Once again, WOW! Tuesday I started by with Elena doing core strengthening work on the moving standing frame. I then spent a half hour working with Will using the Total Gym. This is an incline bench at 45 degrees; where about 60% of my body weight is placed on my legs (this actually qualifies as weight bearing exercise, so it's good for my bones). On Thursday I worked, and I mean REALLY worked with Elena, using weights on my arms while using the moving standing frame. We then moved to a floor to do core strengthening exercises. Sounds easy, right? Call me a wimp, but I beg (and beg, and beg and BEG to differ; please let me stop! ;-) After an hour of being pushed to what I felt was my limit, I then worked with John on the Power Plate, and finished the last half hour using the elliptical trainer. Which you can see in the second video; it's quite something. It's reminding my body to do what it knows and was meant to do; what it feels like to WALK! I'm already looking forward to next week...

Today was my fifth session at Project Walk. And I've got just one thing to say. Actually, I don't need to write much at all; all I need is a single consonant: W (used twice) and a single vowel: O. Wow wow WOW. Today was stunning. I worked with Colleen the first hour and, good lord, that woman is a sadist. She had me doing exercises with my legs I have never done before. I was exhausted and out of breath the first hour but--to the sadists, I guess--the fun was just beginning. The second hour was when I saw my life pass before my eyes; Elena hooked my legs and butt up with electrodes, then got me in front of this machine, and I actually pedaled a bike for 3.5 miles! I am not kidding; they're going to send me the computer printout of my results. It was exhausting (but also kinda fun, but don't quote me on that). I'm definitely gonna sleep tonight...

PS - check out the videos page of me riding the bike.