Good on you, GeorgiaMa'am. That sounds like good progress to me. Hope it gets easier. :thumbsup:

Had a good workout this morning and this week was a really good week because I did a full cardio workout each day. Here are my numbers for the week:

– Rode 35.1 miles in 2.5 hrs
– 34m of curls with hand weights
– 460 arm rolls
– 23 crunches on the bed

Would like to do a cardio workout each day till I move. We'll see.

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Had a good cardio workout this morning and a pretty good week. Most days were cardio workouts except for inauguration day when I spoke to a buddy while mindlessly riding and watching the ceremonies.

Numbers for this week are:

– Rode 35.2 miles in 2.23 hrs
– 34m of curls with hand weights
– 370 arm rolls
– 0 crunches on the bed

I cut out the crunches last week but may add them. I was thinking the crunches were making me even hungrier than I already am, but that was just wishful thinking. I haven't gained, but haven't loss. I can work with that.

Hope y'all have some good exercise days.

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Just a little tidbit I found online....
 

Shoveling snow strengthens your shoulders, arms, back, core and legs. Plus, the experts at Harvard Medical School said it burns between 180 and 266 calories per half hour.

Now considering those brutal storms Michigan gets, you could end up being a shadow of your former self say in a day or two!

The only thing I have to clear is my deck. They shovel the snow in the driveway, I think.

:praying:

Way to go, Gemme! Happy, happy! I'm a bit stuck in my weight loss but I'm doing good as long as I continue to exercise, don't gain any weight, and don't kill anyone. So far, so good.

But, burning calories? I thought you just held the thing and the snow blower did all the work. Hmmm.

Had a good cardio workout this morning on the bike with curls and arm rolls and am feeling good.

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You crack me up woman! Yes in a perfect world one would be home safe and sound when a storm strikes BUT as we know this is not a perfect world...:giggle:

Now granted I haven't lived in Michigan since 1976 but as I recall some of the worst storms were never even forecasted, they just arrived unannounced especially those surrounding the great lake regions....:cold:

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It takes a bit of elbow grease when it comes to jostling a snow blower!

The calorie burn came from the hours of shoveling by hand that I did this morning. Enough so that my shoulders and arms have been crying since lunch time and my bracing hand has a friction abrasion on my palm. My fault for not wearing gloves but it was 30 degrees and I was hot. Every shovel full weighed an average of 5 lbs I'd say, plus lifting and chucking each shovel full of snow several hundred times each hour. Eventually, I was so tired, I was just pushing a path of snow and slush but after a few feet, that would get heavy too, so I had to brace the handle against my belly and drive it forward. That was another hundred times or so. Full body workout!

Don't worry; you'll get to do it too in Michigan. Maybe not for hours but shoveling heavy, wet snow is one helluva workout.

That's normally true. Sadly, I got a wee baby one that's really only good for light, fluffy snow on the sidewalks. I've been begging my boss for a snow blower for years now and now that my store has more freedom ordering things online, I opted to get something versus the nothing I had. He never would have approved for the one I wanted, which would have blasted through the whole property like nobody's business and was the size of a Pinto.

Instead, I got this. It came in a kit and I put it together! It's cute and pretty worthless on days like today. I spent more time cleaning the slush from the chute than I did running the thing.

You certainly put in your exercise for the day. And thanks for showing me the snowblower you got. I'll get something similar after I get more info from you. Will do that once I move. And, if all else fails, I'll go to plan B: flip it and move elsewhere.

Had a nice workout this morning. Mixed cardio with muscle workout. Woke up with a minor headache and didn't want to do a full cardio workout.

– rode 5.2 miles for 24m 39s
– 100 arm rolls
– 4m curls with hand weights

Happy exercising.

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I have started a walking group for the women who live in the building that I manage. They have been so cooped up between isolating and winter I wanted something to get them moving. We have a huge open gym on the third floor of the building so we could get a crew and spread out, masks on, and work out. We had a blast today. I set up a bit of an obstacle course with step aerobics steps for those who wanted a challenge and had a flat open walking track for those who just are walkers. Then I put on a Motown playlist to walk to. There were a couple women with walkers just slowly making their way around and than others who were choreographing dance moves and whooping it up. It was a blast. Everyone got a good workout. This is going to be a daily event at work now and it was really uplifting for everyone. Self included.

What a great idea! And who doesn't love Motown?

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It's supposed to be sunny and beautiful here tomorrow - high of 54*F - so I'm going to get out with my rollator and walk up and down the driveway. I'm so tired of being in the house - it has been rainy and cold lately.

Had a good workout this morning and this week.

