03-26-24, 01:57 PM | |
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: NY
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Hi everyone,
I had another appointment with the dentist so I’m a bit late with my check in. Yesterday afternoon I did Tiff & Dan’s 8 Minute total abs and Kassandra’s Day 4 Flexible Body “Remember” Today’s workout:
Pat: I’m sorry about your nightmare. These are extremely stressful times. I totally get it. Still, you at least managed to get some movement in. Oh man. I’m so, so done with snow. This was a lot of heavy snow – icy and just a nuisance. Your poor grandnephew and the sheep! I hope they have an area with lots of hay to snuggle in. I notice the birds are losing their minds and I’ve been feeding twice a day. I think they thought spring was here – didn’t we all? This just messed up their instinctual schedule. My first thought on the bridge collapse was terrorism but the captain did a May Day call just before the crash. I think there had to be a malfunction. We’ll find out in the next few days. I just hope the loss of life is small to, preferably, none. Beth: I’m sorry about the insomnia and your poor Vizsla. Poor baby – I hope there’s some meds that can help her feel better. I know how difficult it is about the “other options” but, for me, if my animal is just existing and not able to live happily and normally, then I know what to do. Fear aggression is very, very difficult to work with. Sending you {{{hugs}}} – these are difficult decisions. There are so many good drugs out there for pets so I’m sure they’ll be able to come up with something. Poor baby, it can’t be fun for her. Vizslas are such gorgeous dogs. I have a friend in Costa Rica who has a couple of Vizslas. They are just so sleek and regal looking. Yes, I agree about the chemicals used on crops, etc. I always worry about our lawn guy. He sprays the lawns for weeds, crab grass, grubs, etc. and I wonder what that could be doing to him. Pam: Good workouts!!!! Your workouts sounds so wonderful – relaxing, refreshing! Donna: Oh dear god, Donna – the bridge collapse! Apparently before the ship hit the bridge, they put out a May Day call so I don’t think it was terrorism. I said the same thing to DH – thankful that this happened at 1:30 a.m. and not at 6:00 pm with rush hour traffic. I’m so sad for those who most likely lost their lives. I remember when the Mianus River Bridge collapsed in Cos Cob, Connecticut back in the 80s. We frequently would travel up to CT for weekends and always went over that bridge as it was on a major highway - I95. I don’t think there’s anything more frightening than this. https://connecticuthistory.org/mianu...ay-in-history/ Margot: Good workouts! I need to focus on balance work more in my practices – thanks for the reminder! Like Beth, I’m sad about Meghan & Harry. Whatever the reason for the estrangement, families are complicated and more so if one lives in the public eye. Summer Breeze: California has been having weird weather but aren’t we all? SoCal is under high wave advisories and San Diego is having wind advisories. Wind=fire danger in California so I hope that won’t be the case. I figured your friend in Chatham didn’t get much snow. Albany, which is 30 minutes south of us, got about 2 inches as well. Well, that’s it for me. I’m headed inside for a nap before abs and yoga. See you all tomorrow!
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"When ignorance screams, intelligence moves on.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Never have I been a blue calm sea I have always been a storm Fleetwood Mac (Stevie Nicks) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Diane |
03-27-24, 06:59 AM | |
VF Supporter
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: West coast of Canada, eh. ;)
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Good morning!
The research says heel drops are very good for bone building. How high you lift & how hard you come down is all about how your bones are, whether you have healthy bones, osteopenia, or osteoporosis. I am on the borderline of healthy & osteopenia. I must say I can feel them reverberate all the way up through my body. Here is a short video by an PT explaining all that along with good form. https://youtu.be/o4J7V_qRuPI?si=qdmQqzijJ5vdEr6A Yesterdays activities, a gentle post massage recovery day: ~ETV: Full Body Pain Relief with Sahra ~Standing & chair yoga on my own: side bends, hip openers, hamstring/QL stretches all standing + crescent moon, side angle, twist, & figure 4 seated on a chair ~100 heel drops ~Village & beach walk ~Ocean float Beth - I totally understand why you’d want to consider happy pills with your pup. You don’t want her to be constantly stressed and at some point bite someone, especially a child. Even if it does shorten her life a bit I think it’s worth considering, quality is better than quantity. It’s a tough decision. I worked with the elderly for years in long term care. My criteria for using sedation, particularly with dementia residents, was if they were in distress or physically aggressive. ETA Not that I necessarily want to compare dogs and elderly people, but anxiety is anxiety and it’s not a good feeling! Donna - The bridge collapse was tragic, but I agree that it could have been far worse at a busy time of day. Surely Jenny Ford could find some better music! I assume it has to do with affordability. Good luck with the kitchen renos! Waves to Diane, Pat, summer breeze, & Margot!
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