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Gorgeous pictures, Karen!
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Great pics, karen. love your sunglasses. Nice shovel, Ruth. Seriously, I haven't seen that kind of shovel in these parts.
Walked the dog and did Zumba. My New Year's resolution is to do more strength training, something I've not been doing much of for most of this pandemic year, By hook or by crook. Maybe also some HIIT. Just saw an article in the NY Times reporting that intervals of 4 seconds maximum effort can do the trick. It might be longer for me since I am not a beginner just long-term absentee. There really is no excuse.
Happy, safe and healthy New Year!
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Karen, love the Colorado "champagne powder" and miss it so much!
We had eight inches of wet, heavy snow Tuesday PM into Weds AM. DH and I shoveled the first six inches in the early evening, thinking to get a head start on it. Good idea until the plow came through at a high enough rate of speed to fling a foot of snow halfway up the driveway and all over the sidewalk. GRRR. I shoveled the sidewalk again but left the driveway until morning, as knew the plow would be back. It was, and pushed more snow onto the sidewalk. OMG. I shoveled the sidewalk AGAIN but waited until DH got up before tackling the driveway. One may think it was silly to have kept shoveling but if we didn't keep at it, we would have had three feet of hard-packed snow to contend with in the morning. Took a rest day Weds after all that shoveling. Felt it in my shoulders and arms; back and abs were OK. Hit the sack at 9 PM LOL. I'll do the final plank of 2020 in a while and see how long I can last.
Heidihill, I saw that article, too. The study subjects were elite athletes with access to a specialized stationary bike. Intervals of 8-sec might be good enough for us mere mortals.
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Happy New Year, everyone!
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Since I've finished the plank challenge, I've turned to the handstand challenge. Key areas for me to work on are more core strength and hamstring flexibility. So back to Pilates for me, best core workout ever in my opinion (bet Lilac agrees!) plus upper body weights today followed by flexibility/stabilizer work. I should be a little sore tomorrow, which I love.
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My upper body is sore from all the shoveling too (the snowplow finally came through this morning so I got some extra points for chopping out the end of the driveway). I went to Pound and Dance2fit this morning & we'll probably do another snow walk with the dogs. Two memes to end the year:
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Prior to dashing for a most-likely-rainy outdoor champagne fest at the wine bar, I wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year!
I think skiing will be deferred until the next two weekends when there should be snow instead of rain in the mountains, which is a lot more fun than getting soaked to the skin. Unfortunately, I have a number of things that I need to do prior to Monday workwise.
I know all about shoveling, Ruth. When I lived in a house 20 years ago, I did a lot of shoveling. I figured out that shoveling is at least as good exercise as skiing, but a lot less fun.
I got a wrong address Amazon delivery yesterday. Two labels. The poor woman who is waiting for her chocolates! But nothing I can do. I get to keep then so will take to the wine bar as should go nicely be fun with champagne. (I know what will happen if I eat a whole box of Ferrer-Rocher, and it's not pretty.)
With that, I am raising my glass. Happy New Year! - Claire
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Karen that one pic looks like a postcard!! Beautiful.
Enjoy yourself!
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edj3, good going, I'm sure you will nail the handstand in no time! Pilates is terrific for the core. Karen, HeidiHill & Ruth nice winter photos. Together, did you test negative(?), sure hope so Badger, thanks for the link and put the playlist on my Spotify!
Hey, Hit the 3 minute plank today.
Hunkered down here for midnight. Happy New Year Everyone 
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Karen and Ruth: Love the winter pictures, especially from a distance :-) We got a dusting of snow here but it has now melted. It has continued to be cold (high today in the thirties) but sunny. I did more walking today and some end of the year housecleaning.
Karen, glad all is fine with your hubby's eye. I had what is probably the same condition: rushed in to see my eye doc, quite panicked because it was in my 'good' eye and just not ready to face more eye stuff, but was assured it was fine, that the retina was fine, and to come back in six weeks just to have it checked again. My eye doc told me the floaters would subside eventually, and that the entire condition was a result of being, in his words, 'chronologically challenged'...sigh.
Hope all have a very happy and healthy New Year!
