Pentagenarians & Beyond: 12/15/2024

Sunday was our family Christmas. I did not workout. Saturday, I did LMR yoga.

Yesterday I did LMR yoga scrambled mix and Pilates premix foam roller, 59 minutes, 144 calories.

Today I did CDorner Cardio 31 minutes, 163 calories, 3,484 steps, heart rate 133/153. I then did Lift Move Restore Upper Body skipping and adjusting some moves, 44 minutes, 135 calories, heart rate 102/139. Total time 75 minutes, 298 calories. I also did some back pod and extra stretching. Then my husband and I went for a bike ride. I was struggling to get up some of the hills after a while. FInally stopped and my husband messed with it and turned it on. Much better for the hills I was starting to think it was going to be tough getting back to our truck. It was nice outside and, in the 60's. This was probably our only ride till spring. It will be cold tomorrow.
 
Good morning, ladies. I got my shopping done and over with yesterday. Yay. Walmart wasn’t quite a zoo, but almost. Kroger wasn’t bad. I generally avoid WM, but sometimes it’s the best place to get what I need. We had a whopper thunderstorm early this morning. It jerked me out of sleep and made me jump twice. It’s supposed to be cold enough in December that we don’t have thunderstorms, dang it.

Carolyn – Good job on LMR upper body. Yes, this is a really good series.

Judy – Great workouts, girl! You’re rocking it!

Cathy – Wow, 4DS is an old one. Talk about a blast from the past, LOL. I’m glad you and your dad had a chance to talk. Does your mom have dementia? For some reason, I’m thinking that. Not an easy thing to deal with. ☹

Diane – I hope you and your family had a good Christmas gathering. Do you think you’ll use the bike a lot next spring?

Valerie – How’s the kitty doing? How are you and DH doing?
 
This morning I did Live 30 Minute Kickbox Express, Live Weight Plate Abs and P30 Extended Stretch. Last I heard from Derek he was at the Indiana Welcome Center and heading for the Brookfield Zoo. Decided to hold off on legs till Friday. I have this weird soreness in my upper calf (?) right under my knee to the inside. Very weird spot, but I didn't want to aggravate it. So, I'll move it to Friday.

Shannon, yes, my Mom has dementia. Unfortunately, the rest of us saw it years before my Dad did, or at least before he would acknowledge it. Her Mother also had it, and although Grandma lived to be 98, she was living on her own until somewhere around 95. My Mom's dementia is accelerating much faster. But, it's likely not helped by the fact that she had chemo years ago with her colon cancer, and that can accelerate dementia and then she had COVID this last summer which can also do that, and it seems to have really accelerated since the COVID though the EMT's at that time noted it and mentioned it to my Dad which was the first time any official person had labeled her as such. Unfortunately, she still is in control of her decisions because he doesn't have that power. She was supposed to have physical therapy to help with her movement, but after liking them the first visit, yesterday she got mad 20 minutes in and canceled the rest of her appointments. Not the first time she's ditched PT as she did it after her cancer, too. Then her doctor's office called her the other day to tell her they wanted her to see a psychiatrist, after her appointment with a social worker last week, and she flipped out on them about it and refused. Dad said the woman wasn't tactful at all. One her chart would say she has dementia and two, people over 80 have a very different view of that type of therapy than younger people. I've always loved the non destructive thunderstorms, but they are quite rare here after about mid-October.

Diane Sue that great that you got to go for a bike ride, and that you are figuring out how the bike works best for you. Are you riding on bike trails?

Carolyn I'm glad you are enjoying the new workouts. I'm planning on doing them once I finish STS which will be the end of next week.

Judy unlike you, I find that if I'm not following a rotation or at least close to following it, I tend to lean towards doing the things I like rather than the things that I might actually most benefit from. LOL
 
This morning I did KCM’s Cardio Quick Fix, workout one. That was 26 minutes, 165 calories burned, average heart rate 130, and maximum heart rate 164.

Judy, great job with 20 minute walk, 30 minute full body strength, PT, and Peloton ride.

Cathy, great job with STS Meso 3 Shoulders, Biceps, and Triceps and 4 DS High Intensity Step only, Live Kickbox Express, Live Weight Plates and Abs, and P 30 Extended Stretch.

Diane Sue, great job with LMR Yoga and Pilates, CDorner Cardio, and LMR Upper Body. I’m glad that you got to ride your bike.

