tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post9161165873043435465..comments2024-03-21T03:56:28.972-06:00Comments on Jill Outside: Silly little exercisesJill Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-81114282390143224672007-04-05T18:06:00.000-06:002007-04-05T18:06:00.000-06:00Yes, Jill, I am there: last night, in agony, I bol...Yes, Jill, I am there: last night, in agony, I bolted out of a spinning class after realizing that I won't develop endurance by riding in endurance class if I further damage my knees end up off the bike and off running an additional six weeks.<BR/>But I have to add that I have been reading your blogs since two weeks before Susitna, and I have been inspired by your writing, your tales of courage and woe, your inspiration by and delight in the epic cold and stillness of winter in Alaska. Your writing tugs at my heart; I march on.<BR/>LindseyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-90709958245299875372007-04-05T12:26:00.000-06:002007-04-05T12:26:00.000-06:00Glad to see you recovering, Jill! I truly think th...Glad to see you recovering, Jill! I truly think that PTs take sick pride in pointing out our weakened states. The day after my knee surgery the PT had me lift a 0.5lbs weight and chuckled as she asked if I'd like the puke bucket now or later. She also offered a mirror so that I could see how pale I turned.<BR/><BR/>However, I have to admit that the PT really did help get me back up and moving in a hurry. I was almost sad on the last day when I walked out. Then again I might have just been sad that I had to leave the polar care unit behind.<BR/><BR/>Stick to those exercises and you'll be out on the bike in no time.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04102311292730609775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-4469679951395490502007-04-05T10:11:00.000-06:002007-04-05T10:11:00.000-06:00I broke my arm in a road bike accident and had to ...I broke my arm in a road bike accident and had to have surgery to get it straight.<BR/><BR/>After my first day of physio I got on my bike. I had missed it so very much you see. Stoking the tandem my finace and I had borrowed wasn't the same thing at all.<BR/><BR/>I shouldn't have been anywere near a bike, I wasn't completely healed and was still on pain killers. I managed to rear end a car that slowed in an intersection. Not badly mind you, just a bump, but it was a real wake up call.<BR/><BR/>The siren song of the bike, it can make the stupidist ideas seem clever. But it can also makes us do smart things that seem stupid, your elastic band sidestep for instance.<BR/><BR/>Keep fighting the good fight.Coelecanthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886124862805759520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-55250765195434240992007-04-05T08:14:00.000-06:002007-04-05T08:14:00.000-06:00Girl, you have a lot of company out here! Collarb...Girl, you have a lot of company out here! Collarbones, knees, hips...whatever it is, we (cyclists) push through a lot to keep doing what we love, and being who we are.<BR/><BR/>Passion ain't cheap - it's priceless.Dave Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199180181304602551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-53330388107902377532007-04-05T07:26:00.000-06:002007-04-05T07:26:00.000-06:00Those PTs always seem a little sadistic, don't the...Those PTs always seem a little sadistic, don't they? I think they take a class in that. Not to worry, though, they are usually very good and willing sources of information and advice. Be very glad that you're not there following extensive knee surgery because <I>that</I> is usually nothing less than medieval torture.Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03607259821954490651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-49574804669174717382007-04-05T06:05:00.000-06:002007-04-05T06:05:00.000-06:00Hi Jill,I've just completed 8 weeks of physical th...Hi Jill,<BR/><BR/>I've just completed 8 weeks of physical therapy for my upper back pain. The pain is the result of scoliosis undiagnosed since childhood. Yes, the exercises seem silly, but just as the weakest link determines the strength of the chain, so the smallest muscles, the ones usually targeted in such therapy, determine your strength. You will be amazed at how quickly you respond. Don't knock the wall slides, I do them too!<BR/><BR/>Neil<BR/>http://historian2wheels.blogspot.com/index.htmlThe Historianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152771061213643548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-63948142737260634412007-04-05T05:49:00.000-06:002007-04-05T05:49:00.000-06:00Wow! This post basically says everything I want to...Wow! This post basically says everything I want to say about my own current knee experience. Who'd have thought that ten minutes on a recumbent could be so painful that I'd start sweating bullets. Or that step-ups on a six-inch step would be grueling when once I was doing 36-inch steps with weights. It is important that you do the asinine exercises. I'm learning that myself. We can be therapy buddies and whine together!Malliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186936683465162035noreply@blogger.com