My body is falling apart! argh!

[Helene2013]

Well after more than 4 weeks, I am starting to be better. I did some cycling on trainer once last week and again yesterday. It is not much (just over 10km) but it is a start. I also combine this with physiotherapy.

Went today to see her and she is very pleased with the result (she said it shows I do the things she recommended).

My legs are almost back to normal. I have some swelling when I'm done with a big exercice program but she expects it will be like this for a little while. But at least I can do it and my calf is no longer swollen. The knees are sensitive but swelling almost gone. Only one tiny spot that is still recurring when using strength. It will get better.

I still have a lot of stiffness in hips and need to realign my posture. So some exercices to help it.

Going to see her on Jan 13 (2 weeks) to get my new winter program on. Yeah! Slowly will reintroduce me to running/hiking on treadmill and re-setting the bike/muscle program. We won't train as hard as last winter as I was preparing myself to my 135km bike challenge. I'm already "good" at it and know the routine. So it won't be as much training. 3x/week is ok. I have a life beside gym. hihi Last year it was 6 days out of 7. That is too much for the time I have in the evenings. So she will keep it more balanced and if I feel like adding to it, I will be able to.

Tomorrow I have some PT and I can do an hour of light cycling and start adding light speed intervals to get cardio working. Not to add too much resistance yet. Playing it slowly is the way to prevent reinjury so soon.

I also have my bone density test at 10am tomorrow. She's pretty sure I have nothing to worry about. At 52 and always been active with weight baring activity she foresees nothing abnormal. But who knows. The knees are a wreck but that is cartilage. It's just that the radiologist wrote on his report "possible osteoporosis?". So Generalist is not taking chances and sending me for that test.

BUT!!! The good news is that I just registered myself for a 110km max bike ride around Lake Champlain on June 6th. No timer, our own pace. I can do either 60, 50 or a combo with is 110km. I wrote 110 and will see when I get there how I feel. PT was so happy to see I finally got over my "defeat" of the 135km of last summer. I still cry and can't really get over that one where I stopped after 70km because of cold, rain and stong winds (and it was in summer). I could not risk a fall at this point as I was too cold and unused to that kind of weather. But still.... That will be my revenge. hahaha

So I think I'm back but I need to be careful for the next couple of weeks not to overdue it thinking I'm better. Always "train" with your mind on safety and stopping if the leg says it has enough. There will be other days for training. We don't want to get back to square 1.