Pentagenarians & Beyond: October 26, 2025

i had an odd issue from that barre work yesterday. one spot in one hip feels a burning coal. not muscle but something very unhappy. . its gotten better as the day went on so i skipped any cardio and did all therapy work and stacked upper body. i must have tweaked something that didnt like it.
 
Friday was a rest day, I was a little sore from the gym. Yesterday I did a 45-minute Peloton ride and 15 minutes of PT work. Today I did 45 minutes of Peloton easy recovery rides.

Diane Sue-Great job with CDorner Step and Weights, Gloved Up and Sweaty, and CDorner stretching.

Carolyn-Great job with STS 2.0 Mobility 1 and Jane Adams Yoga.

Valerie-Great job with the 30-minute spin, therapy work and stacked upper body.

Hi to Cathy
 
Today I did LiTE Cardio Party, 39 minutes, 302 calories burned, 141 average heart rate, and 203 maximum heart rate.

Valerie, I’m sorry that the barré workout caused you problems. Good job with Stacked Sets Upper Body and therapy exercises.

Judy, Judy, great job with the Peloton rides and PT work.

Hello to Diane Sue and Cathy.
 
did a yard walk today for a little over 30 minutes with tomorrow a longer park walk.. did all my therapy x3 today but finding i can only do one set of the bridges on the ball. more than 10 of those make my neck very unhappy. I'm going to discuss this on Wed if she wants me to continue these. i expect there will be other exercises added. the barre moves definitely caused an issue with my left hip. i had bursitis there once maybe 10 or so years ago. it is better i think, but not a workout i will repeat unless i did only upper body parts. it is definitely not a sore muscle. I really dont want any new joint problems.
 
Saturday I did CDorner Cardio 30 minutes, 213 calories, heart rate 144/162, 3,437 steps and a yoga stretch, 35 minutes, 76 calories. Sunday was a rest day and enjoying my grandson's stay. Today I did a full body workout with CDorner and she uses a stability for all of it with some dumbbells. I did not write down the moves. I used 10# and 8# dumbbells. This was from today, 48 minutes, but I had paused the watch and forgot to start it back up right away, so I got 39 minutes at 129 calories. I also tried the foam roller workout she did recently. She said some was exercises and some was rolling. Too much on my back as she did the whole back and rolled with her head way back. I prefer using the roller like Cathe does in the pilates workout. I added some stretches on my own. This was 21 minutes, 40 calories.
Total time today was 69 minutes, 169 calories.
I am sitting here and my dog lying here sleeping at midnight and I heard what sounded like an animal whining. Harvey heard it too. I just looked outside, and a young cat was crying on the patio. I hurried and shut the door so Harvey wouldn't run out the doggie door. I hope the cat leaves as we need to make a bedtime trip outside.
 
Today I did P 30 Perfect Pump Upper Body, 44 minutes, 129 calories burned, 106 average heart rate, and 137 maximum heart rate.

Valerie, nice job with the yard walk and therapy exercises.

Diane Sue, nice job with CDorner Cardio and yoga stretch, CDorner Full Body workout, and your own stretches.

Hello to Cathy and Judy.
 
Saturday I did CDorner Cardio 30 minutes, 213 calories, heart rate 144/162, 3,437 steps and a yoga stretch, 35 minutes, 76 calories. Sunday was a rest day and enjoying my grandson's stay. Today I did a full body workout with CDorner and she uses a stability for all of it with some dumbbells. I did not write down the moves. I used 10# and 8# dumbbells. This was from today, 48 minutes, but I had paused the watch and forgot to start it back up right away, so I got 39 minutes at 129 calories. I also tried the foam roller workout she did recently. She said some was exercises and some was rolling. Too much on my back as she did the whole back and rolled with her head way back. I prefer using the roller like Cathe does in the pilates workout. I added some stretches on my own. This was 21 minutes, 40 calories.
Total time today was 69 minutes, 169 calories.
I am sitting here and my dog lying here sleeping at midnight and I heard what sounded like an animal whining. Harvey heard it too. I just looked outside, and a young cat was crying on the patio. I hurried and shut the door so Harvey wouldn't run out the doggie door. I hope the cat leaves as we need to make a bedtime trip outside.
I guess I forgot to post this.
Today I did CDorner Cardio Kickbox, 31 minutes, 205 calories, heart rate 136/163 and followed with her Full Body Stretch and Relax, 31 minutes, 61 calories. Total time 62 minutes, 266 calories.
 
Hi all! I got back yesterday. Had a really great time in NC. Multiple long hikes, and other things. When I told DH how long my drive home would be (note that I've done this drive multiple times), because he can't fathom driving that long he offered to pay for a hotel on the way home. I am certainly not averse to splitting the drive into 2 days, so I stayed a bit south of Cincy and got home yesterday afternoon.

This morning I did LMR Functional Total Body then I went to my parents. The zoo closed for the year on Sunday, but I'll still go down once a week until the weather gets bad.
 
Today I did the Live Kickbox Crush from last week and then STS 2 Total Body Stretch. My hamstrings and inner thighs are rather sore from yesterday. DH had to go up to Oscoda today for work and the drive alone, adding in picking up and dropping off a state vehicle, will be at least equal to his 8 hour work day, and with the site meeting added, he'll be racking up comp time and he'll be cranky! I OTOH have a day to do whatever I want. LOL
 
Monday was an unplanned rest day; we had family in from out of town and had a good visit. Yesterday I went for a 30-minute walk with my husband, did a 30-minute Peloton ride, 15 minutes of Peloton upper body and 10 minutes of stretching.

Carolyn-Great job with LiTE Cardio Party and P 30 Perfect Pump Upper Body.

Valerie-Great job with your yard walk and therapy work. I hope you get the hip issue resolved. I have to be careful with lower body barre work but I think mine is more a muscle issue.

Diane Sue-Great job with CDorner Cardio, yoga stretch, CDorner Full Body, Cardio Kickbox and Full Body Stretch.

Cathy-I’m glad you had a good trip. Great job with LMR Functional Total Body, Live Kickbox Crush and STS 2 Total Body Stretch. I had to look up Oscoda. That is a long drive.
 

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