What a sweet man

On those tough days, can you jsut do a partial walk, like half or 3/4 of the amount so you arent so wiped?

MSnewengland.org is sponsering a walk in our area on Sept 12, 26th, and 27th the DH wants to walk. He thinks I can do it, but its 5 miles! I dunno, I dunno, I dunno...my lil gremlin that talks me out of things is working overtime. I will have to see if I can train to do this. Wish me luck.

ohhh new month, I turned 40 yesterday, I worked full shift so did not get workout in..

but this morning I was feeling good, had great sleep, think the new med for pain made me sleep so deep.. tramadol... anyhow got up and did Yoga... good stretch too for anyone who suffers with spasticity try yoga... or stretches...each day..

hugss all, sarah

80 minutes of the 80s this morning in spin class. Max HR 90% of max, avg 78% of max, 1026 calories burned. The instructor actually showed up in heavy 80s rocker hair and makeup and a flashdance style top over her cycling jersey. She made it alot of fun so we could forget we were riding 20-30 minutes longer than normal.

Checkin' in:
I went to water aerobics today and we all went to breakfast afterwards as we do each Saturday.

Classes are Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays and it's a small friendly club and we all share bounties of fruits, veggies and sometimes sugary treats so we can work them off!

Today the manager brought figs from his fig trees and they were so good!

He brings healthy things when he comes in and frowns at the donuts and cookies but I tell him it's what's keeping him in business.

The club has two new pieces of equipment which are like a recumbant bike but has handles which go back and forth and pedals if that makes sence (sp).

I have no idea what it is called but easy for me to do since I can sit and it does give a pretty good upper and lower body workout as I can now tell.

Love, love, love the trekking poles! I'm about to head out on my day's first of two hikes. Yippee skippee, I love being able to hobble around again!

We have such an active club!

Good Luck Dejibo on your training for the big walk. Do you have a cooling vest to keep you cooler while you walk?

Happy Birthday sabimax: Good for you for doing your yoga on your birthday.

TXBatman: Thats a great image of your instructor... you burn so many calories, what are your favorite foods to replenish your stores afterwards? Cheese? Peanut butter? Steak?

AzJanie: Figs! Food of the gods On the days you dont have watercise classes, do you do it independently> At our public pool there is a small group of women who do it independently together on the days there are no classes.

Aftermynap: What is pole trekking???

I finished my mile swim just now and it was delightful. Up kindof late because we were out late with DD who flew into town for two nights. Alas, she left early this morinng ...

Trekking poles are just poles for use when hiking, they offer support and balance on rough terrain. I decided to try them because I need to break bad habits I've developed using a rollator.

They are very similar to ski poles but are typically widely adjustable for length, have carbide spikes to bite the earth, and come with alternate tips for various surfaces. I have mine adjusted to about as high as my elbow to force my back to return to active duty. It's working very well for me.

There are different styles of use, I use the basic Nordic stride style, but at a much slower pace. My PTs call it "four-point walking".

I have deplorably poor balance and have been able to keep from falling pretty well with them.

Videos of the different trekking/walking poles, for those of you who are interested.

Anything to help us to "keep moving"..

http://www.boomyah.com/c-11-instruction-video.aspx

What a great idea, thanks for the explanation. And, to SallyC, thanks for the video clip.