Pentagenarians & Beyond: 01/19/2025

Good morning! It’s a balmy 24 degrees here, and it’s supposed to get all the way up to 46! Wow. Yesterday I did Perfect 30 Pump, the upper and lower premix, but I skipped the shoulders.

I’m thinking about subscribing to Cathe Live for some new low impact cardio. Can anyone advise me on what sort of cardio she has? I want pure cardio, not anything with weights, no bootcamp, etc. Of course I will probably do those workouts as well, but I really want some cardio! At one point, I found a way to get some previews of Live workouts, but I can’t find it again. And I wasn’t able to search for just cardio, I just had to scroll.
 
Well my shopping trip got postponed due to snow and a road check showed all the roads I use were slow going, so I ended up doing Boss Bands: Total Body. The snow is supposed to stop and hopefully by tomorrow morning, the highway will be good. Temps below zero so I don't expect our road to improve as it doesn't get as much traffic on it.

Shannon Tux thrives on being a bad kitty. It's apparently his role in life. New Orleans gets 10" and we haven't had more than 3-4" at one time all winter. My parents definitely have, but where we are sitting I'm good with less. I don't have just Cathe Live, so I'm not sure if it's set up the same way I see it with OnDemand, as I have the options to chose regular videos, too. But the search function isn't always helpful.

Valerie I do feel the weather here is different then when I was young. Can't explain it exactly though. I do think no one at home is part of why they close more frequently, and also, with so many budget cuts, honestly the roads aren't cleaned as quickly around here. Not the case for the UP and northern lower where they plow more hours of the day. But there are far fewer plows out around the clock now, and they tend to do stuff like salt before bad weather, but especially in the country they wait to plow till it's over. I also don't remember hearing much about white outs as a kid, and now they are very common and cause huge issues on the highways.
 
Today I did LMR Functional Barre Fusion. I must say that it is different from what I expected. I actually liked it and I’m not a big barre fan. My time was 51 minutes, 257 calories burned, average heart rate 122 and maximum heart rate 162.

Judy, great job with Glutes and Guns and stretching.

Shannon, great job with P30 Perfect Pump Upper and Lower Body premix.

Cathy, great job with Boss Bands Total Body.

Hello to Valerie and Diane Sue.
 
Today I did a 45-minute Peloton Ride, 30 minutes of Peloton Arms & Light Weights and 30 minutes of PT work.

Cathy-Great job with Boss Bands: Total Body. I’ve been meaning to do that one again. We got a couple of inches of snow today. We went out this afternoon and the roads weren’t too bad.

Carolyn-Great job with LMR Functional Barre Fusion. I will have to try that one soon.

Hi to Valerie, Diane Sue & Shannon
 
Cathy I think it creates a huge PR mess if they don't close the schools and it turns out that they should have. trying to get everyone home safely in the middle of the day in a bad weather event must be hard and open the school boards up to massive public criticism. better to call it a snow day if its questionable and more people are happy.

I did functional upper body again today along with a short spin warm up and therapy work. I like that workout. we are finishing up bits of the bathroom upgrade. haven't decided yet on what kind of shower door but we might need a plumber to do the hook up. a shower door means drilling into new tile and a new bathtub. maybe we should get someone else to do that!

BIL had a total knee replacement done 6 weeks ago and for the last week he's been golfing 18 holes. now I know people dont walk the course anymore like we used to do, but that's still good to hear. he is no athlete.
if you get the idea Im trying to get myself accustomed to this reality, you're right.
 
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Good morning! I did All Out Low Impact HiiT, extreme premix, yesterday. I don’t think it’s actually extreme, since it’s just 52 minutes. But it is a very good cardio workout. WOOT! It got up to 46 yesterday and is going to do it again today! I love the 40s. Very nice, comfortable winter weather. I’m not sure if a workout will happen today. My dog has something in her eye. I tried to massage it out with a warm, wet washcloth last night, but no luck, so I’m taking her to the vet after work. She is quite miserable. The vet said they’d call if there’s a cancellation earlier today.

Judy – thanks for the website about Cathe Live reviews. That’s very helpful.

Cathy – I hope you get your shopping done today, but hey, aren’t you glad you got to exercise yesterday? Be careful if you go out.

Carolyn – I’m glad you enjoyed Functional Barre Fusion. I suppose I should give it a second chance.

Valerie – Um, yes, I’d definitely hire a professional to drill into the new tile. I’d be scared to death to try that! That’s great news about your BIL’s knee replacement. You know, I’ll bet biking would be excellent rehab, so you’re all set there, whenever you decide to have yours. I have a couple of elderly, extremely sedentary relatives who have had it done, and they recovered very well too. My uncle, who is 80+, still weed eats and mows his yard and gets around quite well. I think you will be back on your feet as quickly as Cathe!
 
