It has been 3 weeks now since my first visit back to the physical therapist to start my strengthening exercises. She (Sachi) gave me 3 different bands to start doing. I am doing 5 different exercises with them about 5 times a day. This week she gave me 2 more harder bands and 2 more different exercises to add to my regime. She also said that I can start doing bicep and tricep curls if I want, just don't over do them. Light weights and a lot of reps.
The training is coming along very well and I'm getting excited about getting back to full strength. I am pretty tough on myself and I do what I am told. The doctor said that I should be ready to start swimming by the first of March. YAY
My potential first race is a mountain bike race at Flat Rock Park on March 6. Here is the web site to the race Chasing The Cure. So I hope that I am ready for it. I plan on starting spin class the first of February to enhance what I have been doing on the stationary bike.
Tonite I had an excellent workout at the Y. I did 20 mins on the elliptical machine at level 8. Then I did 30 minutes on the bike at level 8. Then 5 minutes of stretching. Abductors, hamstrings, guads, biceps, triceps, crunches, back extentions, stretching, then 5 more sets of crunches. Woooooo. I need to bring another shirt to change into after all of that! And I feel great right now. Can't wait to do it again tomorrow.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
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