Let's Post our Daily Exercise

Hello, I just got back from the physical therapist; whom I LOVE (she even let me try on her shoes). Yes, I do have tendinitis; she recommended some shoes, gave me some exercises to do four times a day, and we are doing 6 sessions (every other day) of something called Iontophoresis-Instead of using a needle to deliver medication it uses an electrical current: pad-like electrodes are attached to my calf and small current that runs the medicine through to the heel.This allows the corticosteroid I'm getting to be transported to my heel without using a needle. It takes 16 minutes and is very cool! And the best thing is that she said that I should keep exercising!!! Just wear shoes all the time and don't over do. I will go to Zumba tonight & maybe yoga (although yoga in shoes might feel weird, we'll see). Very happy and relieved!!!

Mary, Yes, sometimes my dog, Molly does not want to go very far. I have had to pick her up and carry her when she lays down and says, "That's it, mom!" I SURE wish it would cool off!

hi. I have just discovered this nice cheerful thread. I did no exercise at all b4 diagnosis i feb. I've been doing a fast walk for 35 mins every day for about 9 weeks. I really feel better for it and much more positive snd cheerful. But our weather is so different! We have had a really wet july. Tonight my husband , younger daughter and son went for a walk in a forest nearby. We got thoroughly soaked!

Welcome grainne! The Pacific NW has a maritime climate too, and we....well, we get wet!!! The right clothing does wonders...think wellies and such. I have been out there on days I was forced into fits of laughter because only someone seriously deranged would intentionally get that wet!

As a point of interest, I will take wet and chilly over stifling heat any day.

Promise pix from my hike yesterday when I get time to upload. Just glorious, if a bit toasty. At the same time, there was still some snow on the ground in places so I got to make a snow ball! - Claire

Welcome, grainne! A walk in an Irish forest sounds awesome.

Awesome butterflies!

I stood in the back row & did 'Zumba-lite' and did yoga too (with shoes off because you can't do yoga with your shoes on....most of the stuff was on the floor so it went okay).

Welcome Grainne! Please send some of your rain this way! We are so dry.

Ruth: Sounds like your treatment will get you back to normal. And you get to keep exercising through it all!

Cheryl: How is your car?

Nats: I just read dh your description of the Second City skits. We both agree we would love to see them!

Scottiemom: I wondered where you have been. Hope things slow down for you. Beautiful butterfly pictures.

Badger: I would love to see Herb Albert and Lani Hall!

MySunshine and Patoo: How lucky you are to have so many exercise opportunities right in your neighborhood.

Claire: I bought fresh lima beans at our farmer's market last week, shelled them, and ate them that night. Fresh peas would be just as delicious.

TH: Please send me wind off of Lake Michigan. Sounds heavenly.

HHH = Hot, Humid, Hazy. That's what we have. Walked/ran this morning to try to beat too much of it.

Cheryl how many 66 year olds are out there at all? Not many in my neighborhood. Be proud.

I actually got up and went for a 25 minute walk this morning already. It was so cool and pleasant I thought I'd get the dog and myselfout before work.

hi claire. 66??? Really?? You look terrific! All your pictures were fantastic. Where was that and how far did you hike? Do you do that often?

i got NO EXERCISE at all to day. By the time i got home from work it was raining quite heavily again so i did some overdue cleaning and gazed glumly out of the window from time to time. Maybe tomorrow!

Actually, I don't hike all that often, as cycling is much more my sport. I was resting the "nether regions" following a major event the prior weekend. Will do the 70 mile Tour de Lavender in 2 weeks, and then it's the ride from Seattle to Vancouver BC.

The hike was the Naches Peak Loop, about 100 miles from here in the Cascades. Views were of Mount Rainier and surrounding mountains. Elevation was 6000'.

My quads were talking to me big time yesterday, but have been quiet today. Next weekend, it's back to training rides for the cycling ahead. I also want to get out and cycle Lopez Island in the San Juans...near Victoria BC, but part of Washington State.

So many great things to do....so little time. - Claire

I went to Pound and Yoga this morning and Barre tonight. My heel held up alright, but the rest of me is hurting!

Gorgeous pictures, Claire.

It is great when 30 year olds are out there exercising, but it is AWESOME when people in their 50s, 60s and beyond are out there working it. We are so smart (and lucky) to be in that group.

Grainne Body Attack is basically a one hour aerobics class, here is a link https://youtu.be/qZaPCcU3Fjo

Beautiful pictures Claire, the Pacific Northwest is stunning. My gosh Patoo no air con in that heat must be miserable, hope it's covered under warranty. You're right Ruth I think my trouble is that I hang around with young people so I compare myself to them. Wonderland thanks for the kind words

Tonight did Grit Strength and CXWorx

Hi everyone, tomorrow is my last day volunteering on the Army base. I've been with a great group of volunteers and have made some great friends. I'm in Israel for another 12 days (I think). I'm doing some traveling during this time a weekend here, a night there and there etc. The base is the desert but I've managed to get my steps in by walking at 6am and again at 9pm. On the weekends I've also walked. The program on the base is only Sunday to Thursday with weekend free. I just feel so much better when I walk. I've been in Israel 3 weeks and tomorrow is 4 weeks since I left.... It doesn't seem that long.

hello all! Just back from a 3 mile walk in 45 minutes. Got my husband to leave off 3 miles up a glen and walked home. Actually managed to enjoy it! It is a lovely dry, quiet evening here. You all seem to get a lot of variety and great fun exercising... I'm loving all the cheerful faces in your photo, ruthbru.

natsfan, I've had enough soft irish mornings to lsst me a lifetime! I'd love a long hot sunny u.s. scorcher!! I live less than a mile from a quiet sandy beach but the water is gaspingly cold!

Come on over,Grainne. We have plenty of heat for you over here. It is good for swimming.

A bit slower, a bit clumsier(says the woman who tripped on the sidewalk this week) but we are athletes. That's my story and I'm stickin to it.

Beautiful hike, Claire. And Ruth I'm not missing breakfast either. Best part.

Turns out Pokemon Go is as motivating as your fitbits. Yesterday I walked three times, morning 25 minutes, lunch 32 and with husband after work-65 minutes. Then I promised myself a rest day today but I ended up walking 25 minutes. I had to go get some more pokeballs.

Walked down to Dunkin for an Iced tea. Will walk down to get a grinder from the grinder shop down the road from me a bit later for my lunch. That will be the extent of my exercise for the day. Will resume the formal workout when it is cooler, like tomorrow. With all this heat, I have lost 2 pounds of an additional 10 pound weight loss goal I had set from when I hit my last mark