So I am trying to increase my walking. During the week, I think I'll walk the 3 blocks to the Ride-On bus stop on Wisconsin and Bradley, and then rather than taking the Ride-On, I'lll walk to Friendship Heights, another mile.
One of the challenges is making the time to walk, and do my PT exercises, and the hour morning and night with the splint sandal to push the 3rd toe down. And...practice tai chi moves. (Our teacher, Jeff, would like us to practice during the week, but he definitely is not heavy handed about it.)
This morning I overcame all resistance (after doing the hour on the sandal) and rousted myself to walk into Norwood Park, down the hill, along the path up to the Little Falls bridge, then back. 1.25 mile. Not bad. This is not what it looked like. Today it is 33oF, feels like 24o, and "Locations nearby are reporting snow," says weather.com.
This is what it looked like a year ago (later in March) when my cousins Marilyn and Don Slusarski visited from Stevens Point, Wisconsin.
We had such a fun time!
I had a good time today just walking and not having to stop, and remembering Marilyn and Don.
Marilyn is a little older than I am and a curling whiz. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curling. She's a good model!
PT John J. said my gait was better this week. I am happy about that!
Also I can tell my stamina is better.
On Inauguration Day with my friend Claudia, I had to ask her to stop every 4 blocks for a little rest.
Figured we walked 3 miles that day, but there was a lot of stopping.
Another thing John said to do was to try and keep up with my friends when walking. All of 'em.
I've been asking all of them to slow down, or go their pace and wait for me up ahead.
Now here's a fast walker I'm gonna keep up with one of these days, Mary G.
No grass growing 'neath those feet!
Another good model!
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