Pentagenarians & Beyond: 12/22/2024

I didn’t feel like working out today, but I made myself do something. I did JS One Mile of Motivation, 15 minutes 98 calories burned, 88 average heart rate, and 126 maximum heart rate. Then I did STS 2.0 Chair Yoga, 21 minutes and 38 calories burned. After the rush to get ready for Christmas I just wanted to relax today.

Hello to everyone and have a wonderful day.
 
we'd hoped to walk somewhere yesterday but was raining earlier than predicted so I later did 20 on the elliptical and all my therapy things and pushups. curls. today its still raining so I did 35 on the treadfdmill and a few upper body things. I watched the core fusion workout. I could do most of it. the ball I have is too heavy. It has sand inside to make it sit in place instead of rolling away but that makes it quite a bit heavier than an empty ball. there was one move there I would not want to do but the rest of it looks ok. if Im not lifting the ball repeatedly , my ball will work.
 
Hi ladies. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. My Christmas Day workout was Pyramid Pump, the whole darn thing. Man was I tired. I usually do a premix that cuts the time to an hour, but I felt energetic when I started out and I had plenty of time, right? Whew. I think with abs included, it was about 90 minutes. Today I just fished Low Impact Sweat, the premix that combines 1, 2 and the Blizzard Blast (with necessary modifications). I have been redecorating my spare room. Nothing major, but I had to repaint it because I took pictures down and covered the nail holes. It’s rather wet and drippy, but so far the total washout hasn’t happened. We’ve had some breaks so I’ve been able to take Sara (my dog) out for walks, and just get some fresh air.

I have some catching up to do …

Cathy – It sounds like your mom did the right thing when she walked out of PT! Good grief, you don’t just leave a person like that, with a stability ball under her knees! That’s crazy. What is she trying to get help for? The back spasms? Has she seen an orthopedist to find out what’s really going on? How is your BIL after his fall?

Valerie – Yeah, I just don’t get it when people continuously see the results of poor health and fitness choices but refuse to make changes. I know it would be a hard thing to do, but good grief, it’s better than being sick your whole life. The commercial tree farm sounds very nice, and thank goodness they farm sustainably. Deer even have a hard time getting through the dense brush and briars that’s grown up on our neighbor’s land.

Judy – Is your leg still doing okay? Man, you gotta love that yoga. Amazing stuff, isn’t it?

Diane – I’m with you – I don’t know how Cathe keeps going either. She’s dedicated, that’s for sure.

Carolyn – Great work on getting some movement in when you didn’t feel like it. Your body probably appreciated the gentle workout to release tension and stuff.

Alrighty. See y’all later.
 
Today I did a 45 minute walk and 30 minutes of Peloton Full Body Strength.

Diane Sue-Nice workouts this week! I agree, I don't know how Cathe does it. She's inspirational.

Carolyn-Nice job with the JS Walk and STS 2.0 Chair Yoga.

Valerie-Nice job with the elliptical and your therapy work. I'll have to watch the Core Fusion workout and try it out soon.

Shannon-Nice job with Pyramid Pump and the Low Impact Sweat premix. My leg is pretty good today. I think walking and yoga/PT work is helping the most. Yes, yoga is amazing, especially Yin and Restorative Yoga, those seem to work the best for me.

Hi to Cathy
 
Christmas Day no workouts, which was not my plan, but DH kindly gave me his cold, and that was my worst day. I was a total zombie and there was nothing in the house to take. I finally thought to try ginger tea toss some powdered ginger in a cup of hot water and breathing in eucalyptus oil. Those things helped. Yesterday was shopping and I got a bit of a late start, but things had leaped forward overnight. Told my sister it was like someone flipped a switch in my head. I went from total brain fog to clear thinking. Cough was improved too though still there. Bought some of the nighttime cold stuff, which is the only thing I've found that puts me to sleep and slept 8 hours and 45 minutes that is some kind of record! Woke up too late for an early workout, but I was fine with that. Started LMR with the Functional Upper Body. I really like that one. I have to figure out today what workouts to pair with it.

