Look to this day!
For it is life, the very life of life.
For yesterday is but a dream.
And tomorrow is only a vision.
But today well lived makes
every yesterday a dream of happiness
and every tomorrow a vision of hope.
Look well, therefore, to this day!
Such is the salutation of the dawn.

Monday, August 04, 2014

This Week's Report

Well, here's what I failed to post last week. I've decided to get on the trainer once a week on Mondays. If I had posted numbers last week, there would be nothing to compare it with except your good numbers. I don't want to look that bad. So here we go:
This was a flat, distance driven, training exercise on an realaxiom trainer.

                              August 4, 2014       July 28, 2014
Duration:               15.04 minutes         32.59 minutes
Distance:                6.429 km                11.5 km
Average Power:      133                         103
Average speed        25.6 kph                 20.9 kph
Avg. heart rate:      115 bpm                  115 bpm
Performance:         1.16                         0.9
Elevation gain:        0                             0
Difficulty:               80%                        60%
Completion:            56%                       100%

As is apparent from the completion numbers I cut the workout in half this week. Last week a full half hour required a lot – and I mean a lot – of recovery time. Not just hours, but days. I can't afford that much time without some sort of exercise to keep me from locking up.

Also I have some good news to report on other fronts. I met and exceeded goals set for me by my physical therapist. So now we're working with more stress on balance. For example: walking without any form of support with my eyes closed. Not a lot of fun. The only thing I could think to compare this with is, oh – try hopping 40 feet on one leg with your eyes closed. Don't peak! Scary, huh?  I would suggest you doing this with knee, wrist, and elbow pads. Or someone running alongside to catch you. 

Although my left hand is still real stiff, I can almost point my index finger independent of all other fingers. And almost make a fist with my left hand without pain. On this speech front: I can talk for about 20 minutes without a too noticeable left side facial droop. And it has been discovered that I do have a severe hearing loss and qualify for hearing aids. As suggested earlier by Kathy, I'm an old man.


All in all, things are going well. And although I still get a bit down by the slow pace of recovery, I do still have it in mind to walk with Dan and Doug in October. Just have to nail down dates, times, and places. What would be really cool would be to ride the Jordan River trail on a recumbent trike. We will see.

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