30 minutes on the Stair Master and 1 combined hour of weight lifting, floor exercises, and stretching

I seem to have slowly shifted from the Arc Trainer to the Stair Master :|

I did the same routine as yesterday. :rrose:

I'm glad it's warming up here in Denver, it usually means I can up my morning run mileage! I was able to get in 5 miles this morning before class. However, I also plan on taking advantage of the awesome late season snowfall we've been getting in the mountains to do some snowboarding this weekend!:hangloose:

proud
 

So, I decided to out my swimming prowess after a month of not swimming, one week before surgery and three weeks post. I am really surprised that I had the stamina to swim for an hour. I actually noticed a difference in my breathing since the sinus surgery. I now realize that I used to gasp a little when I swam

Another bonus: if you're bloated, it's great for releasing pent up gas too.

:passinggas:

Just got back from a ride around Prospect Park,

then down that long straight bike path along Prospect Park West from Grand Army Plaza to 15th Street,

then up and down the side streets between 8th Avenue and Prospect Park West till I worked my way back to Grand Army Plaza,

then zig-zagging down the avenues and streets back to my apartment building.

Bike riding sober is a new experience for me. It's still beautiful. I don't have as many flashbacks or streaks of emotion moving through me. The air seems both louder and more quiet.

Tabata yesterday. Tabata plus HI-IT on the recumbent today.

I walked around the local city pond twice.

I walked from one end of a WalMart Supercenter to the other and then back again. I think it was a football field long.

Felt like it anyway.

:football:

Gym today:

1 hour Arc Trainer, cardio program, level 10
30 min Stair Master, 45/50 intervals
1 combined hour of weight lifting and yoga

What is "Tabata"? What is "HI-IT"? I assume "recumbent" is a recumbent bike.
Thanks

It was my last day of spring break today.

I went to the gym and did 75 minutes on the Stair Master (45/50 intervals), and then a combined 75 minutes of weight lifting, core and back strengthening exercises, and stretching.

Jill was talking to someone today. He was not as cool as she usually hangs with. He was an older guy, very normal looking. They were talking about school. Jill was saying something about taking classes, indicating that she was in school. Once I saw that Jill was conversating, I moved my whole set of weights and paraphernalia over to the edge of the mat where I could hear her better while working out.

This other woman Sarah, who I always work out next to, got annoyed with this shift because then she had to shift. While shifting Sarah, I said to her, "Hi, I'm Jennifer... since I see you all the time." She paused, like she didn't want to tell me her name and then said simply, "Sarah." She's the one who got mad at me when I brought a black backpack onto the gym floor at the time of the Boston bombings. If any of you recall, she confronted me about it, and I then switched to a little pink bag (I almost wrote, "a little pink bomb," a Freudian slip!). Anyway, Sarah is a type that looks angry all the time. She looks weary of the world. Recently I had a revenge of sorts when she was caught breaking a rule, and she saw me see her get caught breaking a rule. It was more satisfying for me then words can describe because she was so hard on me about that black backpack. She was using her cell phone in the weights area (not allowed!), and a trainer actually called her on it. She tried to talk back to him about it, but he held fast. Wow, what a moment that was for me.

Anyway, back to Jill. Jill speaks very softly, so when she's conversating I can never hear more than a few words. It almost makes it worse than having her not be conversating because it's so unsatisfying! If only I had a Whisper2000...

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I love reading your posts about the people at the gym. I really got a big laugh from this one ... too funny!

Walked three miles in Inwood Hill Park.
So lovely, there's a creek that connects
with the Hudson River.

Also, lifted for about an hour. Wasn't able
to do my full routine, but that's okay...
Concentrated on my back, chest, and shoulders.

Tonight an hour on the exercycle while I watched the latest episode of Nurse Jackie, then half of the latest Mad Men episode.

I switch it up every five minutes; I alternate high- and low-resistance segments.

When I got off the bike, I was drenched.

Then I did stretches and ab work on a mat, while I watched the rest of Mad Men.

Today at the gym:

40 min on the Stair Master (45/50 intervals)
20 min doing core strengthening and stretching

I exercised in the cool area where they have music. Nice to spice things up once in a while.

yesterday....
 

I went for a 3 hour hike after work. I guess it counts for exercise....it just feels like fun to me!
Im wanting to go for a hike again today...and clean.my.car. Now THAT feels like exercise....especially when you have a two door car and you have to play twister to get in the backseat lol.....
Oh and future exercise update; the neighborhood Im hoping to move to down south abounds with yoga studios :)

Hello, my friends. Ok, so I haven't gotten into the exercise game on the regular, which I need to.

However, I really have been paying attention to my diet and I am still gaining weight. I know I am older, but it doesn't make sense.

I have an appt. with a specialist next week. Although she would have nothing to do with any kind of treatment I might get, I think I am going to ask her to give me a script for some blood work for my thyroid.

Deadlifted 5kg over my own bodyweight and gave my brand new lifting belt its inaugural use. So, so awesome.

