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Saturday, November 1, 2014

Summer's almost here

Sitting here at my kitchen counter with not a lot to do. The weathers windy and cold outside and i've done all the things i set out to do today, so i thought i'd update my blog a bit...
I finally joined the gym about a month ago, and threw sum leg training into the rest of my workout session.
The leg raises are still only with the minimum 5kg weight the machine allows, but i can almost lift it entirely with my left leg now. My right leg is for support just in case. 10 reps and 3 sets each trip to the gym, which at the moment is twice a week.
I'm also doing calf stretches and calf raises on the machine which is helping stretch out my achilles and making walking up hills a lot easier.
I've also started playing golf again, a love of mine since i was around 6 years old, which is a huge positive in my life!
I didn't think i would be able to swing a club again as your left knee needs to rotate out of the shot, and this would cause me a lot of discomfort.
But as i am getting stronger, my knee is able to withstand more of the rigours of everyday life and i am noticing it is slowly becoming a bit more flexible like it used to be before the accident.
I have just this week started back on the exercise bicycle again 20min a session 3 times a week to help build a bit more strength and also to get a bit of cardio into my gym routine, so i am sure that this will help as well with strength and flexibility.
Summer is fast approaching here in South Africa, and i am looking forward to getting back in the water again once the sea warms up a bit.
Both for my diving and also for a bit of bodyboarding.
I am going to go and see a specialist about building up my shoes, in the next month as well, because i want him to check my spine and see how much damage i am doing to it with the difference in leg length, and what his thoughts are on the long term prognosis of my situation with regards alignment.
I'll pop back and update everything in a month or so's time.
Until then, stay positive and appreciate every day.
Peace

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