Breenee’s BodyBlog

This week I was finally able to incorporate both cardio and weight lifting, but very light resistance.  I want to just go right ahead and jump to where I was at before the back injury and it takes all my strength to stop myself from doing so.  I know that will only lead me back to a longer recovery period and I definitely don’t want that.  It was scary and exciting to lift again, and I took my time and focused on the area I was working on while still analyzing any problem my back might give me.  I used only 5lb weights (wow, that makes me feel like I’m back at the kiddie pool instead of the adult one), and I did get a good workout because I hadn’t lifted in so long.  So I continued with the 5lb for the whole week.  I did cardio as well, but mostly yoga type and pilates.  I finally did a higher intensity cardio on Saturday by doing a bellydancing workout.  I probably shouldn’t have because of all the hopping and jumping, but it felt sooooooooooooooooooo good to move around and get my heart rate up that high.  It’s a great leg workout, not just the hips, but my calfs were burning afterwards which was great being I don’t feel I work them that much.  I won’t do this every day, so as not to create any problems for my back. As I’m writing this my biggest goal is to finally return to the gym.  UPDATED comment 10/12/09:  on Tuesday will be my first day back at the gym.  I will do only machine assisted exercise because my chiro said that would keep stress off my back.  He said I can finally return to the elliptical for cardio, which I have to take slow.  (I was already at level 8…now I’ll have to go back down and gradually go back up.  Here’s to another week…

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