Sunday Mar 2 |
 | Core Conditioning 1:00:00 [1] | |
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| I spent 3 hours in the yard today, and really worked hard. I mowed the lawn, mainly just to mulch the leaves so I wouldn't have to rake them. My mower has been broken since the fall, and I just got it back, so I thought I'd give it a spin. It did feel a little strange mowing in March, but my lawn looks so much better. I also raked out all the beds, trimmed back all of the liriope, and raked up the downed willow and birch twigs/limbs in my yard. This all entailed multiple trips up my backyard hill to dump the yard waste on my new compost pile. The hardest task of the day was doing something with my old compost pile. I hadn't touched it in over a year, other than to dump more stuff on it, but this year I want to really use it and have it produce nice soil for my garden. So I spent about an hour breaking it up, trying to mix it up a little, and just generally tidying it up so I can transfer it to an "official" compost holder to make it easier to work with. I think I'll be feeling that in my arms and shoulders tomorrow. |
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| C • Recovery 3 |
Saturday Mar 1 |
| Hiking 57:19 [2] | |
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| I went for a walk around the neighborhood. I kept up a good pace and was feeling fine, until the last .5 mile, when my knee started hurting a bit. But, I guess that's to be expected. The weather was perfect, sunshine and cool temps. I also saw alot of color with 2 bright blue bluebirds and a flock of redwing blackbirds. The bulbs in many yards, including my own, are coming up, with some crocuses already blooming. |
Thursday Feb 28 |
| PT 35:00 [1] | |
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| Two new exercises today...some time on the recumbent bike (!) and lunges, which were a little painful. My therapist said that my bending angle is better and I'm straightening my knee more. Yay! |
Wednesday Feb 27 |
| Core Conditioning 40:00 [2] | |
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| My first time back at Core Conditioning in over a month, and it felt like it. I managed to do all of the exercises, never realizing before how many times you bend your knees. They survived, but needed a little TLC afterwards. |
Tuesday Feb 26 |
| PT 45:00 [1] | |
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| I thought it would feel better this time since I'm on the road to recovery, but some of the therapist's manipulations were quite painful. He asked me if I had increased the work load on my knee significantly and, well, I couldn't lie to him, so I told him about the weekend. It didn't make him very happy. Oops! He gave me some new stretches to do at home to help with the straightening aspect. It seems that I can bend it pretty well, but it's just not straightening out the whole way. |