Happy 2010 everyone! Since 2009 brought me a new knee, I resolve to get it into tip-top shape in the new year. That said, here are my 2010 Knee Year’s Resolutions. And, please, feel free to add yours, too!
1. Get in shape to hit the slopes in the coming months–Tahoe and a TBD Colorado destination
2. Work on plyometrics/my jumping
3. Continue to build up stamina to run a 12K in May. (I did my first 5-minute jog last week–woo hoo! Yes Knee Can jog again!)
4. Try my best to do PT EVERY DAY! (This will be the hardest one of all!)
5. And finally, for the enjoyment of all of us, I plan to compile the unofficial running list of professional atheletes who have torn their ACLs. It’s an exclusive club and the price is steep, as we know, but we should keep track of our members. You heard it here first!
I really only have one
To make good knee decisions and keep it healthy and happy. That includes doing PT and remembering that it is a marathon and not a sprint in getting back to activities.
I especially like the ski workout videos on your site. Thanks. I’ll skip this year’s ski season, to concentrate on my Ironman training. I’ll look forward to hitting the slopes in 2011.
Hi Alexander,
Smart move on skipping the slopes, especially if you have bigger goals to acheive, a la your Ironman! When is that? I cheered on my cousin at this past year’s VineMan Ironman in Gurnee, CA, in the Russian River Valley wine country. Just beautiful! Best of luck in your training. Glad you like the videos. I find them easy to fit into rehab. I’ll keep my eyes open for more, especially Ironman ones.
Thank you for keeping this blog. It’s great to hear someone else’s story and positive attitude. I tore my ACL last summer and finally had surgery in early December. It’s been a much longer road than I initially thought it would be when I heard that “pop” six months ago!
Cute title for this post. I came here from bluestarmoon.wordpress.com.
My knee year’s resolution is also to be good to my body (knee and back especially) by moving every day (working up to 60 minutes), making it fun, slow, and conscious (so as to not make the pain worse).