Knee Getting Much Better

My knee is well on the road to recovery after a decent walk on the treadmill this morning. I initially sought advice from the trainer as to the appropriateness of walking on the treadmil considering the injury, however as I hadn't heard from her and I was feeling pretty good I decided to head in to the gym and give it a crack.

The knee went well, I walked for 50 minutes on 6 km/ph and did not have any trouble at all from the knee. It has started to get a bit tight, I think mainly from the muslces not having moved for a few days. I think that by tomorrow I should be back on track and able to do a proper workout with the trainer again. On Saturday morning it is my intention to go back to the spin class and give it another go, seems like my knee will be up for it. Good news!

So, even though it was just a walk I was able to get through 550 calories which was quite good. It is important to keep going in and getting some exercise done. I am looking forward to getting back into the running, it is hard to just keep walking when I know I can do so much more. Important not to rush things and hinder my progress any more than the injury has done already. The other good news was that an NFL game was on tv while I was there, so I got to watch Cincinatti take on Atlanta for the first quarter of the game (there was a great documentary on running backs before the game started too). I like American Football, a more technical and strategic game than the rugby union that is my first game. It was good to be able to watch some of the game, and I must say that it is the best presented football game in the world that I have ever seen.

It wasn't until after my workout that I got advice from the trainer to rest my knee for today! Oh well, never mind, it feels fine and I feel good for having gone into the gym and done a light workout.

My trip to Kings Cross yesterday went quite well. I visited Cafe Hernandez (pictured), one of the oldest espresso bars in town along with selling roasted and blended espresso beans to take home. It was a great experience, and Kings Cross is certainly one of the more interesting parts of Sydney. It was a bit tame, being the middle of the day and all, however there were still a few players around even though the sun was shining. Entertaining to say the least. My knee was a bit sore so I came home around 4 in the afternoon, but I knew that it would be okay. A good afternoon checking out shops and espresso houses. Good fun, and staying within the rules of my fight against phat.