I am still working with LaRissa and Garrett (and I saw Carrie Friday!) at Spooner to rehab my hips back to running shape. This process has been, and will continue to be, very slow. I am doing fantastic standing at work! I can’t tell you how good it feels to be able to stand for… [Read More]
strength training
Post-Op Weeks 9 and 10 PT Update
I am progressing slowly still, but I had a major milestone this past week! I got on the elliptical for the first time in over a year! This was my ear to ear grin afterwards sipping on my Vega Sport Recovery Accelerator. It really felt good to finally work up a *real* sweat! Since I… [Read More]
Motivation Monday: Sister Steph’s Story
I am blessed enough to have two sisters in my life. One is my sister from another mister, but we don’t bother explaining that to people anymore. Melissa is Stephanie’s and my half sister. Mel and I share our Mom, and she and Steph share their Dad. Steph’s Dad and my Mom used to be… [Read More]
This Week In PT….
This week has been a real breakthrough for me in PT. (Knock on wood. Knock on my dresser, my nightstand, my railing, and the tree in my backyard.) I have “graduated” to more advanced exercises, and really started getting down and dirty with my strength training (as indicated by the soreness in my legs and… [Read More]
Week In Review
It's becoming a little bit difficult for me to get to all of the posts done that I've been wanting to do. Studying is seriously taking up like 75% of my time, so my apologies. I'm going to throw up some smoothie recipes this weekend or early next week, though, for sure. I made an… [Read More]
Upper Body plus Core Workout for Injured Runners
I've been trying to put together a good workout that doesn't involve, or minimally involves, the legs and hips. There are planks in this workout, but I find that they really don't work the hamstrings very much, if at all. As a self-described insane runner, I tend to engage in running as exercise, and running… [Read More]