nobody here is stupid enough to give up on you.”

▻ you did not realize it yet, but his hand in yours was the only thing that kept you going through both physical and mental pain

▻ and even when his hand left yours, even once you were out of the hospital, he was the one that kept you going. he would not have allowed that his prodigious s/o gave in to despair and sadness

▻ “when you come to think about it, this was just your way of letting a chance to the others. how nice of you, sweetie” he told you one day as you were walking home from his practice

▻ but he could see that you were not sharing his opinion as you kept walking with your eyes looking down

▻ he immediately stopped and turned around to face you. both his hands were your shoulders and he looked at you dead in the eyes 

▻ “i know you’re strong enough to overcome this. and you know i’m never wrong ! sure, it will be long and difficult, but also i know you’re not afraid of that. just think about how ecstatic the crowd will be when you’ll win the selections next year ! you’ll get so much more credit than all these wannabes losers ! so don’t you dare chicken out now, alright, love ?”

▻ after a quick wink, he pulled you in one of the tender hugs that only he had the secret to. and as you let his familiar smell calm your nerves, it appeared that there was still a bit of hope after all

↳ akaashi (rhythmic gymnastics)

▻ akaashi did not understand. he did not want to believe it. ten seconds ago, you were majestically drawing spirals in the air with your ribbon while grabbing your leg from behind your neck ; it was beautiful, you were delivering the best routine he had ever seen. so why ? why did your ankle give up ?

▻ on his team, he was the quickest to make decisions, he was used to thinking fast. but right now ? he had absolutely no idea what to do and he hated to admit it that he didn’t dare to move from the stands for a few minutes

▻ but seeing your cheeks covered in tears as you were being taken out of the competition carpet was an electroshock. he stood up and ran as fast as he could to the corridor in which he last saw you

▻ he did not know the gym at all and had to ask many people before a woman was finally able to tell you where you had been taken. he thanked her about three times

▻ when he entered your team’s locker room, he was surprised and also a bit irritated to see that you had been left alone. but when you told him that it was actually you who had asked to be alone, he second-guessed everything

▻ “i don’t mind it if it’s you” you assured him as you tried to sit up straight

▻ when you winced in pain, he immediately grabbed your sides as gently as he could to help you sit against the wall. his eyes lingered on the ice pack on your ankle for a little while he softly replaced a few hairs behind your ear

 ▻ when he looked back at your face, you noticed a surprising amount of emotions visibly battling in his eyes. he was usually very good at looking calm and composed, seeing you getting hurt must have really shaken him

▻ after a few seconds spent staring at you, akaashi couldn’t hold on any longer and threw his arms around your shoulders before heaving a sigh of relief. you were taken aback and it took you a few seconds to hug him back

▻ “you scared me a lot. really” he said, his voice muffled against your shoulder. “it just... everything went so fast”

▻ “i scared myself too” you chuckled “but hey, we’re lucky it’s just the ankle. the medic said i’ll be up and about in less than a month”

▻ he broke the hug rather abruptly and sat back on the floor. his cheeks were starting to blush as he cleared his throat, looking away from you :

▻ “you’re right. sorry, i got a bit overwhelmed”

▻ there he was, the akaashi you were used to. you caressed his arm and his eyes finally darted towards you. when he saw you were smiling, he loosened up and a grin started spreading on his face as well

▻ the next monday was your first day of school with your splint and crutches and akaashi was extremely protective of you, especially in the hallways where he feared someone might bump into you

▻ he was also very protective when bokuto was around. he knew his friend was kind of an oaf and you had stopped counting how many times akaashi had to pull him by the collar when he got too close

▻ “he’s like a bull in a china shop, so no, he’s not allowed to come closer than six feet” 

[shawn-does-stuff]

Cologne Q&A

Q: Since you’re doing yoga are you able to touch the floor when you’re standing?

