Movers and Shakers - April 5 - 11

[Shadow]

Mmmm - is no one here today :eek: or are you all still posting on last week's thread :lol:? You were certainly all busy while I was gone - way to go :thumbsup:!

Now...what are you all up to this week? Hopefully I'll see just as much action as I did last week :D!

[SandyHanson]

Good Morning, Yesterday was upper body resistance, which I did fairly early. Today will be Tae Bo and lower body resistance - primarily thighs. In fact I'm off to do that now!

[Shadow]

Good for you, Sandy :D!!!! Nice to see your great start to the week :thumbsup:!

[Karole]

Hi all, I did my Over 50 dvd for 35 min. today. I hope to go for a walk later, will let you know if it works out.

[gitfiddle]

I'm still congested and miserable today. I'm planning on a nice slow walk around the block, which is a mile. The air is cold and I'm hoping it will help clear my head. :rolleyes:

[Shadow]

Great job, Karole :D!!!!

[Shadow]

I'm still congested and miserable today. I'm planning on a nice slow walk around the block, which is a mile. The air is cold and I'm hoping it will help clear my head. :rolleyes:
(((Carol)))! Take care of yourself, okay :)?

[Karole]

Ha, no walking today--I just remembered we have changed our line dancing lessons from Tues to Mon. evening so it will be an hour or so of that instead. In fact I am leaving in just a few min.

[Shadow]

Have a blast, Karole :D!

[Jackie]

(((hope))) your feeling better Carol!

Shadow, in case you didn't see my awesome post from yesterday I have to repeat as I was very proud of my day. 3 mile walk/run, 15 minutes ab workout on my exercise ball and upper body/arm workout with my free weights!!!!!

Today was 25 minutes on the elliptical this morning.

[Shadow]

Shadow, in case you didn't see my awesome post from yesterday I have to repeat as I was very proud of my day. 3 mile walk/run, 15 minutes ab workout on my exercise ball and upper body/arm workout with my free weights!!!!!
That is an awesome workout and you've every right to be very proud of yourself :thumbsup: :D :thumbsup:!!! I don't see it on the thread so I'm really glad you took the time to tell me again :nod:!

Today was 25 minutes on the elliptical this morning.Great start to the day!

[Karole]

Exercise so far has been : this a.m. helping dh drag branches that have been downed by the wind/ice in recent months. Then throwing them into a big pile for burning. It's too windy to even think about that right now tho. Then this p.m. I helped him load fire wood onto the pickup --for our campfires during our trailride later this month. A tree had fallen and he cut it up while I loaded it. Thankgoodness he did cut it small enough for me to load. The really big pieces he did himself.

We plan to go for a walk later this evening so all in all a pretty good day--lots of exercise and we accomplished something too.

[Shadow]

Karole - Sounds like ALOT got accomplished :nod:! Some resistance exercise plus some clean up. Can't beat it, huh :p?

It's good to see at least SOMEONE around here is M&Sing! (That's a hint to the rest of you slackards :evil: )

[gitfiddle]

:p I'm still slacking today, dear Shadow. I daresay I'll be at the gym tomorrow. :nod:

Karole, you dragging branches makes me think of Puddin. :)

Carry on, troops! :D

[Nam]

Hey I didn't slack. 45 minutes of cardio. Always glad I did it, but I sure don't enjoy the first 10 or 15 minutes. Anybody else like that?

[Karole]

Hope you will be feeling great by tomorrow Carol. --All the while I was dragging those branches I was thinking of Puddin and her olive tree branches. Also about all the news from Italy about the Quake. How sad it is.

[Karole]

Dh and I got in 35 min. of brisk walking this evening around 6 p.m. It really was a gorgeous day. Supposed to be even warmer tomorrow so I bet he will go golfing.

[gitfiddle]

Hey I didn't slack. 45 minutes of cardio. Always glad I did it, but I sure don't enjoy the first 10 or 15 minutes. Anybody else like that? :D I don't enjoy cardio, but it's the stuff I make myself do before I can go play with the weight equipment.

