Stage 4 Fitness 2016

It's no bed of roses over here either. Early morning workouts, long planks, dangerous sports and intensive cardio workouts... welcome!

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Welcome Beatrix! We are experts here in working out around the issues like weak bones. The body weight exercises you mention are absolutely awesome, done slowly and carefully. Let us know how you are doing.

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thanks for the welcome Heidi, dragon boating is my thing now used to have horses had to sell them, because of this stupid disease . Was told at diagnosis I shouldn't ride because of the dangers of broken bones. Broke my heart but I found a home for my baby. Anyway I met a woman here at a support group who said well why not try dragon boating. I love it it's a cancer team so they get the issues I highly recommend it, a great core excerise that is actually pretty strenuous. The bonus is all the wonderful friends I have made.

Look forward to hearing all kinds of exercise related stories so inspiring😊

Wendy

Glad to hear that you are okay with the earthquake/tsunami, Shazza. I was very relieved to read your post.

Went for another nice, leaf crunching bike ride today with a friend and DD. Then did a mile walk on the school track while DH was jogging late this afternoon. As soon as we were home, I did a dry brushing, followed by a steamy, hot shower-oh, did that feel good!

Welcome to all the new fitness friends. This is a great place to be supported and encouraged. Glad you've joined us.

Shazza - good to hear from you. Glad that paddleboarding has caught your fancy.

Mara - Sending healing thoughts for chemo. Sleep sounds more important that exercise today.

Bionic - the dry brushing is a lymphatic drainage thing?

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Stefajoy-impressive photos, and what a workout you must have had!

Z-yes, the dry brushing is a lymphatic drainage technique, similar to massage. Feels great and good for you too.

Went to the gym for a quick treadmill walk this morning. Have an early morning bike ride scheduled for tomorrow. Those rides are getting chillier and chillier, but hate to put the bike away before there is snow and ice on the ground. Just need to keep adding layers.

Take care Ladies.

Z, there are storm drains to the north and south of our beach, so in the winter during a storm, there is the possibility of contaminated water washing up onto the beach and pooling in plateau areas , so they go up for about 6 months every year. The kids sled on them. That's sledding in So Cal.

Hi Sherri. - It is interesting that you ride because of the neuropathy in your feet. I can't run far because of pain in my feet and calves, but I can ride. So biking has been a way to keep exercising. I don't have pain in my hands, but I think a more upright posture may reduce the amount of weight in your hands. It would be interesting to try. Thank you for the update!

I jogged a mile or so this morning, walked another couple miles, did a pre-natal yoga class (read "gentle", I am not pregnant) and spent a half our in an infra-red sauna. Feeling better and more alert. Could be a change in the brand of letrozol I am taking or the sauna's. Not sure yet.

How is everyone doing?

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Hi everybody!

I've been "absent" for about a month and I can't believe how much I have missed! Usually that would mean I'd only have to catch up on a few pages... I've never seen this thread so "active"! YAY! Nancy would be so proud of us. Welcome to all the new fitness friends. I love reading about all the new things you are all doing... paddleboarding, standing on one foot, fishing... and the PLANK... you are all so inspiring!

Z - sorry to hear you weren't running for a while, but it looks like you are easing back into it? I have also tried infra-red saunas and I think they helped a lot with my aches, pains and neuropathy.

Shazza - loved the pictures of beautiful NZ. Glad you are enjoying the paddleboarding and very impressed that you are doing core work on it. I love paddleboarding but haven't moved beyond getting on, paddling around and gripping as hard as I can with my feet so I don't fall off.

Iwrite - I wish I'd seen earlier that you were going to be here in Colorado. We finally had our first snowstorm yesterday... it's literally been 75 degrees all fall... extended Indian Summer and great for hiking. Anyway, there are some great hikes in the Colorado Springs area so I hope that you find them and that you have fun in our beautiful state!

Again, welcome to everyone that's new. Glad you found this thread... it's very special and probably one of the most encouraging places to be on BCO!

Hi Bionic and Heidi!