– Rode 35.4 miles for 2h 14m
– 28m of curls with hand weights
– 550 arm rolls

Looks like I'll only lose 2 lbs this month, 3 if I'm lucky. Still, slow progress is better than no progress.

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Had an okay workout this morning, an easy ride, nothing strenuous. This week's numbers are:

– Rode 35.5 miles for 3 hours
– 16m of curls with hand weights
– 300 arm rolls

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I finally got my front tire on the bicycle fixed and had fancy lights added to the spokes of both tires (so people will see me bicycling late in the evening hours).

Today is the first day I have rode my bicycle in quite awhile, but I biked my 13 mile route, with lots of hills, and it took me awhile to do it (2 hours or so). But I feel great after a lovely afternoon spent bicycling in the sunshine.

The past few weeks I have not worn my Fitbit smart watch, so I am going to start wearing it each time I go for a long bike ride and also wear it to work, so I can see if I am still matching my step count during work days.

Hope all of you are safe and well,
~K. :bunchflowers:

I haven't exercised for about six months. It got chilly and there was the pandemic and being overwhelmed with work.

I finally went out and exercised today! I brought my weights to the Dinosaur Playground at Riverside Park and set up shop there. I did 45 minutes of ground exercises (e.g. sit-ups and lying-down stretches) and weight lifting. I needed to take more recovery breaths between sets, but it felt good. The moment I felt myself laying on the astroturf feeling the sun on my face and my body stretched out - it was divine.

During that time of my exercise, a toddler kept walking up to me. You know how it is when a baby gets obsessed with you and it's awkward and unstoppable. That's what it was like. The mother kept saying its name which I couldn't really hear but it sounded like, "Paxton! Paxton!" Paxton kept smiling and run-wobbling towards me. I did an occasional eye contact and smile the way one does to indicate not being a bitch but also not wanting to have a play date. The mom was sitting on a bench texting and occasionally had to grab Paxton when they got to close to me. I felt proud for being more entertaining than I imagined.

I don't know why in the world I didn't exercise on the playground before. It makes so much sense. Duh.

Then I walked 10K steps. I'm on my spring break this week and April is about to start so I thought this would be a great time to finally get back to exercising.

I hope I can sustain it. I'm fully vaccinated but still wary of the gym. Since I like to work out hard in the gym it just sounds miserable wearing a mask and not wearing a mask, well, that's not ideal either. I really miss the gym but am glad it's getting warmer out.

I've missed you all. I feel like during the pandemic I've kind of gone into a state of being a catatonic worker. Always so much to do and sleep so off.

Here's to the spring, exercisers! We got this!

Another great day exercising. I did 10K steps in the Park and 30 min of weights and ground exercises on the playground. The playground is working out so well.

I had one of the usual annoying middle-aged, fat girl moments where I was deep into my yoga-type stretching (on the astro turf) and so I'm doing deep breathing with my eyes closed in my perfect headspace and then I hear,

"Are you okay?"

"Are you okay?"

"Are you okay?"

The anticipated response is, "Help, I'm middle aged and fat and I can't get up!" Then the person could say, "Don't worry! I'll call 911! Don't move."

Instead I said, "Yes," in a neutral tone, as in "Yes, I'm okay." And she nodded, a youngish white woman. Her duty was done. In these instances, I really just want to get back to my workout which I time.

I'm wearing a sweat suit, and I have two dumbbells next to me. Maybe she didn't see them. Or they didn't count. It reminds me of being younger and getting asked all the time if I'm pregnant.

The other thing is I'm not on the ground for a long time. I do a routine where I'm jumping up and down a lot, so you have to catch me in a 30 second timeframe to worry about me on the astroturf.

I liked it better yesterday when the baby kept approaching me and needing to be reeled back in by the mom.

It's supposed to rain for the next two days, so I'm happy I got in these two days.

I spoke with someone on the phone today who told me it's better to do 10 minutes of exercise here and there. Does anyone know how many times I've heard this? My heart and soul have always liked a long intense workout. I'm not against throwing in the ten minute thing... but I'm just saying I have this told to me too often.

Last night I could not fall asleep even after getting tons of exercise early in the day, not having exercised at all in six months! I had to take a sleeping pill! So today I tried taking my medication at noon to see if that has any effect.

The sun felt so good today. I have a spot on the playground / astroturf away from the equipment obviously- that gets perfect sun, and I can look up at the trees swaying in the breeze. The trees are so tall- I feel like I'm amidst California Redwoods! They amaze me. I never think of trees as that tall, especially in New York City. But there they are, quietly being that tall.

Thanks for listening, and hope to hear of others ventures in exercise (and maybe some complaining to boot!).

