Awesome August of Healthy Habits!
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@SummerSkier , you are rocking August! 🙌 And congratulations on 3000 days of logging! That’s quite the milestone! 🥳
Meet up at the park with my Curves friends. Then a very busy day.
I Am a BODYBUILDER!
WEEK 1 - 🏋️ Three Lifting sessions done!
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My emojis:
💪 Big 5 Lifts 🧘Yoga 🚴,🚶♀️, or 💃 cardio
⏳Fast ✅ Under Calorie Goal 💯 100 grams protein
💤 Rest Day
August 10 - 💤 🧘⏳💯
August 11 - 💪🚴🧘⏳💯✅August 12 - 🧘⏳🚶♀️💯✅
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No consistency this week and the stair part of the loop hasn’t happened at all, although I’ve made multiple daily trips to the north building. New habits are hard work!
Great weather for hiking this past weekend!8/9 🚶♀️💦
8/10 💪🏻🚶♀️💦
8/11 🥦💧
8/12 💪🏻🥦💦
8/13 💪🏻💧
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This week
After I get out of bed i will Weigh and record my weight daily, goal is to loose half a kilo in August: yes daily recording but weight up a bit after week off work
After I finish my morning workout i will prep a fibre snack for dinner to prevent diabetes, remember it's in ur genes. Helps with digestion too: yes religiously
After I write down my meetings on a postit I will write, a reminder to leave by 5pm & 1 thing to look forward to after work. no I have been staying back at work this week
After I write reminder to leave by 5pm I'll think about wat appointments I need to book in: yes
After I hve booked in appointments I will block out time for a lunch time walk: no
After I get home from work i will put the kettle on to make a tea while i Weigh /track food accurately in mfp: no
After I sit down to eat I will make sure food is logged 1st then drink tea with meal to slow down eating no
After I hve shower I will put Coconut oil on yes
After I hve a shower and once my son to go to sleep, i will check my habits list to make sure all done and log check into mfp/uac yes
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Just a quick check-in. All of you are doing so well! I am very proud of you.
@SummerSkier I love you are seeing a difference in your sleep. Sounds like you are on the right track. You are so inspiring. 3000 day streak, AMAZING! I can't even begin to imagine. Great job!
@TerriRichardson112 I hope you are still feeling well and dodged Covid.
@donna25trinity I love how you are setting your goals up with actions that make the habit happen. I think I need to incorporate more of that.
@hcoleman232 I agree with you. Starting new habits is hard work. Keep at it. We are in this together.
Thank you to all of you. You inspire and challenge me just by being here. My week has been a busy one. I am learning a lot of things about having more movement. It isn't as good as I like, but I will incorporate @donna25trinity method. I think that could be a game changer. I will check back soon.
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Second lifting session for week 2 🙌! Also, I did a short spinning session and my yoga before breaking my fast. I had to reduce the weight of my dumbbells for my shoulder presses because I’ve been experiencing some pain on my left bicep.
@hcoleman232 , New habits are very hard. Looks like you’re doing well with the strength training. Give yourself a tiny bit of the habit to claim success. Can’t do the stair loop? Count those multiple trips to the north building as a win.
@donna25trinity , it’s hard going back to work after a break, there’s always catching up necessary. I’m interested in your fiber snack, what do you prep in the morning? I’m finding that fasting makes it harder to get in all my fiber if I skip my oatmeal breakfast.
@Learningmoments , good for you to keep working on moving more. Remember that moving a little will add up.
I Am a BODYBUILDER!
WEEK 1 - 🏋️ Three Lifting sessions done!
🥳🥳
🥳💪🚴💪🚴💪🚴
💤💪🚶♀️💪
My emojis:
💪 Big 5 Lifts 🧘Yoga 🚴,🚶♀️, or 💃 cardio
⏳Fast ✅ Under Calorie Goal 💯 100 grams protein
💤 Rest Day
August 10 - 💤 🧘⏳💯
August 11 - 💪🚴🧘⏳💯✅
August 12 - 🧘⏳🚶♀️💯✅
August 13 - 💪🚴🧘💯✅
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My “roving” with Koda was interesting this morning really glad dh was with us his collar that we wear when walking a prong collar as he is a strong puller came apart. He stayed with me and we switched his safety clips to the traditional collar, I know when we go to the vet in a couple of weeks I hope he sits still for a microchip he didn’t before so if not I guess an AirTag. I did fit him with Maggy’s harness and it worked so will get a new one this week at our daughters pet food gear store.
