Pentagenarians & Beyond: December 7, 2025

This morning I did Live Low impact Hiit and my upper back is tight, so I did some foam rolling and stretching. We got more snow overnight. In a 1-3", and it looks we'll get the 3". I was supposed to go to my parents on Tuesday, but they are also getting more snow so we'll see.
 
Today I did my usual yoga/mobility. I didn’t get enough sleep last night and I’m dragging a bit today.

Judy, nice job with Peloton strength and mobility.

Valerie, nice job mountain biking your neighborhood.

Diane Sue, great job with the mobility workout from your book, CDorner Basic Step, and Jessica Valant Pilates.

Cathy, nice job with Live Low Impact HiiT, foam rolling, and stretching.
 
Did stacked upper body along with 10 spinning to warm up, and then ten on the elliptical. haven't used the elliptical for a long time. my back gets achy on it so I'm better off not doing it for too long. I'm going to use it more regularly now that its so darn wet. im trying to work out a regular rotation thru our cardio equipment. i used cathe workouts for a long time but im uneasy about the bending and twisting on most of them i loved rev'd up rumble and most of the metabolic workouts but havent done them in years now. its the season so i think i will try a few on a limited basis and see if they will work out for me. intermediate ones only
 
Today I did 4DS High Intensity Cardio and LMR2 Total Body Metabolic. Like the other bonus workouts, I am not going as heavy as the suggested weight. In large part because my hands are too small to hold that heavy of a weight, but for something over the head, it just would be too risky to try. Even then dropping down an increment for most things I still really worked. We are cold today. 2 when I woke up and all the way up to 12 mid morning. I'll be checking all the roads before going to my parents as we both got more snow yesterday and nothing is going to be melting soon!

Valerie I hope you find some cardio workouts that work for you. There's is a lot of twisting and bending.

Carolyn I'm sorry to hear that you didn't get enough sleep.
 
when i was doing my therapy work recently i accidentally picked up the balance cushion from recent workouts. the round inflated one. i use it for balance practice regularly. doing crunch type exercises or bridges, it makes a fantastic head cushion. it cradles your head and neck ( or it does mine) comfortably. i do a lot of these to increase ROM in my lower back and was amazed at how comfy the cushion makes it. i had been using slider disks before and this is much better. it might depend on how inflated it is.

ugh 2 degrees with snow is not a great morning, is it? Not using anything real heavy lately, 20 is about as much as i have gone lately. i don't lift as heavy as i once did. i add on a few more reps instead. i get a lot done with 12's 15's 20's. we have 30's amd 35's but i don't use them
 
Today I did KCM’s Cardio Fit Cardio Kickbox, 21 minutes, 159 calories burned, average heart rate 141, and maximum heart rate 165. Then I did P 30 Extended Stretch. I’m feeling much better today.

Valerie, great job with Stacked Sets Upper Body, spinning, and elliptical. Rev’d Up Rumble will probably be fine but I would avoid the metabolic workouts if I were you. Cathy uses lighter weights in this type workout, but the movements are very rapid. That’s a great use for the balance disc.

Cathy, great job with 4 DS High Intensity Cardio and LMR 2 Total Body Metabolic.

Hello to Judy and Diane Sue.
 
Yesterday I did a 30-minute Peloton HiiT Ride and 20 minutes of Yin Yoga. Today I walked at the mall with my husband. We got a little over 2 miles in.

Cathy- Great job with Live Low impact Hiit, 4DS High Intensity Cardio and LMR2 Total Body Metabolic. It was very cold this morning and we are supposed to get 3-5 inches of snow by tomorrow evening. I hope you had a good trip to your parents today.

Carolyn-Great job with your yoga/mobility, KCM’s Cardio Fit Cardio Kickbox and P 30 Extended Stretch. I’m sorry about your sleep. I’m glad you feel better today. I had a bad night’s sleep Saturday and I was dragging yesterday.

