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Exercise / Workout thread

Started by skb, March 09, 2016, 10:37:06 PM

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rocky

#675
March 19, 2017, 11:19:50 PM
That's great going bsg. I haven't been to the gym for 3 evenings now. I intend to hit it with all my vigour today.
My life is based on a true story.

bigskygal

#676
March 20, 2017, 07:56:24 PM
6,995 steps yesterday.  Not stellar.  Lots of ~ cat ~ ~ cat ~  and my knee was aching so kind of backed off the steps.  Knee seems OK today...

T-2 dx 2/2012 FBG 243 A1c 9.5%   A1c 6/12  5.7%.  A1c 4% 7/13 to 12/16.
12-16  5.1%.  6/18 5.3%.  6/19  5.7%.  6/20 5.7%.  7/21 5.2%.  8/22 5.5%. 7/23 6%. 7/24 6.8%.
Off meds 3/15, diet controlled.  Minimal exercise.

Grammabear

#677
March 20, 2017, 09:24:31 PM
Quote from: bigskygal on March 20, 2017, 07:56:24 PM
6,995 steps yesterday.  Not stellar.  Lots of ~ cat ~ ~ cat ~  and my knee was aching so kind of backed off the steps.  Knee seems OK today...

Not stellar?  Are you kidding?  I would be doing a happy dance if my step count was that number.  Take good care of yourself.
Type 1, Tslim X2 pump, Dexcom G6
A1C 6.2% ~ Mar 2021

"I will forever remain humble I know I could have less.
I will always be grateful I know I have had less."

rocky

#678
March 21, 2017, 12:20:04 AM
Ditto that ^^ bsg. Good going.

I also "hit" the gym like I said I would and I realised that the body is also prone to rusting like iron. Just 3 days absence and it felt like I am starting all over again.  ???
My life is based on a true story.

Grammabear

#679
March 21, 2017, 04:44:24 PM
Rocky - You have described the body accurately when one takes a short vacation from working out or moving.  I've returned to riding my stationary bike and boy do my legs complain loudly!  I managed 2.2 miles yesterday and 2.6 miles today, so it is a start for an old coot like me.
Type 1, Tslim X2 pump, Dexcom G6
A1C 6.2% ~ Mar 2021

"I will forever remain humble I know I could have less.
I will always be grateful I know I have had less."

bigskygal

#680
March 21, 2017, 05:23:18 PM
9,644 steps yesterday.

Good for you Grammabear!  I have an elliptical but it is too hard on my knees so I stick with the steps.

So true Rocky, it is always hard to get started again after time off.  And the older one gets the harder it is!

T-2 dx 2/2012 FBG 243 A1c 9.5%   A1c 6/12  5.7%.  A1c 4% 7/13 to 12/16.
12-16  5.1%.  6/18 5.3%.  6/19  5.7%.  6/20 5.7%.  7/21 5.2%.  8/22 5.5%. 7/23 6%. 7/24 6.8%.
Off meds 3/15, diet controlled.  Minimal exercise.

Grammabear

#681
March 21, 2017, 06:07:37 PM
grammaB ~  I am fortunate to have a recumbent bike which is kind to my lower back and my knees....but still a challenge to these old "bones".   :)  Your step count is awesome.
Type 1, Tslim X2 pump, Dexcom G6
A1C 6.2% ~ Mar 2021

"I will forever remain humble I know I could have less.
I will always be grateful I know I have had less."

skb

#682
March 21, 2017, 11:12:51 PM
Quote from: Grammabear on March 21, 2017, 04:44:24 PM
I've returned to riding my stationary bike and boy do my legs complain loudly!  I managed 2.2 miles yesterday and 2.6 miles today, so it is a start for an old coot like me.

