Weekly Rundown- Everything is Awesome!
I don’t want to say this injury is behind me, because that would be tempting fate a little too much. But let’s just say “Everything is Awesome” from The Lego Movie has been running through my head, and life seems good! I’m linking up as always with Kim and Deborah for this Weekly Rundown. Here’s how it all played out… Sunday I walked one mile and ran 3. Everything felt good! Monday I did lower body strength at home, including single leg exercises and squats. One of the (few) things I’m proud of from my work this summer is the progress I made in the one leg sit-to-stand. It’s one of the foundation exercises on Sally McRae’s app and also one of the hip stability exercises from Brad Beer’s book. You start sitting on a chair or bench, and stand up using one leg, then sit back down, stand up again, etc. only on one leg. When I first started I could only do five reps on each leg- now I can do 36 reps!!! At least something has improved. I also did Caroline Girvan’s deadbug workout.. I’m really tired of it by now! Tuesday I walked 3 miles… … and then did a different core workout! I did Caroline Girvan’s Standing Abs Workout, and I liked it. At least, I liked doing something different. Wednesday Again, I walked one mile and ran 3. Still feeling good! Thursday I did my single leg exercises, and another core workout. This one Engie recommended, MadFit Standing Core Workout.. I liked this one too! Then I had time for 20 minutes of walking. At night we watched the Dolphins game, which was a complete fiasco. We lost, and our quarterback got ANOTHER CONCUSSION. The poor guy will be out for… ever? The rest of the season? I feel really bad for him, and now our season is a shambles after only the second game. Friday Gym day! It was a very squat-focused workout, because I skipped deadlifts. My low back is nagging at me again, and deadlifts sadly make it worse. After squats and Bulgarian split squats I did some core (abs and low back machines.) At night I planned to go to our high school football game, but it rained so much that the band couldn’t play (so I didn’t go.) They did manage to play in the rain and our team won! This was our homecoming, and last year’s homecoming was completely rained out. September outdoor events just shouldn’t be a thing in South Florida. Saturday This was a big day- I walked one mile and ran 4!!! I’m getting there! At night we watched the Baylor game. FINALLY. A game where it didn’t rain, no one got injured, and we WON! At least the football week ended on a high note. Sunday Off! Sleeping in and waffles will be involved (obviously.) So, it was a good week. Moving forward, I’m going to cautiously try running every other day. Running every third day was great to get me back from this injury, but I can’t do that forever! How was your week? Were there any moments where you sang “Everything is Awesome?” Top photo by Stainless Images on Unsplash