KNEEEEEEES!

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One year and one week ago, I went to my first physical therapy evaluation session. Since early in college (~26 years ago) I had lived with bad knees. I had assumed they were just "toast" and that it was one of the few health issues that could actually be blamed on my weight. In ~2005 I even lost 70lbs for fear I wouldn't be able to walk at the weight I was (which of course I gained all back and more as most people do.) A year ago it hurt to do more than 10 shallow squats. Now, I admit that I need to go lower than what's in this photo (I don't know if my PR was low enough after seeing these) but today I did 155lbs back squat. My knees still give me trouble off and on, but they are so much better. I am so thankful that taekwondo showed me I could make my knee pain less by strengthening the knee. I am so glad that I found a physical therapist who was amazing, believed the amount of exercise I was doing and never once told me to lose weight. I am so glad to be able to work on my knee strength and I can't wait to see what the next year will bring.