pandiculation - noun - morning stretching and subsequent muscular rigidity as a result
Pandiculation is not a word that most would deem a necessity, but it is good to know that there is one word for what most of us do in the morning without much thought. According to Google, the term originates from the Latin pandiculari or to stretch. We wake up; we sit up; we extend our arms to the fullest extent (i.e. stretch), yawn, and then make a serious attempt to touch the floor with our toes. If there is any rigidity to be had by that point, it may not be in our muscles, but in our minds.
How many of us look forward to getting out of bed in the a.m.? Probably not many although there are some who consider each waking morning a gift. These individuals have a definitive leg up, literally and figuratively since they know that starting the day with a positive attitude will propel them through just about anything.
Happy Tuesday! Practice pandiculation in more than one way.
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