Weekly challanges Feb 3rd through Feb9th.
californiagirl1950
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Ok, for those who asked, here is the list for this week! Good thing, because I have slacked off since I have been ill and this is a good way to ease back into my routine. Thanks pals for asking about these, as I need them~
Mon: .......laying on the floor or the bed on your side, raise your leg up and hold for a count of 5, lower, repeat. Do as many as you can. Then lay on the other side and do the other leg.
Tues: Stand facing a chair, hold the chair and lift your leg up and out to the side as far as you can, hold for a count of 5, lower, repeat. Do both legs.
Wed: standing jacks. For these you stand feet hip width apart and as your raise your arms over like in jumping jack, you lower your butt, as in a squat. Hold for a few seconds, stand back up lowering arms, repeat.
Thurs: lay on the floor knees bent and push the small of your back to the floor. Hold for a second, release, repeat.
Friday: Planks, can be done on knees or straight out planks.
Sat: sideways stretch brings arms up hands touching, then bend to the side, hold for a few seconds. Do other side.
Sunday: take it easy today and drink, drink, drink the liquids.
Mon: .......laying on the floor or the bed on your side, raise your leg up and hold for a count of 5, lower, repeat. Do as many as you can. Then lay on the other side and do the other leg.
Tues: Stand facing a chair, hold the chair and lift your leg up and out to the side as far as you can, hold for a count of 5, lower, repeat. Do both legs.
Wed: standing jacks. For these you stand feet hip width apart and as your raise your arms over like in jumping jack, you lower your butt, as in a squat. Hold for a few seconds, stand back up lowering arms, repeat.
Thurs: lay on the floor knees bent and push the small of your back to the floor. Hold for a second, release, repeat.
Friday: Planks, can be done on knees or straight out planks.
Sat: sideways stretch brings arms up hands touching, then bend to the side, hold for a few seconds. Do other side.
Sunday: take it easy today and drink, drink, drink the liquids.
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Oh thank you....... will do these!
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jeanmrob, you are very welcome0
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Yay!!!! Some good ideas. Take care of yourself. Are you in the draught in California. Linda 0
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Thank you californiagir for bring back the Weekly Challanges!!
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Ok, for those who asked, here is the list for this week! Good thing, because I have slacked off since I have been ill and this is a good way to ease back into my routine. Thanks pals for asking about these, as I need them~
Mon: .......laying on the floor or the bed on your side, raise your leg up and hold for a count of 5, lower, repeat. Do as many as you can. Then lay on the other side and do the other leg.
Tues: Stand facing a chair, hold the chair and lift your leg up and out to the side as far as you can, hold for a count of 5, lower, repeat. Do both legs.
Wed: standing jacks. For these you stand feet hip width apart and as your raise your arms over like in jumping jack, you lower your butt, as in a squat. Hold for a few seconds, stand back up lowering arms, repeat.
Thurs: lay on the floor knees bent and push the small of your back to the floor. Hold for a second, release, repeat.
Friday: Planks, can be done on knees or straight out planks.
Sat: sideways stretch brings arms up hands touching, then bend to the side, hold for a few seconds. Do other side.
Sunday: take it easy today and drink, drink, drink the liquids.
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Californiagirl, you are the best! These will jumpstart my exercising again--like many of us, I haven't done anything for a long time.
Thanks Wooken for the illustrations. I love the cat dringing from the glass.
The two of you are reinspiring me and I really need it.:flowerforyou:0 -
thanks...0
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Good news: Monday's exercise is done :happy:
Bad news: Made me see how filthy the living room tile is! Past time for some sweeping and scrubbing :grumble:0 -
Thank you! Leg raises done and they felt great! Also did some standing while cleaning the microwave and sinks!!0
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Thank you so much. Just what I needed to help get my back in shape!!!Thank you californiagir for bring back the Weekly Challanges!!
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Ok, for those who asked, here is the list for this week! Good thing, because I have slacked off since I have been ill and this is a good way to ease back into my routine. Thanks pals for asking about these, as I need them~
Mon: .......laying on the floor or the bed on your side, raise your leg up and hold for a count of 5, lower, repeat. Do as many as you can. Then lay on the other side and do the other leg.
Tues: Stand facing a chair, hold the chair and lift your leg up and out to the side as far as you can, hold for a count of 5, lower, repeat. Do both legs.
Wed: standing jacks. For these you stand feet hip width apart and as your raise your arms over like in jumping jack, you lower your butt, as in a squat. Hold for a few seconds, stand back up lowering arms, repeat.
Thurs: lay on the floor knees bent and push the small of your back to the floor. Hold for a second, release, repeat.
Friday: Planks, can be done on knees or straight out planks.
Sat: sideways stretch brings arms up hands touching, then bend to the side, hold for a few seconds. Do other side.
Sunday: take it easy today and drink, drink, drink the liquids.0 -
@rbeckner711, you are welcome and most of these are from all the PT I have had over the years, for my spine. Glad you like them. Hope that back feels better ASAP! No fun at all when they hurt.0
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Leg lifts done! I am really out of shape and have a head cold, so I only did 5 with each leg. But, at least, I'm getting back into the swing.
Thanks, Californiagirl.0 -
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Photos are very helpful!0
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bump....0
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@gramanana, hope you feel better soon. Good job on getting a little bit done today.
@Alamo0809, you are very welcome0 -
Tuesday challenge done!0
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Tuesday all done - thank you :happy:
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I Tuesday and repeated Monday. Sometimes this is how I build up a routine or just get back into exercising. Just what I need.0
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Did Monday again and added Tuesday. The stretching sure felt good after today's bike ride :happy:0
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Did modified jack. Can't jump on these old busted up ankles!0
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Did modified jack. Can't jump on these old busted up ankles!
Actually with the standing jacks, there is no jumping, just jack and squat. So glad you did not try jumping! I too can not jump. scares me to even try. LOL Don't know how long it has been since I jumped. Probably way before I had the knee replaced. Good job IWTBFCIN30 -
I just joined so I played catch up today. Monday’s I did ten on each side. Tuesday’s I did 15 on each side. Wednesday’s I can’t do because I have a metal knee and am not allowed to jump or do squats.0
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I just joined so I played catch up today. Monday’s I did ten on each side. Tuesday’s I did 15 on each side. Wednesday’s I can’t do because I have a metal knee and am not allowed to jump or do squats.
Excellent catching up CRody44!0 -
Thursday done! Now off to have eye surgery.0
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Sending good thoughts your way IWTBFCIN, good luck with the eye surgery. Speedy healing to you.0
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Today is my scheduled plank day so I’ll do the back to the floor exercise tomorrow. Today I did 40 minutes of seated elliptical, 5 sets of 20 ball crunches and 5 sets of 20 second planks. I do my planks on my toes and forearms.0
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Gotta love technology! :laugh:
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californiagirl,
The seated elliptical has an adjustable, nice wide seat (I don’t like impacted bicycle seats), elliptical foot rests and grab bars for your hands. I have an artificial knee and this is one of the few aerobic exercises that doesn’t put pressure on the joint. I don’t want to wear it out before my 100th birthday. : D
On the planks, when I started early last month, I could only do one set of 10 seconds, but by increasing them every time and strength training at the gym, I now do a lot better.
Today I had a pre-op with the cataract surgeon (set for the 27th) so I didn’t get to the gym. I did do 50 back presses switching today’s exercise with yesterdays.0 -
I drank 10 glasses of water. Feel kind of bloated!0
