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<blockquote data-quote="Elsi" data-source="post: 745512" data-attributes="member: 23349"><p>I used to run (and walk) outside with a friend every morning, before we moved. I miss that, a lot. We're in a place now with no sidewalks. We've got a huge and gorgeous state park next door, but I wouldn't feel comfortable walking the unlit trails alone in the early morning. R has to be at work very early, so we can't do it together in the mornings, and morning is what works best for me - it gets me going for the day. But my running days sadly seem to be behind me anyway. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> At least that's what my back and joints are telling me. And I can't drive to a gym most of the year in the morning, because my eyes won't let me drive at night anymore. So I'm a little limited in my options these days. </p><p></p><p>We have an elliptical and recumbent stationary bike in the basement, so that's my main weekday workout now. I also do yoga down there - Amazon has some great beginner yoga videos, if you have Prime. It's a large finished room down there, so I don't feel like I'm in a dungeon. Strength training has been my weakness. I hate it. But I know it's one of the most important things we can do as we get older. So now I'm doing cardio 5 days a week followed by a 30-minute yoga video 3 days a week or a 30-minute strength training session with dumbells 2 days a week. (Also found some videos on Amazon for that - left to my own devices I get bored and peter out about ten minutes in.) Eventually, we'll have our weight room set up with some real equipment! On weekends, R and I do more active things together, so I don't do a formal workout. We're trying to hike a different park in our state each weekend this year. </p><p></p><p>I'm also trying to make a concerted effort to get up and move more in my workday. Since I work from home, it is REALLY hard to get 10K steps in naturally - my office is ten steps from the kitchen and 15 steps from the bathroom, and it's a ranch so I don't even have to do steps on my "commute" from bedroom to office! So I've instituted some breaks during the day where I run up and down the basement steps a few times and go through a "seven minute workout" with squats, lunges, jumping jacks, etc. just to get my blood flowing. But even that isn't much to counteract the effects of working from home (ten steps from the kitchen) and sitting in front of a computer all day. I really count on the elliptical to get the majority of my "steps" in every day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elsi, post: 745512, member: 23349"] I used to run (and walk) outside with a friend every morning, before we moved. I miss that, a lot. We're in a place now with no sidewalks. We've got a huge and gorgeous state park next door, but I wouldn't feel comfortable walking the unlit trails alone in the early morning. R has to be at work very early, so we can't do it together in the mornings, and morning is what works best for me - it gets me going for the day. But my running days sadly seem to be behind me anyway. :( At least that's what my back and joints are telling me. And I can't drive to a gym most of the year in the morning, because my eyes won't let me drive at night anymore. So I'm a little limited in my options these days. We have an elliptical and recumbent stationary bike in the basement, so that's my main weekday workout now. I also do yoga down there - Amazon has some great beginner yoga videos, if you have Prime. It's a large finished room down there, so I don't feel like I'm in a dungeon. Strength training has been my weakness. I hate it. But I know it's one of the most important things we can do as we get older. So now I'm doing cardio 5 days a week followed by a 30-minute yoga video 3 days a week or a 30-minute strength training session with dumbells 2 days a week. (Also found some videos on Amazon for that - left to my own devices I get bored and peter out about ten minutes in.) Eventually, we'll have our weight room set up with some real equipment! On weekends, R and I do more active things together, so I don't do a formal workout. We're trying to hike a different park in our state each weekend this year. I'm also trying to make a concerted effort to get up and move more in my workday. Since I work from home, it is REALLY hard to get 10K steps in naturally - my office is ten steps from the kitchen and 15 steps from the bathroom, and it's a ranch so I don't even have to do steps on my "commute" from bedroom to office! So I've instituted some breaks during the day where I run up and down the basement steps a few times and go through a "seven minute workout" with squats, lunges, jumping jacks, etc. just to get my blood flowing. But even that isn't much to counteract the effects of working from home (ten steps from the kitchen) and sitting in front of a computer all day. I really count on the elliptical to get the majority of my "steps" in every day. [/QUOTE]
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