You've been missed greatly, nycfem, and your post made me smile because since I've have met you and know your voice, I could hear you in your own voice.

I don't know if I have any complaints to share about, exercise wise, but I can share than although I am 5 years post- work related accident, I am having what I think is deterioration of my right hip joint and a blown knee cap which never got the attention of my worker's comp physician. It's not worth complaining about, but I am worried that I will need to see an orthopedic doctor, which will lead to me needing to get a hip replacement and possibly a knee replacement too. Not afraid to do it, but afraid that I won't have the right kind of health insurance to cover the majority of the cost. I'm sure it will be more than I can afford. It's worrisome.

I am doing better at enduring bicycle rides. I can't cycle the way I did before when I rode 11 miles, in one hour, to get to work. But one of the interesting things about trying to bicycle to work now is that there are hardly any bicycle lanes for bicyclists, going into town from where I live now. LOL. Or not. If I could bicycle like I used to over 5 years ago, it would be no big deal, but I'm not the same as I was back then. I guess that might be a complaint, right?


Thanks for sharing tonight, nycfem. :tea:

3 days in a row over my spring break of meeting my exercise goals. Today was another 10K steps in the park and a half hour of weight lifting & groud exercises on the playground.

Tomorrow I really need to take an unwanted break because I have so much catching up on paper work to do! Soooo sucks!

I want to just frolic in the forest! People manage to get their work done and not work over spring break but not me! I have a ton of shit to get done!

On a positive note, no one bothered me on the playground today. It was drizzling which helped. It was off-putting to families, that it seemed about to start to rain. But to me, it was just nice that it wasn't pouring :|

I went walking at a leisurely for about a mile and a half today.

Y’all inspired me to get on the bike this morning. Thank you!

I rode 4.0 miles in 20 mins

It was easier than I thought it would be. I watched one of my riding videos of the old neighborhood and had a nice ride.

One of my “assumed constraints” is to think I need to have a cardio workout each time I ride. I have to keep telling myself that I don’t need a good cardio workout every day. What I need most is to keep exercising my knees and everything else is icing on the cake for now.

I’ll add arm rolls and crunches soon enough.

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Had a nice and easy ride this morning while watching the local news.

This week I slowly got back into the saddle by

– riding 27 miles for 1h 23m
– doing 360 arm rolls

And I managed to gain a couple pounds but it's been a weird week. It will all work out soon.

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Had an okay ride this morning. Am in the process of changing my exercise playlist so the ride wasn't as smooth as usual.

This week I:

– rode 29.5 miles for 1h 4m
– did 160 arm rolls

This week's numbers are low compared to my numbers last year, but that's cool because every week doesn't have to have high numbers. I'm good as long as I have some numbers.

:fastcycling:

I have been really bad about working out the last week or so because I've been so stressed at work. Today I made a priority to at least spend 20 minutes on my rowing machine.

I feel so much better. Just another reminder, that despite the stress, I need to take time to care for myself.

Had an okay ride this morning and a couple okay rides this week. I have some sore muscles from moving furniture and boxes and haven't been keen on riding.

This week I:

– rode 9.1 miles for 44m
– did 100 arm rolls

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Way to go, Gemme, that's not an easy feat! Proud of you, happy for you, and inspired by you.

:cheer:

Had an okay ride this morning and some okay rides this week.

This week I:

– rode 15.2 miles for 73m
– did 50 arm rolls

I gained a few pounds and can feel it in my ride. That's okay. I'll get back on track soon.

:fastcycling:

Thanks! The 50 lb mark is being a little shy right now but I expect to greet it warmly soon.

The most important thing is that you are still working it. I have a 5lb range that I slide up and down regularly so don't let a couple of sneaky pounds sway you. You got this!

I still haven't replaced the battery on my pedometer. The compartment requires a teeeeeeeny tiny Phillips head to open it up to get to the button lithium battery. If one came with the pedometer, I don't recall. It's been a year and a half on one battery so I don't think that's bad at all.

I'm still walking about the same amount daily; I just can't verify that for sure or gauge the distance and calorie usage.

Had an okay ride this morning to my slow music play list.

This week's numbers are:

– rode 20.9 miles for 1h 12m
– did 180 arm rolls

Hoping everyone has a good exercise week.

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Had a good ride this morning to my medium-speed music play list. My high was 15.9 MPH.

Am still not enjoying riding as much as last year, but I think it'll be better after I settle in.

This week's numbers are:

– rode 25.2 miles for 1.9 hrs
– did 310 arm rolls

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29.5 miles in an hour? Damn!


Yesterday I rode my bike 15 miles. Headed out shortly and shooting for 20.