Taking strides

Another week gone and another week closer to next year's target. Apart from today it has not been a bad week overall especially in terms of walking, though I haven't made it into the office yet! After overdoing it a little bit on Wednesday I had to take yesterday off to allow the temple that is my body to recover, and although I thought I was ready this morning to go back to the gym I soon realised that I was a bit eager! It did not help that the music in the gym was not really something I would use to motivate myself, not that I have anything against music of three decades ago. I will be making a playlist to take to the gym from now on. I did take the opportunity to get in the cross trainer type thing and managed to get my body into a more upright position than ever before.

I finished the day off back in the walker and used a technique that I discovered on Wednesday, which is to walk like I am pushing a wheelbarrow. Because of the walker is front heavy and the fact that I lean over, if I get my feet too far in front of my body I lose momentum. So what I have discovered is that by getting my feet as far back as possible so that my body is at an angle and then take smaller steps I can get more of a push off and also keep taking steps one after another, like a stride. I am not sure if this will have an effect on my back but at the moment it feels great because I can repeat the walking over and over again. The biggest thing that has stuck with me this week is something that Cassie said which I don't have to walk like other people, as long as it is good for me.

Have a good weekend :-)