Progress, but at a slow pace…

Things have been a lot better workout-wise, but I’m still not at a 100%.  Luckily, I haven’t gained much weight.  I may have gained a couple of pounds, but lost them as soon as I could jump up and down again.  Last week was the first week that I could do the warm up for both boxing and boxercise (minus burpees - oh, man!  ha.) and not be in pain afterwards.  Last Wednesday, I joined the gym again, since I won’t be able to return to hip hop class.  So, on Thursday, I went for the first time in a while.  I worked out for a bit on the cardio machines (stairclimber and eliptical – less pressure on my knees), then did some leg strengthening exercises.  I thought I would just try for fun to run on the track.  Just for fun.  Well, I have to say that I was able to run for about 5 minutes (I didn’t time it) before I felt it was time to stop.  I could feel my knees aching.  I did feel it a couple of days later though (my physiotherapist told me it takes about 24-48 hours to feel the pain from the impact).  For someone who used to run for about an hour to an hour and a half, right now I’ll take the 5 minutes.  I didn’t think I’d be able to run so soon!  It’s good news, but it still doesn’t mean that I’m out of the woods yet.  It’s progress, but at a slow pace…

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