Like last week, this physio session was shorter than the first two sessions. This session focused on making my legs stronger overall. Eliza decided to remove the first quad exercise from my list of exercises to do at home. Instead she got me to do wall quarter squats and standing heel raises to strengthen my glutes and hamstrings, and calves
Read moreOn Thursday I completed the Australia Day Aquathon. The Australia Day Aquathon consists of a swim in the Wollongong Harbour and a nearby run. The distance that participants completed was dependent on their personal preferences. As it was my first time participating, I went with the ‘Try Aqua’ distance of a 200m swim and a 2km run (or rather a
Read moreThis physio session was a bit shorter than the previous two. This session involved progression. Progression on the glutes exercises by trying an exercise involving squatting with a plasticy/elasticy band around my thighs, which wasn’t easy. Eliza also told me that I could progress from the quad exercises to do between sessions and changed the amount of reps I have
Read moreThe second physio session involved more stretches and “investigations” by my physio, Eliza. These stretches and investigations included having to balance on one leg without leaning on the wall or my arms out like wings (I did make an “I’m flying” joke), squatting on one leg, steps, and Gastroc & Soleus stretches on walls. She also had me work on
Read moreAs mentioned in an earlier post, my orthopaedic surgeon diagnosed me with a medial ligament sprain and recommended physiotherapy and a knee brace for when I’m active. On January 10 I had my first physiotherapy session in Wollongong. I wanted the physio to check my previously fractured shin and my other leg, as well as my knee. The first
Read moreI didn’t train much this week due to the ‘extra’ Christmas public holidays imposed as Christmas was on a Sunday this year. I only trained on December 27 and December 28 with the following times: December 27: 7 minutes, 50 seconds December 28: 7 minutes, 47 seconds
Read moreI decided to visit my orthopaedic surgeon to get advice on my injuries over the last twelve months. He looked at the material and gave me a physical examination and diagnosed me with a medial ligament sprain. I couldn’t remember if he diagnosed me due to what he saw on the MRI or what he felt during the physical examination,
Read moreDue to Wagga Wagga only having chlorine pools and not saltwater pools, for the first time I am training for the Aquathon in a different environment. For the first week of my holidays I trained in the chlorine pool every weekday. I found that the chlorine water is lighter than saltwater and is easier to swim in, with this week’s
Read moreI decided on October 29 to enter the Australia Day Aquathon 2017 and to start training for it. My first training session was in a saltwater pool, which is better as the swimming stretch of the Aquathon will be held in the Wollongong Harbour, therefore the pool is as close as possible to the real environment. My first training session
Read moreTo prevent another stress fracture and other possible injuries, I needed to get back into training but I also needed to move house, so I didn’t want to spend money going to the gym. I made the decision to train by re-walking the Run Wollongong 2015 course as it was the course of the first fun run I completed. I
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