A: No I can’t do that. I have the tightest hamstrings ever. *tries to touch his toes* — Q: What makes you happy? A: When I’m home I just like to do nothing and hang out with my friends and be a stupid 20-year-old. — Q: Would you rather lose all of your memories or never be able to make new ones? A: I would rather lose all of my memories because there are so many new memories to be made. — “Love yourself 10x as much as you already are and be way less hard on yourself because i think everyone is too hard on themselves...” — Shawn’s advice to a fan for how to help her sister deal with her anxiety- “The best thing you can do your little sister is make her laugh and be there with her to distract her and just have fun with her and show her that things can be fun.” — Q: “What do you do when you’re not feeling well?” A: “I call my sister. She’s the best medicine when I’m not feeling good and she’s hilarious.” — Q: If you could travel back to any day in your life what would it be? A: I would travel back to the first time I stepped on stage.

[freshfitness2]

Modified Yoga Strengthens Legs

Many senior clients come to their first modified yoga class lacking leg strength and with balance issues. On average, older individuals deal with many leg and feet issues, including hip and knee replacements, spider veins, sciatica, and ankle and feet challenges. By participating in a modified mat or modified chair yoga class consistently, most start developing their leg muscles, which immediately helps with balance, agility, their gait, and circulation. It's not just the seniors who can benefit. An inactive person, and one who sits too long, will have leg challenges. An overweight individual may also have some leg challenges. Others who have a leg or knee injury. A person with diabetes could have leg challenges.

Everyone who takes a modified yoga class will feel their legs getting stronger. In a modified yoga class, we also implement the use of straps, to aid in flexibility and isometric exercises challenges. By using a strap we are using the body's force against itself, and it causes leverage. In my experience, hamstrings are one of the tightest areas for most clients. Once they start loosening up the hamstrings, participants can usually do more weight-bearing, and lunging type of poses, and begin to develop more strength, agility and flexibility. By working against a wall, we can also create isometric poses, which aid in the strength building and flexibility.

It takes some discipline and practice to work your legs and protect your knees at the same time. Quad muscles are also tight for many clients. Think that everything is connected. From your lower back, hips, hamstrings, and quads, to your knees. If you have tight hamstrings and thighs, your knees Exercise Resistance bands and hips may also become challenged. If you have a knee challenge, you tend not to move too much because you are in pain. The quad muscles actually start atrophying from lack of use. You can't actually stretch your knee. Its bone, and cartilage. To heal your knee, a person will work on strengthening the thigh muscle, and the little muscles and ligaments on the outside or inside of your knee, and the hamstrings.

Leg lifts, done one leg at a time, with your knee slightly bent, while you are sitting, is just one exercise that will strengthen your quad muscles. A lateral leg movement to the side, will strengthen the muscle group on the side. Deep low lunges and presses like modified push-ups, or plank, side plank also build your legs. The warrior or triangle pose is another great strength builder. And these poses just don't strengthen your legs, but your gluts and your free your hip connectors.

I smile when beginners come to me with the idea, about yoga that it is just breathing, meditation, and some arm stretching. I listened politely and then ask, "What about the push-ups? Have you ever tried yoga? You will feel it like a work out." Even a modified yoga class; will create stamina, strength, and looser muscles. You will not feel the ache, of having just worked out with weights. But your own body becomes your weight. We do weight-bearing exercises, like push-ups that build the arms and legs.

Modified means that you can use straps, and you can do alternatives to poses, or a less strenuous version of a pose. But most clients feel a modified yoga class like a work out. It's a practice, it's a discipline. But modified yoga is very deceptive. You're not really aware that your body is getting stronger, until one day you notice that you can do more, that you have better stamina, that your legs are stronger. Perhaps it's when you took that long hike. Or after you did weight lifting, and realized that you had better focus, or breath control.

One client, eighty-two years young, was hiking through Asia, when she realized just how strong her legs had become. She said that sometimes she climbed over or under fences, and across walls, and up huge staircases to the temples, in very remote areas. All the travelers were about the same age, but she passed some resting along the way. She stopped and realized how strong her legs had become with our yoga classes.

The craze of power yoga, is like the fascination of an extreme sport. I advocate, yoga as a strength building, calming and healing the mind and body. Yoga to me, is ALREADY powerful. I don't think it's necessary to emphasize POWER YOGA. So if you don't want a Power yoga class, and you want something that is more modified. Modified yoga will work on your physical, mental and well-being. It will develop your overall strength, including your legs, ankles and hips and almost every other part as well. You can do it at your own pace, and modifying poses as you can. Are you ready to strengthen your legs, and do some modified yoga?

