Lets Post our Daily Exercise

At home drinking my bone broth and eating some kale salad, all while starting my Christmas cookie baking. I will give them to DH to taste as I have sworn off sugar, except for what is in alcohol.

Ah yes, exercise...well the only thing that changed was no golf as it was raining, cold and windy yesterday. If it's Monday night, it must be TRX. Oh, I might as well be in my own movie of "Groundhog Day" as yes, Tuesday morning it was PIYO and Wednesday morning I'll be reporting that I went to 6 AM spin class etc. etc. etc.

Ruth: Hope you didn't have any trouble flying. Miss you already!

Jillian: Glad you continued on the treadmill to get the end and experienced that happy feeling that you did it!

Fast walked/ran at the park this afternoon. Going again tomorrow.

Great job on the holiday runs Natsfan and Cheryl. Unfortunately I was unable to join you this time but would like a raincheck for next year. My exercise over the past few days has been lots of walking. Have a busy week ahead but will continue my exercise daily.

Good night all.

I did 45 minutes in the gym tonight. Some on the treadmill and some on an Arc Trainer. Still getting the hang of that one...

LB - if I get a yin DVD I'll let you know how it is. If it's a decent one, maybe you could at least try that to see if it's something you'd like. Anyone have a good recommendation for a yin yoga DVD??

PT session yesterday morning. Teacher - the PT has me doing lunges too - they're quite effective, aren't they??

Ruth - beautiful pictures - I'd have spent the whole trip walking and hiking too.

Some bad news here - DH's father was rushed to the hospital last week with what proved to be a heart attack. While there, tests showed a lot of problems, including leaky valves and a blood clot in the lungs. He's in his late 80's so it's not unexpected, but still devastating news. He's at a care facility now and seems to be showing a bit of improvement, but it looks like we'll be making a trip out there (Southern California) in the near future to see him. DH has three sibs who live near their parents, and they're doing a great job of doing all the leg work on this. We're very appreciative of that.

It was a dark and rainy night last night, so I retreated to the dreadmill for the first time this season for my Tuesday run - 45 minutes. I used to always set the dreadmill for the basic level run because I hated hills, but thanks to the running clinic I have learned how to deal with hills. So last night for the first time I put the dreadmill on the "hill" program and really pushed it. I feel like a got a lot more out of it by tackling a challenging program.

Mary, prayers going up for your FIL and the family as he goes through treatments.

45 mins on treadmill.

Night sculpted friends.

Mary - so sorry to hear about your father-in-law. Take care!

Got back to my stretching/toning and treadmill after missing two days!

Off for a walk in a few. But have wonderful news about my friend with what has turned out to be a rare form of kidney cancer. After she was practically turned away (and effectively left to die) by a regional hospital, I was able to connect her with one of the top specialists in the country (in Boston). This because of my work with the brain tumor nonprofit...we asked out network and they came through!!!!

So she will now get treatment and will most likely be enrolled in a clinical trial which will offer her the best chance. Still an uphill battle, but at least she is finally in the right hands. So fortunate, as this is the ONLY clinical trial for her type of cancer, and she is with the best.

I am beyond thankful. - Claire

p.s. I also made headway on some of the other things that were getting me unglued, so all is much better there too. Best of all, hunting season is over soon, and I have a date with my guy for next Thursday!!!

Great news for your friend Claire; good that you could help her. Mary, hope FIL stays stable through the holidays and thanks for thinking yin for me. Ginger, ditto on treadmill running vs. outdoor, plus I think indoor is harder on my knees. Well, I baked vegan russian tea cakes and walnut balls yesterday and the vegan cookies came out best (neither are lookers in the christmas cookie department). Wrapped up little cookie gift parcels for the pink pilates ladies to hand out at our coffee and cake meet-up after class this morning.

Off to body balance, pink pilates and only one yoga (hatha) class and not iyengar due to pink party - 3 mat day!

Walked down to Dunkin Donuts this morning for my breakfast and a little snow clean up

So glad that things are settling down with your FIL, Mary.

Claire, what a wonderful blessing you have been for your friend.

I subbed today & then went out for coffee with a friend who is nervously awaiting major oral surgery tomorrow (she has dealt with teeth issues for years and is getting her remaining teeth, her partials, everything removed and getting implants...all in one surgery....well, several procedures but all in one operation. OMG, I almost fainted as she was describing it!!!). I am tired from the trip and, at this moment, am sitting in the recliner....I will soon sign off, do some situps, and go to bed!

I really enjoy reading all of the posts here. Everyone keeps each other on track, and it's so fun to read about all the varieties of exercise.

On Good Morning America the other day, they said 45 minutes of shoveling snow is 300 calories! I thought about many of you who clock in here with that activity. And, vacuuming for 1 hour is 450 calories. I thought about myself on that one, as I vacuum very often and our vacuum has super duper strong suction which requires a lot of strength to push and pull. So all types of activity really does count and add up.

Updating: Tues: 8 miles, Wed: 8 miles, Thurs: 7 miles (same amount of time, but gym was so hot and stuffy I just couldn't get it done any faster. It had to have been about 90 degrees in there.

To our California friends, how are you holding up with the Pineapple Express? Did you get a lot of rain and are you not reading this, due to a power outage?

Ladies, what happened to: Multi-striped pumpkin pie. (Forgot how we were doing it - was it clothing and last food item eaten?) LOL )

Claire, you are such a good friend and what you did for your friend was wonderful.

Welcome home Ruth. Hope you can rest up from the trip some. Mary, glad your FIL is doing better. Wishing you great success with PT.

Went to bootcamp tonight where we completed several circuits including powerjacks, butterfly sit-ups, push-ups, med ball slams, ab twists and mountain climbers. Rounded out the hour with two tabatia workouts and some stretching. Now ready for bedtime (insert sleepy smiley face here)

Happy Friday ladies!

I haven't checked in for awhile, but I've been in the pool every day for the past week or so. My typical workout is 30 minutes of swimming and water weights. I plan to up it as I get stronger. Swimming is something that once I start again after a break...I wonder how I ever went without.

When I lack motivation to get in the pool on a chilly day, "I just think to myself...would I skip going to the doctor and getting treatment?" I'm going to make myself think of daily exercise as my ongoing treatment.

Bad - I like that mantra about making exercise equivalent to getting medical treatment, because it really is. Good reminder. My onc prescribed 30 minutes of exercise a day for me - she said it was some of the most effective medicine she could prescribe in preventing recurrence.

45 minutes on the dreadmill last night.