I have been riding my bike to treatment which is a 30 minute ride there and about 35 minutes back (about a 500' elevation difference). Today should be a typical day for the future:
- Hop on the bike and ride to the hospital
- Park the bike and go down to the treatment room (a bit sweaty since it's about 90 degrees here now)
- Treatment
- Go to the gym and I'm starting at the low end of my usual workout (12 minutes on stairmaster -- working up 2 minutes every day to 20 minutes max; 1.25 miles on the treadmill -- working up .25 miles/day to, say, 3 miles, maybe more; stretches, free weights, and abs) -- about 1.5 hours total. I may even get to double sets on the weights as they are increased.
- Get the bike from the gym rack, and bike home.
All told, about 2.5 hours/day of exercise. I've been looking forward to this period to get in shape --again. I can't lose too much weight because I won't fit snugly in the pod. But, we'll see how it goes.
I also brought my tennis racket and they have an open tennis group that plays every Tues and Thurs morning. I haven't played in about 8 years but think my back may not protest too much.
As you can see, sympathy cards are not necessary. As one of my children said, "Dad, leave it to you to turn cancer into a vacation."
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment