Let's Post our Daily Exercise

Mary - Dive-bombed by mockingbird -- I'm sure it was surprising.  Finished regular Rads just got 4 boosts left -- oh so ready to be done.   Been feeling a bit stronger overall so that's good but I'm giving in to the exhaustion too and resting/napping when needed.    Went further on the bike -- 11 miles on Sunday.   Had a nice long (for me) run yesterday after work - my 4.5 miles and left great.  Did some yoga to relax afterwards and slept great.    Going swimming later.   Watching my skin turn bright red and dealing with tightness but stretching and working it anyways.

mz_mes, 4.5 is long and all that you have been doing during active treatment - including being almost done is excellent!  Claire, nice weekend cycling and yes to seeing the photos.  WarriorWoman, sorry to read of the infection and good to read exercise wise it's all returning. Our gym was stuffy too Ruth.

Body balance and yoga this am. Going for a run in a bit.

50 minute walk - about 3.5 miles

This is not a very flattering photo of me but I wanted to show you what I look like after a class with the wonderful Eduardo, you can always tell how hard I work in a class by the color of my face, and that is my young Vietnamese friend behind us.

Claire your weekend sounds absolutely fabulous, looking forward to seeing the photos.

Tonight did Body Jam class.

Amazing pictures, Claire. mz_mes, you're in the home stretch! NatsFan, thanks for the story about the 1 month AI breaks. I'll keep that in mind when I think I can't stand my creaky achy hot flashy body another day.

Barely exercised today, and flying tomorrow. May get in some walking laps in the terminal. That's a benefit of traveling with only a backpack (or checking your bags). I'm going to a hoop event in NC. I'm really not feeling up to par physically but I've prepaid for the event and airfare, so going anyway. It looks like a lovely place, so I'll surely enjoy some east coast nature even if my hooping is a bust.

Cheryl - I do that beet red thing too when I've had a good workout.  Just shows we've been working hard!  Claire - beautiful pictures!  Ann - have fun at the hooping event.  Hope you don't get too much hot sticky East Coast weather.

Pilates DVD this morning. 

ruth.....white raisins and gin???? hmmm......do tell!!!!!

Claire....your "street cred" will never fade.....wonderful pics....but your descriptions are always the best of all. So love to read your posts.

I had the time wrong for my meeting last night, so sent a last minute "sorry, won't be there" email and went for a lovely 5km walk instead. Shhhh.....don't tell, but I enjoyed the walk soooo much more than I would have enjoyed the meeting! Planning on going for a hike on Friday, it's been so long since I've been on a trail, but hmmm, LOTS of bear sightings, so you'll likely hear us chatting and making noise all the way in NC!

Today should be yoga, golf lesson, run and more yoga. I'm splitting it into two sessions, instead of a full hour at once, but can already tell my flexibility is returning to pre-slug level!

Finally managed to get a walk in yesterday.  It was the first day I was able to wear a shoe on my bad foot.  Felt great.  Got infused later in the afternoon though, so not sure when I'll be back at the exercising.  I got some new meds to help combat SEs so with any luck at all, maybe by Saturday.  Have been enjoying all your posts and pictures!

I love the photos  Clarie.   Sorry to hear about the SEs Pat01 -- it stinks but you move anyway and mowed!  That's great and number of steps doesn't really reflect the effort involved with mowing.    Hoping for the best for you Longisland.  Nihahi the walk sounds much nicer than the meeting to me too.   LB you inspire me -- two classes wow.     Had onco appt, got script to start anastrozole but will wait a few weeks after rads to rebound.   Had 30 of 33 rads today and then bone density test.  With 45 minutes between appointments, I put on my music and walked around town.  Love smelling the lily of the valley and the lilacs while walking!

This is the 'recipe' my aunt's doctor shared with her on a natural way to counteract the aches & pains that go along with arthritis. Both she & my mom used it successfully for years. I am thinking that it sure would be worth trying for the similar achiness that can go along with Als......if you are having problems, it sure would be worth a try!

To prepare gin-soaked raisin, first empty one box of dried white raisin in a shallow container. Only white or golden raisin should be used for this recipe. Then pour enough gin into the container to cover the raisin.

Cover the container and keep it covered for 7 – 10 days to allow the raisin to steep in the gin.

Allow all the gin to evaporate to leave gin-soaked raisins in the container. These raisins keep well when refrigerated. The popular advice is to take nine of these "drunken raisins" every day. Most users report improvements in arthritis symptoms between 1 – 8 weeks of using this remedy.

Why it works:

1.  Golden raisins- the ONLY type of raisins worthy of the  recipe- require sulfur or sulfides in their processing to make them golden. Sulfur is an active ingredient in 2 effective natural arthritis supplenents: glucosamine sulfate and chondroitin sulfate. Golden raisins come from sultana grapes and are cultivated under the name Thompson seedless grapes in the United States.

2.  Sultana grapes contain proanthocyanidins which are  thought to help fight infections and reduce inflammation. Grapes also contain resveratrol, a powerful  anti-oxidant that is being studied for many of it's disease fighting properties.

3.  Gin is flavored with juniper berries and juniper berries contain Terpinen. Terpinen has anti inflammatory properties. The essential oil that is in juniper berries contains more than 100 compounds including myrcene (an anti oxidant), catechins (anti-oxidant),  and flavanoids (anti oxidant). Test tube studies have shown that juniper berries can inhibit prostaglandin synthesis.  Prostaglandins help mediate an inflammatory response and increase the sensitivity of nerve endings to pain. By inhibiting their production, a reduction in pain can occur.

wowzer Ruth....that sky in the background sure looks ominous!

Got everything done that was on the plan today except one more round of yoga. Just finished my run for the day, so it'll be good to stretch everything out.

I am soooooo going to go find some raisins to soak in gin......Thanks for the recipe! Hope you don't mind if I share it on another thread or two?

A nice evening after a hot day.  Walked 30 minutes and did some upper body weights.

hi all, great pics! 

Walked 90 mins at sunset, gorgeous evening.  Logged 5.5 mi.

House needs work so Paint & Sculpt on tap for the weekend. ♥ 

So tired, this morning did Sh'bam then tonight did Body Pump and Body Combat then went out with my Vietnamese friends for dinner now I'm going to crash into bed.

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