Pentagenarians & Beyond: W/B 5/22

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good morning. we did a hike yesterday several miles over rough terrain. saw lots of wildlife but nothing unusual for here. had our neighbors for dinner later. my sister is having big problems suddenly so I need to figure out some things there.

cathy altitude adjustments are easier when you drive somewhere, so adjustment is gradual. people get into trouble when they live in low country, get on a plane and fly to elevation and then think they will not notice much. I am tired, have sleep issues, and headaches. exercising helps me but I cut myself slack on how fast and hard I can go. I live at sea level most of the time, so its difficult.
 
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Yesterday I did Live Boss Bands and Loops Metabolic. This morning I did Rhythmic Step again. Going to add it to my Finished Combos workout, but trying to decide if I want to add it or substitute it for the Party Rockin Step 2 that I don't like as much.

Valerie sounds like a great hike you had yesterday. at what point does elevation become an issue? I've ben in the Blue Ridge, but I don't think they are high enough to cause an issue. Michigan certainly doesn't have anywhere high enough. Highest elevation is just under 2000'.
 
its individual. I think (my opinion) 3000 feet change is noticeable. the bigger the change and the more sudden, the more you notice. women have less hemoglobin ( oxygen carrying component of blood) than men so they probably notice it more. if you live at 100 feet and go to 3000 quickly, you will notice. if you live at 3000 feet and go to 6000 you will notice. and so on.
 
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This morning I did Jane Adams Gentle Yoga Morning Energy practice for 18 minutes. Other that that it’s another rest day here.

Hello to everyone and have a wonderful day.
 
Yesterday
I did Kelly Coffey Power Split both workouts and added her Raw stretch finisher that is 7 minutes. This was 77 minutes total, 196 calories, heart rate 94/132, 1,782 steps.
I did make adjustments and did not do the bench press or the overhead press, but subbed PT exercises in place. I also went way lighter than Kelly's15# and 20# she used on a lot of it. I liked the way she had body weight finishers at the end of upper and lower. I can see there may be some good premixes for these on the dvd itself. I couldn't look at them on her website because that warning popped up again. I got some Pure Encapsulations Cats Claw to try again. I had to look around for a quality one that has all of the testing etc.. Even the Now one did not come back and answer a question about certifications when asked. All they said was it was certified organic. I wanted it low in the toa's. That was hard to find one with none as specified by the Arthritis foundation. I thought I bought Thorne before but couldn't find any. Next week I will work out less days as Monday is my last PT and Wed and Friday I have grandchildren here. They will stay the night Friday night. These are two of my 3 younger grandchildren as the other 5 are adults.
Today is a rest day. I trimmed up my rose bushes and other outside things.

Power Splits - moves are timed so reps are variable
warm up
Upper Body using an incline bench for some moves at the start
Bench Press 3 sets of approx 12 reps I did PT here
skull crusher I used 8# dbs 3 sets
back seated rows alternating I used 10# because that is what I am using at PT Kelly 20# 3 sets 12 reps each side
standing shoulder press 3 sets 12 reps (I skipped this one) and did more PT moves
Biceps Curls standing alternating hammer curls 3 sets 12 reps each side, 8 reps each side 12 reps each side
finisher series is boxing moves

warm up
Lower Body
Squats 12# dbs (Kelly 20#) 4 sets x 12,10,11,12 reps
reverse lunge 10# dbs 4 sets doing 2 reverse lunge left and 2 right I counted both as one rep so 5,5,5,6 reps as she added on the 4th set
break
Deadlifts 4 sets 12# dbs 12,10,10,10 reps with some pulses ending
lower finisher that was body weight lower body standing stuff
Stretch

Valerie, nice that you got in a hike and time with friends. I hope your sister's troubles is not too complicated.

Cathy, is there more than one Live Boss Bands and loops workouts? I like the dvds. Great workout choices.

Carolyn, nice work doing Jane Adams Morning Energy this morning.
 
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yesterday was a day off. we had a great evening with neighbors. dinner and conversation after. we all get along so well, and have compatible senses of humor. they are traveling this week so we wont see them for a while. then I got messages about my sister having big issues. ( diane sue I wish you were right) ended up talking to her late at night, and got no sleep. yesterday I was a zombie. I didn't solve anything, had to talk to her again, and ended up taking a long nap in the afternoon, a very odd thing for me. I think she has a medical problem but she cant get anywhere to be checked. its like all the issues I've been nagging her about all happened at once. she has no internet and cant use it anyway, same for cell phone, no car, cant drive, her kids dont help, only one person lives in the city who still will help but she puts limits on what she will do. sister suddenly sees the light, that she has to make changes. will see how this goes.

today we are hiking in the park somewhere. need a break.
 
