Pentagenarians & Beyond: December 21, 2025

good morning everyone. hope everyone is getting organized and getting decent weather for celebrations. yesterday we met up with our friends to start planning for a trip to the southwest in april. skipped cardio yesterday and did 2 series of therapy yesterday. this morning we will try mt biking. no clue how the area fared after last weeks windstorm. it was variable with some areas hammered and others just fine. we dont do much at xmas. having our neighbors over tomorrow for happy hour and maybe do a hike or a ride later.

we did a mt bike this morning even tho it was cold windy and raining on and off. 1 hr 20 minutes. then therapy work later . only one tree down after all the wind and rain, at least on the route we used.
 
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Yesterday was a rest day. Today I went to PT in the morning and did a 45-minute Peloton ride in the afternoon. The PT appt went very well. The office I’m going to isn’t covered by our insurance but I have a lot more faith in this office to help me than I did in the last one that was covered by our insurance. Today they did an assessment, some myofascial release/massage work and then gave me a series of stretches and exercises to do at home. I’ll go in once a week for at least a few weeks.

Valerie-Great job with your therapy work and mountain biking.

Hi to Carolyn, Diane Sue & Cathy
 
Yesterday I did a Senior Shape 10 minute Standing Stretches//mobility exercises osteoporosis friendly, 12 minutes. Today I did two workouts from Senior Shape Fitness. First I did Intermediate Weight Training with 1 Dumbbell (35 minute) 42 minutes for adjusting and writing down, 163 calories, heart rate 98/124. The second workout was a fun Cardio Dance Workout//oldies Motown to the beat, 29 minutes, 215 calories, heart rate 141/163. Total time was 72 minutes, 378 calories. I liked these workouts. There was no advertisements on them. She has workouts for different levels. No chatter, just instruction and there is music. I will be trying more of them. This medicine is giving me headaches, dizziness, and nausea that comes and goes. Couldn't sleep last night. My neck is hurting a lot. I refused a steroid injection for my pain all over. I almost wish that I hadn't.

Valerie, it looks like we are going to have spring like weather all week. Odd since we had freezing temperatures and now it is climbing. It is supposed to be in the 70's tomorrow. It would have been nice to have the warm weather in November when we had family pictures at a park. We were all slipping in and out of our jackets for the photographer. Nice work on doing therapy twice yesterday and getting a mt. bike ride today even though there was some rain.

Judy, I hope the PT helps. I like the PT I used a lot and will use him again if I need to. The other one I used was not one I would go to again and did not help me. Good job on the 45 minute peloton ride after PT.

Hello to Carolyn and Cathy!
 
I’m still here. Just dealing with my husband’s rapid change in health status and trying to figure out some things. My children are here now which helps.

I did manage a couple of short workouts. Yesterday I did JS One Mile of Motivation and Step Boss Chair stretch.

Great work everyone.
 
our insurance covers most PT places. never found one it didnt cover. im a great believer in PT. the lady i saw last is good. I'm surprised the most effective exercises are the least complex and actually quite easy. i do them more often than they suggested but not crazy. instead of 3x a week, which seems like the very least, i do them daily, sometimes twice a day. they are simple stretching things, dont feel like they can be overdone. the worst thing is i keep the equipment on the floor in our family room. clutter!. i tend to do them when i have a spare 15 minutes like when watching news or cooking when its not convenient ot go downstairs to our workout room.

Carolyn sorry to hear you are dealing with DH's health problems. hope your family being there lightens things up for you.
 
Carolyn- I am so sorry about your husband's health issues. I'm glad your children are there to help you.
Nice job with JS One Mile of Motivation and Step Boss Chair stretch.

Diane Sue-Nice job with the Senior Shape workouts. I'll have to check that channel out. I'm sorry that the medicine is making you sick. I hope your pain eases up.

Valerie-The insurance we had when my husband was working covered the PT place I'm going to now. Unfortunately my current policy doesn't, but this office takes Medicare so I'll be covered there in a couple of years. I'm becoming a great believer in PT too.

Hi to Cathy
 
Did our park walk again this morning. an hour 20 minutes using our normal route which is open again. quite a few trees down and tomorrow there might be another wind storm. its finally snowing in the mountains. its been too warm and all rain. we are hoping that turns around now. there is only one way over the mountains now and probably for several months. the severe flooding took out huge chunks of the other highway that's usable in winter.

one thing i figured out from all the PT exercises is that my neck was getting unhappy. i found using that inflatable cushion was a good pillow, and also that the 4 inch foam roller is great too. it fits right under my neck as i roll side to side. important especially because I'm doing the exercises often. im going to look at the bridges that bothered me so much and see if either helps.
Medicare coverage is the only good reason for getting older! diane sue sorry you are not getting along well with the new meds.
 
Today I did Senior Shape Fitness Low Impact Cardio and Core 35 minutes, 196 calories, heart rate 124/163, 2398 steps. I followed it with her Everyday Pilates Routine//core strength back pain, 20 minutes, 43 calories and stretch 7 minutes, 16 calories. Total time 62 minutes, 255 calories.

Carolyn, I am sorry that your husband's health is declining. I am glad that your children are there. Maybe they can help you with decisions. Nice work on JS one mile motivation and Step Boss Chair Stretch.

Valerie, good job on the park walk. I do not go real high on the hip bridge so it does not bother my neck and do it slowly. I would think doing the PT moves several times a day would be a good thing.
 
we have a possibly unpleasant weather situation pending mid day today. maybe a lot of wind. the forecasters are hedging a bit on where and when it will arrive or miss us and fizzle out. I'm assuming we will be out of power. seriously bad timing from Mother nature.
Merry christmas to everyone. Hope everyones holiday is pleasant and goes well.
 
HI all. I got back Monday evening. Drive back from Fort Worth was good, well except for Indy, but it's always insane going around Indy. I had planned to work out Tuesday morning, but DH had scheduled a repairman for the fridge, but got a last minute notice that they wanted him to do an MRI at the same time. And it was an 8-12 window. So, that's what I did instead of a workout, and the guy couldn't do anything, because the fridge stopped making the noise. Today I did Boxing Hiit Express, and then went shopping. Went early and it wasn't bad at all. Slightly busier than usual, but not crazy. Our Christmas is very minimal this year. Both the boys work tomorrow, but we're doing a FaceTime with them late afternoon, and then Saturday DH and I are going to my parents. He's less than a month from retiring and is very stressed getting his work wrapped up and SS and insurance set up.

Carolyn I'm sorry that your husband is having health issues, I'm sure it's very helpful to you to have your children there.

Judy, sometimes it's worth it to pay out of pocket for what you need, just too bad our medical system is so badly set up.

Diane Sue, sorry to hear about your neck pain. It makes sleeping very difficult.

Valerie I hope you didn't lose power.
 
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