Single Heel Lifts! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!!
Need I say more. Its a single heel lift that a pixie would be proud of, but I am grinning like a Cheshire Cat
Following a satisfying session in the hospital gym yesterday doing a bit of cardio, some quads, lunges, the catching the ball on the trampette whilst balancing routine etc, the physio came over to me to see how I was doing. We admired my stepping down display ie I bent my bad leg at the knee and stepped down with good leg whilst keeping the hips level, I showed her my progress with with heel raises, then she challenged me to a single heel lift. I tried and although almost nothing happened….something did! She said to try with my knee slightly bent. Then she added a new exercise to my routine which is similar to trying to shuffle on the balls of my feet with knees slightly bent, just for 20 seconds at a time! Okaayyy, looks pretty stupid but its new and exciting to me, and not as stupid looking as when I was doing lunges at Palma airport the other week when we were delayed!
Anyway, tonight I’ve given the single heel lift a try again and Hey Presto, possibly as little as less than a centimeter and lasting all of 2 seconds. RESULT!!!
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Woo Hoo! Congrats Micah! I’m really happy for you.
Congrats Mich! Pretty exciting stuff. A pixie heel lift sounds pretty darn good. Keep up the good work.
That’s awesome, Micah! I keep thinking that one of these days I’m going to get some single leg upward movement! I guess I’m just going to have to follow your lead. Keep up the most excellent work!
Great news. For me it took a few times for my mind to once again control those unused muscles . As they say, a centimeter here, a centimeter there, soon you will be inches high.
Inches are bigger than centimeters, right? ;).
Take care,
Awesome news - my PT just gave me the go ahead to start working on it. I try like mad but that thing never comes off the ground, can’t wait to experience the same awesome feeling you had from it!!! Congrats
I periodically try single heel raises while waiting in line or just hanging out….but other than the strained look on my face I got nothing. It kind of embarrasses my kids which naturally mkes me try even harder!
Thanks everyone for being as excited as me about the heel raises. I hope you will raise a glass with me tonight.
Fancy missing an opportunity to make my teenager wince in shame! Lol.
Oh I’ll raise a glass to that!!!
Lodin and Micah- I embarrass my teen by merely being near him in public, so why not get some reps in ……
FYI - I found rolling from my heel helps.
Take care,
Craig - Your comment gives me the impression that I will need to ask “permission” to do new things. This never occurred to me before. Begging forgiveness seemed so much easier.
Good thing I’m still learning while the cast is still on.
Yeah!! I remember feeling soo excited that day!
Brokendad - It is our JOB to embarrass them.
I find using my arms and putting all of my weight on a counter, or a child’s shoulders and making loud grunting noises really helps me!
Well done!!
I am dreaming of a single heel lift!
Congratulations! I can do hands free double heel lifts but have to put my hands down and bent knee heel lift. Still working to strengthen my ankle.