Tuesday, November 02, 2004

Daily exercise schedule, month 2

ON BED / MAT / FLOOR:
Quad sets (push downs): 30 @ 10 count, relax 10 count in-between [right leg only]
Straight leg raises (2.5# weight), 30 each leg [lift, hold 2, 3, down on 4]
Short arcs (2.5#), 30 each leg [lift, hold 2, 3, down on 4]
Side raises (abduction) (one side), (2.5#), top leg, 30
Side raises (abduction) (one side), (2.5#), bottom leg, 30
Side raises (abduction) (other side), (2.5#), top leg, 30
Side raises (abduction) (other side), (2.5#), bottom leg, 30
Rear raises (2.5#), both legs, 30
Elevated flexion (2.5#), both legs, 30 (as much flex as possible)
Quad lifts (bedside) (2.5#), both legs, 30 [do not exceed 45 degrees]

STANDING UP:
Calf lifts (2.5#), lift to rear, use walker or cane to keep thigh vertical, 30
Abduction, both legs, 2.5#, 30
To rear, both legs, 2.5#, 30
[remove weight]
Calf raises, single-leg, both legs, 30
Mini-squats, free-standing, 30
Dips, 3” [dictionary], both legs, 30
Mini-lunges, both legs, 30 [do on pads when available]
Balance, 30 count, 5X, each leg

STRETCH:
Calf, slant block, 5X, 20 count
Hamstring, stairs, 5X, 20 count

STATIONARY BIKE:
16 min, alternating forward/backward

ON BED:
Wall slides, 20, hold for 10 count. Take it “to the pain”. Wall slides all the way to the bed/mat are getting to be easier to do. I can readily get my heel to the mat (110 degrees), but getting the extra few degrees to get my foot flat against the bed is not always possible (120 degrees).

In addition to trying to do two full sets per day:
ONCE A DAY:
Walk 1 mi, ca. 30 min