Valerie- Great job with Stacked Sets Upper Body, spinning, and elliptical. That’s a great way to use the balance disc. I think I will copy you.

Hi to Diane Sue
 
I am doing bridges. when i first did them i had my legs on a 50 cm ball and my neck got sore immediately. i stopped doing them because of that. then they had me try doing bridges by just lifting up from the hips and holding a few seconds. my neck still was bothered. i had tried several things as pillows with nothing working well. the last week i tried the balance disk. it lets me do the simple bridges easily with good head and neck support. i havent tried the harder ones on the ball yet. i use it for a crunch move where i hold a 5 lb ball between knees and raise/lower i, for bicycles etc. so far it works for all lying flat moves on a mat. if its too high you can move the disk off the mat. it is not highly inflated, probably about halfway.

busy day, did 3 full sets of therapy moves and a fair bit of plain walking


we are having a whole lotta rain now! likely some flooding soon. tomorrow looks like a short break so we will try to get in a walk before the rain starts again.

how did i manage to get by on so little sleep when i was a young punk? now if i miss an hour or two i feel terrible the next day. i sympathize, sleep is more important than ever.
 
Today I did P30 Perfect Pump Upper Body, 37 minutes, 111 calories burned, average heart rate 108, maximum heart rate 132.

Judy, great job with Peloton HiiT ride, Yin Yoga, and walking in the mall.

Valerie, I’m going to try the balance disc with glute bridges. I have a hard time doing them on the ball.

Hello to Diane Sue and Cathy.
 
Carolyn I have a very thick yoga mat, a good inch, and sometimes it's fine with the cushion on top and others times i put it along the end of the mat. depends on what im doing. i tried the sider disks and different pillows but thi is the first thing that worked. it stays in place too. i hope it works for you. i have PT tomorrow and will see what she has in mind. PT is helping.

we did a mt bike today, about 1 hr 20 minutes, 5 miles. it didnt rain much here today but more is on the way. December in the PNW.
 
Yesterday I did CDorner Old School aerobics Low Impact 31 minutes, 191 calories., heart rate 127/154 heart rate, 3,688 steps. I finished with Jessica Valant Back Stretch, 11 minutes,19 calories. I was in a hurry because I had a lot to get done since I hosted my ladies group Christmas gathering. I did lots of baking. No workout today.
 
Today I did Live Cardio Metabolic Sweatfest. This one really kept my heart rate up. First section was Hiit, then cardio with 5&8 pounds weights, and then cardio with the platform. My week has gotten all out of whack and will continue for at least another week. No workout yesterday as I had little sleep and went to my parents. Left an hour later than usual as the roads were not good in the morning. Getting through town to the highway was still not fun as there were some areas of snow still on the road. Then last night we had rainy/snow, but it appears to have been mostly rain, and hopefully nothing makes the roads worse because I have an eye appointment this afternoon. At least that one is just driving into the other nearby town. Then hoping nothing happens overnight as I need to shop and get an oil change tomorrow. Then...because I apparently cannot just have a chill time period I'll be leaving for Nick's, hopefully Saturday. I'm not writing anything I'm firmly because so far this month the weather has just been over the top. Making up for 2 years of mild winters. Ran into a catch 22 with his car, and so I'm going down and swapping cars with him. Not even going to try to explain it in writing. So, my next 3 days will be organizing, shopping and packing. So, I'll just be popping in and out, and hopefully getting in another decent workout before I go. Taking bands and mats to Nick's.
 
Today I did KCM’s Cardio Quick Fix, workout one, 26 minutes, 172 calories burned, average heart rate 133, and maximum heart rate 174.

Valerie, nice job with mountain biking.

Diane Sue, nice job with CDorner Old School Aerobics Low Impact, and Jessica Valant Back Stretch.

Cathy, great job with Live Cardio Metabolic Sweatfest.

Hello to Judy.
 
Yesterday I did 30 minutes of Peloton Upper Body and Core workouts. Today I did a 30-minute Peloton Power Zone ride and 10 minutes of stretching.

