Welllllll…..I’m in. Conditionally. I will have to make modifications but I’m used to adapting to disability. AND I know how to make things safe FOR ME.
Still have good flexibility…it’s always been quite good. Sit and stand – Leg strength is still good I guess. At least in that maneuver, I can do it smoothly. Upper body [always been a weak point] …can someone describe the push up? I don’t do video with our Internet usage. I’ll try the core strength one tomorrow…or so. Not expecting much there.
Can’t attempt too much tonite. I must drive to the car repair in next town to pick up DH who is leaving his car. It’s further than I usually drive so I can’t risk anything that will make that harder than it will be. After we get his car back, I can do more.
Currently I saunter approx. a mile on my best days. On bad days, I push to make approx. two-tenths. Usually somewhere between. On the few very bad days, I’m not walking, lest I do not get back up our flight of 16 steps into the house. I’ve been doing this Walking-With-Purpose since last September’s Challenge. [Thanks Daisy!] For years I walked dog with no conscious purpose, measuring, or notice. I think I’m now at my sustained distance maximum…. which shifts with whatever ability I have that day. I take into consideration that I’m carrying rather a lot of weight in WINTER: Heavier clothing, boots, EDC, protection from Mt lions, etc. Not quite what a soldier in boot camp carries…. LOL
AND…..I live way up in the very high country. O2 is not quite as readily available but I’ve been up here for decades. We’re used to that factor. 🙂
The measurements: Umm… For age and disability, I’m not doing too bad. But that’s probably my best area to improve. For generations on my dad’s side, we have LOVED OUR SWEETS! Very fortunate that we don’t lean toward diabetes, eh? With all that my mom contributed to my genetics….she couldn’t have given me her indifference to sweets??? 😉
So this is all relative to our own situations. But it’s very good to test some barriers once in a while. Surprise ourselves. I once thot I could not walk ANY distance. Was diagnosed and told I could/should not. I rode horses, which does use muscles. But no distance on my own two feet. THEN I adopted a HUGE obese dog many years ago. As I walked for her health, I discovered I’d been lied to about walking with my disability. That obese dog and I increased our distance slowly but surely. I owe that dearly departed critter!
OldMtWoman ….giving it a try on my own terms, of course! 🙂