Pentagenarians & Beyond: August 16, 2026
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Peaceful Rainbow
Cathlete
Yesterday I did Live In the Ring and PP Lower Body. Today I did Live Bands, Loops and Weights Oh My! Less Humid today, so hopefully we won’t need the air. Yesterday wa so muggy!
irongrl
Cathlete
Saturday was a rest day. Yesterday I did a 40 minute walk on the walking pad and some PT work.
Cathy-Great job with PP Upper Body, Live In The Ring, PP Lower Body and Live Bands, Loops and Weights Oh My! It was very humid yesterday. Hopefully this week will be better.
Carolyn-Great job with your yoga/mobility. I looked at some other brands of walking pad before I decided on this one. I liked the features and that it looked more like a mini treadmill.
Valerie- The walking pad only weighs 46 lbs so I can move it easily. We looked at the Peloton Treadmill but it weighs almost 300 lbs and takes up a lot of space. I know what you mean, I used to run a lot but I think my running days are over too. I am learning to love walking though.
Cathy-Great job with PP Upper Body, Live In The Ring, PP Lower Body and Live Bands, Loops and Weights Oh My! It was very humid yesterday. Hopefully this week will be better.
Carolyn-Great job with your yoga/mobility. I looked at some other brands of walking pad before I decided on this one. I liked the features and that it looked more like a mini treadmill.
Valerie- The walking pad only weighs 46 lbs so I can move it easily. We looked at the Peloton Treadmill but it weighs almost 300 lbs and takes up a lot of space. I know what you mean, I used to run a lot but I think my running days are over too. I am learning to love walking though.
Traildoggie
Cathlete
we did our long drive yesterday and are in Montana now. the smoke in eastern WA and northern ID is awful and not going away anytime soon. its been there at least a month already and most of the fires are in mountainous or other wild areas that cant be accessed. it will be fall rain that puts them out but until then its smoke. this is about 4 hours of the drive all is ok here with no smoke. Montana has not had any big fires that i know of.
judy it used to be so pleasant to get on the treadmill and do a couple miles when it was raining or too hot outside to run. even then i had issues with not sweating much so our basement was perfect since its always cool there. our treadmill is a Precor and weighs several hundred pounds for sure. it was probably overkill even when we bought it but our older one had an electrical problem where it would shock me after running for a few minutes. at the time iI didn't see anything like what you have.
judy it used to be so pleasant to get on the treadmill and do a couple miles when it was raining or too hot outside to run. even then i had issues with not sweating much so our basement was perfect since its always cool there. our treadmill is a Precor and weighs several hundred pounds for sure. it was probably overkill even when we bought it but our older one had an electrical problem where it would shock me after running for a few minutes. at the time iI didn't see anything like what you have.
This morning I did a premix from Cardio Slam, 32 minutes, 153 calories burned, average heart rate 113, and maximum heart rate 137.
Cathy, nice job with Live in the Ring, PP Lower Body, and Live Bands, Loops, and Weights, Oh My. It’s good that the humidity is lower. It really makes a difference.
Judy, nice job with the 40 minute walk and PT.
Valerie, I’m glad that you made it to Montana.
Have a wonderful day everyone.
Cathy, nice job with Live in the Ring, PP Lower Body, and Live Bands, Loops, and Weights, Oh My. It’s good that the humidity is lower. It really makes a difference.
Judy, nice job with the 40 minute walk and PT.
Valerie, I’m glad that you made it to Montana.
Have a wonderful day everyone.
Traildoggie
Cathlete
DH has been busy with projects but i haven't had a lot to do except be the gopher did many sets of stretches and an upper body workout both days. we are getting things done but will probably go home Thursday or at latest friday. too hot here starting tomorrow.
irongrl
Cathlete
Yesterday I did a 20-minute Peloton Ride and some PT work. Today I did a 20-minute Peloton Strength workout and a 30-minute Peloton Ride.
Carolyn-Great job with the Cardio Slam Premix and KCM’s Power Splits Upper Body.
Valerie-Great job with your stretches and upper body work.
Hi to Cathy
Carolyn-Great job with the Cardio Slam Premix and KCM’s Power Splits Upper Body.
Valerie-Great job with your stretches and upper body work.
