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Originally Posted by Lost Dog
Welcome. Good job on the losses, so far.
Are you doing any weight training?
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Thanks for the welcome!
Not currently. I was, but I was getting my bad left shoulder really, truly aggravated, so I stopped.
And my foot doctor has pretty well nixed most lower body stuff like squats, lunges, etc... I'm not even supposed to walk for more than 10 minutes and only on the flat. I have to level my Nordic Track and I can only use it for maybe 20 minutes. I've tried longer, but each time, I seem to end with more foot pain and setbacks.
I admit... I ignored the doctor on this for a bit last fall and was doing chair squats with dumbbells and HIIT on my NT... only to really aggravate the plantar fasciitis to the point I was not able to do much of anything for a while! So now I am trying to be good and patient and focus on my eating and getting some more weight off.
So now I'm doing water aerobics, and working the movements by really driving through the water. I'm not entirely sure my shoulder is happy with this either, it was killing me last night, but it doesn't seem to be doing my legs or feet any harm.
I'm also water walking/jogging. Both recommended by the foot doctor and I really work at it. To the point where I am feeling lactic acid burn and get a good dose of DOMs after. I swim a little... but can't go hard at that thanks to the shoulder.
I'm thinking to try and bring some more core work in. I can do kneeling planks... full planks are a big NO for my feet... found that out first time I tried it... I nearly screamed. My trouble is I think my body is not ready for much in the weight department and then I push and then I am hurt again. I don't have a lot of upper body strength.
Cynthia