Today I did Cardio Party for 39 minutes and 272 calories burned. My average heart rate was 129 and maximum heart rate was 160. My daughter and her family left this morning. The kids still have another week and a half of school but this was the only time that the could come here. Their summer is jam packed until August.

Diane Sue, great job with Power Splits, both workouts. You have a busy week coming up!

Valerie, that’s great that you could get together with your neighbors. It sounds like a wonderful evening. I hope that you can work something out to help your sister.

Hello to Judy and Cathy.
 
Hi Everyone,

Today I did 40 minutes of Peloton rides before work. I have the next 4 days off but will be working all weekend. I should have planned that better and scheduled at least one of the holiday weekend days off.

Carolyn-Great job with Jane Adams Gentle Yoga and Cardio Party.

Valerie-I'm sorry about your sister. I hope everything works out for her and that it isn't too stressful for you.

Diane Sue-Great job with Power Splits. I really like that one. I noticed that Kelly's website is still having issues. People were posting about it on Facebook.

Cathy-Great job with Live Boss Bands and Loops Metabolic and Rhythmic Step.
 
Today I did Total Body Barre, which actually only uses the barre for the leg segment. Light weights and a yoga ball plus the fit tower for the barre part. It's a really good workout. I had to use a old very shrunken rubber ball for a couple things because I can't palm my yoga ball. My hands are too small.

Diane Sue I think there are just two live workouts that use the boss bands, at least that's all that come up when I search my account. Nice job with power split and stretch.

Valerie sounds like you had a very enjoyable evening. I hope your sister is able to make the changes she needs.

Carolyn great job with Cardio Party. It's so nice that your daughter and family were able to visit you.

Judy nice job with the Peloton ride. Too bad you have to work all weekend, but your bound to get a ton of steps in!
 
we hiked today, saw lots of critters, went 8 miles about 6 hours. lots of uphill. it was a great day and I needed it. also got a video a neighbor shot of a baby elk just after mom gave birth just downhill from us. hope we can catch a glimpse of it.
 
Today was PT and that is all that I did. They gave me a t-shirt for finishing my PT. When I left I hit Walmart for a few things. I realized today that I spend less money when I do delivery because I do not wander around and find other things that I want. Particularly things that are not groceries. Like the cosmetic area. I picked up nail strips, mascara, and eyeliner. I mainly wanted a gift bag and kale(which they still did not have in the fresh bunches. The only kale was pre-chopped bags that looked like it was starting to go bad. So, romaine salad today I guess. I wanted water, but did not want to pick up a 48 pack so just bought some bottles of alkaline water individually. That is one good thing about delivery, as I just slide the big pack of water in the door or have my husband bring it in. My internet kept going out this afternoon. We had hail earlier and a lot of rain. I am sure glad I got home before that hit since I kind of spent time wandering around Walmart. I have hardly been inside the store since surgery. I wanted some holders with files for my loose recipes and some papers and could not find what I was looking for.

Valerie, I hope that your sister does choose to make some changes in her life. I cannot imagine being in that position. I am sure sleep was hard even after you were done talking to your sister. Dealing with family members problems can be exhausting and for me they cause me anxiety and I imagine all kinds of scenarios and lose sleep. I am glad you got a nap in. I hope you get a glimpse of the baby elk.

Carolyn, I am sure you enjoyed the family with the family. Nice workout today with Cardio Pary. It seems we have quite a bit going on this summer.

Judy, I wonder what is going on with Kelly's site. I feel bad for her. I wonder if anyone else subscriptions were cancelled on them? I just like her channel and figured even though I was paying 2.00 more a month, it was not that much. I bet you will be busy over the weekend. There are probably a lot of people doing outdoor stuff. I feel better that I am not the only one having problems with Kelly's website.

Cathy, I recently purchased a new pilates ball and I understand the problem as it is hard to hold onto with one hand. Particularly when I do a workout like Jessica Smith has that uses the ball in a cardio workout and a balance one that I have. Maybe Cathe will do some more Boss band and loop workouts later on. If I remember right it took awhile for her to get as many Fit Tower workouts as she has now. I have used the boss loops for some of my PT exercises that I needed to come up with a way to do the moves.
 
This morning I did RWH Back, Biceps, and Shoulders, a timesaver with 2 sets and the Finishers. My time was 45 minutes with 206 calories burned. Average heart rate was 116 and maximum heart rate was 161.

