Natural Remedy
 

Natural Remedy
I planned to walk for 3.5 weeks solid across Spain this summer. Thought I would have to pull out or be in extreme pain doing so. My knees were so so painful.

Started taking Rose Hip and Glucosamine/Chondroitin every single day in the lead up to leaving for a couple of months.

It worked!!! Mission complete and no joint pain!!!! Made it up and over, most importantly back down from the Pyrenees all on day one with no joint pain!!! Muscles were sore but joints fine and for the rest of the journey :-)

I swear by this, been back home about a month now and still taking them.

Hope this helps anyone with painful joints :hangloose:

I didn't even think about the fact that you may not be close to trails/woods like I am. What the heck was I thinking? Duh.

I am actually going to hit the trails with the dog today. Most weekends in the summer I am at the beach, so the trails are more of a Fall/Winter activity. It seems like too much of a hassle to do it after work in the evenings in the summer. It is certainly easier to just go to the gym at my job or work out at home. Anyway, the dog will be thrilled today because it is more fun than his daily walks in the development (or, ummm...the treadmill that he has grown to dislike quite a bit).

We have an extensive trails system here, so I am very lucky.

Metro, I appreciate the information on the changing of surfaces. Very interesting, I had never heard of this.

hello everybody!

I need to start checking in here. :)

I've been alternating my workouts mostly ab and cardio.

this past week I did reverse crunches and mountain climbers. 5 sets, 15 reps.

1 day I did bicep curls 5 sets, 12 reps and jump knee tucks 5 sets, 10 reps.

gonna keep this up 5-6 days of the week and also add 2-3 days of treadmill or running outside.

a few months ago I bought the hip hop ab videos but my dvd player is not cooperating so they are on hold for now and instead I find my workouts online.

I'll be back with updates! Keep trekking ya'll.

Welcome to the new folks!

10 Foods High in Potassium

Guess what? Bananas rank 10th place. I bet you'll find something on here you can eat.

Good afternoon, all.

I took care of my workout early this morning as I had a lot to do today. I warmed up on the treadmill for 15 minutes and completed a lower body weight training session with a touch of ab work plus 30 minutes back on ye ole treadmill. This time, I used the random program and thought to myself, "WWJD?" So I bumped that sucker up to level 10! :cheesy:

My total calculated caloric expediture was 237 and my total calculated distance was 2.15 miles.

It was nice and quiet this morning; typical of early Sundays. I liked it!

Still on vacation. This morning BB and Jan (my brother's husband, South African name pronounced "Yon") were still sleeping, so I coaxed my brother, Dave, into a walk on the beach with me. We walked down the long-ish path that leads from the road to the beach and is rather primitive in nature. Dave pointed down on the path and said, "Look at that, such a long earth worm." I looked down and said, "There's another." Then all of a sudden we realized there were like a zillion big long worms slithering around us. That got us moving fast and safely onto the sand by the water. Dave and Jan meditate several times a day and are pretty compulsive about their routine, so Dave didn't want to make the walk too long. I did want a long walk and love walking with my brother, who is a fast walker and a great conversationalist. So I had to strategize. :: Cue evil music :: Every time he suggested turning back, I'd point to what appeared to be the end of the horizon but is actually a kind of optical illusion. It's never really the end because you pass it, and then there's another end point. It worked for a good hour at which point Dave looked at his watch, spun on his heel, and said, "This is going to be a two hour fucking walk!" And indeed it was. I've always been a mischievous little sister. When we got back to the path back up to the road, the earth worms were mostly gone but some were dried up and dead or still, but I could still see all their tracks. Anyway, later in the afternoon I went to the gym where I wore my "Honey Badger Don't Care" t-shirt for the second day in a row. I did an hour on the stationary bike while lifting weights, and then the man who runs this tiny prison of a gym said, "Okay, Honey Badger, we're closing up." I looked around and saw that I was the only one still there, and some lights had been turned off. It was only 5 o'clock!

the only exercise i did today involved laundry and putting up books, so lots of lifting and carrying.

but i put in for one of those silly raffle things that sit on the top of trash cans at restaurants (y'all know what i'm talking about, right?). anyway, it was for a free gym membership. did it for one of my partners because he's been talking about wanting one for ages. aaaaaaaaaaaand i actually won! and then chris (my partner) flaked on me. so i made an appointment tuesday to set it up for myself :D

i've never had a gym membership and i'm not sure how i feel about it yet...

does planning to exercise count as having an exercise experience today? :D :cheerleader:

Ummm, no. But, you're new and you did lift and carry some books today.... you get half credit.

Welcome to the thread!

Right now... I'm sitting on the couch in the dark quiet house thinking how I should get to the gym and my time would be better spent there....

I think I can I think I can....

I thought I could I thought I could....

