Talk about your exercise experience today

[Orema]

Had a lovely walk this morning. It was my first one for the year. Didn't need a cane on that last block and wasn't out of breath. Guess I need to add another block or two. We'll see.

Saw sweet Bella but I'm no longer on speaking terms with her Trump-loving family. I miss her but my motto for this year is these things happen and that makes it easier to accept the losses and move on to creating winners, at least for me. I give her a couple rubs if she comes up to me then I keep it moving.

I also made some gummies this morning and my fitness watch counts my vigorous stirring as "activity." So, I've met my exercise goals for today.

[Gráinne]

I love working the Yes To Next videos, which are a mother-daughter team, each over 50 (mother is 80-something; daughter is 50-something). They range from 10 minutes to 30 and more. I may do a shorter one if I'm aching and still feel like I did something. They also emphasize balance and functional fitness.

I also like the Body groove videos, but those are more strenuous and you actually need coordination to do them. I'm also a little uncomfortable shaking things, even in the privacy of my home, but that's me and nothing really against the videos.

[GeorgiaMa'am]

Originally Posted by Gráinne

I love working the Yes To Next videos, which are a mother-daughter team, each over 50 (mother is 80-something; daughter is 50-something). They range from 10 minutes to 30 and more. I may do a shorter one if I'm aching and still feel like I did something. They also emphasize balance and functional fitness.

These sound really interesting and I will give them a try if I can find them. I really need something to help with coordination and function. Right now I am doing some exercises that my pain doctor recommended; they are based on Tae Kwon Do. But I can't do the upper body and lower body at the same time. I have to be sitting to do the upper body, and standing holding onto my walker to do the lower body. Even if I try to just do the lower body and balance with my arms instead of holding onto the walker, I lose my balance and fall over. I need something that;s going to give me all-over coordination.

[Orema]

Exercising was very good today. I was only able to workout for 22 minutes, but it helped a lot.

I've been slacking on the strength training. I don't like it because I gain weight so I'd rather walk or cycle, but that's not enough while I'm losing weight becuase I'm losing too much muscle.

My wrist, leg and hip started acting up. I thought it was my arthritic spine and was going to make an appt with the doctor. Well, I got pissed off about something and needed a strenuous workout so I pulled out the dumbells. By the time I finished I had worked out a few of the kinks in my wrist and hip.

I can't/won't do both walking and strength training, so I'll stick with the strength training for now because it's making a difference.

I'm thinking of signing up with a guy who has some strength-training videos for seniors, but I'll try it on my own for now.

[Chancie]

This is weird, but I’m taking a good long break from water fitness. My body was feeling sore and tired, and I’m feelng better in general, which I thought might happen, but it’s still unexpected.

[Orema]

Had a good workout this morning. Have focused on strength training this week with videos from April and her mother. Those kinks I worked out have not returned. I've gained a couple pounds but it is what it is. It's muscle weight that I need.

I'll stick with this for a while, but I'm still thinking about signing up with an online trainer.

[Orema]

Had another good workout this morning. The strength training is working out well and I'm gaining muscle. I'm using a body scanning app that shows the amount of muscle, fat, body measurements, etc.

I've only gained 0.2 lbs muscle but I really notice the difference in my body. I've worked out most of the kinks I developed since losing muscle mass over the last year. The bad news is it's way harder to gain muscle than it is to lose, but the good news is that it can be gained again, it just requires a lot of work.

Here's a link to the body scanning app. I use the free version and it lets me compare my previous scan to my current scan.

[GeorgiaMa'am]

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Originally Posted by Orema

Here's a link to the body scanning app. I use the free version and it lets me compare my previous scan to my current scan.

Thanks, I will check it out. I've noticed some weakness and I know I'm going to have to work on getting that muscle back.

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Currently I am mainly dreading going to the pain doctor tomorrow. I have not been keeping up with my exercises the way I should. I am really noticing increasing pain in my lower back, which of course makes me want to exercise even less.