Diane Sue Cathe has a lot of things going for her to aid her in her recovery. She's in excellent shape, and likely has connections to all the best medical care in her area and since fitness is her career she's has every motivation to do exactly what she needs to for a speedy recovery. When Nick broke his foot, which took him 3 months to fully use again, the surgeon told me that if he was a high level athlete he could have him back to competing in less than 3 weeks.

Valerie it's frustrating when family has no interesting in truly improving their health. My husband is the same. Yes, he's vegan, but crap vegan is not much better than eating the typical American way. My parents and sister think they are eating healthy, but then they say what they are eating. And my parents don't eat much any more so at least 25% if not more in their calories is from the donuts and candy they like so much. SMH

Judy smart to stay home that day. It would take an awful lot these days to get me out on bad roads.

Shannon my Mom can barely walk at a shuffle with her walker, her balance is shot, and if she's laying down it takes her quite awhile to get up even If she lets my Dad help her. I really don't know what the PT people thought they were doing. And you did all of Pyramid Pump at one time! You go! I've never done
that.

Hi Carolyn. Is your daughter still visiting?
 
you would think PT people would have done a better assessment. some people are not going to benefit from PT. waste of their time and hers.

we dont have slippery roads here very often but when we do, OMG its crazy. its lost on people that 4WD or AWD will get you going but it wont help you stop. we usually stay home if its hazardous driving. DH and I are both good winter drivers but it wont prevent you from being crashed by someone who is driving too fast for conditions. In Idaho and Montana the winter driving skills go up significantly. not everyone shows good sense but many more than western WA. we got a big dump of snow the last few days and due to crazy drivers, the passes end up closed on and off all day.

cathy too funny... yes , have seen people who are vegan or vegetarian and eat no meat but focus only on junk calories. doritos and coke are probably vegan and definitely vegetarian but not the greatest dinner choice. I eat some chicken and occasional fish but mostly vegetarian. we have a lot of variety in our diet espec a lot of fruit and vegies. it works for us. my sister had gastric bypass etc a long time ago and since then cant eat much. everything gives her diarrhea. she gets nutso about avoiding sugar and then proceeds to use sugar subs by the ton. if she makes "cookies" she will eat the whole pan full, because after all, there's no sugar in them. it is lost on her that she would be better off making decent "real" cookies, freezing most, and having one(1) after a normal meal. she wont listen, I tried xxx, not worth the effort.

pyramid pump is one I have done too but not entire thing. long and tedious. I can do an hour or pyramid lifting. I probably pick a premix.

what I hear about TKR is people are walking the same day and usually go home that day, depending on what time their procedure was done. people in good shape will do their PT and recover more quickly. some has to do with skill of the surgeon/robotic used. incisions are much smaller than they used to be and probably glued rather than stitched which speeds up healing. follow up appointments and recommendations are made for the average patient, a huge range of abilities. because of her career cathe gets special attention and probably gets "advanced" thru treatment faster than the average Joe.

ETA I did a section of the total body workout from the new series. I dont think my knees will handle it. squats and lunges are hard. they dont hurt but the noise is unsettling and they feel a little unstable. . I did a section of 10 exercises and let it go to see if I'm ok tomorrow. then did Stacked upper body for one run thru the 3 sets of moves.
 
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This morning I did P30 Perfect Pump Upper Body and the Extended Stretch. That was 50 minutes, 177 calories burned, average heart rate 110, and maximum heart rate 138.

Valerie, nice job doing 20 minutes on the elliptical, therapy exercises, and push ups.

Shannon, great job with the entire Pyramid Pump workout and Low Impact Sweat. I have never done that PP premix and I know that I never will! That’s much too long for me.

Cathy, I’m sorry that you caught your husband’s cold. I’m a great believer in ginger tea, both as a preventative measure and when I’m sick. In fact, I have some in my refrigerator now. Yes, both my oldest and youngest daughters are still here. They will be leaving on Monday and Wednesday.

Judy, great job with 45 minute walk and 30 minutes of Peloton strength.

Hello to Diane Sue.
 
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Hi, ladies. Gosh, it’s Friday already. I’m glad I have another week off! Still working on redecorating my room. It’s getting there. Today I did ICE Metabolic Total Body and Icy Core 1. Very good, feel good workout. I find that Cathe’s metabolic workouts like MTB and Super Cuts have lots of functional moves.

