I’m just 1 person who just keeps going. Making a habit out of working out has been so important to me. I thrive on routine and knowing what to expect, so working out every day around lunchtime breaks up my day but also helps to structure it. This week, I had some mid-day meetings, so some of my workouts were shorter than I would have liked them to have been. But, still, I managed to work out those days.
On Thursday, after my post-workout shower, I had lunch and stood up to find that I couldn’t stand. There was a sharp pain in my right knee, and it suddenly couldn’t support my weight. I limped around to test it, and couldn’t do even that much. So I hopped around from room to room for a little while before I remembered I had crutches. I kept my weight off it the rest of the day, worrying that it might mean I would need to go back to physical therapy for it. But when I woke up on Friday morning, I realized almost all of the pain was gone. I was thrilled to put the crutches away. However, I did go easy on my knees that day. I went low-impact on any exercises that might aggravate my knees again. I look forward to working back up to regular workouts, but not until I’m sure I’m strong enough for them. I’m lucky that I was able to keep up my workout habit and keep going.
My Week of Workouts
- Sunday (35 minutes): HIIT & Core with T (Tatiana) *new to me
- Monday (25 minutes): Tae Bo Basics with Billy Blanks (used 1lb weighted gloves)
- Tuesday (24 minutes): Strength-Training with Charlee Atkins (used 5lb weights) *new to me
- Wednesday (33 minutes): Kick It with Eliza *new to me
- Thursday (20 minutes): Knockout Ab Workout with Christa DiPaolo
- Friday (26 minutes): Standing Ab HIIT with Kyra Pro *new to me + Greatest Showman Dance with Kyra Pro
- Saturday (23 minutes): Bodyweight Strength with Kehinde Anjorin *new to me
Total: 186 minutes
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