Lets Post our Daily Exercise
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Good that you are back in your groove Claire and nice photos! Nidra is so effective Ruth I've kept it up on zoom, the last yin class of the month includes Nidra. edj3, a thinking shift of self-care rather than self-control. Ruth all three of your puppies always have a cute vulnerable look...are they shy and do they mind you? Mimi good for you on those 3 lbs! HeidiHill, London consulate will handle my SS applying, how about you? I thought about waiting till 70 to apply.
As an aside to the other conversation, my mother lived in a care home for almost three years until her death in 2001. Her monthly care home payments back then were $4500 a month (in a suburb of LA) that she paid for using her retirement $ my stockbroker brother cashed in and invested. Reading what all of you have written on the subject - I'm curious, what is the average monthly cost now to be in care in the US?
I'm back on Yoga For Healthy Aging (started yesterday for second half) course and loving it. It's created by Baxter Bell MD with his partner Melina Meza. I'm thinking of applying what I'm learning here to a yoga class for those recovering from long covid.
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Going to work out later today.
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Ah I was incorrect on my MIL's monthly fees. It's $6.5K a month. It's gone up a lot.
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just shy of 3 weeks since my mastectomy. Biked every day this week (recumbent exercise bike) slow, but committed.
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Good for you, NotAsCalm! Slow and committed is the perfect way to approach recovery!
I went to PiYo and Zumba this morning.
Lilac, the dogs all have their distinct personalities. The Boxer/Husky loves everyone & assumes that everyone (and every dog) will love her back. She has to be on a leash when we walk. She is most beautiful, graceful, fast runner; and if she has a chance she will take off and not come back until she is good and ready.....which could be 45 minutes later). Dalmatians first belonged to gypsies and guarded their camps & later were 'Coach Dogs', they would run by their masters fancy carriages & guard their horses when the owners were at inns etc. So, when they first meet you they are not very friendly, but once they get to know you they love to do whatever you are doing (you can walk her off-leash when out in the country, she will run ahead but keep looking around for you & come when called). She also loves to cuddle up come on couch with you & talks in her sleep! Dalmatians are quite stubborn if they don't want to do something....like leave the Dog Park, you are probably going to have to hoist her back into the car!) The girlfriend's dog is more shy. He is a rescue dog. When we are in the car & the other two have their heads out of the window enjoying the fresh air, he will only peek in nose out. He can be off-leash out in the country too as he will come back when called. Here's a picture of him & me that sort of shows his personality.
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I wish I could have a dog, but DH has childhood dog-trauma, and he is the one who would have most of the responsibility for caring for it, so we have cats and fish. Not as good for exercise.
I rowed today -- over 11,000 meters, which is my best day yet! I know I am starting to get stronger and more stamina, but I am also aware of how much I lost during chemo.
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My SIL is like your DH. She says when she is around a dog she assumes something bad will happen. She is getting better, but if she is here for some family thing, we don't have the dogs come over & eventually go over to DS's backyard so she can sit on the deck and watch them play from afar. They are maybe here once or twice a year, if it were more, she would have to get used to them!
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Lilac - i've been reading the average cost for nursing home care is $80,000 per year, and that's with a roommate. That would make it almost $7000/month. And that's AVERAGE.
Love ya all's exercise. I walked an average 6 miles a day before January 1st and only missed one - two days a month. Since the first of the year, I'm only walking 2-3 days per WEEK. I need to get back on track. Thanks for the encouragement.0 -
Walked 6 miles plus w hubby which will be repeated tomorrow. Took a nice long Epsom Salt bath after and took a nap.
Now you ladies reminded me why we need to exercise. We will be damned if we let nursing homes take our retirement money. That money is for travels (I just turned 51 hubby will be 60 in a few months). Ty ty.
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We have a 10 or 11yr old beagle who would only walk to McDonald's which is only about 0.75 mile away from home. Walking dog does not exist in our home.
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Going to work out at some point today. Looks like I be getting a little workout from shoveling out from the storm coming my way starting tonight.
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minustwo, that is a lot of money. let's all stay healthy and stay in our own homes for as long as we can!
lilacblue, I'm getting local social security not US (yet) but good to know that the consulate could help with that.
Will do some weights today as it's my Zumba rest day.
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YesIamaDragon that is some serious rowing! I was happy to get just over 6000 meters this morning myself.
All's clear on the MRI front so Meniere's it is. Blah. I wish it weren't a progressive disease with no known cause and really no cure. So annoying esp as I have no clear triggers for the flares.
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I would like to put a more positive spin on the need for exercise. I love to be outside; I love cycling; I love skiing. I want to keep doing these things for as long as possible. But unless I get taken out at the end of a long ski, there will most likely be a time when I will no longer be able to do these things. I want that time to be as far in the future as possible.
