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#77 A Year in summary: the ups and downs of 2020

What an horrific year it’s been! But… I can also tell you some positives – here we go!

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Author MelaniePosted on 24/12/2020Categories amputationTags amputation, amputee, below knee amputation, personal trainer, year in summary

#67 Working without wheels!

What a milestone today.. more swimming.. a decision was made about the iWALK and I took personal training clients without needing the wheelchair!

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Author MelaniePosted on 14/12/2020Categories amputationTags amputation, amputee, below knee amputation, personal trainer, prosthetic, prosthetic leg

#63 Stereotypes: Personal Training and disability

These are currently my biggest two gripes: 1) people seem to think that disabled people have to look and be a certain way, or they can’t be disabled 2) personal trainers have to be the stereotypical perfect body type, otherwise they can’t be a personal trainer.

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Author MelaniePosted on 10/12/2020Categories amputationTags amputation, amputee, disability, personal trainer

#48 Back to PT and news from the GP

Today marks my first PT client back post surgery. Tough mentally for me since I always used to be able to demo everything and now I can’t. (Yet). Also got some unexpected news from the GP as well.

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Author MelaniePosted on 25/11/202025/11/2020Categories amputationTags amputation, amputee, below knee amputation, personal trainer

#44 Workout time

I whizzed down to work today to test out a few workout moves.. because I return to personal training next week 😬

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Author MelaniePosted on 21/11/202021/11/2020Categories amputationTags amputation, amputee, below knee amputation, fitness, personal trainer, workout

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