Started my morning with yoga

Did some weight/step training after

And I got a surprise reprieve from an appointment and took the dogs for a 2 hour, very steep hike.

I've been focused on eating better and it's really making a change to my energy :)

Stairmaster 30 min (Levels 1-4), yesterday and today.

I'm lovin' it :)

I walked to the post office and the coffee shop and back home.

I go on the treadmill for an hour every morning before work, but have found myself feeling restless in the late afternoon. I do a lot of hiking after work and on the weekends in the warmer weather but stopped once it got colder because I didn't have warm hiking clothes. So I sucked it up last night and bought a few pairs of insulated hiking pants and a good outdoor jacket. (Thank you REI) So I am hoping that hiking after work three or four times a week and on the weekend will quell this restless feeling. Plus it keeps me ready for summer time. I love being in the exercise groove.

It was yesterday..

I took the dogs on a challenging hike. A whole lot of uphill and scrambling over rocks and such. It's hard to scramble with 3 dogs on leashes.

I also carried my poodle all the way down. Idk if that counts. (He's only 14 lbs) he was cold and gave me the look. Poor puddin.

I also cleaned and I say it counts. I need to step up my home workouts (or join a gym) I found an awesome kettle bell set at Aldis so I'd like to try that

I did a 30 minute kettle bell workout that I found on YouTube.

Gotta say...I love how it makes me feel. It's a good multi tasking exercise. I'm hooked :)

I'm really glad I got the kettle bell set. Different exercises required different weights. I got the variety pack of 5, 10 and 15lbs. All for $20. I say it's a bargain. Just one at Wal-Mart was $12

I've hit 10k+ steps every day for the last 4 days. Yesterday it was close to 14k.
Trying to build my endurance back up and hit 15k every day!

Walking, I do quite a bit of walking at work.

I walked around a fair amount at work and made sure to visit the residents on the third floor a few times so I was up and down the stairs. That's about all I had time for.

I took the dogs for a hike on steep terrain (is there anything else in the Appalachians??) for about an hour and a half before work.

It counts!!!

I over did it yesterday; my thighs feel like lead.

Today was just some nice yoga. It helped me move a little easier too.

my last2 weeks of remodel my mother in law was so off the chart i have loved my last 2 days of 6000 on my fitbit.I feel like it was a Vac-cay!

Back to real life ...too soon!

Exercise
 

I want to preface this with I started out strengthening my quads for a two year old knee replacement so baby steps. My goal is to ride my bicycle without falling down and to briskly walk and/or climb stairs with ease. Maybe even go dancing. :)

I go to PT three times a week. I do leg crunches, leg lifts, and ride the stationery bicycle. I ride the bike 1.5 miles each time so far that is 4.5 miles a week. My goal next week is 10 miles. I get some cardiovascular exercise but want to increase it every week.

Riding the bike and exercise in general makes me happy and I feel much better overall.

Today 10 minutes of leg crunches, 30 leg lifts, and seven minutes on the bike.

Today was yoga followed by weights for the upper body. Then I did a standing ab workout I found on YouTube. It snuck in some leg work and cardio. I did ok once I was warmed up.

Then later I did a little uphill hiking with the dogs.

Also cleaning intermittently throughout the day.

I feel pretty good about all that.

Great day for a hike! 4 miles on the treadmill this morning followed by a 6 mile hike along a river.