Alex and I made it one mile with him in his jogging chair, using his diaphragm pacer without his ventilator, on our hilly driveway.
The mile took about 14 minutes because I walked more than I ran — and because Aaron helped push his brother for part of it.
Now isn’t that cool?
Boy, are we all going to gain strength through this.
As we were going along, I was sharing with Alex — while I was huffing and puffing — about the overload principle. To get stronger, we have to challenge our bodies and push them a little beyond what they are used to.
I reminded him of where he was last year at this time.
He was already doing much better than in previous years, but this year he is even stronger. Last year, his first week and a half of school was very challenging physically. This year, his stamina is through the roof.
Alex has started school this year with energy to spare.
Can we give a big woohoo?
Rolling forward with intention and purpose…
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