Pentagenarians & Beyond: August 9, 2026

Today I did Jane Adams Gentle Yoga for 18 minutes.

Cathy, nice job with Killer Legs Barre. I understand your shopping dilemma. I haven’t been shopping for clothes in person in 5 years. I’ve been shopping my closet, but I’m getting to a point where I need to go to an actual store.

Hello to Judy and Valerie.

Have a great day everyone.
 
Yesterday I did a 30-minute Peloton Power Zone Ride and 45 minutes of Yin Yoga. Today I did a 45-minute Power Zone Ride and 15 minutes of PT work.

Cathy-Great job with Killer Legs Barre. I agree about the weather here. Rain was in the forecast all weekend but nothing so far.

Carolyn-Great job with Jane Adams Gentle Yoga.

Hi to Valerie
 
OMG in- person shopping! the horror, the horror!! haven't done that in decades. I would not have a clue where to start. " short" is never anywhere near short enough. a dress? havent worn a dress since maybe 1990. I dont even know what store to start with. Ive done on-line shopping forever and do well at it. a big portion of the stores i used to shop are not in business anymore. everything has gotten so casual. even shoes are hard because they will not have your size. I dont care what size you wear, they wont have it. I have some semi dressy sandals that are even comfortable..Keen "rose" something. dont know if they are still available but they were a good multi purpose shoe, casual or more dressy. I'll put in a link to them if i see them or something similar.


they are still around. i have black ones. price varies by color. they come in beige and gray and other colors. i wore them with some dressy black pants to weddings and funerals. i am long past heels and pointy toes and these have straps so they stay on. looking from above the boxy Keen toe is not that noticeable or that large, and besides, not much is worse than shoes that hurt. glad i got these.
they are my dress shoes for all events. you're way younger than i am though so you probably have more options.

ETA since i looked this up yesterday Im getting pictures of a lot of other brands that have similar sandal styles so maybe your data profile will do the shopping for you.!.

I wish we had rain in the forecast!. not even a drop. it is so terribly dry.. we rode the trail this morning for 15 miles and an hour and 15 minutes. I guess we all are hoping for rain.
 
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Today I did P 30 Low Impact HiiT, 32 minutes, 160 calories burned, average heart rate 139, and maximum heart rate 160.

I once enjoyed shopping in person and browsing in stores. Now I want to avoid it as much as possible!

Hello to everyone and have a great day.
 
Today I did 40 minutes of Peloton Rides and a 10 minute Peloton Arm workout. Tomorrow I have a follow up appointment with my physical therapist for my hip and my shoulder.

Carolyn-Great job with P 30 Low Impact HiiT. I agree with you about shopping in person. Most of the time I prefer ordering online.

Valerie-Great job with the trail ride.

Hi to Cathy
 
I did PT this morning before i left, then did PT at the clinic for an hour. later i did a 10 min spin to warm up and then upper body exercises in sets of 16 for about half an hour. mostly bicep/tricep and a few chest presses. I dont think i can get more out of PT there so plan to finish up with maybe one more session. made appts to see physiatry and ortho in future. i hope not too far off.

that is the truth carolyn. i hate going into stores and trying to shop. not sure i ever liked it but there was no other option. Rooms to try things on were never great but now are awful or nonexistent. I have online stores like Title 9, Athleta, LlBean, Zappos, REI, amazon and do fairly well. not a lot of dresses there. maybe some very casual ones. Used to shop at Nordstrom but thats many decades ago. Malls have mostly gone extinct. I can get nice sporty things for DH at Costco but womens things are always way too long,
 
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This morning I did P30 Perfect Pump Upper Body. My time was 41 minutes with 114 calories burned, average heart rate 102, and maximum heart rate 135.

Judy, great job with the Peloton ride and Peloton Arm workout. It’s good that you are going for the follow up physical therapy appointment.

Valerie, great job with spinning, upper body work, and PT. My online shopping is usually athletic wear for workouts and daily wear and shoes. I order from Nordstroms or Macy‘s if I want dressier things. I have so many things in my closet from work and related events that I haven’t ordered clothes in a long time.

Cathy, I hope that you are able to find the clothing that you want.

Have a wonderful day everyone.
 
We did a mt bike ride this morning, 1 hr 40 minutes. definitely WAY harder than road riding. hills. when we first start the ride its about 12 minutes uphill without a break. its not very steep and in a car not noticeable but on a bike you can tell, especially because you are right out of the car. a steady mild climb that gets steep the last 50- 100 yards. if I can get up that, i know i can do the rest. if we dont ride for weeks, like what happens in the winter some years, we need to take it in stages. we steadily go up at just under 3 mph. it takes endurance because the whole beginning route 3 miles is uphill, with some flat areas.
 
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