Please do accept my condolences. I realize I haven't posted for well over a month, so know everyone must have been not just incredibly sad, but simply missin' me somethin' fierce. Well, turn those frowns upside down, because you're going to be feeling super swell when you hear the reason why I haven't posted... It’s because I've been getting my butt kicked, somethin' fierce! I’ve not only been going to the former Project Walk twice a week; I've been going downtown to OHSU's Center for Health and Healing, also twice a week. Which has been incredible. Yesterday Ryan and Marvin (the physical therapists at OHSU) hooked me up to something called Biodex for the first time. Known as The World Leader in Neuromuscular Education and Therapeutic Exercise, the biodex goes further than the locomat, supposedly being the fastest way to identify, treat and document the physical impairments that cause functional limitations (italics from website). Like you are while using the locomat you’re hooked up to a computer, the Biodex just going more in depth in its statistics as you perform the movements the therapists ask of you. It is NOT easy. But it’s very, very cool; fascinating, really. Check it out: www.biodex.com/rehab/rehab.htm .

As for the former Project Walk; the Beaverton office is no more. The owners simply told Nat (the manager of the Beaverton office) they were going to close it. The way Ted and his wife Tammy (a co-owner) conducted themselves was incredibly unprofessional, but the way the trainers conducted themselves at what is now going to be called ADAPT Advanced Training was beyond professional. They’re joining ADAPT, the business next door. ADAPT is an acronym that stands for Advanced Development And Performance Training. The trainers I’ve been working with for almost a year now are so knowledgeable; after you check out their site www.adapttraining.com , I can assure you it’s a perfect match. I feel so lucky to be a part of it!

Rest assured I’ll keep you all posted about any new events. Enjoy the beautiful weather having! So, until I click again…