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Tai Chi Bingo
Taking a stretch
We had a hot game going at our local Bingo hall when my pal Shawn
grabbed at his back and uttered a moan.
“What’s up?” I asked.
“Oh, I don’t know. My back just keeps seizing up at odd times. I never know
when to expect it.” He rubbed at a spot on his back and grimaced. “Usually
Bingo will divert me so I don’t feel anything, but it is not working tonight.”
“I’ve got some pain killers if that will help,” I offered.
“Thanks,” he replied “but I don’t like to take palliatives. I like to get at
whatever is causing the pain. I go to an acupuncturist if it gets too bad.”
Someone Bingoed and we moved to a new game.
“I can give you a rub if that will help.”
“I think winning might help,” he laughed. “But don’t worry about it.”
Wendy wandered over at intermission and offered raw veggies, her
personal cure-all. We crunched and Wendy observed, “Wouldn’t it be neat
if we could do something as much fun as Bingo and it could be healthy at
the same time.”
I agreed and we decided to figure out a way for Bingo to help your back
feel better. We could advertise this new benefit.
My friend Harry was the one who came up with the idea of stretching
during intermission. And he just stood right up and started leading
everyone in stretches!
He had us put our hands on our hips and lean gently from side to side.
Then he had us lean our arms over in front and roll gently forward to
where we were almost touching our toes. After that he had us reach and
reach, rise up on our toes, roll our heads and shoulders, raise our knees; I
could not imagine easier or more rewarding exercise and we all started to
feel energized.
“Wait,” I said, struck with a new idea. “We could name these stretches like
Bingo game patterns.”
“Yes,” agreed Wendy, “Like the diagonal could be called the Long Stretch.”
“Or the big X could be the Double Stretch” someone added.
“The double Hollywood could be the Shoulder Roll,” Wendy chimed in.
“And we could advertise them in our program and promotions” she added.
“How come you started leading the stretches, Harry?” I asked.
Harry said these stretches always helped him, so he decided he might as
well stand up and get others to stretch along with him.
“You performed a superb service,” I told him. “Where did you learn these
exercises?”
“They are some of the warm-up stretches for Tai Chi,” he said. “It is a
wonderful form of exercise. You really should try it. Some folks, even old
folks, do it every day.”
I’m not big on discipline of any sort, but I think I’ll give it a try just for fun.
Meanwhile Bingo starts up again and it is even more fun after those head
and shoulder rolls!
Taking a stretch
We had a hot game going at our local Bingo hall when my pal Shawn
grabbed at his back and uttered a moan.
“What’s up?” I asked.
“Oh, I don’t know. My back just keeps seizing up at odd times. I never know
when to expect it.” He rubbed at a spot on his back and grimaced. “Usually
Bingo will divert me so I don’t feel anything, but it is not working tonight.”
“I’ve got some pain killers if that will help,” I offered.
“Thanks,” he replied “but I don’t like to take palliatives. I like to get at
whatever is causing the pain. I go to an acupuncturist if it gets too bad.”
Someone Bingoed and we moved to a new game.
“I can give you a rub if that will help.”
“I think winning might help,” he laughed. “But don’t worry about it.”
Wendy wandered over at intermission and offered raw veggies, her
personal cure-all. We crunched and Wendy observed, “Wouldn’t it be neat
if we could do something as much fun as Bingo and it could be healthy at
the same time.”
I agreed and we decided to figure out a way for Bingo to help your back
feel better. We could advertise this new benefit.
My friend Harry was the one who came up with the idea of stretching
during intermission. And he just stood right up and started leading
everyone in stretches!
He had us put our hands on our hips and lean gently from side to side.
Then he had us lean our arms over in front and roll gently forward to
where we were almost touching our toes. After that he had us reach and
reach, rise up on our toes, roll our heads and shoulders, raise our knees; I
could not imagine easier or more rewarding exercise and we all started to
feel energized.
“Wait,” I said, struck with a new idea. “We could name these stretches like
Bingo game patterns.”
“Yes,” agreed Wendy, “Like the diagonal could be called the Long Stretch.”
“Or the big X could be the Double Stretch” someone added.
“The double Hollywood could be the Shoulder Roll,” Wendy chimed in.
“And we could advertise them in our program and promotions” she added.
“How come you started leading the stretches, Harry?” I asked.
Harry said these stretches always helped him, so he decided he might as
well stand up and get others to stretch along with him.
“You performed a superb service,” I told him. “Where did you learn these
exercises?”
“They are some of the warm-up stretches for Tai Chi,” he said. “It is a
wonderful form of exercise. You really should try it. Some folks, even old
folks, do it every day.”
I’m not big on discipline of any sort, but I think I’ll give it a try just for fun.
Meanwhile Bingo starts up again and it is even more fun after those head
and shoulder rolls!