[queercapwriting]

ok, but if you're taking prompts again could we have ace!alex and hardcore kinky cuddle porn? with alex restrained well maggie gives her a deep massage, the kind that hurts at first but it's a good hurt? with lots of kisses and caresses and some sweet smelling lotion or oil? and lots of praise kink? (i might be a touch-starved ace baby gay, i won't confirm or deny...)

Maggie watches her while she works and she squints and shetilts her head and she bites the inside of her cheek, a habit she’s recentlypicked up from her girlfriend.

“You’re tense, Danvers,” she observes softly, wanting Alexto ask for it, not wanting to suggest it, because she knows Alex is stillstruggling with not trying to be overly accommodating, still struggling withnot trying to be the ‘perfect girlfriend.’ Especially since she’s come out asace.

Alex looks up at Maggie over her glasses and kneads her handinto her own shoulder. “Yeah, well, you know. Long day at the lab bench, longnight with med journals. Sometimes I think the days getting beaten around inthe field are easier on my body.”

Maggie grins and nods, relieved to finally be with someonewho not only gets it, gets her, but feels it, too. Because no one Maggie’s everbeen with has understood what Alex just said; but Maggie feels it, too, everysingle day her life isn’t on the line.

She thinks vaguely that they both might want to bring thatup in therapy, but she pushes the thought to the side for now, because Alex isshifting, and Alex is stewing in nervous thought.

“Maggie, would you… would you want to give me a massage?”

Maggie gulps and licks her lips and nods and beams, becausegod is she proud of Alex for asking for what she wants, asking for what sheneeds.

“I would love absolutely nothing more. Roll over, Danvers.”

Alex flushes and tosses the journals she has scatteredacross the bed to the floor and lays on her stomach eagerly. Maggie takes along, slow, deep breath staring at her girlfriend, at her perfect body, at herperfect openness, at her perfect… god, everything.

“Tie me up?” Alex asks, her voice small but full and low andso, so, so damn hot.

“Tie you up to… to give you a massage?” Maggie gulps, and Alex buries her face in the pillow.

“I’m sorry, it’s weird, forget it, I – ”

“No no no no no, Alex, no. I… it’s not weird at all, it’s just… hell, Alex, it’s really hot, I was just clarifying, I promise, just clarifying.”

“So you want to, then?”

“Want to tie the most gorgeous woman I’ve ever seen up so I can give her the deepest, most amazing massage she’s ever had? What do you think, Danvers?”

Alex blushes and pokes her face put from where she’s buried it in the pillow.“I think you’re saying you like me.”

Maggie grins and kisses her temple, kisses her cheek, and Alex turns so she can kiss her lips, and they both sigh deeply into the kiss, Alex opening her lips and Maggie trying not to moan and failing in a strangled way that makes Alex smile, that makes Alex giggle, that makes Alex want more.

Maggie complies, bringing her lips down the side of Alex’s jawline, her neck, her shoulder blades.

“You’re so beautiful, Alex.”

Alex preens and Maggie grins,  slipping away fron Alex’s body. Alex whines and reaches behind her in protest. Maggie catches her hand and kisses each knuckle.

“Shhh, sweetie, I’m just getting some things I need to give you a proper massage, okay? I’ll be right back. I promise.”

Alex sighs in mock disapproval and Maggie can’t help but lean down to kiss her lips again. Alex goes to deepen it and Maggie pulls back, dimples on full display.

“You want this massage or not, Danvers?”

Alex concedes and Maggie smooths her hair away from the nape of her neck and kisses her gently.

“Just close your eyes and rest, babygirl. I’ll be right back.”

She fiddles with her phone for a moment until she finds her playlist of the most calming music from FFX, and Yuna’s Theme starts up on her speakers. Alex hums in contentment and Maggie can’t help but lean down and kiss her again until she pads into the bathroom to collect what she needs.

True to her word, she comes right back, armed with lavender scented massage candles and sticks of incense scented the same. Alex keeps her eyes closed as she listens to Maggie padding around the bedroom, the sound of a lighter striking up and the scent of woody, sweet spice starting to fill her senses.

