Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Missed Camp on Monday but sure Made it up Today

Ok so I woke up yesterday morning with wonderful sharp pain in my knees so I decided to skip camp because I knew I was not going to be able to handle it. I am glad I made the choice I did I iced my knees all day and took tylenol for the pain which did help a little bit. I guess chasing after a three year old on Sunday will tire you out and climbing up a ladder on an inflatible water slide will also bother someone with bad knees but hey what do I know. So I did wake up and go to camp this morning and wow it was tough I think I sweat the most today then I have in any of the other days I have gone to camp. We did a crazy running trail where we would stop then do some kind of exercise such as jumping jacks, squat jumps, punching and things of that nature. It was a nice change of scenery and I enjoyed being able to visit the entire park besides just the parking lot for once. I did not jump rope today because I figured the constant jarring of motion would bug so I power walked with my weights which is so much fun and I think I might continue power walking. We also did my favorite kind of crunches today we did the reverse crunch with a leg out they are awesome for lower abs which is still my problem area. We also did tons of funky push ups such as staggered push up where one arm is further out then the other and one is in a tricep push-up position they seemed to work out ok. We also did prisoner push-ups oh man tough your in a plank position and then you pull one leg up using core muscles then put it back then bring the other leg up and then do a push-up. We also did walking push-ups which are also tough but I liked them. I am bummed that I missed Monday but I know my knees and I knew I would not have been able to do it. So I can't wait until four o'clock today because I have a doctor's appointment. I have been wanting MRI's of my knees now for years and I think I am finally going to get one so YEAH. Hopefully I won't need surgery I personally think I just need to strengthen my muscles around my knees but who knows I will find out and let you all know. Fingers crossed for good luck until tomorrow.

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