Good luck Dapper, hope everything is okay :)

I walked over three miles around the neighborhood today.

Lately I have been on a as can basics,I blew out my left knee and will most likely be having total knee replacement before long even though I am hoping for something called plan B that is diffren't than replacement...what I have no clue as yet.Has anyone hear had a knee replaces or any kind of knee surgery done?Arthritis has ruined both knees but the right one hasn't been a problem yet,later today I am getting it injected to keep the pain at bey cause It may take a while for all the i" to be dotted before its done.I am dreading it whole thing as I know it's going to be a pain full thing to go through plus recovery will take a while.I just hope it's not going to be as bad as I have herd it could be.It can't be any worse than the knee pain I have been going through.

Took my 2 little baby dogs on a long walk around Balboa Park :)

Yesterday I lifted for 45 minutes. Chest, back, shoulders again.
It feels great to to be working out again!

Today, I walked 5 miles and climbed 25 flights of stairs.
I guess today was my cardio day!

Heading out for a morning run and then onto some much needed mental exercises...so much studying to do this weekend.

It was what is known in our society as a beautiful day, so the gym was nice and empty save for the regulars.

I did an hour on the Stair Master watching Bad TV. That makes time go very slow. I did the Interval program (45/50).

Then I did a combined hour of weight lifting, leg exercises, and yoga in peaceful silence.

I went to the school I work at beforehand to volunteer and play basketball with the teenagers. But somehow I ended up playing several highly competitive rounds of Candy Land (because I do not allow cheating) with a six-year-old named Mikey while sharing some graham crackers. And I loved every minute of it.

Another quiet day at the gym. I did an hour on the Stair Master (45/50 intervals) and then a combined hour of weight lifting, planks, abs, and stretching.

I seem to be doing a good bit of socializing in the locker room with Ronnie, a retired reading specialist. Ours is a relationship of simply being next to each other a lot but not having much in common. I learned that she likes it when I wear my Smurf outfit, a silly all bright/light blue and white get-up (and the shoes match too!). She learned that I envy her being retired and spending the rest of her day painting pictures of tigers, which is what she decided to do upon retirement.

I've had a nasty cold for the past week and have not gone running at all. It's always tough to get back out on that first run. I keep telling myself, one more day of recovery might be good for me, just to make sure my cough is gone. Nope! Tomorrow morning at the crack of dawn, I will be out there on the trails again. I will. I promise. :)

My go to, lately, for my morning run has been TV on the Radio...specifically their Return to Cookie Mountain album.

I didn't intend for my vacation to be so physical, but chasing after and keeping up with my grand kids has turned out to be quite the work out.

I'm back. :cheesy:

My routine these days consists of 2+hrs of physical therapy combined with as much beach walking as I can, usually 2-3 miles.

The PT is mostly torturous isometric poses with truly impressive rubber bands until you yell "uncle"... or 30 seconds... whichever comes first. :blush:

The other fun part is balancing on a foam roll the long way and doing ridiculously simple yet somehow impossible things while counting 50 reps, about ten different ways. :blink:

Not exactly the workout stuff of legends but it certainly kicks my ass.

Since I am easily confused and have the attention span of a gnat I can't listen to anything with lyrics while I'm counting so I listen to a Pandora station I made up that is classic jazz from the 50's and 60's.

When I am on my walk I usually just listen to the sounds around me but when I do listen to something it is along the lines of streaming NPR or podcasts like "Freakanomics" and "How stuff works".

:theisland:

Took my dog for a walk during my lunch hour. We both got too hot. I had to spray my shirt with febreze and put it in the dryer when we returned home from our walk. I could not wear it back to work without doing that to it.

It was a great day at the gym today, very quiet due to nice weather outside. I did 45 minutes on the Stair Master (Intervals 45/50), followed by a combined 75 minutes of weight lifting, planks, yoga, stretching, and leg and back exercises. I was wearing a new Swatch watch which made things extra special.

Does sitting on the couch watching the start of the Flying Pig Marathon in Cincinnati count?

Good morning exercisers!

I am asking for feedback, please.

I need to get back to exercising every day.

I do not have more than an hour to spend doing anything. I work 9 and 10- hours per day.

Heavy cardiovascular exercises are out for me but I do need to increase my flexibility and strengthen my core.

I am very seriously looking at Pilates with a a Reformer and Cadillac chair. My youngest daughter is a certified personal trainer and said that she thinks that I will love it. My research says that I think I will too.

My other option is Yoga.

Any other suggestions based on what you are doing yourselves?

Thanks much!

I would recommend starting with yoga as a way to strengthen your core and work on your flexibility first. Then maybe move on to Pilates. I don't personally practice Pilates, but it seems more intensive (regarding intervals, etc.) I have been doing yoga for a few years now. I sought it out after regular back issues (my job is a back killer!) But now I love it for the overall benefits it provides...made me a better snowboarder, climber, and runner. I am, however, still working on finding my "Zen" place but I love the fact that yoga forces you to focus on breathing and pace.