…is WORKING!!! grin

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Originally Posted By: Grumpyally
Last week walked for three of the school pick ups 2 miles each
Walked up the hill 2 miles

At the weekend did a fantastic felt making course which involved lots of vigorous rolling of rolls of wet felt.

So far this week walked two school runs.

Good job!!! cheerleader I've wanted to felt for so long! Did you take pictures?

Originally Posted By: Sue22
Saturday, went up to the lake to take a walk along the nice trail up there near the marina. Walked ~1 hour. Some photo taking, some sitting and enjoying the feel of the sunshine and the sound of the waves. Walked maybe 2 miles.


Great job! cheerleader I love to see the progression of your walks! Photos please?

Originally Posted By: Edwin
I swim one hour (non-stop) every day at the local pool. I don't count laps, because I'm in the dive tank and I alternate between strokes and treading. I also cycle to and from the pool now that spring has come. Not far, maybe a kilometre. On weekends I cycle a lot more.

I have this new rule whereby I either walk or cycle to the grocery store and only bring back (and eat) what I can carry.


Awesome to have you on the team! cheerleader LOVE the grocery idea!

Originally Posted By: Shirley
Wow Edwin one hour swimming every day is impressive.I'm not sure I could swim for that long, mentally or physically.

I've been swimming two days per week, but am planning to increase it to three days per week. I've been very conservative about increasing the swimming for fear of aggravating my joints too much - as it is I sometimes have sore ankles or wrists or ribs the next day.

I currently work at home on Wednesdays, so have a mid-week swim and then another swim in the weekend. If I want to add another day it would be at the end of a full day at work plus bus ride to the pool near home - it will be interesting to see how I cope with that, but plan to try on Friday.



That's awesome! cheerleader I'm just now increasing my swimming as well.

Originally Posted By: Orch
Went to my orthopedic surgeon today, and he took the brace away. Now I start physical therapy. He said I could exersize on a stationary bike, or an elliptical. Glad to get rid of the brace, but the shoulder does not move very well, and my security brace is gone.


WAHOO!!! cheerleader
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So, I'm doing the maximum time on every joint method of keeping my mobility.
The theory is, and I learned it here somewhere - most likely in a Molly post, that if one uses each joint to the maximum ability each day, mobility either increases or stops decreasing.

So… I've changed my swimming workouts to every other day in the late afternoon, and I'm slowly working up to a mile each time. I take a pain med right when I get into the pool, and a muscle relaxer right after I'm done swimming.

Yesterday I swam 1,500 yds and even though I had to take an extra pain med after I got into bed, I woke up feeling great.

Stay tuned! I credit my dad for insisting that I could still be a "normal" person, even though I was living with arthritis at age 8. I'm so grateful for the Arthritis researchers who spend their lives searching for a cure.



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Dx JRA 1967, GAD 1997, AS 2009, HMs 2010, CPS 2013
pulmonary edema w/ NSAIDS 2009

Movin' it so I don't lose it!