Two recent events have made this very clear to me:
- My brother-in-law's stroke which has rendered him an invalid. He couldn't get around very well prior to this, having given up golf almost ten years ago. Multiple joint replacements, very overweight, etc. But now it's with a walker and he is totally dependent on my sister. We are the same age, and I will take being able to cycle and ski any day over his fate any day. (Which I think was largely the result of lifestyle and not making the effort.) My sister now uses the stationary bicycle that her husband bought but only used a few times as unable to get outside now that he is home
- Nearly needing a new car. I had to think about what my short term and longer-term needs will be. Right now, I need something to get me skiing, carry my bicycle (inside because I don't have a garage and it's a hassle bringing it up to my apartment all the time) so that means a wagon or SUV, and has an interior that goes well with mud. My current car is a hoot to drive. (My rental isn't, to put it mildly.) So would I want to look into the future, or get something that fits my current lifestyle?
When I started exercising during chemo and beyond, my initial motivation was financial. I am self-supporting and life stops for no one. I needed to hit the ground running post chemo, if possible. We didn't know that much about the survival benefit at that time. I overachieved that one to the point that I was quite the topic of conversation in oncology circles here in Seattle ("that patient"). It took discipline to do a minimum of one mile of walking every single day, most frequently more. It takes discipline to go out and do a 3 mile walk when chilly and rainy out.
Eleven years later, I am so glad I went down the exercise road. I was able to continue my career and live large, achieving both my financial and career goals. Now my focus is much more on lifestyle and being able to do cool things for as long as possible. Though of course, even now the survival benefit of exercise is important to me. Not just cancer at this point, but all sorts of other things you don't want.
I am hoping to continue the adventures this year. I have the Scotland cycling tour and I also hope to get back to the Northeast where I grew up. I want to cycle the Danube in the next few years, and perhaps the Rhine. Plus more winemaking adventures.
But today will be no more than a nearby hike. And tomorrow, I get Rexxie back!!!! Life is good. - Claire
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I think much the way you do, Claire. Before either cancer dx, exercise was a vital part of my life. It's who I am, what I do and I will do a lot not to lose that. Post-BC, it's important in a different way since tamoxifen is off the table now. Staying fit and the best weight for me carries even more importance now. That's why I'm willing to inject myself in the belly every day for two years so that my bones quit breaking when I run. And it's also why I've bought the bike in case those bones don't stop breaking. I will stay fit, I will stay active.
My mother gets all impressed and talks about how motivated I am. Wrong. I'm not motivated. I'm disciplined. Discipline is a choice, discipline is what drives me lacing up my shoes and going for a run in brutally cold wind chill or really humid summer days. Not motivation.
I choose this path and won't leave it of my own volition.
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EDJD that is the cutiest doll and dress!
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I have been getting my steps through house cleaning but am soon off to Barre Sculpt.0
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M0mmy, I think you may get more than a little workout from the coming storm. I heard that CT may get a foot of snow!
We got eight inches of wet, heavy snow. Spent two hours shoveling this morning, in four 30-minute increments. We still have giant piles of snow from that last storm so had to work hard to fling the new snow over the old snow. Very tiring. Made up for yesterday's low-energy exercise day, walking around the big box store shopping for mom and provisioning for the storm.
Lilac, mom's assisted living is $190 per day (base rent) plus care needs. Base rent includes all meals (register dietician planned), on-site Nurse, 24-hour Certified Nursing Assistant on duty, activity programs, laundry and housekeeping services, utilities, cable TV, and WiFi, in a security-locked and alarmed facility. They do not provide a phone but I got mom a pre-paid cell (no data plan) with unlimited calls for $30 per month. Meds are extra of course but Medicare part D will pick up most of the cost. They will acquire, inventory and stock mom's med box and check that she takes them correctly. Pharmacy co-payments will be on her monthly bill, as will any personal hygiene items like shampoo, body wash, and adult undergarments. I will purchase those using mom's OTC benefit card and drop them off, to get what she likes and avoid the additional fees. It all adds up to about $6K per month. Mom was doing OK until her stroke, which rendered her frail.
I started walking to recover from surgery, keep me moving during chemo, and strengthen my bones from loss of estrogen and all the hormonals my oncologist prescribed. It's still my go-to exercise. I'm not as disciplined as many here but I feel better when I move, and all movement counts - use it or lose it.
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Badger, that’s what we heard about an hour ago.
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My DH is reading a book on retirement and the author said Doctors are the worse about retiring because so many have no other interests than work. The author is a women is in her mid 60s and a BC survivor (not sure how many years). She is donating all profits to cancer research.
