Monday, April 7, 2025

Cold Wet Typical April

It was a lot warmer last week, like 20 degrees warmer. I've been waking to temps in the mid-30s, not cold enough for ice but glad I still have my winter parka and gloves. The dogs were disappointed that no one came to the park today, but truthfully, it's Monday and cold and sorta raining. Well, the air was very wet if not quite precipitating. 

Still, my skin is really really dry, fissures are forming on my finger tips again, and maybe inside one of my nostrils. Considering the fact that it's allergy season and my nose seems to be always running, that little abrasion has been painfully annoying. Dabbing petrolatum on it doesn't seem to help as much as I'd like.

I even slathered myself in cream yesterday, hoping to alleviate the itchiness that develops when I'm doing cardio and my body hasn't reached critical temp yet. People who suffer from ichthyosis vulgaris (a genetic skin protein disorder) often have trouble regulating their body temperature. Some find it difficult to sweat due to either a lack of sweat glands, or skin adhesions blocking the sweat pores. I just need to reach a certain internal temperature and then the floodgates open and I'm drenched, but until then, my skin is pin-prick itchy all over and only scratching or dousing myself with water offers any relief. There's no way I'm pouring water on myself while pedaling cardio machines, so I'm usually scratching my head, back, arms... until I start sweating. And then I feel so much better.

I decided to do a Cardio Day although I'm not sure what the rest of the week will look like. I have a dermatology appointment mid-week, mostly as a follow-up to those weird brown spots under my eyebrows, but also to look at some new issues, like the dark mole on the back of my calf that not only appears to be larger but also now has a texture. It's scaly on a part of me that isn't scaly is a warning flag. I have a lot of dark spots, some pin pricks that are growing slowly, some that have been the same for decades... Best to have a professional look at it. 

My cardio wasn't the best today. But my pull-ups were better. I have no idea why. The gym was moderately crowded but that's to be expected on a bleary Monday. When I enter the Aerobics Room, I'm greeted by a monstrously large flat screen affixed above the mirrored wall. It's where the analog clock used to hang. That's been relegated 90 degrees away to the adjacent mirrored wall. 

The screen is active with images of people exercising and apparently talking, but there's no sound. Of course, I also have my earbuds in, but I can still hear ambient noises if they're loud enough. I assume this is for some new classes the gym is going to offer. They've instituted a tiered fee system for members who want to take classes. That's not me: I'm perfectly content to do my own thing at my own pace to my own music. 

Everything feels routine, except that I'm tired, and push-ups feel harder than they should be. Weird, right? Especially considering that nothing I've done today should impact the muscles involved in push-ups: no triceps, no pectorals, not much core except for the dead bugs... I dunno. It's a mystery. Tomorrow I'm hoping to push some weights but no promises. 

Working through a Lady Gaga earworm stuck in my head. It's not even the latest song, Abracadabra. It's the earlier Disease. I don't really have the vocabulary to identify what exactly has hooked my brain, but it's just a few notes at the beginning of the song that literally sends a tingle down my spine...That's the same sensation I get from that distinctive trill that the late Dolores O' Riordan (The Cranberries) sings in the haunting Zombie. I think the term is called keening, or yodeling. And the late Sinead O' Connor also used this style. I guess that's very Irish. It's sad, these beautiful voices quiet now. At least we have their recordings so they won't be forgotten.

7 April 2025 12:18-2:18
Monday — All Cardio
Rainy Cold Cardio 40°F

Precor elliptical #1
Program 1
Time: 30 + 5 (5402)
Distance: 2.78
Cal: 305
Avg Hr: 153-71, 194
New FB: 43-146

HGPU 20

Matrix StairMaster (R) 
Manual timer 8+2 cool down
Minimum 5 minutes
Speed 5 (50-45) / 2 (36) / 1 (29)
Steps 437
Floors 27
Cal 66
Hr 127

HGPU 20

Life Fitness X-Trainer #4 (1:28-1:43)
Program Manual L1
Time: 12 (+3 min cool down) = 15
Distance: 1.30
Cal: 113
Avg Hr: 123-127

HGPU 16

20 Hip Bridges
Piriformis/Hip/Pencil Stretch
DeadBugs 20 x 5
Piriformis stretches
Child’s Pose
Cat/Cow stretch 12
Child’s Pose
Fire Hydrants 25 x 2
Bird Dog Planks 60s x 2
Push-Ups 30
Arm rotations 20
Air Squats 25
Side Lunges 10 each side
Neck stretch / Eye yoga


Friday, April 4, 2025

Apparently Weight Lifting is Good For Your Brain

I took yesterday off and did a bunch of chores, actually fell asleep on the sofa with the dogs and made up my sleep deficit. But of course, this meant that I wasn't really sleepy when I went to bed later. Bummer. Just can't win the sleep battle. 

