<p>A 120-lb dumbbell… :eek: That would be me - I weigh about that much :D</p>
<p>What was I thinking? :)</p>
<p>Burpee fusion. 12 swings alternating with 6 burpees, on the minute, every minute, for six minutes. Rest til my heart rate falls to 60% (about when my panting has slowed down) and go again. Three six minute sets. Rough one. I survived and now I’m glad I did it. How bad can 20 minutes be, right?</p>
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<p>I was in Manchester this afternoon and stopped by the LL Bean Outlet store. That place could be dangerous for me.</p>
<p>I mean, I didn’t really need them, but how could I resist a pair of faded port soft khakis in my size and length for $6.99? Or Bean jeans in my size for $16.99? Or Bean’s super high quality cotton t’s for $7? Or a couple of Jeff Probst style summer short-sleeve shirts for $19.99 and $14.99?</p>
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<p>I will also put this in the Bragging Thread.</p>
<p>I had a quick visit today with my endocrinologist, just to get my thyroid levels checked. She is a big cheerleader when it comes to my exercise, as she also follows my osteoporosis/osteopenia issues. Today she walked in the examining room, did a double take, and said, “You so don’t look your age! You look so youthful! And your weight is the same it was six months ago, and your BP is perfect. If I didn’t have your chart, I’d never guess how old you are!”</p>
<p>I feel good!</p>
Go VeryHappy!
Now that you’ve found the LL Bean Outlet store, will we be needing to keep an eye on you, Interesteddad? If the next photos of the world’s best gym show massive clothing stacks in the background I guess we’ll know an intervention is needed. 
While we’re on the subject of shopping, I’m going to need to invest in either a lighter jacket or vest with at least one front or side pocket. The one I’ve been using was too warm for jogging on a day like today. It ended up tied around my waist.
<p>Something tells me Deborah T doesn’t live where I live, if the subject of wearing a vest on a day like today came up. 97 degrees here.</p>
<p>It stays pretty cool here most of the year. My daughter went to the Midwest for a meet once, and she really felt the heat and humidity. We’re not used to it here.</p>
<p>Congrats, VH! Exercise combined with the new job certainly made you feel younger. And we look the way we feel. :)</p>
<p>Vests and jackets are only deployed if it is poring rain and/or below 55ish. Otherwise, I run in tank tops or tech tees. I tend to generate a lot of heat when I run.</p>
<p>BB, what do you do with key(s) and watch or Garmin if you bring one? I guess I could wear my hubby’s watch I’ve been using to check time, but it doesn’t fit me very well. I’ve just been keeping it in a pocket.</p>
<p>There is so much shopping available in Southern NH. MA doesn’t have a tax on clothes under $175 so taxes aren’t an issue at LL Bean but they are for bigger ticket items like computers, electronics and tires.</p>
<p>I drive past an LL Bean Factory Outlet twice a day.</p>
<p>Merrimack Premium Outlets is open now too.</p>
<p>They have Nike, Reebok, Puma, Converse and Under Armour shops.</p>
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<p>I have not visited the place - I don’t like to visit brand new malls for a week or two.</p>
<p>VH - good news on the compliments.</p>
<p>Hip hip hooray for VH! It’s not often that “middle age” folk like us come home from a doctor visit bubbling with good news and compliments! That’s fantastic.</p>
<p>My doctor was so happy with my test results on Monday that he actually strung together multiple syllables and asked what I was doing for exercise. I just don’t thnk they see many ol’ fat guys who actually make the changes to get fit.</p>
He strung together multiple syllables, and then when you answered – paragraphs and paragraphs and demos?! Or just, "Oh, I’ve been working out a bit . . . "
<p>Idad, you should have taken a copy of the book :)</p>
<p>My workout tonight also consisted of an “on the job” variety. This time I lifted treadmills x5 and then pulled or pushed multiple times so that a co-worker could clean between weight plates on the selectorized pieces. </p>
<p>I was considering stopping at the gym on the way home, but deicded to just keep going…</p>
<p>Nah. I think I said that I work out six days a week. “Resistance strength and core training three times a week and then I try to do something to get my heart rate up for a few minutes, three more times a week…”</p>
<p>I was really beaming from the nurse’s comments. After she jabbed me in the upper arm with a tetanus shot, I said that it didn’t hurt. She said, “that’s because I had good muscle to jab…” 
Made me want to run right home and do some chin ups!</p>
<p>3 miles, 9:11 pace.</p>
<p>I spoke to someone in the office that sent their son to Mike Boyles in Andover I think. It’s about a 40 minute ride there and they did this twice a week. He said that things worked out well.</p>
<p>Deborah, I wear my Garmin on my wrist. As far as the other stuff, I take only one key with me and put it in a plastic baggie with my ID, a $5 bill and my iPhone. I carry the baggie in my left hand (right hand is reserved for the water bottle :)).</p>
<p>IDad- nice clothes!</p>
<p>VeryHappy- excellent! You deserve it!</p>
<p>Deborah- check out SpiBelt. They are weightless and hold e erything you need.</p>
Deborah:
I leave my house key in a hiding place (although I could stick it in a pocket). iPod goes in a pocket or clipped to a pocket. The only thing I carry is an old washcloth or some other reasonably small “sweat rag” to wipe my brow on a hot day. If I think I might get caught in a sudden rain storm, I’ll carry one of those super-lite ripstop hooded rain jackets that zips in in a tiny pouch.
Garmin (or my old heart rate monitor watch) goes on my wrist.
bc:
I’ve given some thought to doing a two-day per week adult fitness class at Boyle’s in Andover. It was too far from my old place and things have just been crazy with the move. But, I think it would be a fun experience. I think it’s $375 for 10 weeks or 20 1-hour workouts. The workouts are pretty much the same as I already do, but I’m sure I would get some really valuable coaching and get a lot better from a technique standpoint.
If I had an athletic teenager, I’d get him or her in a summer program at Boyles faster than you can say “rear foot elevated split squat”. It’s probably the best place in the country for teen athletes. That’s really their speciality and I think their focus on injury prevention is right on the money.
<p>Solutions, I like it! :)</p>
Interesting chart:
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I’m kind of surprised actually that fruits and vegetable consumption is that high.
<p>I’m clearly not getting my fair share of ice cream.</p>