Icy streets are bad :-(

On Monday I had my last day at the gym before I go on a holiday,- I meant to go there today also but the ice on the streets spoiled it for me.

The streets are full of thick ice, dangerous to walk on. I went for a walk with my dog yesterday, they had put sand on the ice so I felt pretty safe,- but suddenly I slipped and fell on my forehead ! I didn't breake anything, but I got a big blue bump on my forehead, my glasses got marks, and I think something happened with my neck. The main thing is that nothing was broken!

Today the bump is almost gone, but now my eyes are purple :-(

Beauty or the beast? Well, I am looking foreward to go on holiday in a warm place without snow and ice now :-) And there was no workout today because of my headache and ache in the whole body.

The day at the gym on Monday was like this:
Treadmill: 15 min 11 and 12! % increase 5 and 5,5 km in speed,- so more speed and more % than earlier :-)
Roing: level 9
Back extention: 10 x 3, 47 kg
Pulldown: 10 x 3, 30 kg
Seated leg press: 10 x 3, 75 kg (still manageing this!)
Torso rotation: 10 x 3, 25 kg
Balance
Squats: 20
Lunges: 20 on each leg
Pectoral fly/rear detoid: 10 x 3, 5 kg (not any weight because it is an excercise for my posture)

My physiotherapist say I do not have to do any workout while on holiday because I do so well,- but I will be walking a lot and maybe do some of the excercises I can do without the gym devices ;-)

I hope you all have a safe time,- without too much pain and without ice and snow :-) 
I do not have internet in the appartement I shall rent so next chapter on this blog will be some time during Christmas :-)  Maybe I will have a give away then,- would you like that?

I think this will be good :-)

Only massage today

Today I only got massage from the physioterapist,- mainly in my neck.





I was in Oslo yesterday and walked a lot using cruches. Because of that my neck and head was bad today,- and my feet (hammertoes) and thumbs (arthrities). He agreed that I should skip training today,- I have been very eager since I started in May ;-)

Todays program

This was my program today:

Treadmill

47 kg 10 X 3

75 kg! 10 x 3

This is for my posture so only 5 kg, 10 x 3

Only 25 kg because I have to be careful about the lower back. 10 x 3

Balancing on the half ball

Squats. 20 x 3 fast

30 kg 10 x 3

Level 9, 10 x 3

 The seated leg press was a lot harder today than on Friday! But I managed 75 kg today also :-)

Does anyone of you do the same program? Or parts of it?

Personal record!

I did the whole program today, but espescially one excercise I am proud of:

 Seated legpress have been something I  "hate". I have done 55 kg and sometimes 65 kg, 10 X 3. 
Today I managed 75 kg and it felt "easy" !! WOW!

I hope all of you are ok? I would love to hear some comments from you, what is your experience with workout? In high age? With different diagnoses?
I wish you all a nice weekend <3

Testing bone density

Today I tested the bone density of my body again. Last time was 2009.


The scoliosis (here you can see how big it is, this is one of my curves) makes it very difficult for them to see how good or bad it is :-(

The dark parts on the inside and outside of the curves are calsium (?) and it makes it difficult to see the calcium inside the spine. The calsium inside is the good type, the one on the outside is the bad.
But she managed to find out it is not so bad, I just have to take some supplements since I do not drink milk, just eat cheese and some cream.



The hips look fine so not everything is negative :-)
If I should fracture something in my back I have to start with pills against osteoporosis at once,- crossing my fingers it will not happen :-)

Do you check your bone density? 

I got my self a new t-shirt today,- really think it will improve my workout ;-)

You know that the fastest man in the world have scoliosis?

This will be an inspiration for me  <3

Cold,cold day

Today we have hade the coldest day so far this winter,- minus 12C. Brrrrrr, not good for my back and my asthma.
Luckely my dog is with his extrafamily so I do not have to go for walk with him :-)


I took the car when I was going to the gym today, not far but I get exhausted very easely in the winter so it is better to drive.

In the gym I used the whole program as usual but it was hard. I function so much better in warm weather,- do you?

For some weeks now I have had pain in my left Hamstringmuscel,- so now the physioterapist have tought me some stretch excersises.
And he has told me to bend my knees when I shall pick up something from the floor,- not because of my back, because of the Hamstring. This is new to me so I struggle to remember ;-)


We also talked a lot about how my body react deifferent from straight spines. When I did the stretching he asked if the bad musckel hurt? I said that I felt something but I was hurting more in my stomach :-) And the same when he gives me massage, then my body react different from straight bodies.

That's how we twisted persons have to deal with strange things. Allways. 

Today I am going to get my little furball home again. The worse cold is gone now we have +4 and are expecting rain,- then we will get pure ice :-(

Wishing everyone a nice Sunday wherever you are <3

Another type of training

This weekend we got loads of snow! On Friday the lawns looked green,- now we have ca 50 cm of snow!

It took me 2 hours to get the car ready to be used!

Dennis almost drowned in the snow on Sunday...

 I had to make a path for Dennis and me too,- so now my back,neck,arms and legs are acking. This type of "exercise" is not good for my back, my asthma nor my heartflicker. But if you have no choice, you have no choice.


Today Dennis and I could have some fun:-)

This is an old vehicle we use in winter,- we call it a spark.

Dennis loved sitting in the basket :-) He also ran next to the spark.

I hope everyone has a nice Sunday? Hopefully with warmer climate than we have?

Nordic Walking instruction video

This training is good for lounges, back and arms ++++

 

Colours

When I first started in the gym I only used what I had for clothing,- old t-shirts and regular tights. When I found out I was going to continue at the gym I needed some proper training clothes.

So now I have one set for each day at the gym :-) I really want some more colourful,but so far this is what I have. I am dreaming of a bright red trouser ;-)  I also bought a bright pink drinkingbottle, because I believe in the energy of colours <3 The proper clothing also is an extra inspiration for me to do my best :-)

At the gym today I did 30 minutes on the treadmill, and I managed to have a long talk with my physioterapist at the same time! Even when I had 11% increase, 5 km speed!
There where not so many people in the gym today so it was not so stressful,- I didn't have to wait in line for some of the excercises :-)

I did all the program except kneebend and lunges because of a coming headache.

Why do I want a red trouser? Or t-shirt? RED is the colour that give you energy to continue and to reach your goals. If you are faced with something you fear, put on some red clothes :-)

Do you think about the colours and how they affect you? Do you know what colours make you enthusiastic? What colour make you tired or sad?

The physiotherapist and I was talking about why my breathing is getting worse, even with all the cardio I do. The reason is most likely the big curves of my scoliosis, one of them give the lounge less space. But WHY is not all the cardio work?? I will get an appointement with another loungedoctor to see what he thinks. 

I wish you all a nice weekend,- we are expecting 50 cm of snow :-( Not the weather I wish for.........