That's fantastic Kathy. Sometimes, a little music helps you go the extra mile. I also suggest not using any tightening pressure on the wheels for now, because your knees hurt. Ride for a couple of weeks without adding any degree of difficulty.
No meds since June 2011
Controlled by Diet & Exercise
Member of 5% A1c Club
Blog : Metabolically Challenged
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walkerwally1

#683
March 22, 2017, 10:00:38 AM
5133 steps yesterday which was a good day for me.  Monday after sitting most of the time for 6 1/2 hours at the surgery center for my MOHS surgery when I got home I had a hard time walking as my right knee tended to "let go" and I had to use the cane to keep upright.  I wondered what had happened to cause me to have such a hard time and then it dawned on me "sitting".  Yesterday proved the point.
Rocky, I remember when we were told that when working out, especially with weights, that is was necessary to rest the next day to allow the muscles to repair themselves.  After a good workout you were usually sore the next day.  As I got older it became the next two, and maybe even three, days.  It is true though that the longer you put it off the harder it is to do a workout.  These days it is the same for me with just walking.  The more I walk the better I do.  Laying off sometimes is necessary but it takes walking again to get back to where I was.
Type 2 since 1993.  Control with LCHF diet. 
A1c 5.4%   8/5/2024
Living in Mojave Desert, California, USA
"The 50-50-90 Rule.  Anytime you have a 50-50% chance of getting something right, there is a 90% chance you will get it wrong"

bigskygal

#684
March 22, 2017, 09:32:42 PM
8,825 steps yesterday.

T-2 dx 2/2012 FBG 243 A1c 9.5%   A1c 6/12  5.7%.  A1c 4% 7/13 to 12/16.
12-16  5.1%.  6/18 5.3%.  6/19  5.7%.  6/20 5.7%.  7/21 5.2%.  8/22 5.5%. 7/23 6%. 7/24 6.8%.
Off meds 3/15, diet controlled.  Minimal exercise.

rocky

#685
March 22, 2017, 11:50:30 PM
Quote from: walkerwally1 on March 22, 2017, 10:00:38 AM
Rocky, I remember when we were told that when working out, especially with weights, that is was necessary to rest the next day to allow the muscles to repair themselves.  After a good workout you were usually sore the next day.  As I got older it became the next two, and maybe even three, days.  It is true though that the longer you put it off the harder it is to do a workout.  These days it is the same for me with just walking.  The more I walk the better I do.  Laying off sometimes is necessary but it takes walking again to get back to where I was.

That is quite true. Sarge doesn't allow us to repeat weights on 2 consecutive days. The other day is reserved for aerobic exercise.   
My life is based on a true story.

bigskygal

#686
March 23, 2017, 10:40:24 PM
8,133 steps yesterday.   ~ cat ~  And today he is being even more insistent on sitting on my lap.

T-2 dx 2/2012 FBG 243 A1c 9.5%   A1c 6/12  5.7%.  A1c 4% 7/13 to 12/16.
12-16  5.1%.  6/18 5.3%.  6/19  5.7%.  6/20 5.7%.  7/21 5.2%.  8/22 5.5%. 7/23 6%. 7/24 6.8%.
Off meds 3/15, diet controlled.  Minimal exercise.

bigskygal

#687
March 24, 2017, 09:37:34 PM
10,297 steps yesterday.  More than I expected what with  ~ cat ~ in lap.

T-2 dx 2/2012 FBG 243 A1c 9.5%   A1c 6/12  5.7%.  A1c 4% 7/13 to 12/16.
12-16  5.1%.  6/18 5.3%.  6/19  5.7%.  6/20 5.7%.  7/21 5.2%.  8/22 5.5%. 7/23 6%. 7/24 6.8%.
Off meds 3/15, diet controlled.  Minimal exercise.

Grammabear

#688
March 24, 2017, 11:35:55 PM
Quote from: bigskygal on March 24, 2017, 09:37:34 PM
10,297 steps yesterday.  More than I expected what with  ~ cat ~ in lap.

So you have the 'automatic lap warmer' in place again? 
Good work on the step count......amazing.
Type 1, Tslim X2 pump, Dexcom G6
A1C 6.2% ~ Mar 2021

"I will forever remain humble I know I could have less.
I will always be grateful I know I have had less."

Grammabear

#689
March 25, 2017, 04:17:23 PM
2507 stepz yesterday and 2.34 miles on the stationary bike today.
Type 1, Tslim X2 pump, Dexcom G6
A1C 6.2% ~ Mar 2021

"I will forever remain humble I know I could have less.
I will always be grateful I know I have had less."
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