On Thursday I did my higher physique exercise, adopted by a simple journey. I used to be blissful to have my new and improved arm-cycling setup. I had not too long ago talked about my drawback with early levels of carpal tunnel syndrome. It seems, utilizing the arm-cycling handles I placed on my dwelling train bike, there may be a substantial amount of wrist flexion and extension, which isn’t good for carpal tunnel. So I took a superb have a look at the handles on some business arm ergometers and concluded it’s a good suggestion to have them vertical to permit a extra impartial wrist place. This was simply organized with some fence publish handles from a ironmongery shop and a few miscellaneous brackets. I padded the handles with some outdated resistance band handles and wrapped with tape, and voila:
I took this for it’s first check drive Thursday and it permits for a superb exercise with out bothering my wrists. For added safety I additionally wore wrist braces from Mueller I acquired on Amazon. Between this an my resistance bands within the storage I get an awesome higher physique exercise with out bothering wrists or SI joint.
On Friday I used to be imagined to do an extended (2 1/2 hours) however simple journey. However I acquired it into my head that this ought to be at a coronary heart charge of 120. This turned out to require pushing it too exhausting so I used to be drained after. Sooner or later I’ll ensure that I am going by perceived stage of exertion which ought to have been “brisk however comfy”. Saturday I did a simple day to compensate, slightly below an hour on my e-bike.
Thursday higher physique exercise posted on Strava right here, journey right here, Friday’s journey right here, Saturday’s right here.