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Old 01-09-20, 09:00 PM  
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Hello everyone!

I went to my PT today, tired of lack of progress with my PF, feel like it’s two steps forward & one step back. I want to be in good form for our holiday next month. He is awesome and always right on with dx & tx. He was just at a conference on PF and treatment has evolved significantly. Bottom line.... my issues originate in my low back, not surprising after my last bout with SI dysfunction. So I had an IMS dry needing tx in my foot, calf, hip, & low back. I have booked four more treatments although I’m hoping 3 more might do it. A couple of the needles were real zingers, lol. I’ve been told to dial things back for a while....avoid impact (ie my rebounder) and walk a bit less, keep my stretching very gentle, & don’t overly stretch my feet. Heat on my low back, calf, & foot, and wide angle legs up the wall with abs relaxed & slight hip elevation. So I shall follow instructions!

So today was...
~a short walk to book club
~headstand (made sure he was okay with that)
~legs up the wall.

Mena - My DH would be so envious of you seeing NdGT live! I’ve watched Star Talk a few times and, besides being brilliant, I have to say that he’s a born entertainer.

Waves to all!
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Old 01-10-20, 05:37 AM  
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Just the check in cuz I'm short on time

And if I don't do this now, I'll get way behind. I don't want that!

1/8/2020: 45 Minutes Peloton "Sunday with Love" (another spiritual ride - I am enjoying the heck out of these and am going to try and clear my calendar for Sundays at 11:45 a.m. so I can do them LIVE. May happen, may not.) + a one mile park outside at the park on a cold and blustery day. It was a different type of walk (not on equipment) and it felt good!

1/9/2020: Time to take it up a notch. I would go along at not so tough rides all the time because that's my nature. Moving is good. Variety is better. A tough workout every week is good. So, I make myself do it. Today? I did a 45 minute tabata ride! (Peloton of course!) I have a love hate relationship with tabata. Part of me is like suck it up and do it. It's about 8 minutes of work (3 sets) and it's 20 seconds on and 10 seconds off. THEN there's a longgggggg recovery in between. The other part of me is: This is dreadful. I end up purple faced and pushed to the max. But I suppose that's what it's supposed to do. I did Christine's 45 minute tabata ride. It was challenging, yet fun. sort of. If anyone can make me enjoy tabata, it's Christine. Or at least get THROUGH it. LOL! Even dh said, "But she's your girl, you like her." hahahahahahahaha. Not when she's trying to kill me. But as the saying goes: That which doesn't kill us ... makes us stronger. I did a mile on the bellicon at night after work.

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Old 01-10-20, 05:51 PM  
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Tabatas are NOT pleasant - but yeah, not supposed to be.

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Sorry that your PF isn't progressing how you'd like.

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Old 01-10-20, 10:26 PM  
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Today’s workouts:
~Essentrics TV: Full Body Pain Relief
~MFML: Gratitude Practice & Meditation - This was very thoughtful!
~Legs up the wall

I’m staying gentle as my PT instructions. I’m a bit tender at some of the needling spots in my low back & left hip. Good news is....my PF feels a little better already!

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Old 01-11-20, 10:11 AM  
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Pam - Glad you are already feeling improvement in your PF! Very incouraging!
Helen - 2 long workouts in one day? Go you!
Cleda - were you looking for Pokemons at the park? Not a big fan of Tabata here, either. Does that mean we need to do more of it?

1/10 - 5K run walk. I struggled with this one, but I only did a short run last week, so that could be it. I'm going to try 2 runs/week and see how I do.

Nothing yet today, but I'm planning on more Les Mills.
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Old 01-11-20, 04:31 PM  
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1/11 - dog walk and Les Mills BodyPump #109. I'm really pushing myself with these, and that's a good thing. I tend to take the easy road too often.
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Old 01-11-20, 04:37 PM  
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Sigh, yes - we ALL need to do more Tabata workouts.

The Tabata protocol was found in the 90s by Dr. Izumi Tabata / team at the Japanese National Institute of Fitness and Sports at Kagoshima Prefecture basically through repeated trials of various combinations / timings of work/rest.

Moderate workouts improve the aerobic/cardiovascular fitness not anaerobic/muscle strengthening. High-intensity workouts improve BOTH, in the shortest time-frame.

Also, connections between brain cells can be reinforced by USING them (body increases thickness of myelin sheath - the insulation on the electrical cord which allows the info to travel faster) but NEW brain cells need a specific chemical (P7C3). That chemical is only made by the body during exercise that makes you huffy-puffy - that anaerobic stuff. So if we do NOT want cognitive decline, we should be getting huffy-puffy more often.

The above is my understanding from a variety of sources.

What Cleda said - what doesn't kill you ....
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Old 01-11-20, 05:50 PM  
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Oh, I'll join the party! So far, I've worked out every day in January. Today was Morning Meltdowns 7 (Downbeat Strength) and 12 (Upbeat Strength). I'm doing the series a bit out of order to accommodate travel days when I don't have weights. It's not the perfect workout series, but I like it so far.

Pam, here is the weirdest thing about PF. One morning you'll get out of bed and notice that it's gone. I tried everything. PT, calf stretches on that wheel thing, orthotics, running/not running, sleeping in those socks that hold your feet flexed, rolling my feet on therapy balls, and ice-cold soda cans. Foam rollers and trigger point balls on every spot from my butt to my toes. Everything!

One day I noticed that it was gone, and probably had been for a few weeks. If I had to guess what really made the difference, it was always wearing supportive shoes around the house, whereas before, I went barefoot. That and I had Active Release Therapy on my calves, which was excruciating but super helpful.
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Old 01-11-20, 07:20 PM  
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Well done for having made it every day so far!
PF is weird. DH had it and also tried many things and spent a fortune on orthotics; but it's been gone for several years now. In the end, it was the opposite to you - he used to always wear shoes (grew up in snow country) but switched to going barefoot as often a possible and tossed the orthotics - pfftt! PF gone.

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• No exercise can compensate for a poor diet. 😖
• Walking is phenomenally good for me. 😊
• Resistance training is critical. 💯

Ή Walk first
² Weights next
³ Cardio for fun
⁴ Add stretch & balance.
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Old 01-11-20, 09:58 PM  
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Today’s offerings:
~neighborhood walk
~Essentrics PCW 9 - standing segment
~Yoga Collective: Back Care - this was a series of lovely, gentle, reclined twists finishing with a seated hip opening forward bend
~Legs up the wall

Welcome honey! Yes PF is a weird thing. I’ve been doing all the right things as you described with little relief. I had a bad bout with it about ten years ago too. I’m hopeful about the IMS being helpful as I know it’s something further up the chain. When my PT tested my leg strength, my left leg, where my PF is, was noticeably weaker. So time will tell....

Helen & Lili - No tabata for me, at least not for a while.....

Waves to all!
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