Valerie, good luck with the young kitten.

Shannon, great job getting your shopping done in such an efficient way.
 
cathy I had ordered one of those circular ball- in- the- track- toys with scratch pad in the center. its comign tomorrow. I got a little ball with a cord attached that charges. it rolls around like a roomba and bounces and flips the cord around at different intervals like a real mouse. it really is a cute thing and kept him busy for quite a while. it rolls from room to room and activates when he touches it or if it bounces off something. . it was only something like $7 so i was surprised its so complex. he used his litter box as he should. still meowing a lot. I stopped at a Petco store yesterday but their kitty section was pretty sold out and what they had was pretty costly. there are other stores here so Ill try again.

that must be tough with your mother being so uncooperative. dementia sure does mess with all kinds of things. does she need to be diagnosed by a psychiatrist to qualify for some kind of assistance or benefits?

we did a park walk this morning for 1 hr 20 min. had a rain and windstorm yesterday and all night that finished about 8 this morning. suddenly cleared off. the park was fine and we got about 10 min of warm sunshine! then clouds returned. everything was very wet and puddled with multiple trees and branches down but that was ok. went around or over.
diane sue what kind of bike did you end up getting?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BVHDJPP8?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1 the interactive toy. there are videos that show it working. it was $20 I was wrong abput the price. I guess Im easily amused!.
 
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Today I did LMR Lower Body 59 minutes, 195 calories, heart rate 111/159, 1,220 steps. I LMR Anytime Mobility 16 minutes, 36 calories, and finished with LMR Foam Roll Lower Body bonus which has a mini workout on it like the upper foam roll does, 16 minutes, 29 calories. I was surprised how much I felt the hamstrings doing the bridge walk with feet on the foam roller. Total time 91 minutes, 260 calories.
I am pleased that the upper body LMR workout did not cause me any pain. I did skip and change a few things though.

Shannon, great that you got your shopping done. I have mine delivered and shop online most of the time. Walmart is always packed close to me. There is Kroger delivery around here. No facility near me though. I order from Whole Foods and Sprouts, or sometimes when I go across town for doctor appointments, I hit Sprouts. I pay for Walmart plus though, so I use them quite a bit. Even if a storm didn't wake me up, my dog would. She heads straight for my side of the bed and lets me know she is there. Funny, she whines, but when she comes in our bedroom she lies down and is calm. I think we will use the bikes quite a bit. My husband wanted something that we could do together.

Cathy, good job on Live 30 Minute Kickbox Express, Live Weight Plate Abs, and P30 Extended Stretch today. There is a recreation facility about a couple of miles from our house that has paths for bicycles and people that are walking and jogging. It has some hills and bridges over water areas. There were a few people walking and running when we were there. It was a good start for me. I am hoping we can go to one of the lakes that has bike paths when weather warms back up. Sorry your mother is hard for everyone to deal with. It is probably hard for her as well.

Carolyn, nice work on KCM Cardio Quick Fix today. I liked all of the LMR workouts. I think I have hit all of them now except the upper body bonus which I think would set off the rib pain right now with the planks and discs. I am finding it depends on how long I am holding the plank moves and feeling it in my ribs. I was happy that upper body didn't set anything off. I did skip the planks and chest work though.

Valerie, I think it takes a cat some time to adjust. Ours were never allowed to climb on the table and kitchen counters. Although one time we were out on vacation and friends stayed at our house and they said the cat was getting on top of the refrigerator and counters while we were gone. Is this a kitten? We had one cat that we took back once. It was a Persian as I had always wanted one. It was a mean anti-social cat. It would sit on my daughter's be and she was the only one it did not hiss at and bite. It was very unpleasant. We replaced it with a half Siamese cat that was pleasant and fun to play with. We never let our cats outside. Now when I was still living at home my mom always sent the cat outside. I have a ball like that that rolls around and jumps and lights up. I bought it thinking my dog might like it and it would get her up and moving, but she pays not attention to it. It is about the size of a tennis ball and has a remote control and also reacts to movement. I think my youngest grandson had the most fun playing with it. Nice that you were able to get a walk in. I was amazed when I saw an elderly woman that walked very slowly with a cane in one hand and her little dog walking with her on the walking and bike paths.

Judy, good job on Monday's 20-minute walk, 30 minute full body strength and PT work, and Tuesday's 45 minute Peloton ride. I really liked the LMR pilates workout too.
 

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