“Do you wanna take your clothes off, Ally?” Maggie asks, and Alex smiles, because she knows it’s a genuine question, not a hint or subtle command.

And she does, taking her time shirking out of her sweatshirt and pajama pants, knowing exactly what that kind of thing does to Maggie and relishing every second of it.

Maggie’s breath goes ragged at the sight of Alex wearing nothing but her glasses, laying on her stomach, trusting and waiting and open for her.

“You still want…?” she confirms, and Alex grins, lifting her hands above her head and raising her wrists for Maggie to tie them with the bondage rope they’ve invested in.

“Too tight?” she asks, and Alex hums and shakes her head. Maggie straddles her and leans down to kiss her bound hands before shifting back down her body, settling around her ass, and she runs her fingertips up and down Alex’s back lightly while she waits for the massage candle to melt enough wax to use.

Alex hisses when Maggie drips the wax onto her shoulders, and Maggie pulls back, wipes it up with her hands rapidly.

“I’m sorry, was it too hot? I should’ve waited – “

“No no, don’t stop, it just… your touch, the… the heat… it feels amazing.”

Maggie takes a deep breath and settles herself, starting by digging the pads of her thumbs into Alex’s knotted shoulders, working the waxy lotion into Alex’s skin, the heat into her muscles, and Alex moans loudly, tugging at her rope.

She answers Maggie’s unspoken question, obvious hesitation.

“Please don’t stop.”

So she doesn’t.

She digs her thumbs, her palms, her knuckles, into every one of Alex’s tightest muscles, letting the wax and the music and the incense surround them both as Alex moans with the slight pain of the release, moans and whispers for Maggie – always scared of hurting her – to please keep going, right there, just like that.

Her shoulders, her lower back, that spot in her midback that she’d strained when she’d gone rogue the other week. Maggie traces her muscles with nothing short of reverence, with nothing short of intimate knowledge of how Alex holds her body, of how Alex keeps her tension. She digs into exactly the right spots, circles around exactly the right places, making Alex moan and arch her body and beg for more of Maggie’s touch, more of Maggie’s hands, more of Maggie’s love.

And when Maggie shifts lower, Alex moans louder, because Maggie is working the tension out of her ass, out of her hamstrings, her calves, her feet, leaving a trail of soft kisses all along the path hands trace, the path her hands carve, the path her hands memorize.

“That feel good, Danvers?” she asks, and she smiles when Alex’s affirmative response is less comprised of actual words than of sighs and moans and arching of her body to get more of Maggie’s touch.

“Your hands must be tired, babe,” Alex murmurs after a long while, after the incense has burned itself out and Maggie’s crawled her way back up Alex’s body to work on her bound arms, her ragged breath in Alex’s ear as she kisses her neck, licks at her earlobe.

“They’re not nearly as tired as you are beautiful, so…”

Alex chuckles, her voice full of relaxed ecstasy that she’s never really understood before.

“Come hold me?” she asks, and Maggie immediately goes to untie her hands, kissing the spots Alex had made a bit pink with her writhing under Maggie’s touch.

“I’ll always hold you, Alex. Okay?”

“I can get used to that.”

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21 Best Valentine’s Day Gifts For Your Husband

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21 Best Valentine’s Day Gifts For Your Husband

21 Best Valentine’s Day Gifts For Your Husband Harini Natarajan Hyderabd040-395603080 January 30, 2020

Valentine’s Day is back, and you have the perfect opportunity to shower some gifts on your husband. If you are dying to show some love to your husband through gifts, here are 21 best Valentine’s Day gift options that are worth considering. This list consists of some thoughtful, novelty, funny, romantic, and super cheesy gift options for your man. Whether he is a businessman who travels frequently, a beer lover, a beard lover, or a techie, these gifts will surprise even the choosiest man.

1. Grow Alpha Beard Beard Brush And Comb Set For Men’s Care

If your man loves growing out his beard, here is the perfect grooming kit you can gift him this Valentine’s Day. This functional gift comes with small mustache scissors, a beard brush, and a mustache comb. This travel-friendly kit consists of brushes with broad bristles that stimulate oil production and remove facial dirt. The bamboo comb massages the skin and keeps your facial hair healthy.

