Following recent heart surgery (more about that some other time) I returned home from hospital on Saturday. To aid with my recovery I was told to walk regularly aiming for at least 1000 m per day during the first week. Living right at the Kennet and Avon Canal walking along the towpath was the obvious option. Today my sister and I walked from my flat near lock number 95, Aldermaston Lock, to lock number 96, Padworth Middle Lock, a distance of approximately 630 m one way. At the lock my sister was so kind to take a few pictures of me:
It was a very nice walk which I managed to complete without any major problems. On the way back we stopped at the very nice Aldermaston tea rooms for a cup of tea and some triple chocolate muffins.
That’s brilliant Armin, keep it up you’re doing great xx
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Well done – that’s great – looking great too x
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Well done Armin. So glad to hear you’re on the mend 🙂
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Glad to hear you’re on the road to recovery!
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So that was the medical thing you mentioned earlier. Looks like you are managing well though, fingers crossed for a thorough recovery. I vote for the first photo as a new profile pic.
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Looking good – hope you have a speedy recovery
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Triple chocolate muffins – are they good for the heart? Anyway, we’re glad you are up and about.
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good to see you on your feet again! keep on!
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Wish you a fast Recovery Armin
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Well done. I wish you a speedy recovery. All the best.
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Hi armin. Glad to see you are on the mend and home. Take care.
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Good on you Armin. You are certainly located in a prime spot for good scenic therapy session. Keep up the good work!
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Good luck with your recovery. I know how it feels. Incremental distances and 2 labradors keen to walk were my best helpers.
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Funnily enough they told me we don’t really care what you eat initially, as long as you eat (apparently a lot of people lose their appetite and some even their sense of taste temporarily). Also in my case it isn’t coronary, but the valve, my arteries are fine.
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Wishing you a full and speedy recovery
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Armin, keep up the good work.
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Wishing you a speedy recovery,glad you are ok.
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wishing you a speedy recovery!
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speedy recovery, Armin!
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Get back on track soon! Glad to hear you keep pushing yourself and have an appetite!
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Well done Armin hope you have a speedy recovery, missed your posts on Facebook and an old scots saying ” Lang may yer lum reek ” if you need translation just tell me !!LOL !!!
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Armin, I trust you are recovered soon and fighting fit for another visit to Islay!
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Keep going with your recovery Armin, glad you are up and about
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All the best for your recovery, enjoy the walks
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High-fives, Armin! Glad to see you’re very much on the mend.
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Gute Besserung! Tipp: ein Schrittzähler ist ganz nützlich, wenn man sein tägliches Pensum an Bewegung kontrollieren will.
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I had known for a while, but nor publicised widely. Will be long recovery, but will all be worth in the end
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Good work, Armin! I hope you’re logging the metres meticulously.
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not logging them, but I am indeed measuring the various walks using Google Maps. While I’m encouraged to walk I need to make sure I don’t overexert myself, so I need to gradually build it up
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My target is Walk Islay 2017, the doctors think that should be no problem
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so am I, having only seen walls for a week it’s amazing to be outside again
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Indeed, although I ended up timing myself and logging to make sure I wasn’t pushing myself too hard during my (somewhat different) rehab. It was hard to beat the competitive runner part out of my personality, but I’ve managed!
Glad to see you out and on the mend. Take care!
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Oh, and to add it’s really metres. The wards at the hospital are around a square they ask you to walk around, before they release you they expect you to be able to do 5 rounds. And each round it 180m
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Hope you make a succesfull recovery
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I am glad to see that you are looking very well. It must be great to be up and about after a major operation.
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Armin Grewe – great to have a target to aim for and what better than ‘Walk Islay’. Happy walking and best wishes for a speedy recovery. Keep thinking “Islay”! xx
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Hey, you really look good.
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Thanks guys, still feeling extremely tired though.
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