Ah, if only I were "This Year's Model."
But, given that I had my own little rebirth in 2010, I am trying to "Pump it Up" a bit. When I saw Dr. Furst last month he advised me to participate in a formal cardiac rehab program. However, my cardiologist suggested that I just go ahead and exercise at home, which seemed much easier to me.
I started back on my elliptical, and increased my program by one minute per day. Today, I reached my first goal of 20 minutes on the elliptical. Now, I know to most of you this seems fairly pathetic, but I am pretty proud of my progress. I plan to spend at least a month at 20 minutes now, as this is a decent start, and see how my joints and other symptoms take the new program.
I can hardly believe the progress I've made in a year, though! Whoo hoo!
Our team is coming together for the scleroderma walk in July, and now I am a bit more confident that I can be ready. Don't forget to check the site (see the last post) to sign up to walk with us! :)
20 Minutes sounds good to me. I'm only at 10 minutes on my stationary bike, and am really huffing & puffing when I finish. My doc is happy with 10 minutes and hopefully I work up to 15. If you don't have scleroderma, it's hard to imagine the fatigue. Good for you Holly! Good luck on the walk. We miss you!
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Holly - You'll always be "This Year's Model" to me!!!
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