Description of Exercises  [For prologue to this section of The Mom & Me Journals dot Net, click here.]
As of 9/04/04:
  1. In Side Lift [ISL]:  Standing, with weights; Holding arms at sides, weights parallel to floor, lift weights up along sides as high as possible while holding elbows as close to body as possible; lower weights to starting position.
  2. Kick It [KI]:  Sitting, independent alternate leg reps; start with foot flat on floor, kick to touch trainer's hand with toes, return foot flat to floor.
  3. Lift Up [LU]:  Standing, with weights; Holding weights above shoulders, elbows out to sides, weights parallel to floor, extend arms completely above head, return to starting position.
  4. Knee It [KNI]:  Sitting, independent alternate leg reps; start with foot flat on floor, raise knee up to touch trainer's hand, return foot flat to floor.
  5. Forward Out 1 [FO1]:  Standing, with weights; Holding weights to upper chest perpendicular to ground, elbows close to sides, extend arms straight out, return to starting position.
  6. Separate Demitoe Sitting [SDS]:  Sitting, independent alternate leg reps; start with foot flat on floor, raise heel until foot is resting on ball and toes, return to starting position.
  7. Forward Out 2 [FO2]:  Standing, with weights; Holding weights to upper chest parallel to ground, elbows perpendicular to body, extend arms straight out, return to starting position.
  8. Together Demitoe Sitting [TDS]:  Sitting, both feet reps together; start with feet flat on floor, raise heels until feet are resting on balls and toes, return to starting position.
  9. Forward 2 Side [F2S]:  Standing, with weights; Holding weights straight out in front at shoulder height perpendicular to ground, open arms out until they are perpendicular to front of body, return to starting position.
  10. Side Step Sitting [SSS]:  Sitting, independent alternate leg reps; start with foot flat on floor, step smartly to side and back, lifting knee up and down with thigh action.
  11. Arm Circles [AC]:  Sitting, with weights; Holding weights straight out to sides at shoulder height perpendicular to ground, circle arms forward for prescribed reps, then backward.
  12. Marching In Place [MIP]:  Standing, holding on to back of chair with both hands for support; march in place smartly, lifting knees high. On 9/6/04, changed exercise so that she stands between two chair backs facing forward and supports self on either side.
  13. Forward Curls [FC]:  Standing, with weights; Holding weights parallel to ground, arms close to sides, bend arm at elbow and raise weights to shoulders, keeping elbows close to sides.
  14. Separate Demitoe Standing [SDST]:  Standing, holding on to back of chair with both hands for support, independent alternate leg reps; with foot flat on floor lift heel until foot is resting on ball and toes, lower foot flat to floor.
  15. Independent Arm Circles Right [IACR]:  Standing perpendicular to chair back holding onto chair with left hand, without weights; with right arm hanging down at side, circle arm from shoulder and upper arm, forearm hanging loose and elbow slightly bent, around across body and face, up, then out to side and down.
  16. Together Demitoe Standing [TDST]:  Standing, holding on to back of chair with both hands, both feet reps together; start with feet flat on floor, raise heels until feet are resting on balls and toes, return to starting position.
  17. Independent Arm Circles Left [IACL]:  Standing perpendicular to chair back holding onto chair with right hand, without weights; with left arm hanging down at side, circle arm from shoulder and upper arm, forearm hanging loose and elbow slightly bent, around across body and face, up, then out to side and down.
  18. Side to Side [STS]:  Standing, hands on hips, without weights; begin facing forward, twist torso to left, then to right, as far as you can go.
  19. Side Step Standing [SSST]:  Standing, holding on to back of chair with both hands for support, independent alternate leg reps; start with foot flat on floor, step smartly to side and back, lifting knee up and down with thigh action.
  20. Back Drop [BD]:  Standing or sitting, independent alternate arm reps, with weights; Turning arm out so palm faces away from body, grip top of weight between thumb and forefinger, lift a arm straight above head so weight is parallel to ground, keeping upper arm straight, bend elbow and lower weight behind head and neck and lift to starting position.
  21. Not So Grand Plie [NSGP]:  Standing supporting self with arms between two chair backs, toes turned outward, feet about shoulder's length apart, bend just a touch at the knees, keeping back straight and buttocks held in, then rise.
  22. Standing Up/Sitting Down [SUSD]:  That's right, standing up and sitting down, with coaching and support. Not surprisingly, she is currently having difficulty standing up and sitting down, so I decided we should practice this. She scoots to the edge of the chair, readies her muscles, braces herself with her hands on my very steady arms, I coach her to "lean forward from the hips" and she stands up, then sits down, while I coach her to "sit with control, don't plop yourself in the chair."
  23. Belly Grip [BG]:  This is simply tightening the abdominal muscles, holding for a count of five and relaxing for a count of five. Performed standing up. It occurred to me that this might help strengthen her lower back and help her body "remember" how to stand correctly when using her walker so that she stands closer to it and pushes it with the momentum of her legs instead of with her arms.

Tuesday, September 07, 2004

 

Today's Exercise Session:

Time Session Began:  1753
Duration of Session:  1hr 5min
Exercise Reps Sets Comments
ISL 15 + 4 1 dropped wrists so repeated for reps.
KI 15 + 5 2 Doing good.
LU 15 1 Needs to work on keeping elbows back and holding the weights, not dangling them.
KNI 15 + 5 2 Lifting knee from thigh very well.
FO1 20 1 The extra 5 were for practice in keeping wrists locked and returning weights to shoulder height.
SDS 20 1 Alternated feet one after the other for first time; seemed to work well; no apparent confusion.
FO2 15 1 Still breaking wrists but getting better; is "feeling" the exercise in the right places; I gave her a little coaching on working through "the burn".
TDS 20 1 Good.
F2S 15 1 Drops arms at end, but not as bad as yesterday; I brought this to her attention and mentioned that we will be practicing this in better form from now on.
SSS 15 1 Still problems with lifting coming back; aimed for 20 reps, stopped at 15.
AC 11 1 Upped reps by one repetition; still funky form; breaks wrists and elbows, but was up for trying one more than 10, both forward and back.
MIP 20 1 Mom's comment; "That's hard." Did it, again, with her balancing and supporting herself between two chair backs at her sides. Considered doing 25 reps, but didn't.
FC 15 1 Still doing each side separately. I think this works best for her. Still concentrating on form, which is still hard for her. She has special trouble understanding that her must keep her hands and wrists sturdy, gripping hard and locked, in order to engage her arm muscles for the work of the exercise.
SDST 20 1 Dropped heel towards end; corrected this.
IACR 10 1 Doing better; getting the idea.
IACL 10 1 Decided to do both sides without a break of a different exercise between the two, in order to keep the idea in her mind.
TDST 20 1 Very, very good; first time for 20 reps, which she chose on her own. In some ways, it's easier for her to do this one than me!
STS     Didn't do this one, knees too iffy.
SSST     Didn't do this one, knees too iffy.
BD 15 1 Can't hold arm straight up, so we worked with form, mostly; I held her arm in place and held her arm so she could relax it as she lowered the weight. We did this a few times, then I let her do it at her own height.

    Her legs got tired of standing early today. I don't think we did walkering on this day earlier, but we might have. At any rate, I continue to see improvement with each session. I know we won't be doing exercises tomorrow, and possibly not again for a couple more days, depending on what I have to do. But, I'm not worried. She's doing very well.
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