This was originally posted by me on 8/9 but I put it in August of 24 guess that just means pay attention and wear my 🤓lol!Today walked again as our new morning thing a quick stroll through the neighborhood good for Koda good way to begin my day.
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@donna25trinity good for you getting it done. Yeah not everything but recording and noting it is really part of success.
@snowshoe072 quite the heart stopping moment with Koda I imagine but super glad he stayed. I had that happen a few times with Bandit (halter break or something) and it was usually 50 50 whether he took off at a gallop or stayed. LOL I will admit that part of it I "trained" in to him because I enjoyed seeing him living life to the fullest and thinking he was getting away. This was his typical expression
Still getting my I AM AN ATHLETE done this month. Interesting to see my VO2max change with the injury the end of May and recovery starting this month. Altho my knee hurts I am recovering cardio fitness and I think altho the walks are NOT cardio in the evening they help. I think at this point I will be happy if the rest of the year is status quo with no more surprises.
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@snowshoe072 , that’s super scary! I’m so glad Koda stayed like a good pup. Haha! posting in last year’s August thread sounds like something I’d do. Morning walks are the best!
@SummerSkier , love the picture of Bandit! You truly are an athlete. Glad the evening walks are helping you recover your cardio fitness!
Busy day but got my spinning in. Lucy helped me with my yoga.
I Am a BODYBUILDER!
WEEK 1 - 🏋️ Three Lifting sessions done!
🥳🥳
🥳💪🚴💪🚴💪🚴
💤💪🚶♀️💪🚴
My emojis:
💪 Big 5 Lifts 🧘Yoga 🚴,🚶♀️, or 💃 cardio
⏳Fast ✅ Under Calorie Goal 💯 100 grams protein
💤 Rest Day
August 10 - 💤 🧘⏳💯
August 11 - 💪🚴🧘⏳💯✅
August 12 - 🧘⏳🚶♀️💯✅
August 13 - 💪🚴🧘💯✅
August 14 -🚴🧘💯✅
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@77tes I hope your shoulder feels better soon. That is always frustrating.
@snowshoe072 I am glad it worked out with Koda. One never knows how they will respond.
@SummerSkier Bandit is beautiful. I know you enjoy him. That is great you are seeing improvement in your knee recovery. It is a slow process.
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Oh man. I missed that comment about your bicep @77tes Smart move to keep it lighter for sure.
@Learningmoments Bandit was my true joy. I lost him in 2021 pretty much as a consequence of the pandemic but we were together for 25 years. 😍
I noticed yesterday that my VO2max dropped from 41.4 to 41.1 which was interesting. I think the calculation was based on age somewhat and when I turned another year older it redid it. hmmm. Anyway, I told Apple I was born a year later so we will see if it bumps me back to consistency.
Yesterday was the first time since May that I ran without feeling something every step as my knee is recovering even more. Tempted to go further but I came to my senses and will give it at least another couple of days before pushing things. I did have a skunk dart out of a driveway tiwards me abd for a while I thought I might spend the day as stinkybON. whew. He darted in to a gutter (I stopped in my tracks).
Here is ATHLETE 67…… and Hai Hai mostly NOT enjoying me grabbing her when she walked on my keyboard.
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@SummerSkier Good to hear you’re almost healed, and definitely a great idea not to push when you feel you’re at the ‘almost there’ recovery point. That’s a lesson I learned the hard way. 🙄
@77tes I’m just keeping it real. I’m proud of the habits I DO incorporate daily, but to me a habit is something done consistently without much thought, and I’m not there yet. Except for flossing! That’s a daily habit 💯 Winning!!
8/14 💪🏻🥦💦
8/15 🥦
Everyone’s doing great; keep it up! 👏🏻👏🏻
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Happy birthday, @SummerSkier I am glad you are feeling some relief. Give it at least a week to be stable and strong. Sorry to hear about your loss of Bandit. It is good you had a long time with him. Lovely picture with your cat.
Yesterday and today, I was able to get a bike ride. So much easier to be active with outside activities. I did a mid-month evaluation and compared my stats with July. I quickly realized that it was like comparing apples to oranges with all the outside activities last month. So I compared August 2021-2024 with this month and it was about the same. I know next month will be back to usual activity. After digging into all the numbers, I keep coming back to the same questions of how to design my fitness plan with consistency. August and February are mostly indoor activities. September, October, April, and May are the other extreme with LOTS of activities. Some people say I do too much and not enough rest. These activities are fun so I don't limit them, but I see I need some how to get balance. I need to keep experimenting with my exercises. I welcome any insights you may have. One of the biggest problems I experience is I have too many interests so when I get away from an exercise, it becomes hard. It seems like muscles should be muscles, but each exercise seems to affect the body in different ways. I am sure I am overthinking it, but I am not doing so well with a simple plan.