Hope you will be feeling great by tomorrow Carol. --All the while I was dragging those branches I was thinking of Puddin and her olive tree branches. Also about all the news from Italy about the Quake. How sad it is.Oh, I didn't think about that. :eek: Is she anywhere near that area?

[Shadow]

Carol - Since you have a "sick pass" I'll let you have one more day ;).

Hi Nam and welcome :)! I do not like cardio at all. I do it, but .... :rolleyes:. Weights are far more to my liking. I'm just thankful I know weights are most important and I don't have to kill myself over cardio like I used to :p.

Karole - What an awesome day you had :thumbsup:!!!! You rock!

[Claudette]

Y'all,

Shadow, I will confess, I have been slacking, I'm ready for the wet noodle.

I am in cold Boston today and tomarrow at business meetings for work.

My cardio will be brisk walking in the cold to the meetings near the hotel, then to dinner later. This am, I did Callenetics from memory.


Will see you later....

[Shadow]

Claudette - Consider yourself whipped ;). But it sounds like you're getting right back to it so kudos to you :thumbsup:! Boy.... I bet Boston is a real change from TX, huh :p?

[gitfiddle]

Shadow, I made it to the gym today for the full upper body workout plus 20 minutes of cardio. :)

[Karole]

Would you believe I put the exercising off this just now!! Why do I torture myself this way. But any way it is done. I did 14 min. elliptical, 8 min. upper body w/5# weights and I am going to go do some pt exercises/stretches right now.

[Jackie]

I am here and sticking to the plan, just no time to post. yesterday was a 5km bike ride and today was a 2km walk. Exhausted................going to bed..............I won't be here tomorrow as we have a school function all evening. See you all on Friday.

[SandyHanson]

Exercise as scheduled on Tuesday (upper body resistance) and Wednesday (Tae Bo and lower body resistance)

[Karole]

Famous last words--gonna do it right now--I didn't do my pt exercises after all-- I got up from the puder went to the kitchen --saw something I needed to do and didn't think pt exercises until I was already tucked up in bed. ugh.

[Karole]

Okay, I'm good to go for the day as I just finished my Over 50 dvd total body workout. 45 min. worth.

[Shadow]

Shadow, I made it to the gym today for the full upper body workout plus 20 minutes of cardio. :)Great job, Carol :D! I hope you didn't overdo it, though!

[Shadow]

Would you believe I put the exercising off this just now!! Why do I torture myself this way. But any way it is done. I did 14 min. elliptical, 8 min. upper body w/5# weights and I am going to go do some pt exercises/stretches right now.
I don't know, Karole, but it does seem you like to torment yourself :lol:. I'd far rather get it done first thing in the AM before I'm too awake to know what I'm doing to myself :p. But even if you did hesitate in getting it done, it was a great workout once you did it :D!

[Shadow]

I am here and sticking to the plan, just no time to post. yesterday was a 5km bike ride and today was a 2km walk. Exhausted................going to bed..............I won't be here tomorrow as we have a school function all evening. See you all on Friday.
No wonder you're tired - that's a lot of km to put in :nod:! Hope you had a good night's sleep and look forward to seeing you Friday :thumbsup:!

[Shadow]

Exercise as scheduled on Tuesday (upper body resistance) and Wednesday (Tae Bo and lower body resistance)
Way to go, Sandy :D :thumbsup: :D!

[Shadow]

Famous last words--gonna do it right now--I didn't do my pt exercises after all-- I got up from the puder went to the kitchen --saw something I needed to do and didn't think pt exercises until I was already tucked up in bed. ugh.
:rolleyes: .... likely story .... :rolleyes:

[Shadow]

Okay, I'm good to go for the day as I just finished my Over 50 dvd total body workout. 45 min. worth.
Much better :thumbsup: :D!!!!

[Shadow]

Okay, this morning I finished my 5th for the week then got to speed-shovel a heavy spring snow :rolleyes:. I'll still do my PT stuff every day and walk on Saturday. Then Sunday, it's time to start all over again ;).

