Let's Post our Daily Exercise

Hi bluetail....glad I could "out" you! 

dulci....feeling better after all that fresh air? Sorry about the "snowbombs".....no way to avoid them today. 

A few pics to share from today, so dulci doesn't have all the fun!

avalanche across the valley

view from our lunch spot

Pretty photos  and thanks Badger.  Ann do keep us posted and yes to opaque container.

Freestyle Step and body balance yesterday.

Today is a rest day with son being shuttled to a friend's birthday sleepover tonight as DH and I have a night out attending a Rotary dinner dance.  Rotary helps fund pink ribbon pilates  and we support them.

Ruth - reminds me of an old Bill Cosby standup routine where he explained that for years he and his brother totally thought their names were 'Jesus Christ!' and 'God Da**it!'.....lol

Sun is shining warm

enough to melt stubborn ice.

Time to Chop 'n Sculpt!

Bluetail I love to bike too.  In the summer I trade off between walking and biking, giving my feet or tush a rest that way!  Can't wait to bike and garden.

This morning I walked to and from yoga which is 15 minutes and then yoga was an hour. 

It's early spring here (daffodils, forsythia, and cherries are starting to bloom), and warm rain is a-falling.  Got in a ride earlier while relatively dry.  Felt good to do the 25 miles, even if I got soaked at the end.

Having some tea as need to get back to those mounds of work that await me.  Just saw the funniest FB.  Someone added in a life event: she vacuumed!

I am hoping to get in one more ski before the season ends. - Claire

Nihahi, gorgeous photos. Thanks for sharing.

Bluetail,  I still feel like that eighth grade girl.....Welcome to the table

Ruth, so true. Bet my dogs don't even know their real names...lol

As for my exercise today, I ran almost four miles before enjoying a few minutes sitting outside in the sun. 

Claire, 

I do! I am part of an antique cycling club that is dedicated to sharing and preserving the history of cycling n America. I love, love, LOVE all things related to antique cycling. The bike in my pic was a rusty heap when I got it. With help I learned how to clean them up and keep them as original as possible. (My red and black paint scheme cost somebody a whole dollar extra in 1899!) Then I found a bike for my daughter (1896) and that one I fixed up all by myself! I even built the wheels (spoked the rims, etc) for both bikes. One of my favorite books is The Social History of the Bicycle. Great read!!! I also collect stereoview cards that are women/cycling related. My favorite is a woman with a bicycle talking to her harried looking husband. The caption? "Sew on your own buttons. I'm going for a ride!"

You go, girl!!! Lol. 

Bicycles also helped us get better roads (before cars) through the Good Roads movement. And many traffic laws originated in cycling. And then many bicycle manufacturers turned into car manufacturers. My bike is a Rambler. Eventually that company grew into the American Motor Corporation...if anyone remembers the Nash Rambler cars. 

WAY off thread topic!!!!! So...I'm still coughing my head off and feeling miserable, but not quite as wiped out. Hopefully that's a turn for the better! Just a bit of walking today. Happy Spring Forward everyone!!

Bluetail, I still get that new kid in the cafeteria feeling every time I try to join a social group.  I'm looking forward to hearing your cycling adventures, even the indoor variety.  Dulcigirl, I love the bike photo and hearing that you made bike wheels.  I didn't even know bike wheels could be made by hand.

Walked today and one measly set of upright rows.  Working on tax returns. I moved in 2013 and donated about half a house full of stuff to charity, have to assign value and total all that up.  Bleah!

Bluetail, not only can you sit at our table; you can join the cycling team, the track team (running, walking....does hopping fit here or with the dancers?), the dance teams (Zumba, Body Jam etc), the ski team, the debate team (should I exercise today or should I sit here eating jelly donuts? That is the question. ), and of course, we are all part of the cheerleading team (Yea, for us!).

Dulci, awesome picture and bike history facts. Very cool!!! I will have to look for that book.

Nihahi, great pictures too. I bet it will look even nicer without the snow!

I'm off to drag out another DVD. It is actually supposed to be pretty nice out today, but I don't know if I will be able to find a dry enough stretch to walk on because everything is going to be all slushy/melty/muddy. I guess you need to go through that part to get rid of the snow, so I better not complain too much. Have a great day, all!

Welcome Bluetail and I second what Ruth said  Dulci great photo. LB yes the steamer would work, eventually, I would be more inclined to use vinegar to get rid if the limescale or can you get CLR over there, that works like a charm and then use the steamer, I use mine mostly in the kitchen I put it down the drain and give it a shot if steam, spray the cupboard doors and wipe them over, countertops and the best is I always spray the fridge door handles. Mary yes DH is right it's glorious here at the moment, more like summer.

Went to Bootcamp yesterday, a new girl teaching the class and afterwards when I went to say thank you she shocked me by grabbing me and hugging me and said 'oh you did amazing', well tell that to my aching thighs from those wall squats!!!

Yesterday afternoon went with gym friends to Long Beach for lazy late lunch/early dinner ... This was sunset

Whaa....I want Denard back....and to think he even listens to his mother!

Did FIRM toning DVD and chipped some ice.

yep, TwoHobbies!

No brakes originally. Pedals were direct drive so that if you ride downhill you must put your feet up to get them out of the way because if the wheels are turning, the pedals are turning. Makes for some lovely bruises! You can slow them by trying to backpedal, but you need to plan ahead to stop. ;-)

For safety's sake because we ride in crowds ours have been fitted with early coaster brakes (like we probably all grew up on). The highwheels (aka pennyfarthing, "ordinary") also have no brakes. And the center of gravity makes them prone to tipping forward if they hit something. That's where the phrase "take a header" came from since the rider's knees are basically pinned beneath the handlebars and accidents could cause serious head injuries (broken arms, collarbones,...). I got to ride one of those once. SO MUCH FUN!!!! Our bikes are known as "safeties" because they evolved out of attempts to design safer bicycles. 

I could go on, and on, and on.....as Claire mentioned the invention of the bicycle changed a lot of things for women, like clothing...as "Rational Dress" came into vogue (slowly!!!) due to the need for safer more comfortable clothing. Goodbye corsets! (That took a while. First there were shorter corsets for cycling.) 

Many lectured against the bicycle as an evil. Some people started taking long rides on weekends and church attendance dropped. Courting couples were venturing away from the watchful eyes of chaperones. Women were "developing masculine features." (Muscles???) Some bicycle seats were actually designed out of fear that the pressure of riding on a typical seat might be "pleasurable/stimulating" to women.  My seat is one of those. It has two separate cushions. It's actually the most comfy seat I've ever had. Lol!!!  Doctors were divided as to whether cycling was safe or harmful to health. 

Well, if you read this far...that was very kind of you to indulge me. I will stop babbling and return to coughing. DH mentioned something about bronchitis. Hmmmm. Don't think I've had that for 20 years! Today's exercise was napping and typing. Keep moving, ladies!!!!! GO, TEAM!!!!!

It was so nice that a couple of us couldn't stand it; we drove out into the country and walked for an hour on dry gravel roads. Since I was with two of my fastest friends, it really was a good workout. Fun to breathe fresh air!!!

A number of years ago now, my town had a centennial. As part of the celebration, a book telling the town's history was published.  The photo below is from Chapter 8 "....and we made our own fun". A great picture taken in the early 1900s; according to the caption, this group of ladies, and other like it, often rode their bikes the 15 miles out to a popular nearby lake for a little fun in the sun.

Chain guards were no joke in those days!!!  I can't imagine riding in those clothes.  But fun all the same. - Claire