Date
% of Activity
Hrly Activiy
Floors
Cardio Load
Moderate
vig/peak
Activity Zone minutes
Cal Burned
Wkout
Favorite
8/1/2025
31
5
16
27
37
5
62
2184
Arms
Swim
295.875
8/2/2025
28
7
20
14
27
0
87
1911
0
swim
232.6667
8/3/2025
19
5
10
6
7
0
7
1963
0
Waist hoop
224.1111
8/4/2025
40
11
30
68
68
28
124
2013
0
swim class
264.6667
8/5/2025
9
4
9
0
0
0
0
1806
0
stairs
203.1111
8/6/2025
30
9
4
2
0
0
0
1924
0
dance steps
218.7778
8/7/2025
36
11
8
103
92
41
174
2574
0
Bike ride
337.6667
8/8/2025
23
8
5
10
25
0
25
2132
0
swim
247.5556
8/9/2025
9
2
4
7
12
0
12
1832
0
Grandkids
208.6667
8/10/2025
10
1
3
0
0
0
0
1838
0
Grandkids
205.7778
8/11/2025
15
4
4
5
9
0
9
1961
0
Twins
223
8/12/2025
11
8
4
1
2
0
2
1867
0
Not feel good
210.5556
8/13/2025
22
5
4
16
42
3
45
2077
0
Stationary bike
246
8/14/2025
46
10
9
55
3
22
124
2361
0
swim w/grands
292.2222
8/15/2025
34
10
16
105
119
27
173
2635
0
Bike ride
346.5556
8/16/2025
33
10
12
146
35
93
221
2139
Bike ride
336.125
Aug avg totals
24.75
6.875
9.875
35.3125
30
13.6875
66.5625
2076.063
0
251.4444
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I am going to ramble a minute. Please let me know if I am on the right track. I welcome any suggestions.
I need to:
*Fitbit has goal marks for the categories I am logging. I need to pay attention to them and try to understand how to achieve them.
*I need to have a workout time and make it fun to get cardio load higher.
*Use weights to get hourly count up
I am not sure how to fit yoga, Pilates, dance, and things that don't give numbers on my watch. I know that it shouldn't be all about the data, but it makes it easier to track. Anything that is flowy, doesn't count. Another thing is when I am trying to strengthen my knees (squats or other exercises), then it makes other activities harder (stairs). Are stairs enough to strengthen my knees or should I be doing exercises? How do you deal with tough exercises/movements? I really appreciate your insights.
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@Learningmoments i certainly don't have all the answers but I think it is very smart of you to compare Last Aug to this one instead of trying to compare July to Aug based on your changes in activity. you are thinking this all thru and that is the best thing. Our watches cannot know the whole story. SO altho I get pretty much zero from my watch for a walks I really enjoy being able to amble and take photos of pretty things. As I mentioned earlier my tech also punished me to some extent for having a birthday. so strange. ANyway I did make my birthday a year later and now my VO2max was back to 41.4 and even 41.5 on my walk.
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@Learningmoments hi we have stairs in our home and I have knee OA in both knees at times stairs are difficult I find the squats are helpful have you tried resistance bands for your leg muscles ?
I track with my Apple Watch and use a free zones app along with Peloton wish you luck
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@SummerSkier thank you for the encouragement. I guess I get tired of trying to figure out how the body works. How to lose weight, be active, prevent injuries, and grow old gracefully. Lol. When I didn't do all these fun activities, my exercises were straight forward but not as much fun. Lol. I keep telling myself keep asking questions, you will eventually get answers. ( I hope). I am glad you are a year younger. Lol. It is amazing the way these watches work. Thank you again for your encouragement.
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@snowshoe072 I have not tried resistant bands. I will have to try that. I love biking and stairs. How many other exercises do I need to do or do I just experiment with how they do? Thank you so much for the advice. Good luck with your knees too.
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@Learningmoments experiment do only what you can comfortably do
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Happy Birthday @SummerSkier ! 67 looks great on an athlete like you! Glad you and the skunk went separate ways! I ABSOLUTELY HATE when calculations change because of age! “Happy birthday, your muscle mass has decreased overnight because people your age have less muscle.” WHAT?! Yes, smart to stick to slow and steady as you recover. You’ll get there.
@hcolman232 , I hear you about keeping it real. That is important especially not fooling yourself. I’m just a fan of celebrating even tiny wins to keep your motivation cranked up on high.
