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Category Archives: Excercise
Movie Review: Free Solo
WOW! Go. See. This. NOW! Free Solo
There is so much I want to say about this film but really you just need to go see it. This is one of those films that I will probably watch any chance I get. The stakes cannot get any higher for what Alex achieves in this film. Truly inspiring stuff!
Post op follow up
Doctor says the knee looks good. The level of swelling is down to what it would look like two weeks after surgery. RICE RICE baby!
Was talking with my doctor about needing to act my age. His reply:
Everyone acts 20 years younger than they are.
Thoughts for the future of my knees:
Lateral posting orthotics to take pressure off inside of knee.
Some meniscus left but I need to stay away from repetitive hard hits. Aka no more running
Bike or in-line skate
Stretch and strengthen
RICE
Rest. Ice. Compress. Elevate.
RICE
These are some of the most important words in medicine. There is a whole bunch of technical reasoning behind why these four actions are so helpful when recovering from an injury, but you don’t need to understand anymore than these four words.
The sooner you can implement these actions the faster you will recover and get back in action. I encourage you to see how far you can go with each of them.
In the shot above I have accomplished all four actions while recovering from knee surgery. My goal is to get movement back to an acceptable range so that I can start strengthening the leg again. Swelling plays a huge role in mobility so ice is critical.
Most ice packs suck. They just aren’t large enough to cover the entire knee and stay cold very long. I prefer a back of ice in a trash bag. It covers the whole knee and lasts a long time. All for a couple of bucks.
Get healed and get back out there.
PBR: Pumps, Bumps, and Rollers
Our friends Jen and Derek introduced us to the Mile 18 area for mountain biking earlier this year. Kate is just getting her dirt wheels under control and PBR is a great trail to get started on. However as the description reads below it’s still fun for any skill level.
2 miles of nonstop grins! Nonstop banked turns and features flowing into each other. Very fast and with enough speed you’ll be in the air a good amount of time (though everything is rollable).
This is the perfect trail for intermediates to work on skills, or experts to let it rip. Everyone will be happy with this one.
Via MTB Project
