Back was pretty sore from yesterday - more sore/painful than it has been in a while from a workout. Hopefully it's be better tomorrow. Went surfing this morning.
Went on vacation for 8 days recently. Flew to Cali, which DESTROYED my back. I couldn't do any activities, which was terrible. It feels better now. I went to the PT again, a new one this time (she has huge bombs). I actually really like her. She noted that she could tell I am intouch with my body and she trusts my judgement. She told me to keep on being active if it feels good, which is really the only thing that really helps it. I recently started playing a little tennis and basketball - real simple for 15/20 minutes at a time, low energy. I am trying to get used to moving on hard ground, since running KILLS me. I am also biking a lot and doing the eliptical and seated bike in the gym. the PT gave me some stretches and actually explained the theory behind stretching, which was eye-opening and scary at the same time. The idea is to sort of gently squeeze the disc and sort of push it back towards where it should be. This means that I shouldn't do much extension (like bending forward and touching my toes), which I have been doing. Instead, I am doing things like standing up and bending back at the hips. Very interesting.
today I just went for about a 2-3mile bike ride and did my stretches. gym tomorrow
Did 30 minutes on the seated bike, then some light hyperextensions and my stretches. I tried playing a little basketball and tennis this week but unfortunately, I think I am not quite ready for the hard ground yet.