All us gym rats know that exercise is good for us so it's amusing and validating to read research articles stating that exercise is not only good for your body but your brain as well. Well, duh. You know blood flow and oxygen and all that... but yesterday, I read an article suggesting that weight lifting actually helps to mitigate Alzheimer's. Click here to read the article.

This, of course, gives me greater incentive to push some weights today. This will also be the third day this week that I've made it to the gym, which is challenging cuz it's so easy to find other things to do instead. I'm tired and made adjustments to my routine by cutting 10 minute off the cardio program, but compensated by doing Intervals. Because that's not something I do regularly, I find it much more difficult that the standard three programs on the Precor elliptical.

I get a set of pull-ups and I'm slightly disappointed. Better than 15 but not 20 like last week. The half pull-up means I pushed and couldn't quite do the complete rep. Some days I have a series of half reps, but not today. There's a handful of people in the free weight area. I search for the two Nautilus benches. One is in use and the other one is in a bench cage. There are other adjustable benches and I try to adjust one to a shallower inclined angle but it's stuck in the 90 degree position, bolt upright and totally unusable for me. Ugh. I'm about to head over to the bench cage several yards away when the fellow on the bench close to the DB rack exits the area. Yaaay! I glom onto it like wet paint.

You can always tell newbies in the free weight area: they're the ones doing their thing literally right in front of the weight rack. Okay, even some seasoned folks are that inconsiderate, but they're just lazy butt holes. Most of us know to step back a few feet so as not to block access to the rest of the racks. There's a new face in the gym today and she seems unsure as to what she's doing and where she should be doing it. Hopefully she'll figure it out, or come at a different time in the day. Because half the time she's in my way. 

I escaped to the Aerobics Room once I finished my sets. It wasn't empty which surprised me. It's pleasantly warm outside and was only moist in the early morning (when I was at the dog park with my puppers). Even though I'm tired, I was still able to complete the entire routine including Walking Lunges and ending with a quick Wall Sit. That only lasted 90 seconds, but that was quite enough.

4 April 2025 12:24-2:16
Friday — Cardio and then some
66°F!!

Precor elliptical #1
Program Intervals
Time: 20 + 5 (3354)
Distance: 1.90
Cal: 198
Avg Hr: 138, 200-87
New FB: 40-126

HGPU 18.5

Incl DB Press s/s Lateral Raises s/s Rev Incline Flys
10 lbs x 25/15/25 
15 lbs x 25/15/25 
20/15/20 x 26/15/26 reps x 3 sets

20 Hip Bridges 
Piriformis/Hip/Pencil Stretch
DeadBugs 20 x 5
Piriformis stretches
Child’s Pose
Cat/Cow stretch 12
Child’s Pose
Fire Hydrants 30 x 2
Bird Dog Planks 60s x 2
Push-Ups 30
Arm rotations 20
Air Squats 25
Neck stretch / Eye yoga
Walking Lunges 21/21
Wall Squat 90 sec


Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Mid-Week and It's Okay

I spent hours yesterday trying to get my new color photo printer to communicate with my laptop via WiFi. My old photo printer hasn't worked since before the pandemic so it's been more than 5 years. I took the old one to Staples because they accept e-waste, and then I ordered an inexpensive model from Canon. Not the best printer, but definitely affordable, and able to accept 13x18 paper. 

I can print images with a USB cable but that requires me actually sitting right next to the printer, and that's not something I always want to do. Especially since the machine is advertised as being WiFi accessible. Eventually, I get a dialogue window asking me for the printer password. Uh, since when do home printers have or need passwords? 

I put a call into the Canon service center, and after a good long (20 minute) wait with peppy piped-in Muzak, I get an actual tech on the phone. Who then walks me through the process of getting my printer recognized on our home WiFi system. That takes another 90 minutes. The tech tells me that I'm not the first person to call with this issue, especially since there is nothing documented about this included with the device. But apparently, a few years ago a law was passed that required manufacturers of WiFi connected devices to have randomly generated passwords. I had no idea!

