Pentagenarians & Beyond: October 11, 2026

[FitGran]

Good morning.


Today I did Jane Adams Gentle Yoga for 18 minutes.

Cathy, nice job with Live Cardio Crush and Live Bands, Loops, and Weights, Oh My.

Judy, great job with the Peloton workouts and Peloton rides. It’s wonderful that Peloton offers such a variety of options.

Valerie, nice job with your road ride and upper body work.

Hello to Shannon.

 

[SRP]

Good morning, ladies. Going back to Friday, I did my light treadmill walking and upper body intervals. It ended up being a better workout than I expected. Saturday I took care of all my weekend stuff, as usual, and stretched in the evening. Sunday was my rest day. I thought about doing today’s workout yesterday, since I may not be able to fit it in today. But I flat out didn’t feel like it.

Valerie – wow, that’s crazy about getting shocked on your treadmill! I like a slight incline better than totally flat too. Unless you’re walking in a store, I doubt anybody walks on totally flat ground anyhow. So a bit of an incline feels more natural to me. Thanks for the tip about the lidocaine patches. I passed that on to my sister. I’m glad riding helps your hip, so you’re getting double benefits – cardio and relief from pain.

Carolyn – I’m glad you made it through the storm with no major damage. Good work on the JS workout and chair yoga. And thanks for the encouragement.

Cathy – Ugh, dang internet. Maybe a stretch was just what you needed anyway, LOL. I envy you your 70-degree days. It’s still in the 90s down here, and we are all tired of it.

Judy – thanks for the info about sciatica. I sent the link and your info to my sister. You are rocking the workouts! Great job!

Well, I guess I’d better get to work. It’s Monday. It would be nice if I was old enough to retire.

 

[Traildoggie]

Shannon it was weird. the shock only happened once, after i ran for a couple minutes. it was a visible spark if i touched the hand rails. we only had 2 treadmills, didnt know it was that odd. they exchanged the treadmill and we got a fancier one than we needed. weve used it regularly but neither of us were running that much anymore. we walk on it now but its way overkill with special features. i prefer walking outside to indoor and that is not flat.

took rest day sunday.

there is a roll on lidocaine liquid but i think patches work better. they come in different sizes. i use them regularly and they help. they need to stay in place and not peel off where you want them so some areas are easier than others.

 

[FitGran]

Today I did ICE Low Impact Sweat one, 29 minutes, 164 calories burned, average heart rate 123, and maximum heart rate 149.

Shannon, nice job with the light treadmill walking, upper body intervals, and stretching.

Hello to Valerie, Judy, and Cathy.

 

[Peaceful Rainbow]

Yesterday I did Gloved Up and Sweaty and LMR2 Balance Fusion. Today I did STS2 Total Body Stretch. We were 80 today, same for tomorrow and then back to 60’s. Last night Flopsy threw upon my bed, went to wash stuff and discovered the washer isn’t working. Don’t you love it when something works fine and the next time it doesn’t. Taking some things to my parents tomorrow, service person coming Thursday.

 

[SRP]

I did my new cardio & legs interval workout. It sounds like a Cathe workout, doesn't it? But it's definitely not. It was boring, but at least it was a workout. I had to cut it short because I had to work a bit of overtime.

Valerie - I prefer to walk outside too. But as you know, that's a thing of the past.

Carolyn - Nice job with Low Impact Sweat. I miss that one!

Cathy - My phone forecast claims that we have some lows in the 40s coming. Fingers crossed!! Ah man, that's rough about the washer. Very, very bad timing since cat puke is involved.

 

[Traildoggie]

not a good situation cathy!. cat barf is kind of special, isnt it?? appliances are so miserable to fix now. all the electronics are great when they work but its hardly ever a loose washer or something simple. hope yours is fixable. i love both my washer now. its a top loading no agitator one. i am not a fan of the front loaders. hopefully you wont need to make that choice and its simple fix.

i did a half hour walk around our yard yesterday and a half hour of ab work and stretching.

got the shot in my back today, this morning. it was not pleasant but went pretty fast. this is just to locate the nerve source of the discomfort. unfortunately it didn't help at all. if anything it made it more irritated. usually i sit down more when it gets irritated but i stayed walking today. i have a video appt with him next week and see what the next step might be. I walked a lot, my usual uphill/downhill in our yard for half an hour and made a point of extra walking and standing. im pretty achy now. going to put on an ice pack. did two sets of back exercises and stretches already. im really disappointed. i was optimistic this would help but no.

 

[FitGran]

This morning I did ICE Chiseled Upper Body, 42 minutes, 131 calories burned, average heart rate 107, and maximum heart rate 135. I’m already feeling it in my shoulders and upper back! There was a very tragic accident at Six Flags here yesterday. A person was killed and several others injured while riding the Goliath roller coaster. I don’t understand how someone can be thrown from a ride that is 200 feet above ground!

Cathy, great job with Gloved Up and Sweaty, LMR2 Balance Fusion, and STS 2 Total Stretch. I’m sorry about the washer. I hope it can be repaired.

Shannon, nice job with your cardio and legs intervals.

Valerie, nice job with the half hour walk, Ab work, and stretching.

Hello to Judy.

 

[irongrl]

Monday I did a 45-minute Peloton Walk and yesterday I did a 20-minute Peloton Strength workout and 25 minutes of Peloton rides. Today was a rest day.

Carolyn-Great job with Jane Adams Gentle Yoga, ICE Low Impact Sweat one and ICE Chiseled Upper Body. That accident was very tragic. I don’t understand how it could happen either.

Shannon-Great job with the light treadmill walking, upper body intervals, and your new cardio & legs interval workout. That does sound like a Cathe workout!

Cathy- Great job with Gloved Up and Sweaty, LMR2 Balance Fusion and STS2 Total Body Stretch. It got up to 84 here today. I’m sorry about your washing machine not working.

Valerie-Great job with your walk, ab work and stretching. I’m really sorry that the shot didn’t work as you wanted it to.