I am a week and a half into my forced bench time and I
can’t help but wonder if this is more of a blessing than a punishment. Ok, it is the last week of summer and the outdoor
pools are closing tomorrow while I have been banned from them. In addition to being banned from the pool, I
am not permitted to run (I guess that is a given), no yoga (unless I am do it on
my hands only), I am permitted to use the elliptical machine so long as I keep
my boot on, I might add that my ortho is a smart ass! I tried getting on the elliptical machine
with the boot on and it doesn’t really work!
I have had the blessing to work with a personal training
who is helping me continue my workouts while following the doctor’s rules. This means I am getting a lot of cross
training that my body is not used to, in other words my body is going through
uncharted territories and I hate to admit it but it feels good.
I missed my workout on Friday so I felt I would make it up
today. On the books was 20 minutes on the
arm bike followed by 5 minutes on the recumbent bike and 20 sit-ups for 20 minutes. Well, that got changes a little since someone
beat me to the hand bike. I started off
with 20 minutes on the recumbent bike followed by 20 sit-ups followed by 5
minutes on the hand bike, instead of 20 minutes I decided to do a full 4
sets. Tomorrow is torture day, I mean
personal trainer day! I love my trainer
and he has guaranteed me that even with my gimping, I WILL feel my workouts and
he has yet to let me down! By the time I am finally able to run again I will be
in awesome all over shape!!!!!!!
Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.
–Swami Sivananda