Used to be you could enter the device's serial number as a password, but now it's a complete unknown, unless you know the secret number of taps to use on the WiFi button. Then the printer takes a few minutes and eventually prints out a sheet of info with the super secret password at the very bottom. Jeeze, you'd think this was an issue of national security. There's literally no documentation to tell the average consumer how to access this. You NEED to contact tech support. Or be satisfied with a hard-wired USB cable.

I get to the gym later than I'd like, but earlier than Monday. Today was a cardio day and I had access to all the machines I like to use. I saw a lot of regulars, people I haven't seen in a long time because they normally come earlier in the day. While my time on the elliptical wasn't quite as good as Monday, it's still over 2.8. Pull-ups were good this week for the first two sets. I didn't push it for the 3rd set and was satisfied with 15 reps. Cuz, I was really truly tired by then.


What's surprising is that I'm not sore at all from all those push-ups on Monday. Nope. Not even a little bit. Maybe, if I really pushed and made it to 75, I'd probably be sore. But I'm not supposed to be doing stressful movements like that, according to my glaucoma doc. So I guess not. I was so tired that I started to lose count when doing my standard push-ups. I think I got to 30 but I'm not sure. I got to a point, spaced out and started again and got to 10. So ten plus where ever the hell I was. Maybe 15, maybe 20. I don't remember. Ugh.

After air squats, I decided to see if I could still do side lunges. It's a staple stretch and it's been a long time. As long as it didn't aggravate my sciatica I'm okay with it. The knees were a bit stiff but in general it was an okay movement and nothing hurt when I did them. Tomorrow I'll find out whether there's any repercussions.

At home, I dug out my BB collars and tossed them into my gear bag, just in case. They're more bulky than heavy, unlike a spring collar. But at least I can secure plates to a bar should the one I want to use be unavailable. Always best to be prepared. Being an Eagle Scout mom has left its mark.

2 April 2025 12:22-2:23
Wednesday — All Cardio
Spring Cardio 

Precor elliptical #1
Program 3
Time: 30 + 5 (5544)
Distance: 2.82
Cal: 312
Avg Hr: 159-83, 186?!
New FB: 42-136

HGPU 19.5

Matrix StairMaster (R) 1:10-1:20
Manual timer 8+2 cool down
Minimum 5 minutes
Speed 5 (48-45) / 2 (36) / 1 (33)
Steps 439
Floors 27
Cal 66
Hr 106

HGPU 19

Life Fitness X-Trainer #4
Program Manual L1
Time: 12 (+3 min cool down) = 15
Distance: 1.36
Cal: 114
Avg Hr: 128-135

HGPU 15 (didn’t push it)

20 Hip Bridges
Piriformis/Hip/Pencil Stretch
DeadBugs 20 x 5
Piriformis stretches
Child’s Pose
Cat/Cow stretch 12
Child’s Pose
Fire Hydrants 25 x 2
Bird Dog Planks 60s x 2
Push-Ups 30? Lost count
Arm rotations 20
Air Squats 25
Side Lunges (10 each side)
Neck stretch / Eye yoga


Monday, March 31, 2025

My Weather-Induced Brain Fog

The weather has been crazy lately, with me lighting a blazing fire in the wood stove last night to take the chill off and temps peaking today at 71F. There was heavy fog last night and early this morning, which always has an impact on my sinuses and gives me a fuzzy headache that's more brain fog than actual pain. It's very annoying. It makes it hard to focus on simple tasks and everything seems to take longer to do. But eventually I do get through my list...

Got to the gym really late today: it was just past 1 pm! Ugh. I managed to grab elliptical #1 just as Wind Breaker entered. Lucky me. I had been wondering what other cardio machine I'd be willing to slog through if the elliptical machines weren't available. I mean, there's always the cross-trainers but I limit myself to 15 minutes on them because I'm not fond of exiting those machines with numb toes and feet. I pushed myself really hard on the elliptical. And I got a decent result, meaning past 2.8, so I was happy. My FitBit was close to showing me a low battery warning so I just took it off and left it home on the charger. I'm starting to find it annoying to wear because it catches my sleeve when I need to push them up, which is quite often cuz I have short arms.

I'm running late so I'm doing an abbreviated workout today. One course of cardio. One set of pull-ups. Luckily I manage to match reps from last week. Twenty is a good number! Off to the Aerobics Room which is surprisingly  crowded. The Senior class has long gone but there are four people in there I've never seen before. I guess the weather was too iffy to exercise outside. Everything is pretty much routine, except for the push-ups that I told myself I'd challenge when I got bored. Today's an abbreviated workout so I've skipped two other cardio courses and two other sets of pull-ups. Good to go!

