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What an icky, gloomy day. Today I did almost all of Body Fusion, from the Basic Step dvd. Cardio 3 had a bit too much "fancy stuff" going on, so I quickly hopped on my recumbant bike and rode that for the remainder of the dvd...oh, about 15 minutes. I did stability ball abs, my physical...

Spring Break is nearly over. Its been nice, with good weather (mostly), so I'm not complaining. On Monday I saw my Orthopedist. Surgery is now scheduled for Friday, May 13th!!! Yes, thats' Friday the 13th, but its also my Dad's birthday and the day after my big Orff concert. That was a...

Hello everyone! Spring Break is just one day away!!! Yee-haw! Rehab/physical therapy is going pretty good. In five days, I have managed to restore most of my range of motion, in bending the knee. I went from 104 degrees to the normal 135 degress. Still can't get a full hyper-extension, but...

I've been "biking" for four days straight now. Yesterday the digital readout said 10 miles in 40 minutes. Definately feeling it in both legs. I have my first PT (physical therapy) today, so I will probably NOT ride the bike. I doubt I would have done it anyway, since my knee is saying "HEY!"...

Three days straight of "riding" my recumbant bike. First two days, 33 minutes, 7.7 and 8 miles respectively. Today I did 38 minutes and 9.5 miles. I had a good sweat going on, and it felt great!!! Two days until I go to rehab. Feeling good and positve. Just wish I was sleeping better at night...

It's been 3 weeks of feeling "sorry" for myself. OKay, enough already. But it took 3 weeks of various doctors appointments and being in limbo to come to terms with the knee situation. It's a torn ACL which will require surgery if I ever want to do anything like step, kickboxing, and karate ever...

Mid-week. Yippy Skippy. MRI was this past Monday. Tomorrow I meet with my new orthopedist to find out the plan of attack to get my knee back in shape. It is a lot better then it was, but I still have a ways to go. I can go DOWN stairs, alternating legs, been doing that since Saturday, but it...

Hi. Monday, first grade play. They were very good and very cute. I am very glad its over. This week PE and Music classes combined to do DANCE of all things. This was in preperation of the "School House Rock" fund raiser dance Friday, yesterday. We made nearly $1200! And my karate school...

So, today I did STS disc 25, first disc of mesocycle 3 for chest and back. Modified some weights and stances but all in all, it felt pretty good. There is absolutely no change in the knee. I see the orthopedic doc on Thursday. Goosh, I can't wait! Can this be over NOW!?!?! Oh, I also did a 10...

Ah, you ladies are so lucky. I wish I could do some cardio. Just walking is a pain! Next Thursday I go to the orthopedic surgeon. Hopefully he will be able to find a course of action for this knee. I went to MY doctor on Tuesday and she feels like it is a torn MCL. She gave me a brace that I...

I kicked butt in the karate tournament!! That is to say, in the portion I was able to compete in. I won first in sparring and second in forms/universals. It was in my second competition (forms) where I had a bit of a mishap. At the end of the routine, I had to do a running/jump right side kick...

Ah, Wednesday...not my favorite day at school because I get no breaks/planning time. BUT today I was blessed, one of my classes was on a field trip and another was SOL testing and they are back to back classes. An HOUR of "down" time. And here I am on the Cathe forums...bad me! LOL Tournament...

Today I went back to karate, and we were learning the moves to Universal 6. Not too terribly hard, just hard to concentrate. There was a boy who was just full of himself, not behaving, which I found very irritating indeed! The teacher in me was ready to let him have it, but its not my place to...

Good golly! I did sts 23, legs. I thought I was going to die. The first tri-cycle of exercises were OK, second set of tri-cycle was hard, and the the third was nearly impossible. But longer rests, and a "come on, you can do it." attitude helped. 50 minutes...HA! It was a lot longer then that for...

Day 5 of the FLU and I think there is light at the end of the tunnel. I even did a short "Cathe" today...Basic Step. It was just enough. Allowed me to sweat a little, get my heart rate up (that was real easy) and MOVE! I am so tempted to do one of my STS meso 2 disc's I have left, but I am going...

I don't know how anybody can exercise when they have the flu. I sure as heck can't. I have no energy and would probably pass out within seconds. OK, its the 4th day of this junk, and I am improving. I managed to practice about 10 minutes of some karate today. Easy walk throughs, no impact or...

Sidelined! I have the flu. Yesterday I spent from 11:30 until this morning, mostly in bed. Did I feel awful. Went to the doctor this morning...yep, its the flu. I got the flu shot back in November, and I do everything "right". So, it goes to show ya', you can still get it. Haven't exercised...

Janie, I think you are doing a great job with your challenges. And, yeah, you probably ought to just give it a break and do some exercising with Joey and Cathe. I have been having major difficulties myself, pushing myself very hard, not taking the necessary rest...but finally, yesterday, NO...

"Renee, you are making us proud in your karate tests - fun to see how well you did so far in advance of your bb training." ShadowPup, thanks, I needed to hear that. I'm feeling physically and mentally drained and a bit down on myself. I have such high expectations for myself and have worked...

Wow! Let me tell ya', the black belt physical fitness test is no walk in the park. And this is coming from someone who thought they were pretty fit. First we ran a mile...NOT my thing at all. The goal is to do it in 8 minutes. Well, for a non-runner I did it in 10:51. I was the sixth person to...