Today we stretched out the hamstrings and then got on this thing called Nu Step http://www.nustep.com/. I try to concentrate on keeping my left hip down on the seat, the knee coming back straight, and not rolling my ankle. I did 5 minutes each at 3 different seat locations, continually moving forward. It was a little ouchy at the end.
Then I laid down on the table and bent each leg up 10, then lifted the leg straight for 10 and repeated it for 2 sets on each leg. So far so good. Then he added a strap to my leg and had me bend it as far as I could then pull the strap and hold for 15 seconds. Not too bad, right? Yeah, until you continue to pull the strap 2 more times and hold for 15 seconds each. I did 3 on each leg and I have to tell you I left 3 wet marks all over the sheet where my forehead and wrists just sweat ....um...wait, lightly perspired...yeah, that's better. Holy moly.
Then I sat up on the table and he stretched them. This was nothing like my previous physical terrorist where I would end up crying, but it did stretch until it hurt. I was able to help stretch it back further, and Jeff was pleased.
I finished up on this funky recumbent bike, or at least one very similar. It's different than the recumbents I've used at the gym before. It sits more upright but your legs are stretched out. As no good deed goes unpunished, and I did so good yesterday, I started with my seat position one more notch forward. Good so far. Another one of these deals where you go 5 minutes and then move the seat forward again. So, at the end I was as far forward as I've been so far. He liked it so well that for the last minute we moved it up yet one more notch. Yikes. Yeah, that hurt, but I was glad I could do it. I practiced actually pulling my toes up as I made the revolution up, and that really made the knee stretch. Again, Jeff was happy with my progress
Tonight we iced since it was a pretty strenuous workout. I'm scheduled for 8:30 in the morning tomorrow. Just another day in paradise!
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