My push-up stance isn't standard classic since I have issues with my elbows and have to spread my hands fairly wide apart. That tends to limit the upward motion of the push-up but at least my elbows don't click and hurt afterward. I can push past 25 rather easily and I tend to move pretty quickly (if you remember previous posts from years ago where I videoed my push-ups). I didn't need to slow down until I hit the 43rd rep and then it was a tad more difficult. I made it to 50, and it didn't feel awful. I'll probably be sore tomorrow though. My glutes and hammies were sore again for two days after Friday's Walking Lunges. And oddly, so were my lats, but just a tad. I guess those pullover movements have some value. 

I take a quick pix in the locker room to see if I still have biceps after all these years of not doing any DB or BB curls. Of course, if I was leaner it'd be easier to see, but yep, still got biceps with just doing hammer grip pull-ups every now and then... Cool. The sun came out and my brain fog was gone by the time I left the gym. Win win.

31 March 2025 1:05-2:28
Monday — All Cardio
Abbrev. Brain Fog & Boredom

Precor elliptical #1
Program 2
Time: 30 + 5 (5598)
Distance: 2.84
Cal: 316
Avg Hr: 157, 188-85
New FB:
(1:43)

HGPU 20

20 Hip Bridges (1:55)
Piriformis/Hip/Pencil Stretch
DeadBugs 20 x 5
Piriformis stretches
Child’s Pose
Cat/Cow stretch 12
Child’s Pose
Fire Hydrants 25 x 2
Bird Dog Planks 60s x 2
Push-Ups 50!
Arm rotations 20
Air Squats 25
Neck stretch / Eye yoga
Wall Squat 120 sec


Friday, March 28, 2025

Modifications

I finally made it back to the gym after unexpectedly needing to take yesterday off. When I had the chance to get my kitchen sink light fixed, I jumped at the chance. Even better that it was an electrician I know from both Scouts and the dog park. (He was off this week; when work is slow, the union rotates people so that everyone gets a chance to earn for a few weeks and are then furloughed for a week or more.) Better yet, he had a new ballast in his car and could replace the one in my fixture, which has been there since 1992. 

I asked what I owed him for parts, time and labor, and he said no charge. OMG! All he needs is my husband's help and advice with the Scout Troop he's agreed to lead, at least until his own son ages out at 18. Since my husband had really gotten into Scouts to the point of earning the Wood Badge, he has a big binder full of Troop planning guides and tips. My husband is doubly thrilled to go with the Troop to the 61st Annual West Point Camporee in a few weeks.

I had to stop off at my kid's dermatologist to pick up some refills for his acne. I'll be mailing a care package out tomorrow with his new aligners from his orthodontist, and the shower comb he forgot in the bathroom, and whatever else I can stuff into the package. I got to the gym well past noon and the parking lot was crowded! Uh oh! There was an unfamiliar person on elliptical #3 but #1 was clear so I was good to go! I did want to change things up though so first thing is to shorten the time to 20 minutes (from 30) since cool-downs are always 5 on this machine. And I did the Interval program last Friday, so that's what I did today. Not that my body would've remembered that. It was godawful hard.

Wind Breaker shows up just as I'm wiping down the elliptical (cuz I'm done). I'm pleasantly surprised when I get 20 reps for hammer-grip pull-ups. Yaaay me! Then off to the free weight area. It's moderately crowded and both Nautilus benches are in use. Ugh. Plan B is to use a regular flat bench for BB triceps work (skull crushers and rip skulls), and some DBs for Lateral Raises. And the only 30 lb solid state BB is being used by a guy alternating between DB curls and wrist curls with the BB. I grab the 20 lb BB and spend a few minutes looking for all the loose disc magnet weights that are stuck to various racks and pieces of equipment. It's either that or do something else entirely. I could always look for the V-bar handle and see how I fare with the cable push-downs. Haven't done those in years!

 

I do manage to find two 2.5 lb disc magnets and four 1.25 lb ones. That's the additional 10 lbs I need and I'm happy that the magnets stay on the ends of the BB as I do the triceps routine. I'm still amazed that it's so much easier to do 24 alternating reps per set (Skull Crusher/Rip Skull) than it is to do 12 rep sets of Skull Crushers followed by another 12 rep set of Rip Skulls. After each superset, I get up and do a set of standing DB Lateral Raises. 

