I will now change my blog to be a blog about training for an untrained lady of 61 :-)

All my life I have had severe scoliosis (my spine looks like a S where the curves are 90 and 85 degrees) and now I have asthma and heart flicker, so I had no choice,- I had to start to excersise :-) Up til 2016 my training was Nordic walking with my dog, and some small trips with my bicycle. I live in Norway, but have for some years been living in Gran Canaria during winters.

In the mountain on Gran Canaria

Poles and dog is nice training too, especially on Gran Canaria

I am lucky to have a skilled physioterapist and he understood my problem. Because of things happening in hospital when I was a little girl I hated the thought of training together with a lot of strangers.

In May (the 10.) we started. Very slow! He put me on a mashine of stairs, and I managed 250 steps with a lot of breaks ;-) I only used this machine, he did not want me to get bored.
It was a smart thing to only let me use this machine at first! 1) I could easely see that I was doing better for every time = more and more steps and less breaks, and also the level changed. It made me inspired and I felt I was in a competition with my self,- I was starting to be excited :-)
June 14th we made a test: On level 5 (I ususally use level 3) I managed 700 steps with a break for every 100. Then we found my bottom level! I was alsmost sick the rest of the day,- caughing, bad breathing, sore chest ++++ Almost like top athletes after a race. It is not dangerous but very usefull to find this level.
June 23. I managed 1000 steps on level 5 with breaks! What a development!!!

After this we started with other training too, first the treadmill so I could vary between it and the stairs. 

At this time I set my self a goal for the summer: I wanted to climb a mountain top near my hometown! I had been there many,many years ago but now it seem unattainable.

I continued to use the treadmill or the steps till July 19., then I tried the device where I push with my legs (I don't know the name in English), I managed 10 x 2 with 25 kg and the same number with 35 kg.

Then July 27., I got a whole program to work with.

The rest of the summer I trained 2 days a week with this program, getting stronger and using more weight and time :-) It was very inspiring! August 1. my numbers where:
Treadmill: 15 minutes interval (45/15) 10% rise and 5 km speed
Legs: 10 x 3 45 kg
Pull down: 10 x 3 25 kg
Back strech: 10 x 3 35 kg
Body rotation: 10 x 3 45 kg (too much = acking in my lower back)
Rowing: 10 x 3 level 6

Today (September 12.) my numbers where :
Stairs: 400 without break level 3 + level 5 200 steps
Legs: 10 x 2 55 kg + 10 à 65 kg
Pull down: 10 x 3 27,5 kg
Back strech: 10 x 3 40 kg
Body rotation: 10 x 3 35 kg ( will try 25 because of pain in lower back)
Rowing: 10 x 3 level 8

As you can see the progress is nice :-)

What about my goal for the summer? August 16., me an dmy sister-in-law made it to the top! After 2 hours of almost climbing straight up we was rewarded with a beautyfull view!

The path up

Nearly there,  I almost felt like I was dying!

Nice view for lunch

Exhausted,but proud

Normally my scoliosis do not show,but when I am tired.....

The path down was also difficult

Lunch up in the sky! Photo taken by Tone Veiulfsen Østbye

The climbing was made with a lot of breaks and some asthmamedication and lots of water. I really thought I was going to die but I managed to get all the way up!

I hope to show (with this blog) that nothing is impossible,- that when a untrained woman like myself can achieve this, then you can do it too!

I hope you will follow my journey?