July 5, 2026

A Short Recovery Session

I completed the day as prescribed, beginning with 20 minutes on the treadmill before moving through a short sequence of breathing, mobility, and floor exercises.

The session finished in the UIUC ARC Recovery Room. I spent 25 minutes of actual chair time in the gravity chair with the compression boots. My hip and lower-back area felt better than it had during the previous few days, and nothing during the session caused a noticeable increase in discomfort.

This was not a complicated day, but it did what it needed to do. I completed the work, used the recovery time available to me, and left feeling better than when I arrived.

Workout Log

Exercise	Set	Weight / Settings	Reps / Time	RPE
Treadmill	A	BW; Resistance Level 2; Incline Level 2	20 minutes
Supine 90/90 Breathing	A	BW	6 breaths	0
Supine Pelvic Tilt	A	BW	8	1
Glute Bridge	A	BW	8	1
Wall Calf Stretch	A	BW	30 sec./side	1
Wall Calf Stretch	B	BW	30 sec./side	1
Legs Elevated	A	BW	5 minutes	0
Recovery Room		BW; Gravity chair; Compression boots	30 minutes; 25 minutes actual chair time	0