08-24-19, 02:30 PM | |
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: East TN
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I'm here, again. I've been busy with gardening, aka watering the gardens as it's been so dry here recently. I've been continuing the knee exercises & the knee is going better. Over the past few days I've finished hauling up the 16 solar panels to dh on the roof. We loaded them by 3's in the back of my car, drove it up to the man-shed where I hauled them up a ramp made of two long 2x4s to dh up by the roof. I wrapped the rope around a short piece of 2x4 to save my hands, then just walked backwards.
I had a spurt of energy yesterday after finishing with the panels. I hit the exercise room & walked a bit on the treadmill with incline since my knees prefer that. Did knee exercises, deadlifts, abs, biceps & triceps & usual stretches. Mostly making my step goal daily.
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08-24-19, 06:09 PM | |
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Delaware
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Back from vacation, but still not much to report. Today was mostly packing and unpacking the car. Then laundry. Then a much needed dog walk.
We did manage a few bike rides at the beach, but DGD is not great and stops to complain that her butt hurts, or a bug landed on her, etc. We did manage 5 miles both times out. I'm hoping to get back to a real workout tomorrow. I also bought a new Fitbit today! After much research, I'm still not sure I got the right one, but time will tell.
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Lili Let us rather run the risk of wearing out than rusting out. Teddy Roosevelt |
08-25-19, 05:08 PM | |
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: East TN
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Welcome back, Lili! Packing & unpacking a vacation car is certainly a workout & a relief. Your poor DGD! I could teach her the, Ooh my butt hurts" son. I made it up doing a 15 mile bike ride with my younger brother & his girls. It's sung to the tune of, There she goes just walking down the street." Ooh my butt hurts is the refrain. It certainly helped lighten the mood.
Today after the usual church then Walmart run, we decided to walk some of our trails. Seem a house & land which adjoins the other side of the property has been sold. Wow, our trails are overgrown! We checked out the surveyor's flags & found them to look correct. Dh took a handsaw along, but we need to spend more time on the trails. Over 6,000 steps, 26 flights of stairs. Dh connected one section of solar panels & there was power to some sections of his man-shed! He takes pictures of all his progress & sends them to the electrician son in law. Big waves to all!
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08-26-19, 05:04 AM | |
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Australia
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haha - we're such different breeds - larks & owls - I truly feel guilty and slothful if I go to bed earlier than 11pm - even just 10:30 feels a bit naughty but when DH is away & it's cold, I'll head down then with Alice & snuggle in & read for longer than the usual half-hour. KAY Congratulations on getting all the panels up to the roof. Glad to see your knee is getting better, and well done on consistently making your step goal. LILI Don't you just hate the washing that has to be done when you get home? How can you tell us you bought a new FitBit WIHOUT telling us which KIND?! OMG woman - you should KNOW better than that! MENA gets the waves today <<waves>> Business Sunday dog school = 2 hrs of walking derby training = 2 hrs Monday Cathe - Basic Step shorter one, very dusty, but first trial at going back to 10" step - no problem
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2024: 👏 STRIVE rather than settle.👏 💪STRONG rather than soft.💪 No exercise can compensate for a poor diet. 😖 Walking is phenomenally good for me. 😊 Resistance training is critical. 💯 Ή Walk first ² Weights next ³ Cardio for fun ⁴ Add stretch & balance. |
08-26-19, 10:04 AM | |
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Georgia
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Sat 8/24 - Cathe - Stretch Max (Stretch 1 with no equipment)
Sun 8/25 - Shiva Rea - Yoga Trance Dance (Basic Intro premix) Mon 8/26 - Jessica Smith - 5 Mix & Match Miles (Mile 1 - Energy Boost) I had a terrible weekend. I'm so anxious about Biggie for tomorrow and also very worried about handling her and the cat box waste when she gets home. I am so paranoid that I've bought 3 different clumping and flushing litters so that hopefully she (and Weezie who has to use them too) will like one. I've had them out for a few days now. I currently have 6 cat boxes in my house . Helen - Great job doing step at 10 inches. I would never make it! Kay - That must have been exciting to get your first power from the solar panels. Will you ever see Mr. Kay again after his man shed is completed? Lili - Hooray for a new Fitbit! Waves to Cleda! |
08-26-19, 02:46 PM | |
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Delaware
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Helen - sorry, what was I thinking?! I bought the Versa, much like a smart watch, only not as smart. DD & hubby were trying to persuade me to get an Apple watch, but I really won't use 90% of the features, so I ruled that out. I was going to get the Charge 3, but last minute change of heart (plus a discounted price at BJ's Wholesale) and I came home with the Versa. So far, I am liking it. I do feel like it is large for my wrist, but I'm adjusting.
Kay - glad the power worked! Are these trails you speak of on your property? Mena - hope Biggie does well tomorrow! With 6 litter boxes, there should never be a line to use the toilet! Helen - I used to be an owl, then things changed, work, life, etc., and now if I stay up past 10:30 my whole time cycle is off! I did work out yesterday! First a 1 mile with Leslie's crew (no Leslie) and then a Denise Austin that popped up on my YouTube feed: Fit & Fab Fat Blasting Cardio. I enjoyed it, but she did use weights in parts and didn't tell you what size until we had completed several weight sections. Today was another random YouTube workout: Sydney Cummings, no idea what the title was. It was an interval workout mixing weights with cardio bursts. It was tough, but doable.
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08-28-19, 03:14 AM | |
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Australia
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I see the Versa has 24/7 heart rate - I often fancy a FitBit that has that - maybe when my Flex2 time is up - but I rarely track my heart rate during exercise - only regularly take it at bed-time to check resting rate - like to see it around 60. Not lately though.
Tuesday Derby - 3 hrs Wednesday - just looking now for what total body weights to do with my buddy. ETA Helen Bowers - Ballet Body - Body Blast 60min of body-weight that HURT! There was definitely sweat!! true virgin - changed level tag from 'intermediate' to 'int/adv' I've tried many times to switch towards larkdom, and fail at every attempt. Have concluded that I shouldn't fight genetics - it IS a gene - probably not healthy to battle with one's genetic makeup.
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2024: 👏 STRIVE rather than settle.👏 💪STRONG rather than soft.💪 No exercise can compensate for a poor diet. 😖 Walking is phenomenally good for me. 😊 Resistance training is critical. 💯 Ή Walk first ² Weights next ³ Cardio for fun ⁴ Add stretch & balance. |
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