I got to the gym at half past noon and it was crowded with regulars and maybe college kids. They were mostly all gone by 1 pm, and by 1:30 the younger kids showed up. I'm happy I got my cardio in, some core and a smidgeon of stretching, pushed a few weights. I'm not happy that I keep gaining weight. Ugh. I'm sure it's an age/metabolism thing (I am, after all, in my 60s). My father resorted to eating just one meal a day to keep himself slim enough to wear all his favorite clothes. I'm not sure I can do that now that I'm eating oatmeal to control my cholesterol. And I've added 5 prunes a day to my meal routine. Again for cholesterol control. And I won't know if it's working or not until I go for new blood tests next month.
Meanwhile, I've got to figure out where I can cut calories because I can't see increasing my activity any more than I have. I suppose lunch is the indulgence I can't afford unless it's going to be just a salad...
In the Aerobics Room, there are two boys doing planks. I want to tell one that he's going to give himself a backache with the way he's doing planks: his shoulders much higher than his hips with a big dip in the lower back. But I don't say anything because that might embarrass him and at least he's trying.
19 July 2021
Moderate Monday
Precor elliptical
30 min + 5 cool down
Program 3
HR 106, 86, 133-194
Cal 316
Distance 2.85
Crunches 60
Piriformis Stretch
60 Dead Bugs
Plank 60s
Fire Hydrants 30 x 2
Bird Dogs 60s x 2
Push-Ups 25
Mat stretch w 3 Eye Yoga
Air Squats 25
HGPU 15
EZ Seated Cable Rows
70lbs x 15 reps
77.5 x 12
85 x 10, 10, 10
77.5 x 12
70 x 15
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