A knot in my calf that I'd been carrying for years, a new weight that required more breaks than I wanted to take, and a toddler at the zoo exit who had a better plan than I did. Three things that loosened this week — once I stopped forcing them.

I didn't have to think very long before my body answered for me. Six weeks of physical therapy, a minute of heavy squats, and a question I'll be sitting with all week.