Diana, thank you for starting our month! Yes, June went by in a flash.
To my astonishment and delight, my knees are fine today and didn't hurt last night. The hike was a last-minute thing -- my friend plays competitive tennis, has a social life with her husband, and sings in a group that's in concert prep mode. So she doesn't have a lot of time to hike and isn't offended if I have other plans. I went to bed early and slept 9 hours.
When I hiked regularly, in the previous century, I always went alone. Now I prefer to have a companion. Safer in case of injury or whatever.
Before the hike opportunity, I had planned to start a Prevention 30-day dumbbell strength plan. Today is supposed to be LB, including box step-ups. I think a 1,000 foot elevation climb/hike is the functional equivalent of that. I now plan to start tomorrow, with chest and arms; and do a stretch DVD today.
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"It takes work to change the shape of this muscle." Susan Harris in The Firm Vol. 1, talking about the triceps, in 1986
Still working on my triceps after all these years.
~Cynthia
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