Week of April 15 through April 21
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californiagirl1950
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Hi all, I am repeating some exercises from last month. Hope you all don't mind.
Monday: stretch. Feet hip width apart, bring arms up to meet hand to hand in front of you(as if praying) , then over head as you take a deep breath in, hold for a count of 3, out to the sides and back down , release the bad air. Start over again.
Tuesday: Funky march. Just bring those knees up high as you can while raising the alternate arm up, high, high high. Reach for the sky. Get a good heart rate going with this one.
Wed: hip extensions again. Yep, you know the drill. All fours on a pillow on the floor, on the couch or on the bed. Then raise that leg up straight out behind you, straighten, hold for a count of 5, back down. Try for 5 on each side.
Thurs: Are we tired yet??? Are WE? Ok not enough work? here we go then, I am going to get tough on you. LOL Sideways stretch. Feet hip width apart, bring arms up to meet hands above the head, then lean gently to the left stretching your side and arms over. Hold for a count of 5 or more, gently stretch to the other side.
Friday: jumping jacks. If you can not jump (like me) then just do the arm part of these. They really work that upper body and arms.
Sat: Go for a 10 minute walk. Inside, outside, all 10 minutes at once or even in 1 minute increments. It all adds up.
Sunday: grab some canned food and lifts those weights. Hold arms out in front, palms up, food in hand and curl towards your shoulders.
Monday: stretch. Feet hip width apart, bring arms up to meet hand to hand in front of you(as if praying) , then over head as you take a deep breath in, hold for a count of 3, out to the sides and back down , release the bad air. Start over again.
Tuesday: Funky march. Just bring those knees up high as you can while raising the alternate arm up, high, high high. Reach for the sky. Get a good heart rate going with this one.
Wed: hip extensions again. Yep, you know the drill. All fours on a pillow on the floor, on the couch or on the bed. Then raise that leg up straight out behind you, straighten, hold for a count of 5, back down. Try for 5 on each side.
Thurs: Are we tired yet??? Are WE? Ok not enough work? here we go then, I am going to get tough on you. LOL Sideways stretch. Feet hip width apart, bring arms up to meet hands above the head, then lean gently to the left stretching your side and arms over. Hold for a count of 5 or more, gently stretch to the other side.
Friday: jumping jacks. If you can not jump (like me) then just do the arm part of these. They really work that upper body and arms.
Sat: Go for a 10 minute walk. Inside, outside, all 10 minutes at once or even in 1 minute increments. It all adds up.
Sunday: grab some canned food and lifts those weights. Hold arms out in front, palms up, food in hand and curl towards your shoulders.
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Don't mind the repetition at all. You worked hard to get these together. I do like the stretches. mine are done.0
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I plan to do all these this week! I just printed them out - made the print bigger - and they will reside on the ice box hopefully with a big red check mark buy each at the end of the week! I'll let you all know how successful I am! Thanks for doing this!!0
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Just finished the stretches. I've got a bad shoulder, but did as well as I could.0
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Good ones! Stretches done! I think stretching does more for the body than lifting 100 pounds at my age. 5 pound weights are heavy enough for me!0
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I love the stretches. Mine are done for the day. They are a good stress reliever, too.:)0
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Got the stretches and the marching done!!!0
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Marching done. Fun!0
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Hi I joined MFP two weeks ago and I guess I'm just coming out of the closet. lol I love your stretches and will have fun joining you. I was beginning to fear I was the only 60+ here!0
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I did Monday and Friday, but forgot Tuesday and Wednesday. I will get to those tomorrow.:laugh:0
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Hi pearlmorning, we are so glad to have you joining us. Glad you love the stretches.0
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I have red check marks by Monday and Tues exercises - Wed I had to replace with waistline turns!0
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Hi I joined MFP two weeks ago and I guess I'm just coming out of the closet. lol I love your stretches and will have fun joining you. I was beginning to fear I was the only 60+ here!0
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Got the leg extensions and side bends done!!!0
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Real jumping jacks completed--30! Hip extensions finally done. I knew I could catch up!0
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Believe it or not, I kept up with you this week. Since I haven't been exercising on a regular basis lately, these mini challenges kept me going. Looking forward to next week.
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