Hi to Cathy
Peaceful Rainbow
Cathlete
Yesterday I went to the zoo and then to my parents. Had to deal with unexpected minor car stuff That added to the day. Went to leave the zoo and there was a piece hanging down under my engine. So, since I still needed the cabin filter Fort Worth didn’t have, I went to Valvoline. They reattached the skid plate, didn’t have the filter, and when they went to close the hood it wouldn’t. Miscommunication ensued where I thought they’d gotten it closed but they didn’t. Realized it when I went to leave my parents, to I went back and they tried again. Couldn’t do it and said Firestone could do a new latch, so kitty corner I went to them. They didn’t have the latch, but under a $9.99 inspection they got it back to working. By the time I got home, I’d added an extra 2 hours to the day. Today I did Live PHA Supersets with the ball.
Judy looks like we’re going to be back in the 70’s now and continuing. I like that a lot!
Valerie safe travels back. Sorry you have to deal with all the smoke.
Hi Carolyn.
Judy looks like we’re going to be back in the 70’s now and continuing. I like that a lot!
Valerie safe travels back. Sorry you have to deal with all the smoke.
Hi Carolyn.
Traildoggie
Cathlete
we did a tough mt bike early this morning, the 6 mile road that we did when we were here 6 weeks ago. this time we didnt do anything active and decided to ride as the first and only thing. the altitude made it harder than usual. it helps to acclimate by doing lighter exercise first before tackling a real lung burner. its as if the RBC's are in hiding and doing an hour of some kind of exercise activates them for the visit but weights dont do that, only cardio does. the road had reopened this spring after being mostly closed for a few years but lots of people have driven it and churned up a lot of big loose rocks. it was nowhere as smooth as it was 6 weeks ago. still, i made it ok.
we drive back tomorrow. DH has a dental appt next week because problem tooth is not getting better and wont. we will be going back thru the smoke. its tough for us for a few hours but all those poor people who live there have been suffering with it for weeks already. something similar happens every year now. we did not have fires like this until recent years.
that's a tough one cathy. is this going to happen very time the hood gets opened?
we drive back tomorrow. DH has a dental appt next week because problem tooth is not getting better and wont. we will be going back thru the smoke. its tough for us for a few hours but all those poor people who live there have been suffering with it for weeks already. something similar happens every year now. we did not have fires like this until recent years.
that's a tough one cathy. is this going to happen very time the hood gets opened?
Today I did Power Splits Lower Body, 33 minutes, 149 calories burned, average heart rate 113, and maximum heart rate 134. I’m having to deal with a lot of estate business these days.
Cathy, good job with walking at the zoo, visiting your parents, and Live PHA Supersets. That’s a lot of car drama. I hope that the latch doesn’t continue to be a problem.
Valerie, I hope that the drive home goes smoothly for you.
Hello to Judy.
Cathy, good job with walking at the zoo, visiting your parents, and Live PHA Supersets. That’s a lot of car drama. I hope that the latch doesn’t continue to be a problem.
Valerie, I hope that the drive home goes smoothly for you.
Hello to Judy.
Traildoggie
Cathlete
drive was ok but long. there is road construction on weekdays. nothing major but here and there especially mountain passes since this dry and warm time of year. . 12 delightful hours . it was 90-105 degrees for more than half the way, a big reason for why we left. it was sunny too which gets wearing for that long and smoky for about half the way. those poor people in eastern
WA! terrible air. no end in sight. the smoke plume is from an area we knew and loved. used to hike and backpack there and its probably all toast now. also DH is getting a replacement computer delivered today and we didn't want to change that if possible, and sometimes the Fedex people just drop things on the road outside our gate, not great for electronics. it needs a signature but who knows. his system upgraded to Win 11 a while ago but has really struggled to function so it was time. dont want it to completely fail before ordering a replacement that takes a few weeks.
i did some research while driving about my hip problem and feel pretty sure i found the cause. i see my doc on monday. i was worried i might need hip replacement and after reading this im pretty sure its the iliofemoral ligament. i somehow strained it and its causing my walking problems. this is connecting tissue between hip and femur. it fits my symptoms much better so hopefully its something that will self correct over time.
carolyn i liked that workout a lot. not sure i can do it anymore, certainly not before this hip issue settles down.
