I am on a quest to exercise regularly and report about it here to keep myself accountable. Here is my weekly update.
But before that, here are a few things that are happening in my yard this week.
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| We had a great surprise this week when a friend sent me three bare-root roses. They have been planted, and we are excited about the roses we will have in the years to come. |
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| Dahlia |
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| Purple sage |
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| The first day lily has bloomed. |
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| Tucked between the amsonia and the bleeding heart, I found a squash plant. I have no idea how it got there. I'm still debating whether or not to move it. Volunteers always seem to do best where they come up. |
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| The wax beans came up yesterday. I always find it fun to see the seed from which a new plant comes. |
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| We have a fence to keep rabbits out of the beans, but the birds flew over it and snipped a few off. |
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| This poppy bloom is a little worse for wear from the several days of rain we've had. |
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| The other rhododendron bushes are done blooming, but this one is still putting on a good show. |
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| The spireas were covered with bumble bees, but I didn't manage to get a picture of one. |
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| The cherries will be ripe soon. |
Now onto my exercise report.
Because of Memorial Day, I had more free days this week than usual. However, I'm still happy with my effort.
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Line Dance: This is a beginner's class, and I did well with all of the dances, except one. That was a new one, and while I got most of the steps, I seemed to turn the wrong way much of the time. Hopefully, I will figure out the right way next time. It was a good aerobic workout.
Friday, May 23, 2025
Free Day: I usually go to Strong and Balanced on Fridays, but skipped today because we had several other things we wanted to get done. I might have been able to work it in, but we had a dead car battery to deal with. However, I did a moderate amount of weeding and raking in the yard for some exercise.
Saturday, May 24, 2025
Free Day: We spent the morning working in the yard before heading to a family party a couple of hours away. By the end of the day, I had over 11,000 steps, so I may have done more yardwork in the morning than I realized. Nothing was too vigorous, but good movement all the same.
Sunday, May 25, 2025
LIIT: This was an intense 45-minute workout with weights, a step, and a mat. I modified when necessary (my knees don't like a lot of jumping) for a draining but good combination of strength and aerobic exercise.
Monday, May 26, 2025
Free Day: The gym closed early for Memorial Day, so I didn't go there for any classes today. After lunch, I went for a walk with Ward. It was about 1 1/2 miles at a good pace with some hills thrown in. It was not too strenuous, but hopefully, it made a small dent in the brownies that I had not been able to stay away from all day.
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Line Dance: It was a good hour session of dancing with a couple of new dances. One of them was more complicated than what we had been doing, and I got most of it. A dance with a little more variety was fun. The class was a good workout, but I wasn't exhausted afterwards. A definite improvement from when I started the class three months ago.
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Express Sculpt: Although this class was only 30 minutes long, it was intense. I have been feeling better with my exercise lately, as I'm not getting as sore or tired as I used to. But this class was too hard for me. There were lots of lunges of various kinds that really hurt my knees. And some of the exercises, I just couldn't do because I was not strong enough (ones involving push-ups, especially). But I kept moving with my version of the exercises. The rest of the class was filled with fit people who were not struggling. I may try something else for strength training before I try this one again. That's the beauty of the gym we belong to--there is a wide variety of classes to choose from.
Until next time...