I have heard from more than one person that you walk the day of surgery. depending on what time of day your procedure is, many go home the same day. I need to get a thing or two done before I can do a knee. I think I already said my pacemaker battery is finally winding down after 16 yrs. so I need the battery replaced, a minor surgical procedure. minor unless its YOU, of course. its a short procedure but it needs to be scheduled after I see my cardiologist monday. that depends on the hospital OR schedule, doctors schedule, etc, so nothing happens as fast as you think it should. knee surgery seems to vastly improve the last few years. Im getting adapted to the idea.

we were going to walk this morning but yesterday we had an accident in the bathroom redo. DH missed a step on the step stool and fell over with me and the stool all tangled up in a knot. I will do cardio indoors. its pretty cold here, freezing every night and not thawing out until mid day if at all. not cycling weather at all. Im fine with 40degrees but not 35. not fun!. a few degrees make a lot of difference.
 
Today I did JS One Mile of Motivation for 15 minutes, 113 calories, average heart rate 139, and maximum heart rate 155. Then I did STS 2 Chair Yoga. The yoga was just what I needed for my wobbly legs today after the Functional Barre!

Judy, great job with 45 minutes of Peloton rides, 30 minutes of Peloton arms, and 30 minutes of PT. The LMR Functional Barre didn’t have the intense barre moves that I quickly start to dread. And it’s boot camp style with barre, upper body, and core. I think that helps for me.

Valerie, great job with LMR Functional Upper Body, short spin, and therapy exercises. I’m glad that you like the upper body workout.

Shannon, great job with AOLIH extreme premix.

Hello to Cathy and Diane Sue.
 
Today was a rest day.

Valerie-Great job with Functional Upper Body, spin and therapy work. I will have to try that upper body workout soon.

Shannon-Great job with All Out Low Impact HiiT, extreme premix.

Carolyn-Great job with JS One Mile of Motivation and STS 2 Chair Yoga. The LMR Functional Barre sounds like something I will like. I know what you mean about dreading intense barre moves.

Hi to Cathy & Diane Sue
 
Yesterday I did STS 2 Standing Abs Plus Floor and then I shopped. Roads were all normal speed, so I was happy I waited. This morning I did Balance Discs Lower/Upper Body. We had sun yesterday afternoon and again today. Hopefully, it'll stay around all day and melt some of the snow.

I'm glad you guys like the functional barre workout. I LOVE barre and I did it once and it was just not for me. LOL I may take the actual barre segments though and put them with something else.

Shannon I hope the vet was able to help your dog.
 
Today is my rest day and I’m catching up on housework. It’s a never ending cycle.

Cathy, nice job with STS 2 Standing Abs plus Floor. I’ve noticed that you like barre workouts . I did a lot of barré workouts for several years but I realized that I didn’t enjoy them and there was that dread factor. I even subscribed to Suzanne Bowen‘s site for her barré workouts around the same time that I was doing Cathe Live. I have been avoiding the Functional Barre Fusion, but “fusion” is what makes it work for me.

Hello to Judy, Valerie, Diane Sue, and Shannon.
 
I did a yard walk later yesterday 30 min along with therapy. I'm making progress with cat behavior. DH is getting less hostile but now I'm working on how to make a long drive with him OK. we never took our other cats on a 12 hour drive so maybe its not reasonable to expect much. I got some emds from the vet and tried it once but it did nothing. she said I can give him twice the amount so will try that next. Im getting him used to being in a harness so I'd be able to take him out of the carrier without a way to hang onto him. he could be tethered in the back seat and ( maybe) with the drugs would sleep much of the time. going to do a test run tomorrow on a short drive to the park. the harness was surprisingly easy.

with you all talking about the Barre Fusion , I will look at it. I never liked Barre so trying to keep open mind.
 
This morning, I did LMR Functional Total Body. this was 53 minutes, 215 calories, heart rate 106/132. I finally did my hair color today. I was having a hard time finding time. This evening, I spent time with Verizon again. The woman working with me and making our account easier (I hope) for me to deal with said she will call me tomorrow at 10 after she works on it so I do not have to sit on the phone while she does it. I got my results 2 hours after I got home from the pulmonary function test and the doctor called and said it all looked good and we would just continue with what we are doing. Which is?? I guess use inhaler if needed, use acapella device, and take prilosec which I only use if I have reflux acting up. I still have the Chest CT to do.
 
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