As for me... I've been off on college visits with my son, who is a senior in high school.... so my main activity has been walking around big college campus's! Last weekend we did four in the Northwest. I've also been taking advantage of the weather we've had and doing some running. I keep promising to do yoga and to swim, but it hasn't happened yet. I was at the gym (during the snow storm) yesterday and ran into a friend, who immediately dragged me into a "Body Pump" class. Now, while I do seem to have my running stamina back, I have absolutely no upper body strength. I tried to resist and tell her I couldn't, but there I was, in the front row, none the less, with this huge barbell in my hands. It only had FIVE pounds on it (total) and I barely made it through the class. But, I have to admit that it was sort of fun....and different.... so perhaps I'll do it again, although this time I am going to stand in the back.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

XO

Andi

Hi all, I've never posted in this thread, but have followed it for a long time. After a couple of set backs recently, I've been feeling well and wanted to set a goal for myself. I've always been a runner and the idea of doing a half marathon kept bouncing around my head. But I have been too scared to sign up, worried about how I might feel and what the future might hold and being so disappointed. Anyway, I reread some of the recent pages here and felt inspired by you all. So i went ahead and signed up for a race in June. Im still nervous and apprehensive- but excited too! So thank you!!! :

EW, I hear you. I was doing a little bit if exercise but fractured my ankle 10!days ago so my exercise is going to the bathroom and kitchen and bedroom on crutches or a walker. Hopefully I can start putting some weight on my ankle soon and then can at least go for a simple walk.

Z - I have been doing some hand weights and some leg lifts. I have a built in weight on my leg with the boot. It only weighs about two,pounds but feels like 20. I am not supposed to,put any weight on the ankle yet and have fallen several times so I am hesitant to try to do much. Thank God for great neighbor's who get me in and out of the shower and are bringing me food and water. I can't really leave my house as I have stairs into my garage and my front porch that I cannot navigate. I'm just hoping the fracture was a fracture and not due to the bone cancer. This too will pass.

Love seeing how busy this thread is getting and all the different activities people are getting up too.

I have another 21k Cancer walk on Saturday it's a night walk though the restaurant district and waterfront. It's meant to be a lot of fun.

I did a 13k walk on Saturday and 15ks on Sunday. I'm still enjoying the paddle boarding which is twice a week. I tried Yin yoga for the first time on Friday and really enjoyed it. A bit different from my usual class.

Haven't done Pilates for a couple of weeks as it clashes with paddle boarding and miss it.

Wendy the out rigger canoeing sounds a blast. I must see if we can do it here in Auckland.

Have a great week ever

Hi. I'm back. Shuffling in to admit that I stayed away because I haven't been anywhere near meeting my goal of two kinds of exercise each day. Some days not even one. I know! If I had come here, I would be doing better. Overall, I think I have begun to get more exercise since the last time I posted on this thread. Twice in the last week I did two things: walk plus yoga, walk plus dance. Like Heidi, I think dancing has helped me have good balance. Once my teacher had me dance with my eyes closed as a way of focusing on feeling and expressing the music. It was a really interesting experience.

I read through the posts to catch up. It's great to hear about the variety of activities and feel the collective spirit of, as Wendy put it, haha cancer you lose.

Hi Shetland! Twice a week: AWESOME. Stick with that for a while and it will become 3 times a week. I've never been able to dive into 5-6 times a week from nothing. 2-3 times a week is a great routine and enough.

The dance class sounds like something to invest in as you teacher is working you on all the levels.

Today I jogged one mile as fast as I could on a treadmill, it was maybe an 11 minute mile. A huge accomplishment given where I have been. I used to run intervals. I am thinking maybe I am ready to work towards interval training again. Kinda psyched. The endorphin hit is addictive and probably good for me if I can get back to that level again... Maybe. But any improvement in fitness helps me mentally.

After running I did a 45 minute TRX class, massage, and then 30 minutes in an IR sauna. Killed the whole morning taking care of myself. I am shooting to make that my routine on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I am fighting a medicine induced malaise - nausea and weakness and a weird spinning head. The exercise/sauna routine seems to be the only weapon that works.

Now it is time to lie around with my Kitties. They have the ability to make me feel completely relaxed and grounded doing nothing. This is not a natural thing for me but very important.

Keep moving ladies!

What are you up to today?

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