I read an article (link) this morning on how the body’s fat-splitting enzyme, lipase, just shuts down to 10% of its normal activity rate within hours of just sitting down. For someone like me, who spends as much as 16 hours in a wheelchair, that’s just awful!I thought it would be a good idea to e-mail the link to all my friends, so I did. In hindsight (pun not intended), I realized that all my friends are skinny with tiny butts, so they’re probably all laughing at me now.
In other news, my morning exercises this week have become much easier now that I have the right equipment. Several weeks ago, my occupational therapist gave me an exercise, where I stand and hold a one-pound weight in my right hand. My right arm is fully-extended down along my side. I then push my arm away from my body about 20 degrees, hold it for about 5 seconds, then return my arm back to my side. I repeat this exercise 10 times for a set, and usually complete 3 sets a day. It helps to build my shoulder muscles correctly.
Up to now, I’ve been using a 1-pound can of Bush’s Pinto Beans (see pic), as it was the only thing around the house that weighed one-pound. On Saturday, I was able to pick up a one-pound vinyl-coated dumbbell (see pic), which is much easier for my right hand to grip. Besides, every time my father cleaned up, I’d have to remind him why the can of beans was not in the kitchen. Now, that’s one less thing on my mind.
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