Valerie-Great job with the therapy work and mountain biking.

Carolyn-Great job with P30 Perfect Pump Upper Body and KCM’s Cardio Quick Fix, workout one.

Diane Sue-Great job with CDorner Old School aerobics and the Jessica Valant Back Stretch.

Cathy-Great job with Live Cardio Metabolic Sweatfest.
 
had my last therapy session for a while. that all I did today. i am going to touch base with them in a month and keep doing the series of exercises im doing now. it fees like focused stretching is the best work i can do. she had a way for me to use the foam roller so i will keep this soft one. its pretty much what i was doing, except moving a little less.

well the rain is back and its an absolute mess here. every river is flooding, roads are closed and landslides are sliding. everything was already saturated and this rain has been not heavy but constant. its not over yet. rivers are going out of their banks and exceeding the worst floods on record. we are not going anywhere except maybe a local grocery store.
 
Today I did CDorner Hiit all Standing 28 minutes, heart rate 117/140, 153 calories, 1,843 steps, light dumbbells. I then did Lift Move Restore Barre Fusion, 48 minutes, heart rate 94/135, 125 calories, finished with CDorner Post Workout Stretch 24 minutes, 46 calories. Total time was 1 hour 40 minutes, 324 calories. I had my lady's group for Christmas gathering yesterday. We have family Christmas Sunday at my daughters. It is early so my granddaughter that will be working at the hospital through holidays can be there.

Cathy, nice work on Live Cardio Metabolic Sweat fest. It sounds like you have a lot of traveling going on. I hope the weather is good for you.

Carolyn, good job on KCM Cardio Quick Fix workout #1.

Judy, nice job on yesterday's 30 minute Peloton Upper Body and Core workouts and today's 30-minute Peloton Power Zone ride and 10 minutes of stretching.

Valerie, that is great that PT is helping. I use a balance disc under my head and neck and sometimes when sitting on the floor because it is more comfortable when sitting with my legs crossed. When I went to PT for my neck they gave me a partial aired up beach ball to lay my head on and move my neck around. I thought it was an odd thing to choose, but it helped. From the various sources I have been using, it seems all suggest bridge variations for the back. I would imagine it would be harder on the neck if lifting the hips up very high with bridges on a stability ball. That is good they showed you moves you can do with the foam roller.
 
the balance disks they had at PT were more inflated than ours. ours are probably about half. its worth experimenting to see how much air works for you if you want to use them like this. when back of my head indents the cushion, the lower part plumps up to support my neck. i did bridges yesterday, the lesser ones and some of the more serious ones with my feet on the big ball. i will do indoor work today everything is a wet mess and its still raining although lighter .
 
I did not get to work out this morning. We had some things going on here.

Judy, great job with Peloton Upper Body and Core, Peloton Power Zone ride, and stretching.

Valerie, I’m glad that the PT gave advice on using your foam roller. It’s good that you can keep it. I‘ve seen the news stories about the rain and flooding. It looks very scary.

Diane Sue, great job with CDorner HiiT, LMR Barre Fusion, and CDorner stretch. I’m sure that you enjoyed your holiday gatherings.

Hello to Cathy.
 
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I did portions of some CDorner workouts for 24 minutes, 106 calories. One was a dance workout with hip hop music and too much twisting my knees around and called All I want for Christmas- lil Jon (I have no clue who Lil Jon is) So, I tried 20-minute Hiit Step and stopped during the warmup walking in and out on the hands. I finally went to LMR timesaver functional mobility warm up and bonus Low Impact Cardio, 21 minutes, 124 calories and finished with Jessica Valant 5-minute upper back stretch and 5-minute lower back stretch, 12 minutes, 20 calories.

Valerie, I have 3 balance discs and I generally use the one that loses air fast for lying my head on. I just got a third one from a company named Trideer on Amazon. I like it a lot better for standing and sitting on. It seems better made and sturdier. The other two have a tendency to crease on one part as they lose air.
 
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