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a year ago
(that's actually a "minced oath" of a title. Yes, linguistic term. You can look it up. I'm a great fan of minced oaths and while I don't cuss, I do use minced oaths.)
I've moved my exercise schedule to twice a week now; Tuesdays are stretching days and Thursdays are workout days. My goal is set for October, when I'll be in Florida for a little bit and will go horseback riding on the beach again. THIS time I intend to be able to get into the saddle (and swing my leg over the horse's back) without any help.
The knees are still bad, but the constant exercise and stretching has actually made them much better. I know you hear various pundits yammering about "exercise is important"... what I didn't realize is that it can reverse your status.
Three years ago, I was in so much pain from my knees that I was using a cane and occasionally using a mobility cart in the grocery stores. Last year I was back to only using a cane sometimes, particularly for a long walk (or a shopping cart for walking around a store, even if I was just going to get a stick of butter or a package of yarn from Michaels'.
Within this past month I've been able to walk easily on grass (uneven surface), get up and down from the floor (HUGE goal... I could do it before but I need to make sure I can always do this), and stroll around large stores without needing a cane or a shopping cart.
So, some nice BIG changes in my status. Need to work on losing weight; as scattered as my focus is sometime, I'm going to deal with it by asking for a series of consultations with nutritionists. Yes, I know I could figure it out myself but I also know I let things slip. I do lots better with someone holding me accountable...
...like my personal trainer, who will nag me (well, encourage me) into keeping up with the exercises and not quitting after 10 minutes.
I've moved my exercise schedule to twice a week now; Tuesdays are stretching days and Thursdays are workout days. My goal is set for October, when I'll be in Florida for a little bit and will go horseback riding on the beach again. THIS time I intend to be able to get into the saddle (and swing my leg over the horse's back) without any help.
The knees are still bad, but the constant exercise and stretching has actually made them much better. I know you hear various pundits yammering about "exercise is important"... what I didn't realize is that it can reverse your status.
Three years ago, I was in so much pain from my knees that I was using a cane and occasionally using a mobility cart in the grocery stores. Last year I was back to only using a cane sometimes, particularly for a long walk (or a shopping cart for walking around a store, even if I was just going to get a stick of butter or a package of yarn from Michaels'.
Within this past month I've been able to walk easily on grass (uneven surface), get up and down from the floor (HUGE goal... I could do it before but I need to make sure I can always do this), and stroll around large stores without needing a cane or a shopping cart.
So, some nice BIG changes in my status. Need to work on losing weight; as scattered as my focus is sometime, I'm going to deal with it by asking for a series of consultations with nutritionists. Yes, I know I could figure it out myself but I also know I let things slip. I do lots better with someone holding me accountable...
...like my personal trainer, who will nag me (well, encourage me) into keeping up with the exercises and not quitting after 10 minutes.
Vix
A little over a decade ago, through a long series of unexpected events, I wound up having to make a total 180 in my career path. I went from Office Management/Logistical Consulting into becoming an Industrial Mechanic/Electronic Technician. Honestly? It probably saved my health, if not my life.
I used to sit on my butt in front of a computer or on the phone all day, getting more stressed, more fat, and more depressed by the day. I was pre-diabetic, and on so many meds it wasn't funny. Worse, none of them really ever seemed to actually improve things. Seriously, I was getting so bad that my doctor wanted to start me on electroshock therapy. (Yeah, no thanks Doc, I'll pass on that one)
Anyway changing to a job where I had to be on my feet all day, walking around a huge processing plant, doing physical work on large machinery, really turned things around for me. It definitely wasn't an easy change to make, especially at first. But eventually I got physically stronger, lost a lot of weight, and felt far better mentally.
And while of course I still bitch about my job now and then (who doesn't?), believe me, I wouldn't want to go back to middle management sit-down hell for anything.