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Went to a PD exercise session today. Good to be exercising again--missed not doing last week's class. We did a time trial exercise today. The instructor had marked off a 200 foot square in the exercise room. We were asked to walk continuously for 5 minutes and see how far we could travel in that time span. I made seven loops or 1,400 feet! The walk was done to some music that encouraged a quick pace--about 125 beats per minute.

I think I was the fastest in the room--not that we were racing! the instructor recorded our distances and we'll do it again each class to see how we progress. It's a good adjunct to my regular walks. A couple of the "racers" took a spill--they fell over trying to get unstuck from finding themselves in a frozen posture. I did experience feeling somewhat buzzy and a bit tired after the exercise. I felt somewhat "light" from not having lunch (I don't eat lunch until after we finish the class). My system is really on edge!

We also did a set of exercises that involved rolling balls with our feet. We used a set of balls--a tennis ball and a set of three smaller balls. Felt good on the feet and brought some energy into the feet and lower legs. It seems that I could spend the whole day doing exercises if I want to try and forestall symptoms.

The beat goes on!