@Learningmoments , your data from the Fitbit is interesting. tracking your moderate and vigorous/peak is very interesting. Do you enter your dance, Pilates, yoga etc as a workout on your Fitbit? I started claiming my strength training as a workout, and was surprised by getting vigorous minutes sometimes. Give it a try. I count dancing as a walk since English Country doesn’t get fast and furious that often. My house and neighborhood is totally flat, so squats have to do it for me. I bought a big set of resistance bands once and found them very hard on my wrists, but I had a hard time finding directions. However, I used them a lot while doing PT for my broken ankle. Maybe that’s the way I should go as I’m adjusting my lifting.
I’m feeling a bit beat up, and had to reduce my weight on all my lifts and add a proper warmup and cooldown each session. I also need to avoid getting in a hurry at my age. 👵🏻It’s what a bodybuilder like me should do - especially a “high mileage” bodybuilder. 🤣
However, NSV - I was able to button and zip my honesty pants (my skinny husband’s jeans). That was the encouragement I needed since the scale was telling lies on Friday morning. 😉
I Am a BODYBUILDER!WEEK 1 - 🏋️ Three Lifting sessions done!
WEEK 2 - 🏋️Three Lifting sessions done!
🥳🥳
🥳💪🚴💪🚴💪🚴
💤💪🚶♀️💪🚴💪🚴
My emojis:
💪 Big 5 Lifts 🧘Yoga 🚴,🚶♀️, or 💃 cardio
⏳Fast ✅ Under Calorie Goal 💯 100 grams protein
💤 Rest Day
August 10 - 💤 🧘⏳💯
August 11 - 💪🚴🧘⏳💯✅
August 12 - 🧘⏳🚶♀️💯✅
August 13 - 💪🚴🧘💯✅
August 14 -🚴🧘💯✅
August 15 - 💪🚴🧘💯✅
August 16 - 🚴🧘💯✅
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@77tes those scales LIE LIE LIE!!! Look at you in those jeans!!! COngratulations… 🥳👏👏🥳🥳 The pants do not lie.
So sorry about having to scale back the weights but look at us being patient and learning not to overdo it. 🤨😂
17 days done and done for "I resemble an Athlete!". ✅ I have even upped the ante a little on weekends to 2 walks. Not extremely far - just a mile ea - but more than sitting around on the couch. 💪😎
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@SummerSkier , thanks! Yes look at our patient selves! I like your short weekend walks. I miss getting out walking every day.
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@snowshoe072 Yes, absolutely. Thank you for reminder :)
@77tes No, I haven't logged anything. Just whatever gets detected. I actually forgot I can do that. That is interesting that it would give you vigorous credit. That would be wonderful if it would give me some sort of credit. Many times I choose not to do those activities because it wouldn't recognize it. In fact, I was thinking maybe I need to track in a different manor. I have learned a lot from my graph, but thought maybe a different method might be helpful. I won't ditch the chart, but I will have to think on what type of tracking would be beneficial. Sorry to hear about having to reduce the weights. It can take a toll on the psyche. Great job checking the jeans. Don't let that scale fool you. You look GREAT! I love you reminding us that those small wins build motivation. Also, always good to be reminded to not rush it, warm up, and cool downs.
@SummerSkier You ARE an athlete. You are building and healing and getting back on track. Keep up the good work.
Today I didn't want to think about being active every hour. With the bike rides the last 2 days and continuing to move every hour just took the fun out of it. I took it easy with laying around this morning and then movies with grand daughter this afternoon. I had a lovely swim by myself tonight for about two hours. I needed the rest day. Something I am not very good at taking.
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@77tes Definitely the true test of progress and a huge motivator. Congratulations! 🎉 And thanks for keeping us motivated! 🤗
@SummerSkier I love my outdoor walks! This summer has been a challenge as my normal walk area was under construction and the afternoons were either too hot and muggy, or rainy. This weekend the area was finally open and the walks can continue as normal. Your pictures reminded me to stop to enjoy the beauty during my cool down. Added bonus -a butterfly stopped by while looking at the flowers 👀 🦋
@Learningmoments Good call! If it’s not fun it becomes a burden and eventually abandoned. There are certain exercises I despise (forward lunges) and find alternatives on occasion just to mix it up. Variety is the spice of life!
Yesterday I focused on what works and what doesn’t; lots of why, what and how questions. I also took time to prep healthy meals for the coming week. Stuffed peppers with zucchini, rice, spinach and navy beans. Blanched green beans and sautéed cabbage. I even cooked whole wheat pasta in the blanching water so I would have it on hand for either a lunch or dinner option.
