Yesterday, I ended my lower back physical therapy and began my return to the gym and re-establish an exercise routine of 60-90 minutes each day. What I was doing was walking on the treadmill for about 20-30 minutes, whatever it took to walk a mile... then I would get on the stationary bike and peddle for another mile which would take about 20-30 minutes... once this was accomplished, I would use the strength machines designed to strengthen the muscles in my shoulders and lower back while also benefitting other muscles and tendons throughout my body.
This first started several years ago after my 3 heart surgeries to build my heart back up from the damage done to it by a heart attack. However, side effects from chemo had me exercising sporadically and after exercising for several weeks in a row, I would not exercise for several weeks in a row, putting me into the position of having to build my body back up again.
Hopefully, with this return to the gym I will be able to stick with it from now on...
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