So, I washed my wrist wraps this morning and one has totally disappeared. I turned the entire house upside down looking for it. Nothing. Then I thought, well maybe it was stuck in my fleece lined, flannel oversized shirt. I had grabbed it out of the dryer when Sara and I went on a walk. So I retraced the entire walk, hoping it would have fallen out somewhere. Nope. Still nothing. That darned wrist wrap has vanished into thin air. I guess I will be going to Walgreens to get a new one. Sigh.

For those of you who commented on Pyramid Pump: The main workout is the whole thing, lower and upper combined. Then Cathe takes body parts and uses them as bonuses on the other DVDs in the LITE series. I may have done the whole thing once before, a long time ago. Not sure. I usually do the Pyramid Up Only, Lower and Upper Premix. Do you realize that for the upper body, you are doing 104 reps (52 of two exercises) for each body part? Good heavens. No wonder I was dying. Not gonna happen again.

Judy – I think walking is even more amazing than yoga. It’s exercise for my soul. What is Yin Yoga? I’ve never tried it.

Cathy – Dang, I’m sorry you were sick on Christmas! That stinks! I’m glad you got some good sleep and are feeling better. Your poor mom. I’m really sorry. ☹

Valerie – Ha, if you want to see bad winter driving, come to Arkansas. You do NOT want to be on the roads when there’s ice. You place yourself in mortal danger. Snow isn’t much better. I’m an awful winter driver. I simply refuse to go out and learn. It’s not worth the risk.

Carolyn – Very nice workout with Perfect Pump Upper and the extended stretch. I’m glad you are spending some nice time with your daughters. So glad they are able to stay for a while.

Hello to Diane.
 
Today I did a 45 minute Peloton walk, 15 minutes of Peloton Core and 30 minutes of PT/stretching.

Cathy-I'm sorry that you were sick. There is a lot going around in this area. I'm surprised my husband and I haven't caught anything bad yet. I also drink ginger tea. I always have some on hand.

Valerie-Great job with part of the total body workout and stacked upper body.

Carolyn-Great job with P30 Perfect Pump Upper Body and the Extended Stretch.

Shannon-Great job with ICE Metabolic Total Body and Icy Core 1. I agree about Cathe's metabolic workouts. Metabolic Total Body from ICE is one of my favorites. Yin Yoga is a slower form of yoga, where the poses are held for several minutes. It's very relaxing and it can help relieve pain. I agree that walking is amazing.

Hi to Diane Sue
 
Today I did the MMA Mix I put together and Functional Yoga Fusion. I feel very eh about the yoga workout. For me the pacing seems off in places, some things rushed, others not done more than once. I think I might play around with the workout manager on that one.

Valerie back when I first went vegan in the late 80's, I knew a lot of pop and chips vegans. By then I'd already ditched caffeine, and drank more tea than pop anyway. But back then I could also get away with eating pretty much what I wanted. That all came to a halt when I hit perimenopause. Hands down the most PITA issue I had with that time in my life. Most people who grew up in Michigan know how to drive on bad roads, but you still get the ones in their 4WD's that think going fast and throwing snow on windshields is just the thing. But it's the white outs that often cause the biggest issues and pileups.

Carolyn I'm glad you are getting more time with your daughters.

Shannon mystery missing items happen here and get blamed on the resident ghost. LOL I once had four dryer balls and now I have 2. One I know went home to TX with Nick, but the other after a year or more has never reappeared. Those things fascinate me as they will go up pant legs and sleeves that a person would have to work to fit them in. But, you know the best way for a missing item to reappear is to buy a replacement. I've got at least a 50% success rate with that approach.

Judy I'm glad you've avoided all the bugs being passed around so far. This the first time I've had a cold since early 2020 at least and I didn't like it one bit.

