happy healthy hippy
A blog following my Triple Pelvic Osteotomy in January 2016
So one thing that has been annoying me recently is the muscles on both sides of my torso (my obliques) have been hurting on the past 2 nights out with friends. I was stood up for 7+ hours each time - it must be a tough workout after a 1.5 year hiatus from dancing! I haven't realised how weak I will have become pre op/early post op!
Now onto the positive... I've just looked back at my goals I wrote at the start of July and in just 2 months I've managed to tick off most of my short/medium term ones which feels amazing 🙌🏻 - I started back at work ✅ I haven't done a 37.5hr week yet as I'm using some annual leave to extend my phased return but everything is going smoothly! - I wore a pair of heels for the first time of 2016 at my friends wedding (I managed until about 8pm when I switched to trainers!) ✅ - I can finally stand on one leg without falling/leaning over ✅ I've been incorporating more single leg exercises recently like resisted theraband kicks in different directions with my non op leg or bouncing/catching a ball off a wall on op leg! It's definitely helping my stability. - I can do scissors and knee rolls comfortably at Pilates, in fact I can now do most of the class without adapting it ✅ - I went to Amsterdam and walked 54km in 4 days. ✅ One day was at a festival and I did 36,000 steps dancing! The day after I was achy and had to walk slow and take lots of rests but I still managed to get out and about each day. - I went to my first body balance class today which I really enjoyed ✅ It's lots of static and dynamic postures and core work. The first and last time I tried this class was 18 months ago and I was in so much pain the next day I cancelled my gym membership. So that's 8 out of 10 of my short/medium goals completed. Goal setting is great as it gives such a sense of achievement :) just typing out those things I have accomplished made me feel proud! I have come such a long way already yet I feel like my rehab is only really starting in terms of getting back to unrestricted exercise and full fitness. This is the exciting part- I can finally work out "normally" and without pain for the first time in 2 years. This whole experience has given me an opportunity to rebuild myself into something new and push myself harder than ever. I have learnt a lot about my body during the journey and I now know more than I ever have about strength, conditioning, fitness, and nutrition. I am constantly looking into new exercises ideas on websites, forums, YouTube etc. All this is fuelling my motivation to get in the best shape ever. Andrea x
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Dan
23/9/2016 15:53:01
Great to hear your doing so well Andrea!
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