Key Features

High-quality bamboo wood grooming kit

Boar bristles

Eco-friendly and reusable product

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2. Hydro Flask

Want your husband to stay hydrated while working out and throughout the day? Gift him this vacuum-insulated stainless steel flask this Valentine’s Day. This flask is available in a range of vibrant and appealing colors and will become his favorite. It also keeps beverages cold for up to 12 hours when used with the lid. The bottle is made of 18/8 grade stainless steel and is BPA- and phthalate-free.

Key Features

Double-wall insulation to keep the beverages hot or cold for hours

Made using rust-free and corrosion-free stainless steel

Comfortable grip

Durable

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3. Nonda ZUS Smart Car Charger

Give this smart car charger to your techie husband this Valentine’s Day and help him manage his car with a single touch. The smart charger comes with a car-charging app that is compatible with various models of the iPhone. The ZUS app saves your parking location and helps you find or locate your car easily. It is also a great app for recording your business mileage, and it has a parking meter alert feature.

Key Features

You can share your parking location with your friends or family

Locates your car within seconds

The ZUS app records your business mileage

Parking meter alert feature

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4. Brooklyn Brew Shop Everyday IPA Beer Making Kit

Does your husband love beer? Here is a beer-making kit that will make his day. This is the perfect kit for beginners that turns the beer-making process into a fun and adventurous activity. Using this pro kit, you and your husband can make delicious beer at home. The kit includes an IPA-making mix, a glass spirit-filled thermometer, a 1-gallon glass fermenter, a cleanser, a screw-cap stopper, and vinyl tubing.

Key Features

Makes 1 gallon of beer

Natural and organic beer making ingredients

Comes with essential beer-making tools like a glass spirit-filled thermometer, a 1-gallon glass fermenter, a cleanser, a screw-cap stopper, and vinyl tubing

Buy it here!

5. Anker Soundcore Bluetooth Speaker

Here is a thoughtful gift for your music-loving husband. Surprise him with this Anker Bluetooth speaker that offers loud stereo sound and 24-hour play time.  He’ll surely love this speaker that features a built-in mic, offers 66-ft Bluetooth range, and is compatible with all smartphones. It is easy to use and designed with seamless controls. This is a travel-friendly gift that will make your vacations more fun.

Key Features

Deep bass

Extraordinary sound quality

Zero distortion

24 hours of play time

Maintains a strong Bluetooth connection up to 66 ft

Lightweight and travel-friendly

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6. Moji Heated Foam Roller

If your husband is a fitness freak, this heated foam roller is a great gift option for him. It offers intensive heat therapy and is highly effective in reducing muscle pain. It is also great for reducing body pain and releasing trigger points. This is also a great massager for conditions like a stiff neck, muscle spasms,and regular back pain.

Key Features:

Works best on glutes, back, neck, hamstrings, calves, and hips

Two-piece design to target two muscle groups at the same time

Assists muscle recovery and soothes pain

Buy it here!

7. Outlaw Soaps Blazing Saddles Solid Cologne

Surprise him this Valentine’s Day with thisrefreshing solid cologne. This cologne smells luxurious and features the perfect balance of leather, sagebrush, gun powder, and sandalwood fragrances. It is made using natural ingredients like beeswax and cocoa butter. It is bold, impactful, and great for men who like unique fragrances!

Key Features

Smells like campfire, sandalwood, gunpowder, sage, and leather

Organic product

Made using natural ingredients like beeswax, vitamins, and fragrance oils

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8. Kollea Stainless Steel Reusable Ice Cubes Chilling Stones

If your husband loves sipping on ice-cold whiskey or beer, these chilling stones will be a great gift for him. This Valentine’s Day, offer these stainless steel ice cubes that will keep his drinks chilled without diluting them. The stones are made using premium-grade stainless steel and are an exciting gift for spirit lovers. Simply freeze the cubes for an hour and drop them in your drinks to keep them chilled for a long time.

Key Features

Comes with a pair of tongs

Keeps your drinks chilled without diluting them

Made using high-quality stainless steel

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9. Espro Travel Coffee Press

This is a travel-friendly and sturdy stainless steel coffee press and leak-proof mug that you need to get for your husband if he loves coffee. Frequent traveling can make him long for his tasty and delicious coffee when he is on the road. With this mug, he will never feel far from home. This coffee press and no-leak mug are made using insulated, double-walled stainless steel that keeps your coffee hot and yummy for hours.

