Lets Post our Daily Exercise

Wonderful pictures, Claire & Heidi! Your event sounds wonderful, Lilac!

I worked on a project all day (don't feel too sorry for me, I've been putting it off for two months), and just did an hour of spot toning with Denise Austin. Very few steps today, but I ran out of time and needed the toning more.

Good morning all! I am enjoying your photos so much. Heidi--that mountain photo is so dramatic. Lilac--the pilates fundraiser event sounded so cutting edge and fun, and the garden photos are beautiful. Claire--your photo looks like postcard! Gorgeous. Congrats on all your recent achievements.

littleblue - you must be relieved to have chemo behind you. Congrats!

hbcheryl and jazzygirl - very happy for you that your exams put you in the all clear. I just got my mammo and all clear as well, although was surprised they didn't call me back for a sonogram which is normal for me due to dense breast tissue. Is it protocol to get a mammo/sonogram followup every 6 months? I would think the radiation exposure is of some concern? I have had 2 diagnostic mammograms since my "bad" mammogram in November. Now I am getting ready for my recon surgery (gulp) and have to get blood tests and a chest x-ray. I absolutely hate exams--they make me a nervous wreck.

Scottie! I will be following your recovery!

I have been behind with my exercise due to all the doc appts and rain, rain, rain. Walked 45 minutes yesterday. I think I need to buy an exercise machine as it rained all night last night, and now it's a slimy mud pit out there.

Laundry washed and hung to dry and made a Dunkin' Donuts run for my breakfast.

Lilac - congratulations on the successful Pink Ribbon Pilates event. It looks wonderful. What a great job you've done and think of all the women you're helping.

Suzanne - as someone else said, let your body be your guide. If you're an experienced marathoner, you might be able to pull it off, even if you walk/run, or even walk most of the way. And do check out the running thread.

Gorgeous pix, Heidi and Claire!

We had a hot (98 degrees) sticky ("feels like" of 105) day at the Nats game yesterday, but got in 11,000+ steps anyway. It was Star Wars Day at the ballpark, which was a lot of fun until the Dark Side prevailed and the Dodgers won.

C25K Week 7, Day 2 run this morning. It was 82 degrees at 6am when I got out - YUKKKKKKKKKKKK!

Yoga this morning & Zumba tonight. It felt good to be back on a 'normal' schedule.

30 hot, fairly miserable minutes walking around the lake early before it hit the projected real feel or whatever they call it of 105... but done. And my niece gave me some stretching and strengthening moves to do at the gym tomorrow. She is a former dancer.

Keep on keeping on everyone!

Odie what a weekend you must have had, tough hard work you deserve your pool time. It's not the heat here it's the humidity, we usually don't have it but the Baja storm that has brought us rain has also brought the humidity. Nats did you see the story about the Angels today, they were rained out yesterday and today used the Anaheim Police Department helicopter to dry out the field for tonight's game.

Tonight did Body Combat but for some reason I'm feeling very blah, this instructor has everybody come up to the front and form lines for the final 'fight' in front of the mirror and even though I gave my all, all I could think as I looked in the mirror was 'why am I bothering, I'm the oldest, I'm the biggest I can't get my knees up high why am I bothering' it's probably the heat and tomorrow ill wake up with a different attitude but until then I'm just going to have my own little pity party.

Odie - yuk!! Did you lose furniture or any boxes of stuff? What a mess. Cheryl - yes, I'd heard about the Angels rainout Sunday - the first time in 20 years! MLB Network this morning showed the helicopter drying out the field yesterday. Y'all don't know what to do with all that rain!!! Take it from someone who lives in a hot soupy climate - a pity party is a great way to deal with heat and humidity. You'll be raring to go again as soon as you get your normal SoCal weather back.

Ruth - I agree. Travel is fun, but there's something comforting about getting into a routine again.

Week 1, Day 3 of the squats program. I felt the last session, so it seems that they're doing me some good!

Cheryl, I get that way when I have done too many workouts with the perky DVD gals. You should come out to North Dakota and go to classes with me. We have people of all ages, shapes, and sizes....plus, being primarily of Northern European descent, no one has the slightest bit of rhythm (some stereotypes are true!); but we don't care, we just move anyway.

Here is something that happened today which I think answers the question "Why bother?". My Cardio Sculpt class meets from 9-9:45 and at 10:00 a Silver Sneakers class meets in the same room. The Silver Sneakers ladies have coffee and a visit before their class in the lounge, and we stop and have coffee after our class.....so our coffee times intersect a little. Today as we walked in, one of the Silver Sneakers (a gorgeous, peppy lady) said, "Have a piece of the birthday cake I brought, and be sure to read what's written on it first." So we did, and it said, "Thanks YMCA for 86 great years!" She is turning 86 today! She said, "I have been coming to the YMCA for 30 years, and walking, and golfing. I feel GREAT, I am having a GREAT time, and I am absolutely certain that I would not be here at all if I hadn't exercised faithfully, so you girls (we are all in our 60s) KEEP IT UP!" WOW, it brought tears to my eyes (mingled in with the sweat). What a testament to exercise and a positive attitude both! So......I'd say we should exercise so we can be like Harriet when we grow up!

Oh Cheryl, it's a new day and you truly under estimate how important you are in the mix at your gym. The inspiration and confidence you so freely have given me, well, no one does it better and keep at it-we need you! Kindergarten, please do report back on how you enjoyed yoga. Odie, you are amazing and Mary, yes, squats have that staying power.

New release body balance at the gym this morning.

What a great story, Ruth! I want to be like Harriet too!

When I was doing PT for my ankle earlier this year, the therapist said something that stuck in my mind. She said that physically, there's relatively little difference between a 25 year old who exercises and a 25 year old that doesn't. They still have pretty similar physical capabilities. But she said there's a world of difference physically between a 75 year old who exercises and a 75 year old who doesn't.

Another thing that sticks in my mind a sign a spectator held up during that half marathon I ran a few years ago. It said, "Someday you will not be able to do this. Today is not that day." I use that as my mantra when I'm feeling tired and unmotivated. During chemo there were many times when I physically could not do much of anything, and I hated that feeling, so my incentive is that I want to postpone feeling that way again for as long as I possibly can.

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yes, Ruth that was an inspiring story about that beautiful lady!!

Empathize with all the comments about the humidity. Did not do anything today except necessary errands. Soupy is a great word for it. I also was achey. Tomorrow is another day in which I too will strive to be a Harriet. My dad, who is 91 years old, works out 3 or 4x a week has been told countless times by his doctors that he is remarkable. I think we all are in our own ways, and probably inspire others more than we know just by showing up.

Going to excercise tonight on the Gazelle for 15-20 minutes since its much cooler today! Also got other calorie burning housework planned today, but with music!

 

 

I have been biking with my son for a 1/2 hour a day then swimming for another 1/2 hour.  We've been doing this since July 5th!