Octogirl
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Wishing everyone a farewell to 2020 and to a better year in 2021!! It's 10pm and the news is coming on. I will be off to bed as usual after the news - to me, NYE is just another night!! Sweet dreams!
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When I started doing Tabata workouts 12 years ago, my personal trainer then had never even heard of it nor HIIT (of which it's a variant). I was researching a way to get sweating despite the fatigue and found this workout style developed for athletes in Japan. I would do it - running in place, jumping jacks, tricep dips, push ups off the sink top, skaters, etc. for 20 seconds with 10 seconds rest for 8 rounds - in my fully steamed up bathroom, then take a shower and go to bed.
At the gym I did HIIT workouts but now I may have to revert to my bathroom Tabata workouts. Yesterday I did a kettlebell Tabata. Today I may do this ab workout.
4-Minute Tabata Ab Workout - YouTube
Actually it would be easy to break up the rounds throughout the day which would maybe approximate the study linked by badger.
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Copied from a friend on FB.
Welcome to 2021 - a year of good health, hugs and visits with family and friends, travel and life similar to what it was prior to March 13th 2020.
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Happy New Year's to my lovely work out friends--I've come to cherish this place and you wonderful women here.
I did an experiment yesterday to work on hamstring flexibility. I stood as close to the wall as I could, think my heels were about 4 inches away, maybe 5, and then did my sun salutations. I know my butt wants to go backwards when I stretch my hammies and of course the wall prevents that. Boy yes, that definitely changed the stretch and I've got my work cut out for me.
Did a different Pilates core workout this morning then an hour of HIIT. We're in the middle of a winter storm with everything iced up and now the snow is falling. I sure hope the power lines stay up because it's cold out there!
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The in-laws tested negative which means I'm not even a contact of a contact of a positive after all yay (and they had been sick earlier in the month which they didn't tell us, so probably had covid already). I did get a covid test of course, assuming it'll be fine. So I went and did my usual Ripped class yesterday and stayed after for Zumba... but I don't move that way! It was fun though, but I felt awkward 😂
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Happy New Year friends. Thank you all for your constancy. I too cherish the sharing that occurs here.
Even with the holidays I have been to one of the studios I practice at 6x a week...I am very grateful to have the ability to have that physical outlet and, like here, a community.
My 85 y.o. mother cried last night at the passing of 2020 and the fresh start of 21. Since the March shut down she has only been out of the house 3 times. It is a very lonely/boring life for so many.
It is a rainy high 40's day today in SE Virginia...washing the old off as we turn to a sunny low 60's tomorrow.
Now I'm off to a full afternoon of cooking -- black eyed peas w/ stewed tomatoes plus football food of chicken wings (broiled), spicy beef dip, ham biscuits, cheese ball, etc. etc. Food we only see on New Years and Super Bowl.
We did our New Year's tradition of 12 grapes in the champagne glass...here's to a better year ahead. TT
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Happy New Year all! I said good riddance to 2020 yesterday by getting my LAST (ever I hope!) infusion yesterday -- first was July 2019 and has been every 3 weeks since then! I am feeling so much more relieved and lighter I can't believe it!
Today I am trying to ring in the new year by doing some of everything I hope to do more of in the year to come. Starting with exercise -- got 10,000 meters of rowing in! And am being "encouraged" by a friend to also do this 30 day squat challenge which starts with 50 squats today. May need to ice my butt tomorrow! In bed, because I may not be able to stand up! But I am determined to gain back all the strength and muscle mass I lost in chemo and then gain more!
I also wound yarn and continued knitting a sweater I had to put down 2 years ago due to a wrist injury, followed by the chemo neuropathy. Going to sew some masks and do a wee bit of cooking as well. We also FaceTimed with family in two places for second Christmas. So far even though day-after-chemo I am still holding up. Need something leftover for a little romance with DH tonight, as that is something else I hope to have more energy for in the new year!
May everyone have a happy, safe and healthy new year!
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Congratulations Dragon!! You definitely have something to celebrate!!!!!
TT, I want to come over to your house and help you eat all that yummy New Years food. I feel so bad for your mom & other elderly people.
Together, thank goodness for the negative in-laws. Whew!
edj, hope you didn't lose power! Ice is the worst!
