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Jan. 5th, 2009 | 09:33 pm
mood: accomplished accomplished

Guess who JOGGED today! Woohoo!  Now I am still taking baby steps, but I did jog on the treadmill.  I did my warm-ups, 15 minute walk, and balance ball exercises first, and then the PT asked me if I wanted to try jogging.  I had been telling them that KalBot and Bear had plotted against me to keep me from making them jog with me.  I think that I-Don'tWannaJogBot conspired to make me too sore on Saturday to jog, and Bear made it cold and rainy today so that he wouldn't have to jog at school or with me.  LOL  Its true...they did...I know it. :P  For the jogging, I walked for one minute, jogged for 30 seconds, and then walked for 1.5 minutes.  I think that I did 4 rotations, so I jogged for 2 minutes today.  That is a huge step!  It was really exciting.  My monitor didn't like my heart rate hitting 147, but considering that in the summer I had a 155 - 160 heart rate after walking to the bathroom, I think 147 is great. :)  I easily got my rate back to normal when the walking resumed, so obviously I am getting there physically.  I had to call Transplant Clinic to clear up a medication problem, and my coordinator was really excited when I told her that I jogged.  It is so cool that I almost feel like a shouldn't complain if I am sore tomorrow...ALMOST!  If I am as sore as I was on Saturday, I give up!  I almost couldn't get up and down by myself.  It reminded me of when I got home from the hospital, but it was a tad better. LOL  The last two rehab sessions have made me very sore, but it was different parts of my upper legs each time.  It also lasted only one day, so it could be worse.  Even though I stretch when I get home, it still is a lot of work on my body.  The PT told me to Google a website that is something like Couch Potato 5K.  It gives you a step by step training plan to get to a 5K.  I don't think that she even knew that it was my goal.  I still need to check it out, but I already told GrammyRose that we are all going to do it. :)  Muahahahah!

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Jennifer

From: [info]freida
Date: Jan. 6th, 2009 12:27 pm (UTC)
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Here, I will just give you the link for the Couch Potato to 5k website. I have had it book marked since I had a gastric bypass 4 years ago.
http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml

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Sore...

From: [info]mcdonna1
Date: Jan. 6th, 2009 08:28 pm (UTC)
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Al, be sure to drink and eat things with good amounts of potasium and calcium. Oranges, orange juice (orange slices don't count), bananas, milk, even 7 up (it has a little), etc.

Stretch before you leave should also help. Waiting until you get home is not as productive.

Warm bath to soak is good also. Stretch while you are in there a bit.

Lactic acid is the body beginning to repair itself, creating the soreness. It is nature's way of telling you to slow down - you over did it a bit. Kind of like swelling of a turned ankle, etc., is nature's cast. However, we have learned that if we ice, and exercise a sprain it can actually heal more quickly.

Just try to keep your muscles healthy by not overdoing too much and stretching immediately afterwards - eat right!

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