Over the weekend I asked R to convert our workstation at home into a standing workstation so that I can actually get some work done on the computer at home before my back heals, because it looks like it’s going to be a few more months before that happens.  It’s working out great so far, except we also got a Wii on Sunday, so a great deal of my time was spent having fun with that on Sunday, until I woke up Monday barely able to lift my arm.  Too much tennis with R and too much bowling (I’m WAY better at Wii bowling than real-life bowling, I think because I don’t have to lift a heavy ball…).  I’m still able to exercise using the Wii Fit, which I think is going to be a really good thing for me, since I need to do really (apparently REALLY) low-impact exercise.  My doctors recommend at least 30 minutes of low-impact exercise a day, either walking or swimming or something like that, and I had been walking until my back started hurting so much that I can’t really even walk that much right now.  The Wii Fit is great because it has Yoga and balancing exercises as well as some aerobic exercises (hula hooping! and step aerobics, although the step is really low, but that’s good for me right now, boxing, and other stuff).  The balancing exercises are really fun and strengthen the core, which is what I really need to work on to get my back healthy, I think, so I think this is a good thing for me.  I’m going to see a back specialist on Friday.  Wish me luck…

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