August 2009
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gym + jogging = AWESOME!
As promised, an update on my jogging experience. I joined a new gym on Saturday (I love it there…must go tomorrow…US open tonight :) ). I warmed up the knee on the elliptical because I didn’t see the upright bike until after I started. After warming up and stretching a bit, I hopped on the treadmill and did a 12 minute interval. 2 minutes jogging @ 5.7 mph and 1 minute...
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soreness
I haven’t worked out 3 days in a row…in more months than I can remember. But Monday I went to the gym, Tuesday I had a personal trainer session, and Wednesday I had PT. Can we say body is SORE (in a good way!). My triceps are super sore because I must have ton a trillion pull downs and dips on Tuesday. Why the trainer had me doing so much? I have no idea. Anyway, the trainer was...
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gym-i-knee (cricket)!
Corny…I know, but I am so deal with it. I went to a gym last night - first time since previous post on 4/28/09. I did the elliptical for 10 minutes (first time in over 5 months since I did not use that machine once I hurt my knee). The knee felt fine for the most part - there is a muscle that comes down your leg and wraps around your calf (I believe it is the ends of your hamstring...
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clear sailing!
My doctor cleared me for all activities! YAY! He said take it slow getting back into things, and “have a nice life!”. haha. I really really hope to never see him in the context of his office, but wouldn’t mind running into him at church or around town at somepoint. (I’ve known him for a very long time and played soccer with his daughter growing up)
I’ll continue...
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progress!
127 degrees!!! thats where I’m at…just 3 away from being equal to my right leg. woohoo! Had PT this morning and everything felt really good. After this week, cutting down to 2 times a week. The wheels are in a motion towards a full recovery. Obviously not about to go run a marathon, but I’m making good progress! :)
Oh, and I did go for a 20 minute bike ride yesterday before...
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Back to flat land :)
So my achilles was bothering me a bit towards the end of the trip from all the walking up hills. That should subside now that I’m back on flat land and my desk job. Haha. Hamstrings were getting tight/sore as well from all the hills - I stretched those out yesterday and today. I’ve only returned this morning from the West coast and already did a pool workout. Go me! Will do some...
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The Hills!
No, not the TV show (although I will admit I was fan of the show…was b/c I have very little hope for the upcoming season with Kristen as the lead character). Anyway, I’m in San Francisco for vacation and have a few minutes to update my blog. As anyone who’s ever been to SF or watched Full House knows, there are TONS of hills. So suffice to say, we’ve been walking up them...
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thanks for the compliments
I’ve been getting a lot of compliments lately with how well I’m walking and getting around now with my knee, and just wanted to say thanks to those people (even tho I’m pretty sure none of them read my blog). I even got a compliment that I looked really toned (special shout out to my PT who has me doing planks and other “core” exercises). So my goal is to keep it...
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toe tapper
Added a new exercise this morning at PT. Did some toe taps on the bose ball (think of tapping your feet on the top of a soccer ball). I did the exercise while remaining stationary and then while moving clockwise and then counter-clockwise. It felt good to do some more sports-related agility exercises. I feel my knee getting stronger, and feeling more stabile with these exercises. I also felt...
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Forgive me, for I have failed to blog!
Last week was crazy busy - moving, birthday festivities, more moving, and yes more moving! So needless to say, I didn’t really have time nor want to stare at my computer screen after doing the stair-master (3 flights of stairs) the last couple days. However, the knee is feeling pretty good. We measured my range of motion at PT today. Goal was 125 again. I was able to get to 125 a little...
