Let's Post our Daily Exercise

Thank you HeidiHill - this country is trying to keep a dignified chin up, even with the idiot US monster's constant tweeting absolute crap about our cool-headed London mayor. Fully understand why you took a pass on acupuncture and cupping, well, from what Ruth put up, I'd pass on that too. Falconer, thanks beauty and hope all is moving smoothly, with you relaxing and it will loosen soon; took me 3 week to stand straight'ish. Love the pink tee's on WWW on a Sunday walk for mammos, etc.. photo Ruth and what a cool, huge complex, and like your photos too Claire.

I'm working mucho with many instructors home on term break with young children, 5 classes today, three done at three different locations, two to go tonight and at the same gym.

POUND with my favorite teacher. I am now watering flowers & the lawn like crazy (big water bill ahead ). I live in a split level house, so that requires lots of running up & down the stairs.

Day consisted of doing laundry, taking it out to the line to dry. Bringing it in when it was done and folding it.

Oh my goodness, Velvet! I am queasy just reading about it.

MEN!! Try to keep him in one piece until you've had a chance to celebrate your anniversary anyway!

Falconer, how is today? Velvet, I can so relate. My DH, in 2014 stuck his hand in the blade (to clear debris blocking forgetting to switch blade off -thought he had switched off) of his tractor mower (three months after active throat cancer tx, chemo brain for sure!) and had to have micro surgery on his left index finger. It did heal quick and I hope your anniversary trip goes forth and that today is calmer. Cheryl, LM with be out here in Kent for Q3 this weekend for up coming new release (booked both Flow on Sat/Sun). I know women who teach 20 - 25 hours a week, (much younger me) and those that did in the past; burned out by early 40's with numerous chronic injuries. If you don't become a PT by mid-30's (stop teaching so many group fitness classes) that is where you are headed. Well, huge voting upset here in the UK, son voted for 1st. time (made is mother proud thankfully, a non-Tory) and a wild, bumpy ride from here on, until a majority. The £ has taken a tumble. Depending on who is the majority, there is a possibility for funding for cancer exercise (via NHS - big stretch, yet there are those in the main working on that), in the future..I sure hope so. The fundraiser for Pink Ribbon Pilates on July 15th, has been slow on the ticket uptake. Feedback is that it's too samey-samey, now in it's fourth year (5 classes, starting with yoga, fascinating body language expert talk, singing for health, Pilates and meditation sound bath, 1 body treatment out of these three, reiki, indian head massage or reflexology and delicious vegetarian lunch + cake & tea - all for £50). I'm writing a grant proposal to submit by August, that Macmillan Cancer Support funds, so perhaps next year we can take a break on fundraising. It's exhausting for a tiny, grassroots charity like this...in order for this community class to remain free for it's breast cancer participants. If we could at least get a free room, well, if we were in London we could (insert big sigh). Must get busy now and write-up a lesson plan for my Pilates class at 1pm, the most of whom are over 70; I love these amazing,flexible, ladies!

Have a terrific start to the weekend everyone!

Edited for grammar & spelling of homophones... when was the last time I actually used that word.. for our teachers !

No walk this morning. Decided to do mega-laundry.

Husband's fingers look okay. He insisted on mowing, so I kept an eye on him from the kitchen window and laundry room. I don't know why he can't let our son help out. P will be home from work in 30 minutes. I know he'd gladly do the mowing. Excuse is he has to study...I know that, but he finds time to help me when I need it. I think dad is just having a hard time accepting that he may have limitations! Oh well.

Need to go into town this afternoon to pick up meds. I'll take a few extra minutes to walk before I come home.

One step at a timer, Falconer!

Did a 45 minute toning DVD this morning. DS is out of town for the day so picked up the grand-puppy & took her for a nice, long dog walk. She is now sitting on my arm, so I'm typing one-handed.

He insists he is NOT stubborn...I am. He is just saving time & money! Right!! He is cheap and admits it.

I didn't walk again this morning. Didn't fall asleep until after 5 am, so my husband let me sleep until 8:00. Sometimes I just can't turn off my brain at night. Husband's C-Pap sometimes bothers me,too. I think it was a little of both last night.

If I don't get out to walk by 7:30, I don't bother.

I am very structured when it comes to my household chores and do not like to have my schedule interrupted. I had to be this way when I was working, but I don't really need to now, so I am trying to be more flexible, but habits are hard to make and break. Didn't finish the laundry yesterday, so am finishing it today. Also scrubbed main bathroom this morning. I don't want to come home after a nice trip to a house that needs cleaning and dirty laundry.

Yesterday I walked 20 minutes. Today it is hot again. I took my dog to the nature trail and even he turned around after a bit resulting in a 27 minute walk. Then I came home and went for a 30 minute bike ride instead.

I have been lurking. Reading post while I wait in the car rider lane to pick my grandson up from school. He has been living with us basically since my surgery. It was alot for me to handle but he's a good kid. I have to get up early to take him to school. That means I have to get my girl up and take her with me. ( my girl is my multiply handicapped child) between dropping him off and picking him up my day seem to lose 2 hours! Anyway...SCHOOLS OUT FOR SUMMER! I hope to be more active with my post. I will start with....I had the cupping done. It felt so good! I have it done once a week by a PT who is a certified lymphedema specialist. It helped my cording and my scar from surgery is so smooth. It also helped reduce the scar tissue. You need to be 6 weeks out from radiation to prevent any of the SE. I had no SE from radiation other than my skin was dark and I did get itchy for a few days. I actually had the light cupping 4 weeks after radiation. When the cupping is done I barely turn red. I wish I could do it at home! Lol that's how good it feels!

I'm averaging 11 miles a day. Doing a few free weights and lots of therapy band. Some stretching with a half foam roller.

I am terrible at remembering names but I loved all the pictures! Hope all are healing!

30 minutes of toning, a little walk, a couple hours of yard work & now I am gearing up to clean the house......yuck!

It's been too hot and humid for me to exercise the last couple of days.

Ruth, that about sums up my weight training of late! Got a new exercise book that I've read, but still haven't done any exercises. I did get a nice walk in Saturday around my neighborhood until the bugs chased me home. Yesterday we took the boat out for the first time this year, did a little clamming, but it was pretty windy so I let my DH get wet while I tried to stay out of the wind by wrapping in towels. Trying to get the pool going, still a little on the green side so more chemicals today. We waited to open this year because last year the caterpillars were so bad we would get hundreds in the skimmer. This year they are not as bad, and with warm temperatures predicted again today, I wish the pool was ready.

Came back from DC to discover that the nesting bluebirds are no longer nesting, and a warbling vireo family has taken up residence in their box. Not sure if the vireos hijacked the box or what, but sad to have my bluebirds gone.