Color Run -5K

I participated in the Color Run in NYC on August 26th. Its a 5K course at Floyd Bennett Field which is a converted Army Training Center in Brooklyn that now, hosts a bunch of athletic events. Basically, you run about a 3 mile course on pavement and volunteers squirt powdered, colored cornstarch on you as you run through checkpoints. See picture below.

I am not a big fan of running. I can never get to that point (usually the 1 mile point) where running becomes mindless. It is always work to me. However, since this 5K had a fun, interactive theme, it wasn't hard to stay motivated.

Best part was finishing, listening to the fun DJs, throwing around packets of colored dust as a big group, and picture taking! Its an event for all ages. Its a good way to get non-active people into running.

My Disadvantage - Endurance

This is a follow-up to my post about whether you need to work out to be a PT student. Now that I am in clinic, standing for 8-10 hrs in a day, I realize its a real disadvantage if you are not fit. I consider myself fit but after a long day, I just crash. I even take a 15 minute power nap at lunch!

Since I started, I stretch almost every night and work out at least 3 times a week. I mainly concentrate on core exercises. Looking at the list on Fit and Healthy Lifestyle Blog, I cover most of those points - eat often and in small portions, sleep a full 8 hours, pretty much abstain from alcohol, only drink caffeine in the AM, eat a healthy breakfast, fiber bar by mid-day, drink lots of water, and every chance I get, I sit down. All I have left is to hope that my endurance will build up during my last 3 weeks of the clinical. Wish me luck!

Best Link for Learning MMT & Goniometry

Wow, its been a while. Since I last posted, I finished my first year at DPT school and I started my first clinical internship. Boy am I wiped out but still loving the experience.

I just remembered this very neat site that this former PT student developed for her senior project. Its a organized, COLOR manual with patient and PT instructions, pt positioning, origins, and insertions. Its an alternative to my textbook. The pictures don't look as clinical.

Thank you Jennifer Pedersen for this site.