What's your exercise routine?

I’ve heard of mixing up the exercises, too. It makes sense. However, I haven’t done that yet - I do the same stuff all the time. Mostly it’s yoga every other day (I have 2 yoga programs which I alternate, so maybe that counts as mixing up the exercises), and walk or do calisthenics on the other days.

Started back up with kickboxing and hope to do it at least 3x a week like before.  I also bike and/or take a walk whenever!  Having my 8 year old does keep me moving!

Lots of variety here everyone! I hear the same thing and like you Cynthia, I get bored. So I always alternate my workouts. I run, jump rope, kettle bells, weights, cardio machine, yoga...I always just do whatever I’m in the mood for. Yet, I mix it up on purpose. Of course, it helps that I use my nutritional cleansing system or I’d be stuck in a rut and have to be working out too hard like I did prior to. So now that my metabolism works, I don’t have to work out for 2 hrs or even one hr like before. My routines are normally 30-45 min, 3 times a week. ANd that works just fine...for me.

Right now...my exercise routine consist of the mere bit of walking to and from my car..where ever I’m going...and around me house...but all of that is about to change drastically..

I try to walk 4 miles as many days as I can.I don’t feel right if I don’t. I never knew I could get into walking this way. My sister is 62 and works for a gym specifically for 40 year olds and up. She agrees about mixing it up but she tells me that means cardio 3-4 times and weight the other days.I know I should do weights and I made my own out of milk jugs. But,being a creature of habit, I don’t feel like getting into learning something new. Did you know that doctors are sending older people to the gym to relearn balance? My sister has several octagenarians.Her first day with them she tells them to throw away there grabber tools. Next she tells them they WILL be getting up and down on the floor.My balance is bad NOW! So I got a ball. I fell off it  and never got back on... I’m in BIG trouble here ladies!

Hope you are still on track!  Last June/July I started P90X and after just three weeks felt so much better, had energy, noticed my body changing, etc.  Then working on our yard, strained my back :(  I have since put on a few more pounds and am getting ready to start that program again!  It works in the same way...tricking your muscles, changing up every day...I think as long as you stick with it, most exercise programs will work.

Good luck to you!

I’ve had a set back. If I walk on my road to the right a dog comes after my dog and I. Now we walk to the left and new people moved into a ramshackel trailer with 3 dogs. Last friday they rushed my dog and attacked.( the dogs that is). I picked up my little guy and one of the dogs got hold of his tail trying to pull him out of my arms. I was screaming my lungs out and nobody came to help! I went up to the closest house,rang the bell,pounded on the door and screamed for help. A man finally opened the door and told me he didn’t see the dogs now so I’d probably be ok to go. In the mean time my sister was outside almost a mile away and heard me. She drove up to find me and those dogs were still there waiting. I called animal controll. They went to the owners house and warned them about the leash law even in the country.That was 12/31 and yesterday my sister told me one of the dogs was loose when she walked her pittbull. The dog was barking at my sister Linda’s pitt until the pit barked and then the lone dog ran off. I am TERRIFIED to walk!!I’m staying on the property which is all steep hills. I am not doing as much milage and may start working out inside. Any ideas? Connie

Connie that is so sad!  Well obviously your safety comes first. I hate the thought but you could use pepper spray on the dogs or one of those bull horn things. They may help!

Otherwise you will need to work out in your house. If you have no equipment go to spark people.com they have all kinds of workouts there you can follow. Running/walking in place to either music or the tv always works too. I will do that but usually only 10 minutes at a time cuz I get bored.

I hope this helps!

Well actually it’s kind of cruel to the dogs to just let them wander. They could get hurt!

Connie, my animals are fenced in the extra large yard and my dog will harassed people walking their dogs on the trail now that’s a good 20 ft from the fence after a dog not on a leash, came to the fence trying to fight with him through the fence every day for over a month last summer. I kept hollaring over the racket to put her dog on a leash, there’s strict leash laws here in California! My dog is now narotic and gets called inside when he goes ballistic. He is otherwise a very sweet dog. My wolf dog (70% wolf) is much more mellow and doesn’t go looney. Don’t write that neighbor until you find out the leash laws in your city and area are. It is better to know and have the information to alert the animal control to the problem if he doesn’t keep control of his animals. There may be other complaints on file for his dogs.  

All the best to you!  

Cathie

Connie I’m so sorry you’ve been attcked by dogs in your neighborhood. I had a heeler years ago and she was attacked by a rottweiler right in our own yard. The owner had her other Rot on a leash and couldn’t control her dogs. If she’d let go both would have attacked and it would have been a blood bath. I know it’s not the smartest thing to do but I got in between them and took the bite - my dog was not even a year old and I couldn’t let her get hurt like that.

I called animal control but really I was afraid to ever walk along my street or have my dog out in my yard with me again. I took her to another place for our morning walks. The incident was too traumatizing.

Thanks for the comments on my training regimen. I’m still on track. I hiked 11 miles at high altitude over the weekend for some hemoglobin building. And I’m up to 8 miles in my running. I plan to do 9 as soon as this big honkin’ blister on my foot heals! I’ve been on the stationary bike the last couple of days because I can’t put on a running shoe.