Hi Diane Sue.
 
shannon , cathe is right, it got static-y and stuck to the inside of a sweater . eventually it will fall out. I have a net bag I toss little things like that to keep them separate after losing too many socks. right now I'm looking for the plastic ping pong balls. started with six and this morning can find one. not in the usual spots but they cant be far.

too many people watch all the silly car commercials where people zoom up and down thru snow and mountains without a care. they never show the $100,000 multi ton vehicle stopping!

things got worse with menopause but only by a degree. family trait is obesity. Ive kept it under control with restricted eating and plenty of exercise. never ate fast food and went vegetarian in my 20's. never cared much for meat. it got hard to visit friends and eat out, so we softened our position and now eat some chicken and fish. never been able to eat when meat predominates the meal, but l fine with stir fries or chicken salads. most meals at friends or restaurants can deal with that without making folks afraid to invite us.
vegan I never flirted with. cathy how big a deal is that these days? I would have issues giving up dairy. love yogurt ,cheese. my first cup of coffee gets steamed nonfat milk. eggs I use mainly in baking. I get caffeine mainly from coffee. life as we know it would stop without some. not a lot

I havent had a cold in ages I think because Im diligent about hand washing and sanitizing after being in public spaces and not touching my face. antihistamines work well for me. especially 24 hour ones. make me a lttle jittery but miserable congestion without them that no tea will touch. im so miserable i work hard to avoid
 
Hi, everyone. It’s raining again. Thunder and everything. Oh yay. Today I did Seane Corn’s Vinyasa Flow. It’s an old one, produced in 2004, but very nice. It’s about 40 minutes, so I finished up with some of my favorite stretches. I feel really good right now.

Judy - what sort of walks does Peloton make? Interval stuff with inclines, etc.? I’m not sure I’d be any good at Yin Yoga. I’d get too impatient. The one I did today is on the slower side, but it keeps moving.

Cathy – I agree, I was a little disappointed in Cathe’s newest yoga. The mobility workout is excellent though. The missing wrist wrap is still missing, and it’s not stuck up in one of my shirts, wrapped in a towel or anything. I checked every piece of clothing that was in that load. It’s gone gone gone. You have a very good point about buying a replacement. A shopping trip is on my to-do list, so I’m sure the missing wrap will turn up soon. Oh, the thing that hit me with menopause was hot flashes. Good freaking grief. I held out for three years, determined not to take HRT, but I recently caved in. It’s SO nice not to have those things anymore.

Valerie – Any luck with the ping pong balls? I became a vegetarian when I was a junior in college. I don’t like fast food at all. Nasty stuff. I tried going vegan but just couldn’t handle it. I was always hungry. And like you, I love my dairy! My kitchen is stocked with very healthy food. However, my mother lives just a quarter mile down the road, and she loves to bake. She is very good at it, too. So I can’t claim to eat a clean diet, LOL. I really need to fix that problem. I’ve noticed a slight weight gain lately, and I’m sure it’s the age thing, so I need to clean up my diet. Ugh. I don’t want to.

Hello to Carolyn and Diane.
 
i found a couple balls and one is wedged under a sofa and need a tool to reach.

Im a good baker but I dont bake that much anymore. used to when we had more "company" dinners but those people have all passed on or moved. so just for DH and myself, too much baking is too much to eat. I still do some because Dh can eat more than I can.
shannon HRT is an absolute life saver. I only lasted a few weeks while it got worst. very sudden onset at a young age like 46 or 47. like someone flipped a switch. I tried all the non medical measures for hot flashes but not even a whiff of hope. I took HRT for quite a few years at a low dose. when I stopped they were gone.

I think its bizarre how pressure is amping up to get many MANY people on weight loss medication. We are all going to pay thru our taxes or premiums for hordes of people on this stuff forever just because they have no control over their food intake. stunning.

I didnt get too sore after yesterday. knee is ok for walking and riding but not ok for focused exercise anymore.
 
Today it was so nice that I walked outside. It was 55 degrees and sunny.

Cathy-Nice job with your MMA fusion mix and Functional Yoga Fusion.

Shannon-The Peloton walks include incline work, higher intensity intervals, and things like that. I don’t have an incline on the walking pad but I can follow the mph pace targets. I like the music and it makes the time go faster.

Valerie-I agree about the weight loss medications being pushed. I don’t understand that at all.

Hi to Carolyn and Diane Sue
 
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