To those who wonder why I don't grab an EZ bar and slap some small plates on it: the EZ bar is about 15 lbs, so I could put 7.5 lbs on either end, but then I'd need collars to keep the plates on. And I literally cannot use the spring clip collars because my hands and fingers are too small to squeeze the clips open! (I cannot emphasize how annoying and impractical it is to have such small hands and fingers!) When I was younger and lifted heavier, I actually invested in collars I could manage. They weighed 1/4 lb each and I kept them in my gear bag. Yes, I still have them, and should I ever return to lifting more frequently, I'll dig out my Rogue collars. But I'm not lugging them around on a lark. 

I was a bit worried about push-ups when I entered the Aerobics Room, but those were fine. Actually, everything was fine. So much that I decided to finally do Walking Lunges across the room and back. And that was fine, although I have to say that these green Saucony sneakers are my least favorite out of all my exercise footwear, mainly because they are the most likely to be uncomfortable at any given moment. 

Which meant I almost fell over a few times because my forward foot didn't always land flat and square. Some days my other sneakers feel tight or the ankles are too high or the innersole feels wrinkly. But this pair feels just a bit narrower than the others so the sides of my feet are annoyed. Not consistently, but enough. I don't wear this pair very often, but they might still be the next pair to get "donated." It's too bad cuz Saucony used to be a reliable brand, but it's off my list now.

28 March 2025 12:36-2:11
Friday — Mixed Workout

Precor elliptical #1
Program Intervals
Time: 20 + 5 (3360)
Distance: 1.95
Cal: 208
Avg Hr: 146, 198-95
New FB: 44-121?

HGPU 20!

No available Nautilus benches

Rip Skull/Skull Crushers
20+5+5 x 12/12 reps x 4 sets
   alternating shoulders & triceps
DB Laterals
10 lbs x 15
15 lbs x 15 x 3 sets

20 Hip Bridges 
Piriformis/Hip/Pencil Stretch
DeadBugs 20 x 5
Piriformis stretches
Child’s Pose
Cat/Cow stretch 12
Child’s Pose
Fire Hydrants 30 x 2
Bird Dog Planks 60s x 2
Push-Ups 30
Arm rotations 20
Air Squats 25
Neck stretch / Eye yoga
Walking Lunges 21/21


Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Spring Again

It has been cold enough for ice to form in the outdoor water bowl at the dog park, but that was temporary. In the upper 30s early in the morning, but warming to mid-50s by the afternoon. It rained all day yesterday and there was still a heavy blanket of fog this morning. My dogs were unhappy that no one else was the park, not even cars parked in the distant lot, and no one walking their pups along the walkways or running them on the ball field adjacent to the dog park. It was eerily desolate, except for all the bird songs.

I spent the past few days trying to organize my kitchen better (tossing out dozens and dozens of plastic take out containers because how many do you really need?) and trying to facilitate adoptions for my late cousin's two cats. I think a friend of mine from HS, who had a rudimentary relationship to my cousin while not actually being related, will foster one cat and have a family friend adopt the other one. The cats are not bonded to each other, were both rescued as ferals off the streets separately, and are both 98% black. It's been said that black cats and black dogs have the worst chances for adoption once they get put into the shelter system so we're all trying to avoid that situation.

I got to the gym later than I'd like after doing a few errands. It wasn't crowded at all, probably because the sun came out and it seemed nice outside. I hadn't been paying much attention to the FitBit so I was surprised to see those alarming orange words on its face: LOW BATTERY. I took the bracelet off after the first cardio session and tucked it into my gear sack. There's no point to wearing it if it's just going to buzz about being out of juice.

I managed to make it to 2.8 and that was satisfying. Better yet was making it to 18 reps for two sets of pull-ups. I had intended to attempt a third set, but the Stretch Cage was occupied by the time I was done with the Life Fitness cross-trainer. And I just don't have the patience to sit around and wait for it, so off to the Aerobics Room to finish. Thoughts of maybe attempting that third set afterward danced around in my head, but by the time I exited the Aerobics Room, the gym itself was filled with HS kids everywhere. Literally everywhere. Like it was a clubhouse. Which, maybe it is.

Meanwhile, I sent my sister a birthday gift and she sent me a pix of herself holding a very large 18-month old child: boyfriend's son's "new" baby. So I guess my sis is a gran now and they are babysitting while the younger family visits. What I really noticed, though, was the salt & pepper of her hair. Cuz she's younger than I am. But my brother also has a lot more gray than I do. His mother-in-law has jet black hair in her 80s, which she attributes to eating black sesame. I dunno; maybe she puts that in her hair?  I have gray hairs too, but not nearly as much as my younger sibs. Just lucky I guess.