ETA does anyone else remember alfalfa sprouts causing a problem a long time ago? they were sold as "sprouts" in stores along with others like bean sprouts but alfalfa had probems with salmonella contamination. as i recall the problem was alfalfa seeds were contaminated from the start, so when they grew the salmonella was alive and present too. it didnt matter if they were grown commercially or at home. i had a 3 layer tray where is used to grow them. i loved them but quit when it ws decided there was no way to clear the salmonella bacteria . is this the same thing all over again? this was maybe 40 years ago. long ago. when i started hearing they were available again it was the first thing i thought of.
WA! terrible air. no end in sight. the smoke plume is from an area we knew and loved. used to hike and backpack there and its probably all toast now. also DH is getting a replacement computer delivered today and we didn't want to change that if possible, and sometimes the Fedex people just drop things on the road outside our gate, not great for electronics. it needs a signature but who knows. his system upgraded to Win 11 a while ago but has really struggled to function so it was time. dont want it to completely fail before ordering a replacement that takes a few weeks.
i did some research while driving about my hip problem and feel pretty sure i found the cause. i see my doc on monday. i was worried i might need hip replacement and after reading this im pretty sure its the iliofemoral ligament. i somehow strained it and its causing my walking problems. this is connecting tissue between hip and femur. it fits my symptoms much better so hopefully its something that will self correct over time.
carolyn i liked that workout a lot. not sure i can do it anymore, certainly not before this hip issue settles down.
ETA does anyone else remember alfalfa sprouts causing a problem a long time ago? they were sold as "sprouts" in stores along with others like bean sprouts but alfalfa had probems with salmonella contamination. as i recall the problem was alfalfa seeds were contaminated from the start, so when they grew the salmonella was alive and present too. it didnt matter if they were grown commercially or at home. i had a 3 layer tray where is used to grow them. i loved them but quit when it ws decided there was no way to clear the salmonella bacteria . is this the same thing all over again? this was maybe 40 years ago. long ago. when i started hearing they were available again it was the first thing i thought of.
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irongrl
Cathlete
Wednesday was a rest day. Yesterday I did a 45-minute walk and PT work. Today I did a 20-minute Peloton Ride and PT work. Hopefully I will be able to get back to more strength training and longer workouts soon.
Carolyn-Great job with Cardio Quick Fix, workout one, Power Splits Lower Body and Rev’d Up Rumble. I’m sorry that you are dealing with estate business. I know how stressful that can be.
Cathy-Great job with Live PHA Supersets with the ball. I’m sorry about your car problems. I hope the latch is ok now. The weather has been very nice this week.
Valerie-I’m glad your drive home was ok. I hope your hip starts to feel better soon and I hope your doctor visit goes well on Monday.
Carolyn-Great job with Cardio Quick Fix, workout one, Power Splits Lower Body and Rev’d Up Rumble. I’m sorry that you are dealing with estate business. I know how stressful that can be.
Cathy-Great job with Live PHA Supersets with the ball. I’m sorry about your car problems. I hope the latch is ok now. The weather has been very nice this week.
Valerie-I’m glad your drive home was ok. I hope your hip starts to feel better soon and I hope your doctor visit goes well on Monday.
Today is a rest day. I went to the Farmer’s Market for vegetables (especially lettuce!).
Judy, nice job with your walk, Peloton ride, and PT work.
Valerie, I had a similar thought when I heard the story about sprouts. I stopped eating them many years ago when I first heard about the salmonella issue. I don’t like them enough to bother.
Hello to Cathy.
Judy, nice job with your walk, Peloton ride, and PT work.
Valerie, I had a similar thought when I heard the story about sprouts. I stopped eating them many years ago when I first heard about the salmonella issue. I don’t like them enough to bother.
Hello to Cathy.
Traildoggie
Cathlete
just doing stretches right now. planned to ride this morning but then there was thunder and we thought the expected rain was arriving. didnt happen. so we did garden work. will try to ride tomorrow.
carolyn, thats what i did too. i liked alfalfa sprouts but if the seeds come contaminated, being wet at room temp to grow for days is unsafe. I quit and mostly forgot about them until i saw recently they seem to be back. not unless I hear about how that issue has being handled. I do not trust the people in CDC are as vigilant as they should be, considering the unqualified people running things now.
carolyn, thats what i did too. i liked alfalfa sprouts but if the seeds come contaminated, being wet at room temp to grow for days is unsafe. I quit and mostly forgot about them until i saw recently they seem to be back. not unless I hear about how that issue has being handled. I do not trust the people in CDC are as vigilant as they should be, considering the unqualified people running things now.