My oncologist told me many years ago, that the best thing I can do for my self is my walking. I think Claire and edj thinks. But I don't think I plan to work for more than 3 more years after this school year. I want flexibility to see my kids when I want not just winter vacation and summer. My district is always short of School Psychologist so there will always be work if I want to work here and there or just a couple days/week. Now that I have an Apple Watch (series 4 that I bought from a friend) that tracks exercise different than my Fitbit Versa, I'm not tracking steps but how long I exercise. The goal on the watch is set for an hour but I usually 90 minutes or more. I figured out how to get it to count my Cubii which I use for 60-70 minutes every morning. When I see younger daughter (whenever that might be) she can my Fitbit or the AppleWatch - whatever she prefers. She is allergic to nickel so it depends on the back of the watch or the Fitbit
Nice weather yesterday, today and the middle to end of weeks it's back to winter with snow. We need the snow/moisture but if its going to snow, I'd rather have enough to close schools than just a few inches that makes everything slick. Claire -isn't Rexxie a Subaru? We have an 1999 Suburban that was great when we were schlepping car pool etc. The kids have used it the past 6 or 7 years. DH and I both have "crossover" cars - not quite SUV but not sedan. DH's car is a company car and he is hoping he can buy it when he retires next year. It's a 2015 and he's the only driver and knows how it has been maintained. The best used car he can buy. Mine is a 2006 and I have no plans to replace it anytime soon - it only has 150K miles or so. With working remotely, I only drove 200 miles in 3 months - filled up today first time since end October. Now that I'm starting back in person 1-2 days/week and one of my schools is across town I will be diving slightly more. We always take DH car if we go anywhere.
edj - my DH is always very disciplined and has been his whole life - I've gotten more disciplined over the years. Once I started wearing a tracker many years ago, I set goals for myself. Now its not so much the steps, but more the mental and physical health benefits. My late mother had a horrid, horrid neurodegenerative disease that robbed her slowly of all her mobility. She was an active woman who rode her bike into her mid 70s till my dad got sick but still went to aerobics almost everyday. As you and Claire said since we never know what's in store for us down the road, I'm staying as active as I can while I can.
Well, I'm going to see if DH wants to go for a walk in the next half hour or so and then I have a couple hours of paperwork for work to do before tomorrow morning.
Stay safe and stay healthy.
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Badger we didn't get any snow in Kansas City!
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We are finally in the warning zone!!! 8-13 last I checked
. With my neuropathy and the horrible balance issues it gives me, I can't even really do much to play in it, but I don't care, as far as I am concerned, up to about 7' (yes, feet) I am still an 8 year old who has just been given a snow day! WHEEEEEE! Of course, if it is also windy I may choose to work from home on Tuesday, since i need to work from the office on my normal WFH day this week. I managed to get over 10,000 meters today, but just barely. Pretty sure now I will collapse in a nice epsom-salt bath and go to bed, and not get up extra-early to row at 6 tomorrow morning. I do have my zoom personal training tomorrow evening.
Badger-- $190 a day is less than most hotels, without meals and pill handling! So that actually sounds very reasonable for what it is, though obviously still a huge chunk of change. But just like the cancer roulette all of us lost, we can never predict what we might need down the road, no matter what we do to take care of ourselves. It is really frightening!
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Badger - thanks for the $190/day figure for assisted living. That's $70,000 per year. I'm sure it varies from rural to city locations. I'm also sure that full on-nursing homes are more expensive.
Edj - I really appreciate your 'disciplined' comment. That's exactly how I feel. I've always been active, but like Badger - I walk mostly for bone health. I need to get back to my 6-7 miles every day and not just 4x a week until I'm comfortable returning to Silver Sneakers classes, and the pool opens again for water aerobics & my chair Yoga class starts again. I'm older than many of you and dread the thought of breaking a hip & being warehoused in a nursing home. I may not be 'motivated', but I am disciplined. I lace up my shoes and go. I too have lots of plans for the future. Not to mention many things yet to do & enjoy.
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Pound this morning, Zumba tonight, and probably some dog walking in between. It is supposed to mild for the next couple days and then get really cold. Not surprising for February & we are glad that the storms have missed us.
My Pound teacher very happily announced that today she is celebrating four years of sobriety. In her honor, I will leave you with the words she always uses to end class, "Treat your body like it belongs to someone you love."
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I worked out this morning and then I cleared the steps and shoveled starter path for sidewalks.
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I did my hour-long strength training class followed by 1,000 meters of rowing. I have decided for February to commit to getting at least 1,000 meters a day and 100,000 for the month.
We are expecting a snowstorm. Even though my balance issues mean I can't enjoy the snow like I want to, I still really, really, really hope it overperforms like the Dec 17 storm that was supposed to bring us 6" and brought us 37"
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YesIamaDragon, where do you live that you got so much snow? Wow!
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Vermont.
The tragic thing is we had a crazy thaw on Christmas day with pouring rain and it almost all disappeared! We are getting it back in dribs and drabs now, but I want a couple feet at least
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you all are rocking it! So many different ways of exercise too!
NotAsCalm - wow to you! I am impressed at the exercise you're doing after mastectomy!
I started going to the gym in May when it opened back up from covid so I could leave my house!!! Been doing well, just busy with the school I work at 100% now and with virtual kids in each class too - what a mess. The less pop is going well and now my daughter has me starting on green tea, which is doable if very very cold. I'm adding an exercise class this week.
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YesIamaDragon, we had the same thing on Christmas Day in Connecticut. The foot of snow we had from the storm the week before was gone! I was mad because I was really wanting a white Christmas.
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