Key Features

Comes with a double micro filter that keeps your coffee fresh and prevents sludge or grit

The cup prevents your coffee from getting bitter

Durable and insulated mug

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10. Travelambo RFID-Blocking Minimalist Leather Slim Wallet

If your husband needs a super slim and sturdy leather wallet that can easily hold all his cards and cash, gift him the Travelambo Minimalistic Leather Wallet this Valentine ’s Day. This RFID-blocking wallet protects your important information and holds your credit cards, debit cards, cash, ID, and other documents effortlessly. It does not make your pocket look bulky and slides easily into the tightest pockets.

Key Features

12” thick

Made using 100% genuine leather

Features 6 layered card slots

Available in numerous colors

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11. Guento Airus Mens Tie Bar Clips

Treat your gentleman with these amazing tie bar clips and make him look fabulous. This Valentine’s Day, show your love for him with this sophisticated present. The black, gold, and silver finishes of the clips will complement all his shirts and cuff-links. They work with both narrow and broad ties.

Key Features

3 uniquely designed and luxurious tie bar clips

Great for formal events

Fit on both broad and narrow ties

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12. Gift A Cup “Best Husband Ever” Coffee Mug

Even a little gift like a coffee mug can bring a smile on your husband’s face, and this mug will surely make him blush. This ceramic mug with the caption “Best Husband Ever” will melt his heart. So stop wondering and get this heavy-duty and durable mug for your husband.

Key Features

Ceramic mug

Great for hot and cold beverages

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13. Boldloft “You’re Irresistible” His And Her Drinking Glasses

Here’s a romantic and cheesy gift you can buy for your husband this Valentine’s Day. These creative and fun drinking glasses with romantic graphics on both the sides will surely make his day. The set is made of hiball glass and is a perfect Valentine’s Day treat for couples. These glasses will make your husband feel loved as soon as he sets his eyes on them.

Key Features

Durable and sturdy

12-oz glasses

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14. LParkin “Drive Safe, Handsome. I Love You” Keychain

As a wife, you can never not be concerned about your husband. Remind him to drive safe and also how much you love him with this keychain. This little stainless steel keychain features a quote that will remind him of you. This is a great gift if your husband is a trucker or just loves driving.

Key Features

Made using high-quality stainless steel

Nickel- and lead-free key chain with a glossy finish

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15. XMCOSOCS Survival Kit

Who doesn’t want their loved ones to be safe? If you want a thoughtful and functional gift for your husband this Valentine’s Day, gift him this survival kit to help him stay safe. This survival kit will help him if he ever gets stuck in a jungle, on the wild road, or in any dangerous place. The set contains a flashlight, a loud whistle, a keychain LED, a fire starter, a scraper, a versatile tool card, and a compass.

Key Features

Functional and useful tools

Weighs 0.9 kgs

Travel-friendly and compact kit

Consists of all necessary tools for survival in unfavorable conditions

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16. Davidoff Cool Water EDT Spray For Men

Men love cologne, and your husband will not mind if you add another one to his collection. Surprise him with theclassic Davidoff Cool Water EDT.Its fresh fragrance opens with notes of peppermint and lavender that fade into oak moss, geranium, and sandalwood and settle into a warm flow of amber and musk.

Key Features

Made using natural ingredients like honey, wheat flour, whey, and buttermilk

Long-lasting and refreshing scent

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17. FJ Frederick James Engraved “To My Husband” Pocket Watch

Love those vintage style nostalgic gifts? Here is something that will turn your husband’s cheeks red. This romantic pocket watch is an adorable gift option for valentine’s day. The message “To my husband. I loved you then, I love you still. Always have, always will” is beautifully engraved on the cover of the watch, making it a sentimental gift. This watch will remind your husband how much you love him every time he looks at it.

Key Features

Intricate engraving done by professional artists

5cm in diameter

Comes with a chain measuring 40 cm in length

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18. Love Bites Design Company “Sorry This Beard is Taken” T-Shirt

If your husband just can’t get enough of his beard, here is a funny Insta-worthy gift for him. This cute T-shirt that reads “Sorry, this beard is taken” will make him laugh and love you more. This cool T-shirt is made using cotton and polyester, making it super comfortable to wear. It is a lightweight and breathable T-shirt that is great for everyday use.

