Yes, that is right…we have now added tennis into the mix of “what I can do’s”!
I wasn’t sure how my body would handle (or react to) the pivoting, but I certainly wasn’t playing hard at all…we just took it nice and easy, and worked up to things and as my body learned to adjust in ways which it hasn’t done in quite some time. Another interesting tidbit was that unlike previous attempts to “play” tennis, which was not much more than hitting (and missing!) the ball in a quest for some volleys, this time around I was actually able to…RUN for the ball that were out of arm’s reach! What a concept!
I was standing in ready, weight placed upon the toes of my feet and heels off the ground, and I started to shuffle back and forth across the court, forward and backward as well. But, some good returns made me realize that shuffling wasn’t going to cut it, and I had to run for the ball a few times…and was ABLE to do so…not having to worry, not having to remind myself “oh no! I CAN”T do that!”, not having to, well, anything except focus on the game.
Wimbledon sure won’t be seeing me anytime soon, but I don’t care! I was able to achieve another feather in my cap, and feeling my body function in ways it hasn’t been able to in OH, SO LONG. And, itt felt OH, SO GOOD!
