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Went for a run today.

My shoulder is not ready for punishment yet. It's still a bit stiff, weak, and can't take any weight from some directions, but it's at the point where I can start building it back up again.

I've been doing some indoors bodyweight style workouts as my time is limited due to the job hunting, that started off a little something like this:

100 squats in a row (now 120)
1:45 Plank (now 2:15)
1:15 wall sit (now 2:45)

It's not much, but I've been doing it every second day, and I'm improving every time. Progression is the key. I'm targetting muscular endurance so my body doesn't get as much of a shock next time I head to class.

So I went for a run to a local park (about 300m from my house) I found on Google Earth (yay technology), and the park turned out to be exactly what I'm looking for.
It's got a running path, around which are scattered "fitness apparatus" like monkey bars, chinup bars, wooden logs at various heights etc. Everything I need to build up confidence in my basic movements again.
There's also a kids playground (surrounded by a nice solid metal fence... a bit over waist height), with some interesting equipment that I'd like to explore... unfortunately today being Saturday, it was full of kids.
There's also a cat to arm that I'd like to try.

So I busted out some precisions and basic vaults, testing my capabilities, and also snuck in a couple of chinups.

It feels good to move again.

I'll post up some pics of the park soon.

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