Diet/Exercise/Health/Wellness Support Thread

ClassicMom98
Mon, 20 Jan 2020 17:57:14 +0000

@Midwest67 I’ve been lurking for a long while here, and I’ve loved following your pull-up progress. They are not a natural exercise for most of us ladies. I am good at them now - for an aging lady - but I tell people it took me 10 YEARS to get to 1. I think working on the negatives it what finally got it done for me.

I’ve loved watching your progress, but I’m at the opposite end of the spectrum. I’ve been lifting for over 30 years. I feel like I have to work so hard just to maintain status quo. And meanwhile my teen/college boys get stronger just by waking up in the morning. So jealous!

I’ve lifted by myself for pretty much all my life. But a couple of years ago, while depressed waiting for an MRI for a torn meniscus, my friend got me to join her beachbody online group. I am so glad I did. I’ve found that I really enjoy working out to a video (downloaded to my phone and done in my gym.) it’s so much easier to push myself when someone tells me what to do. lol. And it has a wide range of programs. Some standard lifting like I’m used to, and some that push me out of my comfort zone.

Currently, I’m in week 3 of P90X. I did it before maybe 18 months ago. I’m hoping to get those one arm push-ups this time!