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SparklingCrystal 💖💎

Thu 03/26/20 12:46 PM

It's easy to get complacent, weather, life, aches and pains, we all do it.

But that video is great, walking is my all time favourite thing to do and it's just 15 minute in the privacy of your home.

And people any exercise can be modified to fit you... you find it too much??? Try doing just the steps without the arm movements, take smaller steps or just do part until you feel like you can do more. You have problems standing? Sit on a chair, move your feet and do the arm movements.
Want more add weights. Don't have weights use water bottles filled with water... you can also fill them with sand, rice, beans for a little heavier weight.

Exactly! And even I can do the 1-mile walk, but I do adjust the arm movements to not tax my shoulders/neck too much as I easily tense muscles in that area as it is.
But moving does make the body healthier, Leslie calls it "Juicing the joints". You get more liquid in the joints that helps movement and alleviates pain.
I love the kicks (not too high) and the knee-lifts where you touch your knees diagonally as this trains the belly muscles, including the 'diagonal' ones.

Your topic inspired me to write another blog post, hihi.
Thank you for that!
:heart:

🍫 KitKat 🍫

Thu 03/26/20 12:59 PM

I'm learning too... juicing the joints... love it!

Everyone needs to listen to their body and modify to fit you... great job on doing that crystal flowers

And thank you, that's so cool you did a blog!

I did my 5 minutes 50 crunches and I do hamstring stretches 30 second hold 3 times each leg
(These are also great for balance)

Did anyone else????

SparklingCrystal 💖💎

Thu 03/26/20 01:26 PM

I moved more during the day, and went for a walk. Right now, half past 9, I'm not going to do fitness stuff anymore :)

Riverspirit1111

Thu 03/26/20 01:32 PM

I'm learning too... juicing the joints... love it!

Everyone needs to listen to their body and modify to fit you... great job on doing that crystal flowers

And thank you, that's so cool you did a blog!

I did my 5 minutes 50 crunches and I do hamstring stretches 30 second hold 3 times each leg
(These are also great for balance)

Did anyone else????

Way to go KitKat drinker

I was waiting til Monday to start laugh

I got enough exercise at work today dodging the ignorant people who don't know how to do social distancing grumble

My reduced schedule actually starts tomorrow, so I'll begin with the 5 min exercises then. happy

🍫 KitKat 🍫

Thu 03/26/20 02:18 PM

I'm done for today also crystal flowers

thanks river... I'll look forward to seeing what you choose to do when you start flowerforyou

I despise jumping jacks grumble

I have no idea why but I do.

Anyone else have a exercise they despise???

SparklingCrystal 💖💎

Thu 03/26/20 02:26 PM

I'm done for today also crystal flowers

thanks river... I'll look forward to seeing what you choose to do when you start flowerforyou

I despise jumping jacks grumble

I have no idea why but I do.

Anyone else have a exercise they despise???

All of them? laugh

I do not like working out and doing exercises. I'm a Taurus, I'm lazy, hihi.
The only sports I ever liked was martial arts. I used to do Taekwondo, and later on Tai Chi when I couldn't do the first anymore.
I enjoyed Tai Chi a lot, but other people weren't really interested in the Art of it, the martial part. They just try it for a few months, then move to something else. I am really into the martial arts part, flowing energy through the body etc.
But each time in that group was so disappointing to me I could cry. So I stopped.

🍫 KitKat 🍫

Thu 03/26/20 02:41 PM

fair enough

I can see where the Tai Chi and you would be a good fit! That is so you, with the energy flow flowerforyou

Have you looked online for something that you might enjoy at home away from the negative energy of others?

Bastet127

Thu 03/26/20 06:13 PM

I’m used to a 90 minute bikram yoga class 3 - 4 times a week, this “closed”
business is driving me crazy. So, thank you, for the reminder there are
other ways we can be active during this difficult time. flowerforyou

Poetrywriter

Thu 03/26/20 07:10 PM

Poetry that is a great stretch for lower back and a great example for people to do sitting. Do you ever do them in a standing position?

I do them laying down, sitting down and even standing up but standing up makes it hard to reach the keyboard keys. laugh

🍫 KitKat 🍫

Fri 03/27/20 12:35 AM

Poetry that is a great stretch for lower back and a great example for people to do sitting. Do you ever do them in a standing position?

