43 of those and I felt all of them – especially in my outer thighs/hips. I had to do a quick stretch 2 times before I finished all of the reps. I did this hip stretch:
Ouch!!!
Put all of your weight into one hip and push that hip back. Nice!!
So, I know that this little move goes against Drs orders (non-weight bearing and blah, blah, blah) but it was less than 15 minutes and it was sooooooo great to move and work my lower body!!!
This morning when I picked my 43, I really wanted to do something that would work my legs but it still had to be non-weight bearing. I finally came up with a good 43 and even sitting here typing my legs are still feeling the burn – Ultimate Success!!!
I used a couple of 8 pound medicine balls for the move. One of them I just held over my head the whole time just to add a little extra and to make sure that I didn’t try to cheat on the move by pushing off with my hands! I started like this:
Squeeze Hard!!!
I’m just sitting on a flat stool and have the medicine ball between my knees – just holding it in place took some major effort. Then I lifted my legs straight up (knees still bent at this point).
Squeeze and Lift
The final part of this move was to extend my legs – this was the hard part and I had to lean back a little (I figure that’s OK – I could work my core some, too!!!).
Extend and Hold
I tried to keep complete control as I reversed the move (pretty sure that a couple of the reps I just sort-of dropped my legs – oops!!). 43 – worked my legs today!!!!
Today we are going to take our annual family picture for our Christmas card. This is always an ordeal experience to be forgottenthat requires a drink (on my part) in the true joy of the Christmas season (thats what we are going with). Jordan typically wears white Nike shorts and a white Nike T-shirt every day of the year (summer & winter) so the fact that he has to put on something different never goes over well. Then the timer on the camera and smiles and eyes (open preferably) and poses and locations and…..Anyway, I hope we get some good shots (of tequila, maybe!) later today!!
Today is a foggy, cool day – perfect for hanging out at home as a family (and taking pictures!!!).
Foggy (view from kitchen deck)
Happy Saturday!!!
Kim
Do you take family pictures every year? Is it an ordeal? Any creative ideas for FUN family pictures?
So far, no big deal. Then…I laid on my right side and did 43 leg lifts. The bands became a deadly weapon at this point!!! I held each lift at the top for a few seconds and then only lowered my leg to the point just before the tension would be released. My outer hip/thigh was dying!!!
Hold at the top!!!Keep the tension!!
Of course, I had to switch to my left side and do a second 43 so that I could feel the pain equally!!
After completing the torture43, I decided to run. I don’t see the doctor for almost 3 more weeks about my hip and that is too long to wait! We all know – RUNNERS RUN!!!
I did 9 miles in 53:39 and then did another 2.3 at an easier pace with a steep incline. Running makes me happy even when it hurts!
