Diet/Exercise/Health/Wellness Support Thread

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<p>Yeah, mine’s not as bad as yours was. I think I will go to the chiropractor next week and get an adjustment.</p>

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Idad, my pain is higher up and to the outside, but it sounds like the same kind of pain. I’ll try icing tonight. I’ll rest it as much as I can, but I have to work tomorrow which means a lot of walking.

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<p>Possibly anterior shin splints?</p>

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<p>That’s probably good. That would mean little or no possibility of an achilles tendon strain. I was concerned about that because my pain was where one of the calf muscles attaches to the tendon.</p>

<p>Higher up and to the outside would probably mean a muscle strain. Those heal.</p>

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<p>I can’t kneel on the ground, but I loved the kneeling chair when I had a drafting table that could adjust low enough. It was great when I was pregnant. it’s not hard on your knees at all. I don’t use it any more, but my husband does. It’s really nice for a bad back.</p>

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<p>Thanks for your suggestions about office furniture. Since I’ve only been at this job for one whole day, I think I’ll wait a bit before importing kinky stuff.</p>

<p>All geezers need to take it easy and back off the stuff that bothers them. There are so many other exercises to do, so we need to change it up when something starts to tweak.</p>

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<p>Yeah Idad, I think it’s a muscle strain. That’s what it feels like anyway. I’ve been messing around with my foot strike in an effort to help my hip tendonitis, and although the rest of my body really likes it, my calves are taking some time to handle the extra work. When I first started, my right calf was extremely sore and I had to take lots of days off. For the last month I’ve cut back on the running, doing a mix of treadmill & elliptical so my calves could adjust, and trying to concentrate on strength & flexibility things. I thought I was being conservative, lol, I guess not conservative enough.</p>

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<p>Great 8 mile run with my daughter on the Charlottesville hills. Part was scary traffic but most was country roads.</p>

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<p>What’s the recommended approach? I assume that you guys run “against” traffic so you can see them coming and dive for the bushes if necessary, right? </p>

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<p>Week 5 workout 2, check. </p>

<p>Week 5 workout 3 yet to come…
(teeth chattering)</p>

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<p>Always against traffic and ready to dive. There was a shoulder, but the cars were fast and there were blind spots.</p>

<p>Deborah- you’ve got this!</p>

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<p>45 minutes tennis practice. The balls were fairly well used so they were slow and fluffy and it took more effort to hit them with pace. It was nice for footwork, timing and grooving strokes. It was also nice for getting the body warm without putting any stress on it.</p>

<p>It was a bit hard to get court time today as it’s raining hard. The YMCA was quite crowded but we got in enough time there. The racquet in the matched pair felt great so my mods look and feel good. I guessed on the third frame and added 6 inches of lead and the frame felt sluggish - too heavy to move fast. Perhaps five inches would be better. I will probably try five inches. It was 4 inches before. I am almost ready to give up on that frame. If I ever get it to feel like the other two, I’d still need to do something about the grip which is bigger than the other two.</p>

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I worked out today after a month-long hiatus. No reason. I just stopped for awhile. I did three miles on the treadmill, ran for about 20 minutes total. Then a little bit of arm stuff on the hoist. Then the plank for 45 seconds.

Had been traveling this past month and doing a LOT of walking. Paris is a great walking town. My DH carries a gadget that counts his steps in a day and one day we took 34,000 steps!! So I think overall the month off wasn’t too bad.

The bad part – a dead mouse near the treadmill in the basement. I probably burned the most calories disposing of the corpse and calling the pest guys to schedule a visit.

Son is home for the weekend and asking for salmon so grilling the Costco sockeye salmon. But coconut cake for dessert . . .

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<p>I feel like a lazy bum today and want to curl up on the couch with a book in my hand and a cat by my feet. NOT GONNA HAPPEN! Abslutely not - I promised Mr B that I will be taking care of myself while he is gone on a business trip. The weather is absolutely gorgeous, so I’m going for a run outside which will be followed by a nice dinner with one of my buddies.</p>

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Went to the Y for a weights workout - it felt quite good. But it is absolutely pouring outside and it will be raining for another four days so just indoor stuff for a while. Back to clearing up the basement.

My tennis buddy dropped his tennis membership for the summer just as the weather turned bad. I remember him doing this several years ago - he dropped it in early may and it rained for the next month.

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<p>sewhappy:</p>

<p>Good to climb back in the saddle.</p>

<p>Bunsen:</p>

<p>Way to take inspiration from MOWC and get off the sofa!</p>

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<p>My “workout” was getting my new fancy chin up bar bolted to the rafters in the new “world’s best gym”. I should have bought this pull up bar two years ago. Just removed a dropped ceiling tile and bolted it to a rafter after a trip to Home Depot for appropriate sized bolts (the bolts it came with were for a different type of rafter). This thing is really solid for $62. It has regular grips, wide grips, and neutral grips (palms facing each other), all with foam cushions. It’s a little low, but I just bend my knees. Same as the door-mounted bar I had before.</p>

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<p>Now, I’m all set to begin New Rules of Lifting for Life on Monday – chin up bar, Jungle Gym XT straps hanging from it. Still need to clear out some boxes, but I’ve got enough room.</p>

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<p>I don’t know if anyone else mixes fiber powder to drink (or protein shakes), but I found a killer plastic shaker bottle.</p>

<p>[url=&lt;a href=“http://www.blenderbottle.com/product/2/Classic_Mini]BlenderBottle[/url”&gt;BlenderBottle® Classic™ Protein Shaker Bottle]BlenderBottle[/url</a>]</p>

<p>Has a little metal wire ball that blends like there is no tommorrow. Finally, something that gets the fiber powder completely emulsified. They also make a “sports” bottle version, but I like the wide mouth of this one because I’m chugging it with lid removed once I get it blended.</p>

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<p>idad, is that your back in the “pull up bar” link?? :wink: Nice.</p>

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<p>In my dreams…
But, that’s OK. At my age, just being able to do a chin up gives me a lot of satisfaction. I’ll never forget trying one a couple years ago, figuring I used to do them as a kid, no-sweat. I quickly discovered that I wasn’t strong enough to even budge, let alone get my chin to the bar. That was a rude awakening.</p>

<p>I’m probably going to have to go back to assisted chinups for New Rules of Lifting for Life. In Phase I, they call for 15 reps per set. That’s not happening without some serious band assistance. I’ve been grinding out sets of 3 to 5 for several months now, so it will be a good change of pace to go a little faster with assistance and try to get 10 to 15 reps.</p>

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<p>Today’s workout was finishing the flower beds. I planted some things I had bought and moved others, so there was a good amount of digging going on! Ended with mulch spreading. I’m tired but feel very accomplished. :)</p>

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<p>I’m happy to say that my calf is much better today. It hurt yesterday morning, but after a day of rushing around at work, I didn’t feel any pain by the end of the day. It’s still tender if I push on it, so I’ll have to take some more time off running :(. I’ll just keep working on my NROL workouts.</p>