I did a 5 minute warm-up on the bike...then some work with weights, emphasis on back, arms, shoulders and legs oh and abs...
then did 25 minutes on my fave treadmill. Minimum incline of 6 and max of 18.5. I ended up with 560 vertical feet...I thought it would be more...I have to ask the trainer how that works exactly....

I'm hoping to get the bikes out to a favorite spot today mayhaps....depends on the weather and such

I think I went for a bike ride six out of the last seven days. I'm starting to lose track, no pun intended.

Yesterday I dropped off my hybrid bike at the shop for a tuneup. That left the folding bike for my ride yesterday, and I made the most of it but now I'm used to the speed the other bike has; the tires are not only larger but thinner, and I can stand on the pedals going uphill and it's a full-body workout that feels great.

The folding bike is really comfortable and designed for city cruising but it's slow, and when those dads with their kids on the back of their bikes start to pass you on the loop around Prospect Park, well that's kind of humiliating LOL

Still I rode for a couple hours yesterday.

I'm waiting for something to be delivered, taking a day off. Later I might ride again. It's clearing up and it's cooler out.

It was a cloudy, cool, rainy blustery day on the beach today. There was just about no one there. The sand was packed tightly and evenly so I didn't have to walk at a bad angle or sink too deeply in the sand. I walked for 90 minutes and then did half an hour of yoga and core exercises on the beach. Then I splashed around for a few hours in the pool. I love sand and water!

Working it out...
 

Started off my morning with an hour of water aerobics followed by a relaxing time sitting in the hot tub... oooooooooh my muscles loved me!
Just got home from Kickboxing class... this guy is brutal I tell ya! He really gives me a challenge and I appreciate him for that...
Class started out with 10 min. of pushups routine... to warm up with.
Then 6-5min rounds on the bags doing combo of ... 6 straight punches, 2 hooks, 1 upper cut, 1 push up, over and over and over until the 5 min. buzzer then we did 1 min. leg lifts (on your back lifting both legs and rolling your hips up off the mats & back down)
Next up... Ab routine consisted of Crunches, Bicycle, V stretch 7 Lift ... over and over and over for 10 min.
Class closed with a 2 min. Plank...
~whew~ water and more water and breath and stretch and more water... home to a hot shower and drinking more water...
Love how I feel ... Deeeeeeeeeeeeep breaths and feeel the burn!
Tomorrow my arms are going to realize how alive they are. ABSOLUTELY!

I did an hour of recumbent biking (Level 10, Random program) while lifting weights at the little gym I'm using while in Montauk. There's only one recumbent bike and a townie/local/regular member of the gym gave me dirty looks until I finished. I felt like I'd walked into her living room and settled in on her own private bike. She then asked, "When does your vacation end?" I said, "Friday." She said, "Good." I let out a little giggle and took it all in stride. After all, I was the one who got it first, so I was all smiles :D

I have mad ...
 

Glad to be working out. once I get started I feel good!

Today

5 reps, x 15 of mountain climbers and reverse situps.

lots of walking and stairs at work!

Good day everybody!

I went to the gym early so I'd have less of a chance of running into the woman who wants the recumbent bike. It worked :). I did an hour, Level 10, Random, while lifting weights.

Splashtime
 

I just love Doing water aerobics in the morning... starts the day off perfectly! After class a lady approached me she actually works at the gym. She shared her story with me about how she has lost 185 lbs ... WOW ... she invited me to join her and some of the other trainers at the gym at 5AM tomorrow morning for a 2 hour work out with the training staff ... yowsers! Im on it! I'm going to take her challenge and do it... what do i have to lose... just more weight baby!

I had my last day (boo hoo) at the Montauk gym. I did same as yesterday: 1 hour on the recumbent bike, Random program, Level 10, while lifting weights. Then I went home and did some reading in the pool while sitting with a pool noodle between my legs and "bike pedaling. Here's a picture of what a pool noodle is (not me in the picture, just taken from the web). They are good for lots of low-key low impact pool exercise.

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Walked 2 miles for a geocache. Didn't find it but still had fun.

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Okay, so I've been totally remiss about checking in here with my accountability updates.

I have been being good, and for the most part keeping up with my stated goals. A couple of things of been happening down on the beach, after a month of semi-weirdness in my ankle about four days ago I finally have my real stride again. Everything felt loose and natural, and I felt my old gait kick in. For the last three days I've been doing 6 mile stints instead of three, mostly just because I can.

Another thing is happening is that after a 5 year wait all the powers that be have finally authorized the funds and materials to rebuild my beach. The last time this place saw new sand was 35 years ago and erosion has been taking it's toll. I went last Saturday to a meeting with the project planners and the engineers to get the real skinny on how this was going to shake out. For the next four months things are going to be a real mess, but they're doing it in sections and working incredibly fast to minimize the impact on wildlife and the community.

For a while over the last couple of months I was pretty bent out of shape about how inconvenient it was going to be. (The nerve!) But, having seen the magnitude of the project laid out, I'm actually looking forward to getting to watch what it looks like to have 86,200 yd.³ (CY) of sand delivered by barge.

