WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2021

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cityjaneLondon wrote: »

Exercise

If I won the lottery (!!!!) a luxurious private pool would be a priority. One I could use all year with some kind of sliding roof/door arrangement. I have looked at villas to hire abroad for a week or so with very big pools and may do that in the future for a special treat. Unfortunately, the big pools usually come with enormous houses, and enormous prices, but there are exceptions. Plus, I'm going off flying and all the hassle of airports. We can cruise from local ports and have chauffeur driven transport there with pick up from the front door. I'm all for the easy option these days.
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The exercise I actually do is on my three machines in our tiny spare room. Rowing, elliptical and recumbent bike. I can say they have literally saved my life. Every day I am on them for an hour and a half in the morning....

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

NICE POOLS
It's not a private pool, but if you go to trouville or deauville, just across the channel some day, (trouville I find much more down home with more cozy reasonable places to eat, buy food, have coffee than the upscale deauville a few hundred meters away) deauville has the best public pool! olympic size, fed with (heated) ocean water, (ocean just meters away), glass ceiling. I went 2 or 3 times last summer when in trouville and it was 5 star for me. such a nice moment, for laps...they had much reduced numbers and strict circulation rules during the summer. it is said that cover doesn't spread in water but could spread on surfaces.

We went to the Fairmount princess in scottsdale AZ one time and they have nice pool too, and option for SMALL private pool. We went in off-off-off season in August (no-one goes visiting Phoenix in august since you can barely walk outside) cause that's when we were free and we needed to see family, so it was very very cut rate...and they upgraded us. no need to take the sauna though, just walk out the door for 30 seconds or more between 7 am and 6pm...

@HEATHER @cityjaneLondon You have surely said it before, but what do you do while on the machines? is that when you do your language stuff, or other stuff. I like exercise, and machines is ok, but quite boring if not doing something else for me. For walking or swimming I can just get into the movement and sensations and feelings and that is really enough. but on machines, not so much. And do you do 30 per machine most days? I would go for a rower if I got a second machine I think. elliptical is what I used most at gym but I think a good one would take up so much space.

I'm not Heather, but I also exercise with three machines in our "basement" -- a bicycle on a trainer, a treadmill, and a rowing machine.

I have the bicycle on trainer and treadmill hooked up to Zwift, and I do one of the routes there. So ... I can watch "myself" cycle or walk/run around a well-designed digital route. Opportunities for sprints and so on. Great graphics!

Also, with all three, I watch TV.

Before Zwift, and even now occasionally, I would do "commercial intervals". I select a show with commercials. When the show is on, I ride casually or walk. When the commercial is one, I ride as hard as I can or run. Like intervals! It ensures I get my heart rate up above 150 several times during a workout.

I can't read or do stuff that requires concentration because that slows me down.

With the rowing machine, I have the TV on but I'm focusing on rowing.

If you go with a rowing machine, the Concept2s are the best choice.


Machka in Oz

Greetings to all.

Lunch was nice although a little late for me. I was able to explain, once again, it is my preference to have a time to meet. I explained my many reasons, the first being we are both still working and there are many things we both need to get done over the weekend, I am an early riser (4-5am) and need to determine if I should eat before we meet or not, etc. She seemed receptive. Let’s see how the next meet up goes. 😊 I mentioned an early HH on the 29th, she needs to check her calendar (lol)…..

Lisa – I so agree with your assessment on the mental atmosphere. The quiet is deepest in the earliest of hours.

Kylia – Great negotiation on the possibility of a new vehicle. Betsy was retired at 19 years. She lasted a very long time with little to no investment.

Pip – Great idea with subletting your current digs. $3k is a lot of money regardless if you have it or not.

Heather – Bea looks gloriously happy with Nelly. I think Nelly will find a way to melt your heart. 😊

CJ – Welcome. You have a beautiful family. Congratulations on finding a plan that works for you.

Bananas – I agree with the cellphone mentality yet also think it’s self-centered. It is almost as if the person(s) say, oh, I will meet up with you tomorrow, but if I am doing something better I will put you on hold until I am done doing what I am enjoying. In France it’s culture; here is the US it is not. You would not want to trade me for my brother – he is a conman. I keep in touch, but at arm’s length.

Luci – So glad to see your post. Luci is walking! She is a beauty and looks like a happy baby. Sorry to hear about your losses and family’s challenges. It’s a terrible virus.

DrKatie – Yes, the plan works if we stick with it. I am currently convincing myself to get back on track. You’re almost there! Good job – keep it going.

Beth – Glad to hear your son received his first dose. Congratulations to DH – he is almost there!!

Betsy – Happy Anniversary. Sorry to hear it did not turn out as planned. Glad you had a good day and got in 30k steps! Wow!!

Cheri – I sounds like you had a wonderful birthday. Happy for you!!

Allie – Hugs!

Flea – So happy to hear mom is back on track. What a great idea with Schwan’s. I had forgotten all about them.

Rebecca – Athena is a cutie!

US Gals – Reality check. Do not read if you are depressed, frustrated, etc. over the lack of coordination of receiving a shot.
Viv – Happy you were able to schedule your mom in for her shot. Sounds like there is great organization in your area. Wish more would adapt something similar.