Judy, great job doing a 40 minute Peloton ride before work. It’s too bad that you are working all weekend, but having the next four days off will be nice. Memorial Day is one of those holidays that sneaks up on me.

Cathy, nice job with Total Body Barre. I haven’t tried using a yoga ball since I don’t have one, but substituting a smaller ball sounds like a good modification.

Valerie, your hike sounds like it was very enjoyable.

Diane Sue, congratulations on finishing PT and “graduating”. It‘s easy to see how you would spend more when shopping in person.

Have a wonderful day everyone.
 
Only got about 4 hours sleep and IMAX 3 was on my schedule. Decided I should just do the combos, but I really could have done the whole thing. I followed that up with the extended stretch from Step Boss. Made quiche for DH who just got home from his meeting, it's extremely rare that he has to go somewhere for a meeting on his projects. At least this one was in Lansing and not across the state. Also, made 3 jar salads because all too often I let myself get too hungry and then I can't take time to make anything.

Valerie sounds like a wonderful hike you had yesterday. Seeing baby animals in the wild is always a treat.

Diane Sue fantastic that you have finished with your PT! I do hope Cathe does more workouts with the Boss Bands.

Carolyn great job with RWH Back, Biceps, and Shoulders.
 
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Today I did Ramped Up Upper Body, "Triple Triceps" premix and PHA "Lower Body Split #1" premix. Total time was about an hour. I was able to match Cathe's weights for triceps but I failed on the last set of overhead extensions.

Carolyn-Great job with RWH Back, Biceps, and Shoulders timesaver premix. The RWH timesaver premixes are really good.

Diane Sue-Congrats on finishing PT. I'm not sure what happened to Kelly's site but it seems like it's been going on for a few weeks. I feel bad for her too. At least the apps are still working fine as far as I can tell.

Valerie-that sounds like a wonderful hike!

Cathy-I'm sorry about the sleep. Nice job with IMAX 3!
 
This morning I did Live to the Mat and Icy Core. The legwork portion is killer, the core part very long, and I wasn't feeling like core today, so I skipped to the stretch. During the middle of the night someone gifted me with a dead mouse in the middle of my pillow, which I discovered when I went to the bathroom. Needless to say I was awake for awhile at that point. :rolleyes: Neither of the potential culprits was around, so I don't know which one did it, though I believe I have a pretty good guess and hopefully it's a one time thing since it's never happened before.

Judy great job with the triceps and PHA workouts!
 
This morning I did Low Impact Sweat workout one for 28 minutes and 196 calories burned. My average heart rate was 131 and maximum heart rate was 151.

Cathy, I can’t imagine doing IMAX 3 or any workout after only 4 hours of sleep! Great job with the combos, Live to the Mat and Icy Core. That was a most unpleasant ”gift” left in your bed.

Judy, great job with Ramped Up Upper Body, triple triceps premix and PHA Lower Body split.

Hello to Valerie and Diane Sue.
 
Today I did a 1 hour Peloton ride and got caught up on some things at home.

Cathy-Great job with Live To The Mat & Icy Core. Wow, that was some gift!

Carolyn-Great job with Low Impact Sweat.

Valerie-Great job hiking & riding

Hi to Diane Sue
 
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This morning I did RWH Chest, Triceps, and Shoulders, 2 sets and the Finishers. That was 35 minutes and 190 calories burned. Average heart rate was 120 and maximum heart rate was 151.

Judy, great job with the 1 hour Peloton ride. It’s easy to get caught up with things at home, especially when you are trying to take advantage of off days.

Hello to Valerie, Cathy, and Diane Sue.
 
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No workout today as I shopped. Valerie there's not much additional info on the mouse. Though that one was a house mouse which is unusual as most of what they've been bringing in are white footed and jumping. Oddly we don't seem to have deer mice around. Once in awhile it's voles or shrews. The worst are chipmunks because they are so darn hard to catch. I had one trapped in the bathroom once and it was bouncing off everything. Anyway, once I was up for the day little mouse was removed to the tree line where I take the bodies. Bodies which seem to disappear so something out there is eating them, and I'm pretty sure it isn't the cats. For them they have to be freshly killed or alive to play with. Sounds like a good hike!

Carolyn great job with Low Impact Sweat and RWH Chest, Triceps and Shoulders.

Judy nice job with the Peloton ride.

Now I have to figure out why my log in on my iPad is suddenly bad when I had the password set. That's what I use for my OnDemand account and I still somehow have to passwords and they work different places so I have to be careful not to screw that up.
 
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