My Ta-Da for the week. And I need to quit limping!

Coming up on the end of week 5, progress report.

I swam!! OMG, right? I swam Tuesday afternoon and Thursday morning. Tuesday was 10 mins, just a test and all of 300 yards. Some aqua-jogging and walking. The life guard kept a close eye on me :)

Thursday was Anton and I made it more of a just-swim, no aqua-jogging. Some walking. 

I was using a pool buoy, not hurrying, not really setting a goal other than "get to the pool" and time, all accomplished. Towards the end of Thursday I started thinking about form, bilateral breathing, joining a master's class...

Got new PT exercises on Weds and Friday:

Weds: added clams with yellow band, hip bridges with yellow band, side planks, and prone knee bends. All felt good.

Friday (today): added hurdles (yay! I've been watching others do hurdles, my turn!), green band for hip bridges, cat/camel, and planks on knees. This too me seems a big step, I'm doing something off the PT table :)

Saturday I swam 20 mins and covered 500 yards with my new watch app. Let's not dwell on the fact that I can usually swim 1000y in 21-22 or so mins.

Sunday I did 10 mins of elliptical. Oh boy. So exciting. Better once you turn OFF the stupid telly screen shoved into your face on the new machines. I was OK forward, not so good doing a backwards stride. 

On  Wednesday TV and I were having lunch on the plaza and I saw my surgeon walk by. I walked up to her, focusing on being strong and walking good. She asked how long it's been, how I was doing, then said "you need to quit limping". HAHAHAHA!! I loved this, best admonishment.

So lately I've been focused on that. Walking. Seems so simple. And it really is when I stop thinking about it. So I'm adding that to my PT goals, walking.