I did 30 minutes on the treadmill this morning & a 45 minute toning DVD with Denise Austin. DS, his 2 dogs, his girlfriend, & her dog came over for lunch, followed by a long dog walk & (people) games, so it was a fun New Years Day.
Hoping for a Healthy, Happy 2021; with only good surprises for us all!
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TT, hard to imagine how your mom is coping. Ugh.
Yeslama, good riddance indeed!
Did a 6 minute Zumba warmup, 8 minute Tabata kettlebell workout, 10 minute precooldown and cooldown stretch. I've probably done more strength training in three days than for all of last year since spring. Going to walk the dog soon.
Stay negative (covidwise) everyone!
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I went to Zumba this morning, did a lot of 'this & that' this afternoon, and have been watching Netflix tonight. Also did a 2:15 forearm plank. I don't know if I can get up to 3 minutes from any position!!
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good going everyone! I took today and yesterday (Friday and Saturday) off of exercise - today because I had no sitter so couldn't go to the gym, bummer cause I was signed up for two classes. Oh well. I usually take off Sunday and Monday so won't do that this week now I reckon. I did get my results back late today and am negative. Which means I can get a sitter if needed for the gym again
I live in the USA in the Midwest, it's so gray here all the time right now. Usually my spirits are lower till the sun comes out more often (seasonal affective disorder) so I'm trying to have grace with myself, yet push on, knowing the days are getting longer and lighter now. I'm up for the three minute plank challenge - watch out! 😂0 -
Thankfully, we didn't lose power although there's lots of ice under the snow. We get such extremes here in Kansas--the low this morning was 27F and we're zooming up to nearly 50F. And it will be that way all week.
YesIam, congratulations--so glad you are done with infusions! And likewise Together, fantastic that you tested negative!
Can't bike or run b/c of the ice and snow so I did an intense HIIT workout and more Pilates abs. I'm determined to get that handstand. I'm going to look into that squat challenge, might give that one a go myself.
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YeslamaDragon, congrats on final infusion!
Together, so happy to hear your in-laws tested negative.
Ended the plank challenge at 2 min 31 sec. Our local senior center had daytime yoga classes, which I could not attend while working, but I'm retired now. Hopefully, they will they resume once the COVID vaccine is more widely available. I would love to get back into a yoga practice. We do not have an adequate space for me to do DVD or on-line classes, and my DH watches TV all day long which is not conducive to mindful exercise.
Ordered a Horizon T101 treadmill today. My SIL has one and is very happy with hers. Unfortunately, it's on backorder but should be here in a couple of weeks. Excited to have an indoor walking option. Today we have frozen fog coating everything. Pretty to look at but quite slippery.
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A beautiful day here. 43, no wind, a bright blue sky. I took down most of the Christmas decorations, went for a walk with a friend, & to Barre Sculpt (where we did multiple planks).
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Winter break is over! Back to work tomorrow. Waiting to find out when I'll get the covid vaccine. One neighboring school district is working with a local hospital system and has already started to vaccinate their staff.
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Good morning. Bought a new used Apple watch series 4. Not sure I like it as much as my Fitbit a fitness tracker. I Was not looking to buy now, but a friend/co-worker was selling hers at a great price so I decided to get it. I had been thinking of getting one when my Versa bit the dust. The Versa is only 2 years old and in great shape. Friday, I decided, yeah, I'll get it and then Saturday, started to feel guilty and yesterday made myself crazy what to do. Finally said go for it. I'll give the Versa to my younger daughter whenever I see her next. If I decide I like the Versa better than the Apple watch, I'll give her that.
45 minutes on the Cubii this morning. Time to get ready for the first day back. My morning is writing reports and then starting at 11:00, I have 3 back to back google meets till 3:30. So, I'll go for a walk at 10:15 or a little later so I'm not in the house all day.
Have a great day.
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Found a glute, well really posterior chain challenge for this month. Sharing it here in case anyone else is interested. This will help with my handstand, that and the daily short Pilates ab workouts.
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This morning did a step class followed by amat Pilates class.
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Pound this morning (lots of squats & lunges), since it was very nice again we took the puppies out to a lake where they could bound around in the snow, and Zumba tonight.
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Send that nice weather here, Ruth. We have more freezing fog or "rime ice" per the local meteorologists. It's a winter wonderland!
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