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[RC] health & fitness - Rides 2 Far

It's almost New Years! Time for resolutions right? Ready to get active? I
just got back from the Dr. who released me for normal activities for the
collarbone injury. But he said something I thought was pretty funny...
"If you have to ride horses, is there something safer you could do with
them?" >g< I told him "forget it" and he dropped it.  :-)

I'm ready to get myself back in shape...thus...I bought my daughters some
exercise equipment & tapes for Christmas. 

eg< I think I'll pass on the "How to Bellydance" DVD Bonnie got, but I

am really liking the Pilates that I got Josie.  It seems like it would
help my riding since it puts lots of emphasis on slow form and core
strength. When I'm going slow I can see how much I tend to favor one
side, sort of pulling to the right like a car out of balance.  

I also got one of those big (beachball size) balls that you do exercises
with. When the riding instructor/therapist type guy worked with us at the
PAC he highly recommended the ball and I can see how it lets me know
right off when I'm unbalanced (kerplunk ouch!)..but...I don't know any
decent exercise programs for it.  

I know that somewhere in this group there's probably a fitness
instructor. Any riders out there using it? Any videos you recommend? I
can't handle *any* impact. I've been working out at 5 AM (since I was
using Josie's presents for a week before she got them) and the crunching
from my knees is nauseating in a silent house.  Walking irritates my
knees, especially since everything around here is hills so I have to use
my butt muscles and stiff leg it (I can easily see why horses with bad
fetlocks have chest soreness after a hilly ride!)  Haven't been able to
bike because of collarbone but that's changing. :-)  So what are ya'll
doing? Surely there's some resolutioning going on.

Anybody want to go off Ridecamp and be an exercise buddy for a month or
two?  Could help fend off the muddy trails cabin fever.

P.S. Starting physical therapy for rotator cuff problem in non- broken
collarbone shoulder. Never had a problem until came out of  surgery for
collarbone. Anybody with this problem wanna write me privately? 

Angie (falling apart  but patching furiously)

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