Workout: Athletic Stretch Video/Swim 15 min.
My knee pain is back. Full force serious pain. I am really REALLY upset about this. So upset that I took my anger out on poor little Orlando and yelled at him pretty bad. I made him cry which in turn made me feel like I deserved Worst Mother of the Year Award. I decided then and there that rather than pout about not being able to run that I would do something about it. First up - cross train. Luckily it is still blazing hot down here, and I have easy access to a pool.
It sorta looks like I'm drowning, but rest assured, I totally know how to swim. Since this was my first time swimming in about 10 years I kept it pretty easy. I did 2 min swim, rest 30 seconds, 2 min swim, rest 30, etc. for 15 minutes.
Second, on my road to recovery, is wearing compression tights.
Compression gear is the latest in elite athletic apparel. There is this amazing science behind the compression apparel (which I won't try to explain but you can read about it by clicking here). I chose the Zensah Compression Capris. They retail for a hefty $84.99, but I got lucky and found them on some random medical site for half the price. I am running a race at the end of the month so we will see what $50 running tights and swimming can do for a bum knee :)
My knee pain is back. Full force serious pain. I am really REALLY upset about this. So upset that I took my anger out on poor little Orlando and yelled at him pretty bad. I made him cry which in turn made me feel like I deserved Worst Mother of the Year Award. I decided then and there that rather than pout about not being able to run that I would do something about it. First up - cross train. Luckily it is still blazing hot down here, and I have easy access to a pool.
Second, on my road to recovery, is wearing compression tights.
bummer:( I sure hope those tights work!
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