Christin and Trevor arrived on Wednesday night and we headed to Hanauma Bay on Thursday for some snorkeling and then spent the day at Hickam Beach yesterday. We are toasty but it just means more sunscreen for us Canadians today. :) Here are some pictures from the last couple of days.
On a health note, I pulled a muscle or something in my side (what I thought was my hip) from the treadmill back in January. I self-diagnosed and gave it lots of rest, ice, etc. but to no avail. I finally went to the doctor and it seems to be my lower back, lack of core strength, and the muscles that run from the lower back around to the the top of the pelvis bone on my side where it meets my hip.
Prescription: physical therapy, massage therapy, hot/cold treatments, personal trainer, physio therapy and ultrasound. I go up the street to the rehab clinic where I have a therapist put a giant hot pack on my back for 15 minutes (during which I try not to fall asleep), then I have 30 minutes with a personal trainer who guides me through stretches, core exercises and teaches me the proper technique and makes sure I'm doing it at an intensity that will see results.
Then I have a massage for 30 minutes. The first one was the best massage ever. It's a technique designed by a German surgeon to break up scar tissue after surgery. I've never been a fan of massages but this was the best thing I've ever had - it's AMAZING! I'll have to clarify the massage, but I think it's called the Hoppa and is only taught in Germany by one school. The doctor at this practice went there to train and taught some of his massage therapists the technique. If I forgot to mention - it's AMAZING:)
Anyway, the moral of this story - don't self-diagnose! Especially when you can get all this AND a massage for free... twice a week :)
On a health note, I pulled a muscle or something in my side (what I thought was my hip) from the treadmill back in January. I self-diagnosed and gave it lots of rest, ice, etc. but to no avail. I finally went to the doctor and it seems to be my lower back, lack of core strength, and the muscles that run from the lower back around to the the top of the pelvis bone on my side where it meets my hip. 
