Damned Otoconia

Last night, at a Cub Scout Halloween Pack meeting where our Scouts helped out with the activities, I ran into a fellow who has been suffering for the past 11 weeks from vertigo. It started with a cruise he and his wife took over the summer. After numerous trips to specialists and the emergency room, it's been determined that he's suffering from a rare vertigo disorder called Mal de Barquement Syndrome. Of course, this morning, I spent too much time laying on my right side this morning, rolled over and developed another bout of BPPV. Ugh. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo is caused by those little otoliths floating free in the middle ear when they should be firmly embedded.

This makes my work out a bit more challenging. It's cold but bright and sunny, even though torrential rain (and possibly snow) is forecast for the evening and tomorrow, courtesy of the first nor'easter of the season (with Hurricane Willa's moisture). At least the Boy Scout Camporee, scheduled for this weekend, has been postponed due to weather concerns. Hurray for little things.

My routine warm-up gets me limber. I opt to do just 7 easy Beginner rounds of Follow Me. I already know that I'm out of practice, out of shape for this type of exercise. By round 3, I'm breathing hard and sweaty, but of course, I'm also whacking so hard that I've stopped the programming a good half dozen times. Yep.

My hands aren't used to whacking the machine so even though I've taken precautions, like I always do with moleskin, tape, wraps and padded gloves, my knuckles are bruised when I'm done. But I still feel pretty good. A quick stretch and then a last set of pull ups. Done.

Vertigo Friday
10 min elliptical
Calories 91
Miles 0.81
HR 147-190

T, Y & I Raises
3lbs x 15
5lbs x 15

Mid Band Pulls 15
High Band Pulls 15

Nexersys Follow Me
7r Beginner

HGPU 20

Stretch