Walking on the moon

Giant steps are what you take
Walking on the moon
~ The Police

Yesterday, my PT said those seven words every girl dreams of hearing. "Today, we're putting you on the treadmill."

This treadmill, to be exact.

After all the hands-on stretching, strengthening, and torturing, I got to zip myself into the Anti-Gravity treadmill. First you have to pull on these shorts that are very much like a wetsuit, but with a huge zipper dangling out of the front. Then you step into the treadmill and get zipped into the plastic casing. When you turn the treadmill on, the plastic fills with air. (Now I know what it feels like inside a balloon.)

We set the treadmill at 80% of body weight, and I was off. 1 minute walking (3.5 to 4 mph), 2 minutes jogging (6 mph), five sets for 15 minutes total. To be honest, 80% of body weight didn't feel THAT different, other than the whole sausage-in-its-casing deal with all the air and the wetsuit shorts, so I asked if I could try it at a lower body weight when I was done. He lowered it to 50%, and suddenly I was bouncing, barely touching the belt! So cool!!! Walking on the moon!

And the running? Minimal pain the glute, and what little pain I did have was more like a pinch. Today? No pain at all. Slight tingling in my glute and upper hamstring this morning, but otherwise I'm ready to go again. YES!

And even more YES... I'm down 7 pounds. :) (Not from the walk/jog yesterday, although wouldn't THAT be something? 7 pounds in general since mid-June.)