Beyond that, I went ahead and joined the gym and have been getting started figuring out what weights to use for what exercises. Full confession; it would seem that I am a total wimp. I think this is going to be a fairly long and steep climb contrary to my previous predictions.

Still practicing swimming and enjoying the heck out of that. I am however, finding that having my ears full of water for hours afterwards is a little bit disconcerting. It's okay and doesn't hurt or anything, but what puzzles me is where does it go during the night? :blink: I wake up and it's all gone and everything seems fine. I don't think I could handle dealing with earplugs also, what with the snorkel, goggles, and all, I already feel like a total alien.

I'm sure that's more than anybody needed to know, but I wanted to check in with everybody.

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tried something different today.

Used the stationary bike and went from slow to a jog to sprint and alternated for about 30 minutes.

I also used the cable machine and did 2 reps x 10 of bicep curls and some overhead tricep pulls while lifting my knees.

Feelin' good!

I am back home from vacation (I miss the beach and the pool and the sun!). It was nice to go back to my usual gym, though I miss that old stationary bike in Montauk. I went this evening, and, wow, was it ever empty. I think maybe everyone went away for Labor Day weekend. My friend, Laqueisha, the straight, African American woman in the beautiful dresses was there. As we get to talking more, I keep almost mentioning BB and then not. I probably eventually will. It's an example of femme privilege that I get to have the choice that butches don't about coming out. I think she'd be cool about it but because we are talking in a locker room, and she is quite modest in changing, I worry that if she isn't cool, it could be awkward, and we run into each other all the time. Oh, well, I've already written about this, so sorry for the repeat. Anyway, I did an hour on the Beast (Arc Trainer), Strength program, 30 minutes at Level 8 and then 30 minutes at Level 10. Then I did weight lifting, abs, and stretching for 30 minutes.

I really should get a pedometer. I swear have to be walking a good 5 miles a day... not to mention my walk home each evening. *yawn*

Would prefer a motorized scooter... but ya know... :blink:
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I did a cleaning job with my mother....from 830am-3pm, stopped for lunch then continued till 7pm...and more to do tomorrow...

anyone who says cleaning isn't exercise should talk to my shoulders and my calves....and rub them while they talk....:canadian:

I almost never get water in my ears with swimming. It's weird how we are each different that way. If I occasionally do, I am usually able to just jump on one foot in the shower while tilting one side of my head and hitting the other ear (the one not facing the floor) with the palm of my hand. Well, maybe that's how everyone tries to get water out of their ears, I don't know. Once I got water in my ear, and it wouldn't come out. I used a q-tip in my ear which is a big no-no (putting anything in one's ear). I ended up causing myself an infection. So I went to the ear doctor and had what felt like the most painful procedure known to humankind. The doctor told me after, "Just remember, never put anything in your ear smaller than your elbow" or something like that :|.

Yeah. First off, I've already disclosed my level of coordination.

If I "just jump on one foot in the shower while tilting one side of my head and hitting the other ear (the one not facing the floor) with the palm of my hand", :blink: that's it, I would just have some kind of nine point landing and many more problems.

I know I need to figure this out. It is every time, both ears, and lasts until I go to bed. I don't get soggy pillow or anything so I thought maybe it was just filling up empty space in my head. :cheesy:

I have heard about the alcohol thing Gemme mentioned but was really just hoping if I ignored it long enough it would go away.

*the only swimming smilie is being chased by a shark*

Maybe if it's not broken don't fix it?

Get a razor scooter and push yourself around on it.

Ignoring something with the hopes that it will go away? And what would you tell a friend that told you that? Hmmmm?

It's not going to go away. You keep putting yourself in a big tank filled with water. Your ears collect water apparently. The end. You just have to find a way that's comfortable to you to get rid of the water before it builds up.

Sit at a table or lean over a counter, whatever's more comfortable for you for about 2 minutes each side. Take a towel and lay one side of your head on it. Pull gently on the ear that is facing up and away from the table/counter. If you tug at the earlobe, pulling it out and up, you should feel the water move. That will help all the water to pool in one place. Then change sides. The water should drain out of your ear and onto the towel. That doesn't involve too much coordination or tools.

Or you can continue to let it drain as you sleep.

That may work just fine but keep in mind if there is still even a small amount of water trapped in your ear, you could develop an infection in a relatively short time. The water would grow bacteria like a swamp/pond inside your ear and who wants that? Also, if the water finds a way behind your eardrum, you are in for some pain. Just sayin', cuz the eardrum won't process vibration the normal way and that's not a good thing. Balance could be affected too.

Don't mess with your hearing.

Trust me. I spent a lot of time as a child dealing with stuff like this. The alternatives if it doesn't drain all the way out are not fun or cheap.

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One demerit for you, missy.

Yes Mother.

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