Fitness revisited

For the past couple of years, my fitness routines have waxed and waned a bit too regularly. To be honest, it has’t been quite the same since I knocked my knee on the steering column several years ago and disclocated my patella…I have been plagued with many injuries, mostly related to my knee. And now that knee is supposedly fixed…I say supposedly only because I don’t know 100% that it’s right…but I think it’s good to go aside from rebuilding some muscle that is keeping me from fully using it. I still struggle with steps quite a bit and still can’t run if I need to. I don’t really run except when chasing our dogs…but it would be nice to have that ability should a need arise.

Now that I have limited excuses not to exercise regularly, I should be able to get back on track and become fit again…and hopefully drop some weight in the process. Then I discovered a new gym was preparing to open, just 1km away…hard to beat that for a nearby gym. Foundation prices weren’t too bad when I finally did some investigations. Eventually I did join and somehow persuaded the Scientist to join with me. They finally opened last week and we dropped in the same day to get our keys (a 24 hour place). So far, it’s all been good. I’ve been every day except Monday which I have designated a day off as I’m doing tai chi that day. I’ve had some trouble with the elliptical cross trainer as my knee isn’t strong enough to handle it very easily. My knee kept bucking the first times I tried it out but I can now manage five minutes fairly comfortably with only occasional buckling. I’m hoping it’s the key to building up some of that strength. I’ve mainly only worked on the cardio equipment so far but will add in other equipment as I become more fit and able…also after I’ve seen my physio once more.

I will still be walking the dogs most days but for shorter periods of time. This will be useful when the hot weather comes and they aren’t up for the longer walks I tend to do. I will probably do regular updates on my progress over the next year or so.