I do them laying down, sitting down and even standing up but standing up makes it hard to reach the keyboard keys. laugh

poetry

Part of the idea is to take 5 minutes away from the computer, TV, phone, change position and move :hugging:

🍫 KitKat 🍫

Fri 03/27/20 12:54 AM

Wow nice job Bastet flowerforyou

I don't have any ideas of a replacement exercise that is home friendly... maybe someone else has some suggestions

I still walk and do a few exercises in the morning but I've found myself sitting in one position longer and feeling overwhelmed...
So taking 5 minutes every hour, not only breaks up my day but I find myself thinking about what I want to do the next 5 minutes

Whether you do the 5 minute challenge or find a at home replacement workout, please stop by and let us know :hugging:

Just keep moving!

SparklingCrystal 💖💎

Fri 03/27/20 02:52 AM

fair enough

I can see where the Tai Chi and you would be a good fit! That is so you, with the energy flow flowerforyou

Have you looked online for something that you might enjoy at home away from the negative energy of others?

Yes, there is an English Tai Chi master who has stuff online. Maybe I'll try that again.
I did love Tai Chi. The sheer fact I was doing martial arts in spite of my neck problems, wow! Such a thrill, hihi.
And indeed flowing energy is totally me, you know me well, Watson! My hand chakras always tingled during.

SparklingCrystal 💖💎

Fri 03/27/20 02:53 AM

Maybe you can find bikram yoga on YouTube. You can find the most amazing things on there!

🍫 KitKat 🍫

Fri 03/27/20 03:50 AM

Now's a great time to get that energy flowing crystal! If you decide to, I'd love if you could post the link :heart:

First 5 minutes modified sun salutations 100 crunches

2nd and 3rd I was out walking

4th I'm going to sit on my exercise ball(good for posture and balance)
And do 5 minutes of breathing

SparklingCrystal 💖💎

Fri 03/27/20 05:03 AM

I've just done my DER (Daily Energy Routine), created by Donna Eden (Eden Medicine).
It really helps your health, very good to do now in this time, reduces stress, gets you focused etc etc because of the meridians, pressure points and so on.

And it gets you moving for 5-10 (once you know the movements).

Here is Donna showing you how to do it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di5Ua44iuXc

Adept where needed. Like I don't bend over and hang if I'm dizzy.

SparklingCrystal 💖💎

Fri 03/27/20 07:04 AM

For the Tai Chi, you can search "erle montaigue tai chi" on YouTube. That's the old style of Tai Chi which is actualy really fluent and naturel. I've done that and the more usual form (cannot remember the name).
But this form Tai Chi by Erle Montaigue feels totally natural.

Here is lessons nr1, very well explained:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZjeUZqB6w4

And lesson 2, 3, 7a, 7b. 5 & 6 you can search for yourself, I have seen them, I assume 4 too.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Yang+Lu+Ch%27an%27s+form+lesson+2

🍫 KitKat 🍫

Fri 03/27/20 07:15 AM

Thank you crystal :heart:

I really appreciate...I don't have wifi and do everything on a limited high speed data phone plan, so searching is really limited for me.

I will definitely check them out!

So I had to run out for a prescription that just got in... and it was time for my 5 minutes noway

so the bank parking lot was empty right beside the pharmacy, parked down there and walked the outer edge :wink:

Instead of making excuses(and I've got a million of them) ,I used that energy to find a reasonable solution

SparklingCrystal 💖💎

Fri 03/27/20 07:35 AM

Nice :)
I've been out on my daily walk earlier on. And I sometimes just walk through the living room, around the dining room table a few times, doing the Leslie Sansone's sidestep sometimes as well.
I've been thinking, if I walk around the dining room table each time I get to the kitchen or toilet I'm likely to more than double my normal indoor steps, hihi.

SparklingCrystal 💖💎

Fri 03/27/20 07:41 AM

Lesson 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4Z8-yWkXEc

lesson 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcLo42OCGQU

Here's lesson 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5y6SluuyDs

Lesson 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy1soFHlHFk&t=1s

Lesson 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dOmRytSlkI

Lesson 7A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb0wDN8MXM8

Lesson 7B
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogWtoCvdupU

If you're done with those and like it I will post the others. I think there's 10.

🍫 KitKat 🍫

Fri 03/27/20 08:07 AM

That's a great goal crystal, take a lap everytime and double your inside steps flowers

I've barely had time to post today... dad's been in hyper wandering mode today and sometimes he can figure out all the locks on the doors ...since 3am back and forth from the back door to my outside door. He napped and mom watched him while I ran a errand and then he was back up, back and forth, back and forth noway

you think he'd be exhausted...I am laugh

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