Key Features

Made using breathable and skin-friendly cotton

Available in 5 different colors

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19. PajamaMania Plush Long Sleeve Fleece Bathrobe

Just like you, your man needs a super soft and comfortable long bathrobe too. If he secretly adores and uses your fluffy bathrobe, gift him this fleece bathrobe this Valentine’s Day to make him feel loved. The robe is available in six bright colors and has a contemporary plaid design. Made using 100% polyester, this robe is soft to touch and will make him feel warm and cozy after a shower.

Key Features

100% polyester

Super soft

Features a hanger loop, a removable belt, 2 front pockets, and a shawl collar

Buy it here!

20. Simple Modern Wanderer Backpack

Whether he is a frequent traveler or likes to go on weekend trips, this functional backpack will become his favorite accessory. It has a thick cushioned laptop compartment and pockets for storing other important gear. It looks stylish and can accommodate all your belongings effortlessly. Available in a range of bright and appealing colors, this backpack features a laptop compartment, a concealed front pocket, an interior file pocket, and a mesh zip pocket on the inside.

Key Features

Suitable for business travel and unplanned weekend getaways

Water-resistant backpack for hiking, camping, and adventure trips

Durable and reinforced zippers for prolonged use

Buy it here!

21. Woodies Wooden Sunglasses with Black Polarized Lens

Gift these wooden sunglasses to him this Valentine’s Day to make him look stylish. These are uniquely designed wooden sunglasses with black polarized lenses. The frame is made using plastic while the arms are made using zebra wood. These anti-reflective glasses offer a comfortable and lightweight fit.

Key Features

Stainless steel durable hinges

Protect from UVA and UVB rays

Buy it here!

 Valentine’s Day is a day for celebrating love, and giving one of thesecute gifts to your husband will make him feel even more special. Offer these wonderful gifts to your husband and show him how much you treasure him!

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Heyyy, remember when they used to call me, #RubberbandLady? Yeah who could ever tell now?! Lol! 😂😂😂 You could pitch a tent under my #centersplits! ⛺️ . . . Well, the best way to open up our #splits is to #stretch and open up the #hamstrings and #hipflexors, two of the tightest and most #IRRITABLE areas of my body, lol! We all know how easy it can be to #beastout our #workouts, but neglect one of the most important parts...#STRETCHING and increasing our #FLEXIBILITY! So, this is not a #NewYearsResolution for me--I hate those--but definitely a #change and a #challenge I would like to #commit to! #BECOMEMOREFLEXIBLE: #bodymindandspirit! But for the #purpose of this post, lets each #practice these for 30 seconds each for 2 sets a day. Once in the morning and once in the evening. Care to join me? I don't care if you are on the #sixweekstosplits or #sixmonthstosplits program...Let's get #FLEXIBLE! 3 minutes a day??!! WE GOT THIS!!! 🎉🎉🎉 . . . #formergymnast #whathappenedtome #strengthbalanceflexibility #theperfecttrifecta because as I always say: #whatgoodisallthatmuscleifyoucantmove???!!! #stretchandtone #elongate #lengthen #cheesysmiles #postworkoutcrazyhair #crazyhairdontcare #cherylnormanfit #flexyourfaith #showyourstrength #bemoreflexible #thelastpicwaspainful #ithinkipulledabagina #tanktop says #suckitupbuttercup! #youdthinktheweightofmybootywouldpullmedown #gravitationalpull #getit (at Goelet A.C. Beuf Community Center)

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I can feel it crawl beneath my skin