[gitfiddle]

Great job, Carol :D! I hope you didn't overdo it, though!Not as far as the cold goes (it's leaving rapidly), but I can feel it this morning!

[Shadow]

Not as far as the cold goes (it's leaving rapidly),
Perfect :D!
but I can feel it this morning!
Even better yet ;)!

[Karole]

Weights and then snow shovels to boot. Wow. No wonder they let you carry that big whip around !!:eek::D

Just kidding-- I think the shoveling would have done me in, let alone any other heavy stuff. Good job--showing us how its done.

[SandyHanson]

Upper body resistance today. I FINALLY order a set of resistance bands, so should be able to develop an even better routine when they arrive.

[Shadow]

Weights and then snow shovels to boot. Wow. No wonder they let you carry that big whip around !!:eek::D
You got it :lol: :p!

Just kidding-- I think the shoveling would have done me in, let alone any other heavy stuff. Good job--showing us how its done.
Well, I try. But you've got to remember I've been doing this for years, so... Once you're able to go heavier on your weights, you'll soon find yourself being able to do both the same day, too ;).

[Shadow]

Upper body resistance today. I FINALLY order a set of resistance bands, so should be able to develop an even better routine when they arrive.

That's awesome, Sandy! Bands are definitely great tools and can hits the muscles in an entirely different way than machines or dumbbells can :nod:!

[SandyHanson]

Did my Tae Bo this morning. A couple of weeks ago I started doubling up on the parts that I can do well to get more of a workout. But on some of the leg moves I've only been doing half of the routine.

e.g., knee raises on the tape are:
1. lift
2. lift . . . etc.

I've been doing them:
1. lift
2. down . . . etc.

Today I did them as shown. Still not really well, with a little hand assist (I'm not sure if you can picture that :question::D) but nevertheless . . .

In other words, I had a really good workout this morning :exclamation:

[Shadow]

Today I did them as shown. Still not really well, with a little hand assist (I'm not sure if you can picture that :question::D) but nevertheless . . .

In other words, I had a really good workout this morning :exclamation:
That's awesome, Sandy :thumbsup: :D :thumbsup:!

[gitfiddle]

Okay, it's confession time; I have been seriously slacking on my gym time this week. When I'm home working, every day is Saturday! :frown: I went this morning, though, dragging DS with me. We had a great time and it wasn't busy.

Since I've had more "rest" days than exercise days, I did upper and lower with ten minutes on the bike to start and ten minutes on the dreadmill to cool down.

I've proven my theory that my diligence has been purely because the gym is on my route home from work. :nod:

[Ammy]

got in ONE exercise this week.
Went on a 2mile hike today around town.

[Shadow]

Well, hmmm... at least both of you are ending the week with SOME exercise :suspicious:.

Dare I hope next week will be better for both of you, Carol and Amy :)?

[Ammy]

You can HOPE Shadow!!! :razz: :p

[Shadow]

You can HOPE Shadow!!! :razz: :p
:lol:!!!!

Just remember I'm watching you :tongue: ;)! I may not be able to actually "whip" you, but I can give it one heck of a cyber-effort :p!

[gitfiddle]

Dare I hope next week will be better...You can count on it! Today is already day two for me this week. I'm back in my routine. You can't imagine how out-of-the-box it was for me to go on a Saturday. I just knew I had to or you'd be knocking on my door! :paranoid:

[Shadow]

You can count on it! Today is already day two for me this week. I'm back in my routine.
Yippee :D :D :D!!!!
You can't imagine how out-of-the-box it was for me to go on a Saturday.
Believe me, I can relate! But boy it just doesn't seem right to do it on a different day, does it :eek:?
I just knew I had to or you'd be knocking on my door! :paranoid:
Exactly :evil:!

[gitfiddle]

Okay, my friend, you can relax in your chair. I put in ten minutes on the bike and then 20 minutes on the treadmill (talking). I also did the adductor/abductor. Kinda lopsided, but I did a lot of ab work yesterday and wanted to give those a rest.