Let's Post our Daily Exercise

Ruth, maybe check out Pittsburgh in 2016. It's a great city with lots to offer!

Patoo- finding the right trainer is key. I have worked with the young kid types before and they don't get it. I did some personal training at my gym when I went back there after my surgeries to have someone put together a weight routine. My trainer was a body builder and more concerned about her upcoming competition than making sure I got what I was needing. I did six sessions with her and that was that.

When I decided to look into it this year again, I found a trainer who is older (probably in her 50s) and had a college degree around this stuff. That is rare to find too, not that they don't have college degrees sometimes but many of them are just not all that familiar with the human body, period. I explained where I was coming through two very big medical events and needing to get my fitness back and what my goals were. She does a lot of work with people who have chronic illnesses like MS, parkinsons, etc. who need quality of life. So I felt she would be able to get my bc and other stuff I have gone through. She will push me and expect me to be accountable, but also understands the 50 year old body.

You can ask your gym if there are any older trainers. Most have a couple and many of them just get that those of us who are not 25 are dealing with a whole different thing around our fitness and ability to work out. My sister is working with a younger trainer at her gym and they seem to be doing fine. We all have to find what works.

Good luck and let me know how it goes!

It's been too cold for swimming so exercise of the day was a walk with my husband (about 2.5 miles).

Claire, could you tell me more about what you learned at the conference re: preventing brain mets in Her2+ patients? I'm really interested!

Ruth, here is the direct link.(<--click) Very cute! Clarie, I'm so wanting to hear of a breakthrough for children's DIPG brain tumor research; gald you had a fun time. Good to read so many staying active! Off to start 4 mat Thursday with body balance at the gym and will pop in later.

More laundry!

Just finished yoga....hoping to take a 30 min walk later...the weather is warming up

Just chores today and a special lunch with my grand girls at their school

Have share this with all you beautiful women:

11/20- long and busy day today but I did a 20 min walk around the client building/parking lot today. My steps were 12K plus today so I know I did a whole lot of moving around!

Thanks for the tip, Ruth...that is a great idea! I like being held accountable and accomplishing things, so that would probably help me a lot!

Jazzy posting about getting steps in has also made me remember I have a pedometer around here somewhere...I think I will try that, too!

I am thrilled to be down about 5 lb post flu and post conference. It helped that the breakfast/lunch spread was mediocre at best, so just left dinners, and a lot of those were fish. So everything fits wonderfully. I am back on the exercise wagon.

What worked at the conference was WALKING. I was the only one who walked, one time to the mini conference hotel to pick up my cellphone charger. About 1.5 miles each way and met everyone for dinner. Better for you than another drink at the bar.

My normal weekday routine is crunches before the shower, at least 2 miles of walking (or a 5k run if I can fit that in) and then weights while I am cooking dinner.  Weekends, I do a long cycle or run, depending on weather. This keeps me fit. Not to mention being able to eat. I need to mention balance here too. Trail running really helps with that and so does the exercise ball.

I can't wait to get back on my bicycle (another one for improving balance) and tone my legs/midsection. This also helps with shoulders/pecs/upper arms. I am not quite as sculpted there as normal. 25 miles of cycling should fix me right up. Hoping to ride both days.

I am so looking forward to a weekend at home....was gone or had the flu for an entire month. Tons to catch up with....lots of little things that I let slide because I needed to cover basics. The CEO of the nonprofit gave her husband his marching orders: 8 coming for Thanksgiving and one roll of toilet paper in the house. I need to do a pantry audit as well, but one thing I do with my larger place is make sure I have enough paper goods on hand.

Will write key learnings from the conference when I have some time over the weekend. Happy exercising, all. Remember that if you WALK when doing all those errands, those miles add up. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. - Claire

danced while I was doing dishes.

Heidihill, that would be 5:30 AM. Wednesday and Thursday are my early morning routines. The rest of the week not so rough as to time.

11/21- back to personal training today and an hour of circuit training with my trainer. Hope to squeeze an end of the day walk in to get my 10000 steps for the day!

I subbed for 8th grade Geography and wish I had been wearing a pedometer! Our school has a system where the same group of kids has the same teachers for their core classes (to keep better track of them), and during homeroom today this group went down to the Fitness Center and did one of those Dance Revolution games; the lady English teacher & I danced along with the kids (apparently men teachers don't dance!), and I spent the rest of the day walking up and down aisles because they were taking a test. Left to their own devices, 8th graders tend to poke each other with pencils, throw spit wads, copy off each other's papers and other naughty things. I walked on the treadmill for 30 minutes when I got home & am now trying to convince myself to do a little toning.