Ok. It’s that time again! More feet pics on the intarwebs 🙂
Let’s start with the February 27, 2010 pics and compare to now:
Front:
THE FEET!
Feet Front 10/2/10 – Still Lookin’ Good!
So, the left ankle is still noticeably straighter, and the left foot is quite a bit larger and healthier looking! Yay! I wish I had taken measurements of my ankles to see the difference. I postulate that my left ankle is bigger now, but I don’t have the data to support that.
The Back:
Before 2.27.10
Feet Back 10/2/10
Yep – straighter and straighter on both ankles. ‘Nough said.
From the Top:
Before 2/27/10
Feet Top 10/2/10
The left foot is still, today, somewhat more unfortunate than the right foot, but it does not resemble a fan any longer. I can see that there is work to be done to continue “beefing up” that foot so that it does not look like it collapses toward the outside. However, it looks so much healthier than before.
I still marvel at how I ever ran on my feet previously. They were so ill prepared for running, and I didn’t even ease into it. I just started running 2 miles. It is a wonder that my feet have not suffered more damage. The human body is truly impressive, biomechanically speaking.
I also took more pics of my body as a whole to see if there are improvements.
The front:
Running Gear Front 2/27/10
Front Running Pants 10/2/10
I cannot tell much of a difference in this gear. So, I decided to start a new comparison with shorts instead of pants.
Front Shorts 9/25/10
Back Shorts 9/25/10
Side Shorts 9/25/10
So, those are my new stability shoes in the pics. Also, I wanted to be able to compare the muscle tone in my legs as well as my shoulders, which was not happening with the pants and other shirt. I don’t think I’ll get hit by traffic anytime soon….
All this aside, my new goals are as follows:
1. In two months, I would like to see more development in the muscles of my left foot and ankle. I have been putting off the foot specific exercises in favor of my shoulder exercises, but now, I think it is time to return to the original plan.
2. Overall better muscle tone across the board. I have been working with Melissa on this, but my schedule and general laziness have severely impaired my progress in this area. I am currently working out about twice per week – NOT ENOUGH. My goal is to do my workout from Melissa at least 3 times per week.
3. Better cardio training. I would like to do elliptical at the gym 30 minutes 3 times per week with actual running happening twice per week. I think this would ease my feet into the longer distances with much less inflammation.
4. More time in my barefoot shoes. My goal is to wear my barefoot shoes for 2 hours each day for 7 days. Then, up the time each week by 30 min per day.
Ok. Time to get to work! See you at the gym 🙂
Tags: barefoot, goals, personal trainer, pictures, running, stability shoes