Yesterday I had to head home early from work. My foot hurt enough that all I could think about was getting home and resting it. So that's what I did. I also made an appointment to see a doctor in the sports medicine practice I've been going to for my knee. They can't see me until June 18th. My only hope at an earlier appointment is to call back in every couple of days to see if they have a cancellation. I will be trying that.
In the meantime, I'm attempting to stay off my feet and not feel sorry for myself. That second part is kind of hard. I'm not great at switching gears and this pain is causing a massive downshift in my plans. Until yesterday afternoon, I was still pushing. I kept thinking that the pain would just pass. Sometimes pain does that. Today I'm not pushing so hard anymore. I'm not a doctor and until the doctor can tell me why this is hurting, I'm going to do my best to stay off it.
What does that mean for my workouts?
First off, no stairs. By that I mean no climbing flights of stairs at work right now. I have stairs in my house which are functionally necessary for me living there. Just no extra stairs. I'll erase my count and start again after I'm either cleared by the doc or the pain goes away. Now I just have to believe that this isn't a failure.
Secondly, cardio will be done in the pool. I'm planning two swim workouts each week. This afternoon I'm going to go purchase some swim goggles (did I already say that yesterday?). I'm also spending some time on the internet tonight to pick out a new swimsuit. Mine is embarrassingly loose (Eek!!!) and over 10 years old. The time has come. And gone. And come again.
Third coping mechanism, strength workouts will be done at home. I'm compiling a list of PT exercises that I've done and focusing on the ones which don't require standing. Thankfully there are more than a few. Also, I have the arm/shoulder work that the personal trainer went over with me. I'll plan on 40 minutes of strength training twice a week, the length of time it takes to make it through one episode of Buffy (don't judge). If I find Buffy too distracting, I'll switch to the radio. :)
And finally... I promise to be kind to myself. I promise to try to be patient. My biggest hope is that I'm making all these plans which will be deemed unnecessary tomorrow when my foot magically stops hurting. My reality is that I have lots of things I can keep doing while my foot heals. Now I just need to do them.
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Thursday, June 7, 2012
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Workout 120606: Flipper
I'm still concerned about my heel. It still hurts. But I don't want to ruin my gym habit, so to the gym I headed this morning. My workout?
That looks to inadequate to me. However those 20 minutes were hard! I know how to swim, but I'm not a smooth swimmer. I'm not overly coordinated at anything. Keeping my breathing regular and timing my breaths for when my face wasn't underwater was HARD. Plus there is the whole propelling myself through water.
This week I'll be doing a little research on how to exercise in a pool when you aren't going to drown, but are really uncoordinated. I'm not quite sure how I'll phrase that for Google, but I'll share any particularly enlightening searches. Also, I need to purchase a pair of swim goggles. In addition to breathing while swimming, seeing would be useful so I don't run into things. Thankfully there are ropes and walls to keep me from running into other swimmers. And I guess I'm past worrying about looking like a dork at the pool... Anyone who is really worried about it isn't working out hard enough. Shame on them!
Also, yesterday marked my first full day elevator free after my momentary relapse on Monday. At the encouragement of one of my co-workers I tried the stairs with my heel. It didn't hurt more than just walking does, so I'm going to keep taking the stairs. The added per there? I noticed that I can take three consecutive flights of stairs without dying now! How cool is that? I am still a little out of breath when I get to the top, but not so much so that I would be embarrassed to walk up along side a co-worker. That is super and I'm thankful someone convinced me not to give up. Woohoo!
As such, I'm also making a note on my white board. It will document my success in this area. Here you can see it for yourself.
20 min Swimming
That looks to inadequate to me. However those 20 minutes were hard! I know how to swim, but I'm not a smooth swimmer. I'm not overly coordinated at anything. Keeping my breathing regular and timing my breaths for when my face wasn't underwater was HARD. Plus there is the whole propelling myself through water.
This week I'll be doing a little research on how to exercise in a pool when you aren't going to drown, but are really uncoordinated. I'm not quite sure how I'll phrase that for Google, but I'll share any particularly enlightening searches. Also, I need to purchase a pair of swim goggles. In addition to breathing while swimming, seeing would be useful so I don't run into things. Thankfully there are ropes and walls to keep me from running into other swimmers. And I guess I'm past worrying about looking like a dork at the pool... Anyone who is really worried about it isn't working out hard enough. Shame on them!
Also, yesterday marked my first full day elevator free after my momentary relapse on Monday. At the encouragement of one of my co-workers I tried the stairs with my heel. It didn't hurt more than just walking does, so I'm going to keep taking the stairs. The added per there? I noticed that I can take three consecutive flights of stairs without dying now! How cool is that? I am still a little out of breath when I get to the top, but not so much so that I would be embarrassed to walk up along side a co-worker. That is super and I'm thankful someone convinced me not to give up. Woohoo!
As such, I'm also making a note on my white board. It will document my success in this area. Here you can see it for yourself.
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