Leuty Parker

Tag: #Walking

  • New exercises

    This one is for all those people who are learning to walk…

    I just went to the gym (as I do most days) & have a new workout plan. It’s a killer, but my aim is to walk leads.

    I train Edinburgh Leisure most days & have a personal trainer from NeuroPhysio Scotland. Here is my current work out plan:

    Cross trainer: . 5 minutes cross trainer forwards, 5 minutes crosstrainee backwards

    Matt work:

    Stretch hips. Forward lunges toon each leg, holding for 40 seconds, each leg x 2

    Reverse squat with 10 kg kettle bell, from high knees. 10 x 3

    Kettle bell twists 10x 3 (this is when you’re on your knees, sat on top of your feet, & put the kettle bell on the floor next to your thighs)

    Smith machine

    High knees, 10 each leg alternating

    Balance on 1 leg. No holding on as long as possible

    Tip toes with bar @ hip height 10 x 3

    Row machine

    Cool down, level 5, 10 minutes

  • USPs

    So far a while, I put my blog in my routine. I was diligent on posting every day. To build a routine including it, being a way to help me get through my brain injury; a certain time endocrined in my routine. That’s how our brains work; having a time that you are meant to do certain things.

    Don’t you remember in school you had a time for a certain class.

    My blog became less important as other things gained more of my attention, but i want to return to blogging more often as it’s a way to regain my routine. It is something that can help my memory & an introduction to working life.

    Also a way to help/inspire others in my position. So I have to set a theme of this blog, well it’d be like meeting me digitally.

    But as for the theme I have to decide who my target market would be & work out what my USPs are (USP=Unique Selling Point). I think you can probably work out who I’m aiming to read this from what my USPs are, but I’m pretty sure none of my readers are stupid. So here we go;

    I am recovering from a brain injury. Attended @headway for a short time, however I mainly went to use their gym.

    I’m leaning to walk. All of my walking progress is down to my private physio sessions. Done through @neurophysio.

    I’m in care in @leonardchesire in #edinburgh where I live.

    I’m working to commit my leisure time partially to this #blog.

    I’m currently doing an MA in business and management at @uclan

    I have #diabetes. diabetes mellitus, so type 1. A lot of my content may be targeted to the diagnostic community.

    While being vain, I have a fair amount of social capital (those who know me in person can vouch for that).

    I’m fairly #errodite. Into #randomfacts

    I studied #faskiondesignanddevopment at @lcf in London

  • Ataxia

    So what I have learned about is I have ataxia, which led me know knew as much as a layman about it.

    So what ataxia is, it’s where you have problems with your balance. That is not to do with the vestibule aparatus but ill go into that in another post.

    So I have a big problem with my walking, I’m learning how to walk again. My physio told me about ataxia, & I guess that is what she thinks I have.

    There are 3 types of acadia, but I have very few problems other than I find it difficult to walk.

    acquired ataxia which occurs as a result of trauma (like my traumatic brain injury). Other nutritional problems can happen but so far the inability to walk is o the main one.

  • Walking

    Now, never has the phrase “first you must walk, then you run” been more pertinent. Well, watch out cause now I’m learning how to walk.

    Now I am re-learning how to walk, I get to know the actual psychology & philosophy of it. It seems like the original Leuty had a penchant for philosophy. I seem to always question why things are the way that they are.

    There’s a lot of walking related puns; one step at a time, step by step etc. But when you’re learning, it becomes your main focus. So here’s another pun & I learned it is particularly important when you’re re-learning to walk, but “the devil’s in the details.

  • Shoes

    My current passion project is designing a pair of shoes. But what I’m really interested in is more then just what they look like, it’s what they do. When it’s style vs substance I’ll always choose the latter.

    The shoes I’m planning on working on. These, however, are a piece of wearable technology, that teaches you how to walk. Because I’m in the process of learning how to walk, I would really benefit from this product. I can also expend what I have learned, in the process of learning to walk, so others can benefit from my hard work.

    I’m very lucky that I have a physio who comes in most weeks who teaches me exercises which will increase my stamina, make my balance better & work on the muscles I need when I’m walking.

    I guess now I need to work out when they’ll look like.

  • How to Walk

    My biggest ale at the moment is that I’m stuck in a wheelchair. I’m currently learning how to walk, which is very time consuming but it’s not like there is anything else to do. My project is I’m thinking right now is a pair of shoes that teaches you how to walk.

    What these shoes could do is have 2 things (maybe more): have a pedometer so it counts your steps (the FitBit is a good benefit benchmark of how there is I current trend on how many steps you take)

    & an NFC which linkes to an app on your phone, reading your progress & it teaches you all the exercises which could link with your phone through the use of NFC.

    This app could teach you all the exercises that will build your muscles in preparation for walking.

    Being in a situation where I’m in the process of learning to walk, & i come from a wearable technology background, this seems like just what I need.

  • Walking

    It’s incredible how many idioms are walking related.

    When walking is so difficult, like how I find it now, is when you really focus on it.

    Some good examples of walking-related idioms are ”step by step” “first you walk, then you run” or even “walking tall”. So walking seems to be central to our species.

    I guess when you focus on it, you become hyper-sensitive to it, probably because all your attention is on it.

    I myself am learning to walk. The process is very long, it’s a step by step process. Forget the pun.