well mis instructor ... what is the charge for this exciting moves most day I do things sometimes feel I have restless leg syndrome...always up and down ... always feels like i am organizing and cleaning something in my house ...when home ... and now with spring out side work I need to get done or I go crazy looking at it ... can be out their on a nice day all day but with rests and lots of water ... have to ... or I could not do anything ... my body is not as healthy as a spring chick ... but I do my best ... old saying in my family move it or loose it ... and is very true ... but do have to say being old ...I do have to take day breaks ... so I might be able to move the nxt day ... with out a lot of pain ... thanks this should be fun ... what do I do I started mnths ago spring cleaning hahah I mowed the yard yesterday and am I done for a wk now right ... no ... more mowing and have to weed ... see ya nxt fall lamo

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move it or lose it.... love it
Sounds like you stay busy, which is fantastic!
As I've got old, I find myself weakening in different areas at different times so like you said (move it or lose it)instead of stopping or doing less...
I find things to do to improve and make that action easier to do

Believe it or not right now one I'm focused on is balance and posture.... something I never thought about when I was younger.

Stay active, take breaks and stop in and let us know how it's going

Way to go crystal

I'm still trying to maintain 5 minutes every hour for 12 hours but hasn't made it yet
6-8 times a day so far is my norm

love the side steps and kicks, a simple modification of just walking but changes which muscles you are using... fantastic!
Have you tried doing heel to toe? Like you are walking a balance beam or been pulled over for drunk driving
Great for balance and switches things up a little

Nope, not done that. My main goal is to keep moving around but I may try it.
The sidesteps are good as we don't normally use those muscles, or not much. I also step back and forth, for the same reason: the muscles to walk backwards don't really get used.
Today I have been a bit lazy for the sheer reason I feel so sleepy today, hihi. But so far I have at least cycled a bit. Only to the supermarket but better than nothing :p

Good morning crystal

We all hit that day, busy, tired, just don't feel like it...
And guess what? That's fine... take a day recharge and rest is good for you.

Just don't let one day turn into two, into a week of not moving

Great job on getting outside and cycling, that uses totaling different muscles, than walking

So this morning.....

1 st 5 minutes

Modify sun salutation
100 crunches

2nd 5 minutes
3 sets, 10lb weights
Biceps
Triceps


Going to go get my walk in now

got sidetrack

But got 3 mile walk
140 modified pushups
100 more crunches
And crystal I did some wide side steps...owww

Took me 1 hour 17 minutes
Not great but not horrible

I've been quite busy this morning due to a challenge I'm doing online. I got dressed earlier so I could record a short vid, took a selfie in the hallway, and wrote a piece about myself.
So I have been far more active this morning and away from the PC than I normally am.
Just now, however, that same muscle that started the chit a few weeks back, toinked again, so I'm going to be very careful. Not nearly as bad as back then, but still...
I cannot go and get help now so wait and see and fingers crossed.

Oh no.... please be careful and don't strain your back

Ugh I haven't done any selfies since the end of January.... always on my to do list but it always gets moved to the bottom

That was my other thought for a thread... since we are all home bound... to once a week we'd choose something like... take a selfie in your pjs, outside, wearing a hat, whatever then everyone put them up as there pro pic on say like Sunday.
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But I'd rather workout

I've been for a walk, shorter than usual, to see how it'd go. I do have mild tingling in my left foot.
And I've done my steps alongside the table earlier on too. And a few times bent over to just hang to give the vertebrae some space. It's not so bad that I daren't do that.

love that you listen to your body but continue to move, you just modify to your body's needs


My body is ok but my mind is not into it today
So I'm taking the morning off, might turn into a day off

Hihi, you also gotta listen to the mind and indeed sometimes take a day of leisure. What you do is a whole lot anyways.
Typical you feel that way now, as I read from several people that they had that yesterday.
I'm thinking that maybe it has to do with tomorrow's alignment.

OT -- I didn't go for a walk as my girl came over this afternoon :) I did take a few moments to do my steps though.
And yes, being mindful of my body as my spine and/or muscles and/or ligaments aren't too happy. Not as bad as last time and I hope to keep it that way.
So I do careful Eden energy stretches and bending over to give my spine more space, rolling with a tennis ball against the door over the sore spots etc.
The biggest bummer is that it also affects my neck vertebrae, it's always like a domino track when 1 thing goes wrong... and when the Atlas gets stuck I also get a bit dim and easier dizzy.

So moving yes, but carefully so :)

Enjoy your day off!

Geezzz... don't you think that's overdoing it?

No walkies today, but I did cycle to the supermarket, did some fitness step around the table. And I was away from the PC to record another reading.
Okay, then I'm sat down again, but at least not staring at the square screen, hihi.

Not for me, I'm slowly building up to what I was doing 6 months ago. Adding one exercise at a time and building up reps, little by little.

We all have our own journey
I started this thread, with everyone being in lockdown to remember to move and was hoping we could share ideas and encouragement for staying fit at home.

I love what you've shared, and I've added in the side steps. Which are definitely a different muscle group than I was using.

Way to keep moving crystal

Yes, sidesteps are different muscles we normally don't use much. Maybe you do when you have a sex life, hahaha, or ride horses.

No walkies or steps today yet as I've been busy outside, mowing the lawn which is hard work. Lawn isn't smooth, it's all lumps and bumps, horrible to mow.
And the grass is getting really long too, meaning I regularly have to lift my end of the mower so it doesn't choke to death on it, hihi.
I think I've had my fitness for the day! Not done the entire lawn, too much.

Maybe tonight I'll do some more steps, wait and see how my back holds up.
But doing this daily is nice, feels good. Kicks, sidesteps, walking back & forth so I get the backside muscles too, knee lifts. I like knee lifts & kicks as you then also use the abs, including diagonal ones if you use your arms to reach for the opposite knee.

Ohh lawwdd

That is a workout! I finally gave up using a mower when I lived in the mountains the ground was so bad....I used the weed eater on a acre, luckily we had a short summer there.

The knee lift is a great ab exercise, especially for people who have back issues. I'm looking for more ab exercises now, anyone have any favorites?

My woohoo moment.... the 10lb weights are really paying off.... love the definition I'm getting in my arms, back and shoulders ❤

I went out for my daily walkie again, in the sun, sleeves rolled up :)
And I cycled to the chip shop.