Exercise – Walking, yoga, swimming. All of which are very easily done by myself and options are readily available in my area and climate.

Bananas – Praying they do not lose the second test!!

I just looked at the clock and I must really run and get ready for work. Thank goodness I am remote and my commute is just a few steps away! 😊

Hugs to all and prayers for those in need.
SuziQ – SFL

Today, I bought a Rubik's Cube.
I haven't had one since the 1980s but they're back!
I can get one side so far ...
It amuses me.

Today I bought a 3rd 1000-piece puzzle.
On the weekend we got something we could do puzzles on.
So we're all set for winter!

Last night, I sat and watched ... without doing anything else ... most of Fantasia. I think there is a bit more to go, but my husband wanted to go to bed so we turned it off. Nevertheless, I just sat and watched it without doing anything else.

I can't remember the last time I did that. Usually when the TV comes on (for TV shows, movies or whatever) I get busy with all kinds of other things. Like today, when the TV came on, I did laundry, ordered groceries and did some organising of a cycling event we've got coming up.

M in Oz

Thank you for the anniversary wishes and for the thoughts on getting my vaccination even when my DH decided not to come along and get his. I am so happy to have my first dose...actually beyond happy. Have walked around smiling ever since. Hope everyone who wants a vaccine gets one soon.

Favorite exercise
Walking, Yoga and Hiking

I love mornings and feel the quiet and the peace. I am early to bed and early up... habits of a lifetime. As a single parent for 15 years, I carved out "my time" in the early hours and then I'd wake up the kids and start our day.

Today our new range should be delivered. Have been cooking on a camp stove, microwave, Instant pot and toaster oven since Thanksgiving when the stove gave up the ghost. DH is very excited about it...me not as much because I don't cook many big meals. I haven't felt deprived.... Life is Good.

Betsy in NW WA

@peach1948 I got roped into doing Jane fonda work out by 2 different people in the mid-80s!
it just makes me laugh. One place was in early 20s with housemate my age. She was very sporty and we would I guess run together a bit and to the audio cassette version of Jane fonda work out sometimes. I know she was the instigator and I would follow along sometimes! (though I found it boring)...and then when I got my 1st real adult job, at age 21, just barely, in a very remote slightly lonely place, one of the head teachers invited me and the tiny elementary school director over weekly, for Jane Fonda workout after work on Mondays and then to her home sauna. And invited me to stay for dinner often of a big fruit salad with her DH and kids. I'm sure I went for the sauna and the comfort of being invited over to a comfy place in a remote remote where I was just arriving far from all, and spending an hour doing the video version of Jane fonda work out was part of the deal.... It seemed really weird and not to my taste in both occasions but I did it many times..."Are you ready to do the workout?..." big hair, leggings, striped long sleeve leotard, tights, I'm sure I just had t shirt and sweats and never had big hair.... Also putting in spoiler in case Jane Fonda workout is upsetting

Oh, I love YouTube!
Just watched an explanation of the German states and federal system. A tour of Dresden. A visit to a Berlin flea market. A farm visit in Namibia, a visit to Windhoek in Namibia, all in German with subtitles, while I was rowing and cycling.
Top of my bucket list to visit is Dresden.
Namibia would be interesting as it has German empire links and many Germans are tourists there, so I could practise my German. The wild life and scenery are amazing.
In Sub Saharan Africa I have only been to Kenya, where I was running creative writing courses for the British Council. I loved the students. I slotted in a quick visit to the Masai Mara. Highly recommended. We were trying a few years ago to book a trip to Botswana, the Okavango Delta, but it was the wrong season. Too wet.
I'm getting very excited about the possibility of travelling again, even if it's just a cruise. Saga are deluging us with brochures about river cruises, ocean cruises, UK tours etc etc. I quite fancied the Channel Islands one. Most dates are already booked up!!! People must be very optimistic about the vaccine! We are waiting to see what the government says about travel.

Our part of the country, the South East, is a bit behind in the vaccine race. I hope they will catch up soon. Our nearest big centre is 25 minutes walk away, which is fine by us. Of course, I prefer to just wander to the end of the road where our doctor is.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

Favourite Exercise - Walking, Swimming and probably Pilates I enjoyed Zumba the one time I took it, but it's a group activity and not allowed right now. I tried it alone and didn't care for it.

Suzi - I don't necessarily agree with the way they handled it here in Alberta but I think they are doing the best they can under the circumstances and the availability.

Machka - I received 3 1000 piece puzzles for Christmas with a puzzle mat. My back has been hurting too bad to sit at the table to do it just now though. I also have a Diamond Dots painting to do, it came on Friday. I don't know if my eyes will allow it or if I will end up giving it to my daughter to do for me.

Allie - I hope you get a roommate that is quiet and that you can talk to soon. It's frustrating being in a hospital.

Carol - I remember doing some Richard Simmons. I was a teenager, but joined some of the "Mom's" who had a VCR tape of him.

Katla - My husband has become a news junkie of American news. Thankfully, he changes the station a lot when I'm home. I find it all too repetitive, loud and puts me in a foul mood. It puts him in a foul mood too, so I'm glad he changes it when I'm home.

I am at work so should get at it.