Cardiopulmonary Rehab I

Yesterday I officially started my cardiopulmonary rehab. The gym reminded me of when I used to go to LA fitness about 20 years ago. " piece of cake" I said. The session was just an hour when I was done I thought to myself "I just don't learn". The place is more than a gym it is a rehab and you don't have personal trainers you have physical therapists.

I do like modern technical gadgets. You get to wear a heart monitor smaller than a cigarette package I guess it works with Bluetooth. And a computer keeps in contact with your heart all the time. The physical therapist measures your blood pressure at the beginning, during, and end of the session. This time I only worked out on two machines. One machine is called a nustep, it is like a sit-down elliptical machine. You start off with 5 minutes to warm up, then you exercise on the device for 15 minutes. Of course, I started low at level 1 just doing 70 spm.

Afterward, my blood pressure was measured and it was normal that was a good thing my heart rate was normal another good thing. However, what I felt was different which is the normal aches and pains you got when you haven't exercised for a while Which is also normal. The next machine was like a bicycle with pedals at the bottom and the top. Another 15 minutes but this time a cooldown of 5 minutes.

I did have problems with it machine. Because I was wearing my brace and special shoes. So for this session, I did not use the bottom pedals. Afterward, I put the equipment away and my blood pressure was taken again and it was normal. Yes, I was in pain. Mostly I had muscle pain, but my heart and my blood pressure were perfect. I am now scheduled to go twice a week I'm supposed to go to rehab 36 times and hopefully I can return back to work. And then I could justify my existence cuz right now I cannot.

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