My best work seems to come at non-structured times. Now it comes here, from the bathtub. There's a lot of things bothering me, but they were bothering me in relative secret, while I knew they were problems everything felt fine and only now am I realizing some of these deep seated problems. Physical -Physical Stress and Tension are signs of this underlying stress over the years and they show themselves throughout my body. I have very tight muscles and I've gone to physical therapy lately and been have been told I'm in the top ten club for tightest hamstrings. Weird. Oh and the tight-est calves. I don't like to brag about stuff but there it is. I'm working on actual relaxation and flexibility. -Rapid Heart Rate; my heart usually beats slowly but lately even when I'm relaxed it beats like an energizer bunny. Not too good I imagine, and stress I would think to be the cause. All in all I should clarify that despite these things I feel like a pretty healthy person. Mental - I've been in a fog, a fog of relative happiness with some minor stupid issues that I fixate on. Overall I haven't felt like myself in so long I can't remember what it's like and I'm wondering if I should even care. I tend not to go down the rabbit hole of "dark philosophical truths that depress me" as often, but they are still there mostly unresolved. Would I even know what it feels like to leave this fog? - I still bite and chew my hands and mouth often after stress when I am no longer aware that I'm stressed out. (Kinda mental cuz I'm taking action to do this it's not entirely unconscious.) I am stressed and impatient, my blood boils trying to cross off my checklists, trying to use all my time responsibly and meaningfully ABD yet wasting blocks of entire hours on my own time. How ridiculous I have become. - I still find the negative in everything. I manage to worry about everything that happens to my body, and the smallest failures when working out make me angry at myself. Make me wonder if I'm genetically even supposed to be doing this kind of thing where as other days I feel invincible. I have begun to see the irrational side of myself, the primal self who easily feels good or bad. If I have a workout routine I know I'll crush, I can feel good after even though I knew it would be easy. (50% of the time or more I'll still know that and feel bad about it though.) and pretty much whenever I have a challenging routine I'll feel bad if I fail a set, even though I should have known it would be hard. - I deal with my moms negativity and seeing my parents quietly, from my pov, decay. Everyday in theirs quietly on their computers doing meaningless things just like I do. (I can't seem to figure out what is meaningful but something's bring me greater joy than others and that's a start) I feel responsible for their happiness and that of pretty much everyone around me to an extent that it hurts me when, at opportunity I perceive that I have failed to help them. I'm absolutely ineffective at most things I wish I was doing. And I know it's not so much about the tangible results but about our mindset and perception but it's hard. I'll admit that I only rarely realize that I am held back by who I think I am / was, and that's a person I've already admitted not to know. I rarely feel real, lately even in pain. (Which usually does the trick, and is part of the reason it's addicting, I mean who wants to live in the haze forever?) - I'm realizing the incredible depth of which I have been infected by the propensity to succumb to conspiracy at every turn. From an early age it was there, though it couldn't be earlier than 10 or so. I am constantly worried about the system, the man, trying to break me and yet I almost love it like 1984. (George Orwell) I hate things that I associate with this faceless monster: medical supplies and hospital rooms, beige and souless furniture; modernist architecture, the very water I drink from certain places I fear has somehow become tainted. I have a hard time really feeling that I am entirely delusional because that would mean I've let the machine win. I exist in a state of constant pseudo mental preparedness for fighting this faceless enemy. It even shows I think. Perhaps in my tight muscles and constant tiredness. I can also see the conspiracies churning in my parents but theirs are...while more obvious and seemingly easier to disprove, nevertheless indicative that it was imbued in my DNA. I know some conspiracies must be true, but hopefully I can learn to let go of the feeling that this dark force is caressing it's way into my soul. Hopefully I can to live with an understanding of what is "real" and what is not. Letting go will be very hard because it will mean that my feelings that were so strong, are now invalid. It would make me wonder what else my feelings could be wrong about. IT WILL BREAK ME, BECAUSE IT WILL INVALIDATE EVERY EMOTION, KILLING WITH IT THE ONLY MEANING I HAD (emotion based) AND STRIPPING ME OF IDENTITY, why, it is like a little death in a way, and I'm scared of these little deaths. - I don't want to accept scientific or mechanical limitations and I don't think I ever will. I want to believe that if I needed to I could shoot lasers from my palms and overcome anything. I want to believe that I can live forever because death isn't something I can accept, and heaven scares me beyond death. Unless it is possible for heaven to exist in a way that would allow the real interaction of me with everyone I knew. I'm okay living here if could just take that instead. Although eventually I'd go mad with that too. Perhaps death is freedom, and acceptance of it brings peace. It does to an extent, even now but at the same time paradoxically it feels awful. Interesting how that works.