First time at the gym after 2,5 years 👍

 Last time I was at the gym was in March 2020, before I went for a vacation on Gran Canaria 😎 While we where there covid-19 exploded  and I  got my anxiety for sickness back. Of course I could have started earlier,  but I was afraid.

But, today I was ready 👍😊

I used almost my whole program, but not as many repetitions or as heavy as 2,5 years ago.

I had problems with 1 of the stations, have to ask a PT about it, but the rest was ok 😊

Balance is still as good as last time 👍

After the excersises I was as exhausted that I should be 😏

Today is 2 days after the gym and I am a little sore but not too bad 😄 I would be worried if I was not sore at all!

I know training is important for my back and my general health, I am now 67 years old and my curves still 90 and 85 degrees.

I still live with my small dog, Dennis who is now an elderly man, 13,5 years old 💓 But he loves walking and we take care of each other.

 

I also love working in my small garden with flowers and some vegetables 😊

 I still do handicrafts, crochet, embroydery, sewing and knitting,- and even sell some😄

I hope you all are ok? 

Big hugs from your twisted sister in Norway 

During covid-19 pandemic

I really hope that you all are doing fine during this pandemic? I am sorry I have not been blogging, but I have been too tired with everything happening 😟

This hat illustrate 2020

 

When covid-19 came to Norway I was on my favorit island Gran Canaria on vacation.

Our view

Our appartement

 After one beautiful week everything "exploded" over the whole world 😮 Spain (where the island belongs) closed everything down, beaches, poolareas, shops ++++ We where only permitted out to shop in grocers, pharmacy, only 1 person in cars or one driving and the other in the backseat. Very strange time, but we could not complain because we had a nice appartement, nice neighbours and seaview 💓 

After we came home we had to stay at home in quarantine for 14 days. I am lucky because I live alone and I like beeing alone, and I have 2 beautyful nephews that did shoping for me 💓 My little dog stayed at his extrafamily both when I was on vacation and the 14 days after I came home until we knew I was not sick 😊

Dennis

 

We have been lucky in Norway, because we closed schools, kindergartens +++ fast, so we have not have many deaths, and my hometown have just small amont of sick people 👍 So I stay mostly in my hometown and most at home. After the lockdown on Gran Canaria and the quarantine at home I got anxiety for illness back, I feel that I can infect everyone and they can infect me. So I keep away from places with lots of people: birthdays, funerals, crowded shops...... I have not started at the gym again because of this anxiety and my physioterapist has not started giving massage yet. SO my back is not good at the moment,- no massages or excersises since February 😕

Because of summer I use my bicycle and my kickbike and go for walks with my dog so I am not sitting in my chair all the time 😉

My pink bike

Dennis and the kickbike

 As every summer I love working with flowers and vegetables, homegrown tomatoes are the best😋

One little cucumber too

This is also a kind of excersise, washing windows

It is important to have interests, I love beeing in the wood but without car I have problems getting there. But I have been out picking some Blueberries 💓

You can see the big scoliosis when I stand like this

Norwegian/Nordic Blueberries are dark red inside <3

I will stop now for this time, this was just so you can see I am ok and have not forgotten my blog 👍😉

I really hope you all er ok? Big,big hugs from Norway 💓

 

7 months pause.........

Ok, on Thursday 2. of January I finally went back to the gym! These months have been exhausting so I really needed the pause,- I walk my dog every day so I am not sitting in my sofa all day 😊

 As many of you know I live in Norway with my little dog,Dennis 💓 We have winter now, not the season I like. Some days are ok because it is not icy just snow on the surface,- but now we have the worst winter with pure ice on the ground 😕 I have to use spiked shoes and crampons(?) on the crutches. It is hard for my body and I get even more exhausted.
 
For new readers I can tell something about my self:
I was diagnosed after my mum was worried when I was 4, because of how my back looked and because I had daily headache. When I was 6 my curves where 40+ and I started with a plasterbrace from left shoulder, round my upperbody and to my right knee. Then Blounts and last Milwaukee braces. After 8-9 years with braces my curves where 60+. I do not know why I did not have surgery,- but I am happy for that!!
I have been blessed with very little pain, except for the daily headache and some breathingproblems 😊
After menapause I felt the need for new control with the scoliosisdoctor, then my curves where 90 and 85 degrees !
Now I am 64 years old and have not too much pain, I use crutches when I am out walking, then I do not need painkillers 👍
My life has been normal with studies, working and interests,- I have NEVER let scoliosis stop me from doing something I wanted to do!
All my life I have been going to physical therapist for massage, but 3,5 years ago I finally started at the gym 💪

 Some days has been pretty cold........
 

 Some days has been nice where I could use my spark/sledge instead of poles or crutches

 My little angel,Dennis 💗 He is getting older, 11 years old now but behave like a puppy 😍

 I like to have light outside my door during the dark season

 A small Christmastree outside the door

 We need lots of clothes when it is cold, brrrrrrr  And I feel the cold more now because of the fatigue.......

 When I finally went back to the gym, I intended to start soft even I know I could not 😂 I did less speed (4.5) and incline (10%) on the treadmill , and on the other devices I choose the same kg as I had 7 months ago, but 10 X 2 instead of 10 X 3.
BOY was I sore the next 2 days 😄 But nobody die of sore muscles!

I hope you all are ok? If you want to follow me and comment or ask questions I will be very happy 💖
                               I wish you all a very happy and good 2020 😎

 

Finally I am back!

Hello everyone! I am so sorry for not blogging during winter, I have been so tired so I have not been able to excersise or write 😔
We have had lots of snow like last winter, not too cold, but my body hate winter.

Outside my livingroom window

 When it is winter I really love to use our old "sledge", because then I do not need the crutches 😊

In Christmas I managed to get 2 weeks on my favorite island, Gran Canaria 💓

Landing

My favorite food, shrimps in garlic oil + garlic bread

A trip to Las Palmas to look at all the amazing sand sculptures

My view from the appartement

After New Year I stayed with my brother's cat and looked after the farm while he was on holiday.

Zorro want to cuddle

I finally managed to get to the gym in February! Started with the same program as earlier and found out I am as strong as earlier 😊

Treadmill 11% and 5 km/h

Balance

Have to train my vrist,too

 2 weeks ago I was at a hospital on lungrehab 💓

Lots of tests and conversations with doctor, physioterapist, nurse, and I got some good answers!
* I took a sleeping test one night and I do NOT have sleepapnea! As a result I got rid of some fear so finally I sleep well again 😊
* I took a test to see if I really have asthma? I have been using medication for 20 years,- now I know it is my big curves that make my lungcapasity bad 👍 My oxygenlevel is 90% and my lungcapasity is 62%. 
 They also checked if my veins are ok,- they are!

So the week was very useful! And the hospital was also a hotel special for people with asthma and allergy, so healthy food, no smoking, and they sold wine and bear in the reception 😎 
And for the first time in 2 years I feel awaken during the day, so I hope my energy will increase 💪 Shows how important a good sleep is!

I also drink kombucha (fermented tea) every day,- love it!


This week I will only get massage from my physiotherapist, because I have a cold + my nephew and his team, Kongsberg Miners, are in the finale of the best teams in Norway and I have to go there to cheer 🏀🏆 They already have gold medals in the serie 👍

 I hope you all are ok? I am really looking foreward to summer now!

Dennis loves winter, must be his Himalayagenes

 Big hugs to you all 💓