25 March 2025 12:31-2:30
Tuesday — All Cardio
Spring Cardio 55°F

Precor elliptical #1
Program 1
Time: 30 + 5 (5468)
Distance: 2.80
Cal: 308
Avg Hr: 152, 182-78
New FB: LOW BATTERY!

HGPU 18

Matrix StairMaster (R) 
Manual timer 8+2 cool down
Minimum 5 minutes
Speed 5 (50-45) / 2 (36) / 1 (33)
Steps 427
Floors 26
Cal 65
Hr 131

HGPU 18

Life Fitness X-Trainer #3 
Program Manual L1
Time: 12 (+3 min cool down) = 15
Distance: 1.35
Cal: 115
Avg Hr: 120-127

   Skip HGPU 15 (occupied!)

20 Hip Bridges 
Piriformis/Hip/Pencil Stretch
DeadBugs 20 x 5
Piriformis stretches
Child’s Pose
Cat/Cow stretch 12
Child’s Pose
Fire Hydrants 25 x 2
Bird Dog Planks 60s x 2
Push-Ups 26
Arm rotations 20
Air Squats 25
Neck stretch / Eye yoga


Friday, March 21, 2025

Thrice this Week

Temps have dropped but that's to be expected for mid-March. It's a volatile month weather-wise. Enjoyed some mid-60s and now a plunge into the 30s. I guess the peepers have gone back to sleep. I'm not putting away my winter gear until May. Today, I put my parka on when I headed to the gym. Last week all I needed was a hoodie. There's definitely more people inside today but I'm still able to use Precor elliptical #1.

This will be my 3rd day at the gym this week! I'm trying to be more consistent, but I'm tired. Part of that is, of course, my lack of sleep due to discovering a new and entertaining limited series on Netflix: The Residence. I was bored last night and channel surfing. I like crime comedic mysteries and this promised to be one. Once I started watching, I was hooked by the snappy dialogue, great casting, and the mesmerizing special effects that had the audience zooming and zipping in and out of various rooms in the White House. (It reminded me of the really awesome holiday video post from the Biden White House this past December.) All this meant that I was up a lot later than I had planned.

I cut myself some slack as well as the cardio time by 10 minutes. And then I changed the program to Intervals, with me actually pedaling slower during the troughs and as fast as I could manage on the peaks. Halfway through, I decided that I needed to pedal backwards during the peaks but not the troughs. For the cool down, pedaled backward the entire 5 minutes. It felt harder than I'm used to and I just miss the 2 mile mark. My only solace is that I was actually able to increase my pull-up reps by 2!

The free weight area is more crowded than I'd like and I wonder if there's a school holiday. My town had schools closed for a special teacher training session. Not sure about the next town over since it's a different school district. I do my standard DB Shoulder routine without any issue, although my right shoulder has been a tad twingy lately. But by the end of the routine, the shoulder felt okay. 

I enter the Aerobics Room and there is one person already there. I don't understand why people insist on taking a mat and placing it just a foot away from the pile when there is an entire empty room. It means that anyone else who wants to grab a mat has to gingerly pick their way around this person and their stuff littering the floor. Do they think this is home base and if they lay their mat down further away, they'll get tagged out? It really feels like laziness. But good god, you're in a freaking gym to exercise. Maybe walk a few yards out?

21 March 2025 12:08-1:53
Friday — Cardio and then some
Spring Temp Drop

Precor elliptical #1
Program Intervals
Time: 20 + 5 (3508)
Distance: 1.99
Cal: 216
Avg Hr: 138, 180-85
New FB: 44-135

HGPU 19

Incl DB Press s/s Lateral Raises s/s Rev Incline Flys
10 lbs x 25/15/25
15 lbs x 25/15/25 
20/15/20 x 26/15/26 x 3

20 Hip Bridges
Piriformis/Hip/Pencil Stretch
DeadBugs 20 x 5
Piriformis stretches
Child’s Pose
Cat/Cow stretch 12
Child’s Pose
Fire Hydrants 30 x 2
Bird Dog Planks 60s x 2 
Push-Ups 25
Arm rotations 20
Air Squats 25
Neck stretch / Eye yoga
Wall Squat 120 sec



Cold Wet Typical April

It was a lot warmer last week, like 20 degrees warmer. I've been waking to temps in the mid-30s, not cold enough for ice but glad I stil...