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I enjoyed a wonderful rest day on Sunday and my twinges are feeling better. Here’s hoping they are okay with my modifications when I do my lifting in a few minutes.
@Learningmoments , yes, try tracking those workouts. I hate when my Fitbit says that I didn’t exercise when I’ve done a bunch of things. The workout menu even includes swimming. My sister wears her Fitbit for water aerobics.
@hcolenan232 , Wow! You definitely got in the veggies. Your weekday self will be thanking you! Bummer that your walk has been under construction! I find summer the hardest season for exercise, so losing a walking place would make it extra hard. Glad for you that it’s back to being available.
I Am a BODYBUILDER!
WEEK 1 - 🏋️ Three Lifting sessions done!
WEEK 2 - 🏋️Three Lifting sessions done!
🥳🥳
🥳💪🚴💪🚴💪🚴
💤💪🚶♀️💪🚴💪🚴
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My emojis:
💪 Big 5 Lifts 🧘Yoga 🚴,🚶♀️, or 💃 cardio
⏳Fast ✅ Under Calorie Goal 💯 100 grams protein
💤 Rest Day
August 17 - 💤🧘⏳💯✅
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Wow! @hcoleman232 , I can’t get your username right for the life of me! Sorry. 😢
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@77tes No worries, just don’t call me late for dinner! 😂🤣
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@hcoleman232 You are so right. If it doesn't enrich our lives then it doesn't make us healthy because we will quit. I love the feeling of a great activity. I am glad your walking path is free of construction. My favorite walking trail closed down a few years back. I miss it very much. It was so lovely going through the wood down a huge cliff to the bay. I hope one day they will decide to fix it back up. It really makes me appreciate the other trails. We don't fully appreciate what we have until it is gone. Keep asking questions and we will keep getting answers. Looks like it was good motivation. Good job on food prep!
@77tes I hope your twinges are doing better after a lovely rest day. I am not very good at rest days, but they are so needed. I am excited to see what the 'workouts' log on my FitBit. At least it will list that I showed up. lol.
Today I had a bike ride. My legs were just not feeling. I really listened and thought about all your advice and decided to slow down and just ride for fun without trying to make it wild & fun. It turned into a very pleasant ride by the end. 16 miles/681 calories/Very nice time. Thank you. As I rode, I thought about my being active habit and how to track it. Thanks to all of your advice, I think I found the right things. The only thing I am not sure about is what is the bench mark for what constitutes an active day? Maybe I don't need to fuss to much about that. Just log the activities (minimum of 1 minute) and evaluate at the end of the week with the numbers. What do you guys think? I will continue the old graph weekly, but have an updated version of tracking. Let me know if I missed anything. Thank you guys so much! @77tes @SummerSkier @hcoleman232 @snowshoe072 @donna25trinity and to the mission of learning new habits.
Updated habit: I am an ACTIVE person who LISTENS to her body, EMBRACES modifications, and DO a variety of activities I LOVE.
Daily Tracker
Activities:
Fun?:
Listen to your body?:
Embrace modifications?:
Did I love my active life?:
Theme for the day:
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@Learningmoments AWESOME !! Nice job great ride!
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Finally got the loop back in today. Instead of trying to piggyback the loop to my hourly water notification (that I ignore half the time) I’ll just use the upstairs bathroom.Twice a day I seem to be on the same “bathroom time” as housekeeping so it’s not too hard getting at least 2 loops in. 😂
The stuffed peppers were delicious, and a coworker even commented that my lunch smelled good. Nice compliment for winging it.
8/16 💪🏻🚶♀️🥦💧
8/17 🚶♀️🥦💦
8/18 💪🏻🥦💧➰
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I am sorry I forgot to thank @TerriRichardson112 in my previous post. All of you have great advice.
@hcoleman232 Great you have your loop back on track. That every hour gets to be too much. It is fun when it is a day challenge. You may try right before meals for your water. It worked better for me instead of the hour thing. I also added a water first thing when I wake up. Great job on the stuffed peppers. Makes me hungry for them.
@77tes I remembered halfway through the yoga to log yoga session. I edited it to include whole time, but it didn't change stat. I got 34 calories for that light session. Woohoo! It all helps. Main thing is it shows I am doing something. Lol.
Topped my day of with 20 minutes of yoga. A LOT of pops. Whew, been awhile.
Daily Tracker
Activities: slow bike ride and yoga
Fun?: Actually was.
Listen to your body?: yes
Embrace modifications?: yes, slowed bike ride and listened to see if warrior was too much for knees. Did okay
Did I love my active life?: It is a start.
Theme for the day: Recovery day
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