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07-26-20, 08:17 AM | |
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And before I forget, here's a dose of "good news" - a story and video to make you smile:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/25/us/hu...rnd/index.html I thought about Linda, since she tends to have lots of critters in her area.
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07-26-20, 09:26 AM | |
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Here's last week:
Mon: NordicTrack circuits - biceps/triceps 10 minutes of stretching PM - yoga-inspired stretching (forward folds, knees to chest, etc.) Tues: C/S 604, 10 minutes of stretching followed by some qi gong moves Wed: NordicTrack circuits - back and chest 10 minutes of stretching with strap Thurs: C/S 604, Holden AM Qi - Extended Fri: NordicTrack circuits - legs and shoulders 20 minutes of stretching Sat: Rest Day Sun: AM - 3 hill walk I have to work this afternoon, so I'm planning to break up my work time with some qi gong/yoga/stretching. I decided I needed to spend some quality time with my old friend, the NordicTrack. I put some music on YT (Leonid & Friends, of course), then did roughly a five minute warm up followed by four sets of 12 reps for each listed body part for that day (alternating each weight set with several minutes of cardio), followed by a five minute cool-down. I've always loved cardio/weight circuits, as I find them to be very efficient. Sandra - I went out for a walk earlier this AM, taking a different route and found myself smiling at the flowers – which were actually weeds - such as morning glories. I felt so much better after being outdoors, it inspired my choice of quotes for this week. How exciting about your niece’s new kitties – I’m a total sucker for gray cats. Paine – I did CS 604 twice this week. It was interesting how much easier it was the second time around. Hopefully that means there's hope for reducing Stiff Old Lady Syndrome. Has your husband had any luck finding a good solution for his biking face covering? Beth – Hope you enjoy your workshop today. Take some pictures of the Zen gardens and share with us, please. I think the world could use a hefty dose of Zen right now! Cute story about the coyote. Anny – I’m with you on gravitating toward short work-outs these days. If you try the Nordic Track, I’d recommend holding onto the handles until the lower body movement feels comfortable and natural and then incorporate the upper body. There is a small learning curve (emphasis on small), but apparently it was enough to turn some people off to using what is a really solid piece of fitness equipment. Sixty degrees sounds wonderful right now! Good luck with the work stress and new manager. My busy season will be kicking in within another month - not looking forward to that. Garrie – I saw you did a Jay Blahnik cycling work-out last week. I have Jay’s BOSU DVD and I love Jay! I sure wish I’d gotten some of his other videos from years past. Has the rec center re-opened? Sending you very large cyber glasses of cold water if you're doing mow max this week. Question to all, but especially my veggie friends - do you use quinoa and do you have anything you'd recommend that I try? I bought several boxes and need to figure out what I want to do with it. I really like the quinoa flakes for breakfast in cold weather. As hot as it's been recently, spending time in a hot kitchen hasn't been particularly exciting, so I've been throwing together some veggie/bean salads and thought quinoa might be a nice change of pace. ETA: Sherry, The Recipe Goddess, reminded me that Megan at detoxinista.com has a boatload of quinoa recipes - https://detoxinista.com/?s=Quinoa Hope all is well with Carolyn and Linda.
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07-26-20, 10:55 AM | |
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Cyana, thank you for starting our week! I like that quote. That's a funny story about the bear. What type of NordickTrack do you have-- a treadmill or bike? My husband hasn't found a solution for the bike mask situation but he believes the city will soon be revising that rule for bikers who are not close to a lot of people (which he isn't when he bikes). I want to see Beth's Zen garden pictures too! I love most whole grains but I'm not a big fan of quinoa. I have not made this recipe in several years but my family used to enjoy this recipe (and I liked it too) for ONE PAN MEXICAN QUINOA (pasted below). When I made it, I left out the jalapeño since my mouth can't tolerate food that is too spicy hot. https://damndelicious.net/2014/04/09...exican-quinoa/ Anny, I understand about the worry and insomnia. I hope things are better this week. |
07-26-20, 03:42 PM | |
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cyana, I like your quote too! We've been lucky to have had a lot of sun this summer. Sorry you have to work today.
Paine, I have seen some posts here and there about athletes who wear masks; I wonder if your DH might be able to find one of their recommended brands. Sandra, I definitely feel like things are either on hold or totally up in the air. I go back to work next week (too bad that's not on hold, haha), but I really have very little idea what that is going to wind up looking like for this semester. The workshop was fun this morning! It's a beautiful day here, and the Zen center garden (really a courtyard of several buildings in the complex) is very relaxing. The photographer/yoga teacher who lead the workshop let us take photos with her fancy cameras; she's going to send those to us. I got some nice shots on my little Nikon Coolpix as well. I have to get my list for last week, so I'll be back later! ETA: I forgot to add that I filmed a new video yesterday, the "afternoon" practice to go with the morning one I filmed last week: https://youtu.be/v5ffD0mmX5A
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