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gardenerjoy 05-12-2020 10:14 AM

May goal: 1400 minutes, including 25x stretching and 10x strength-training

1: 45 walk; 45/1400
2: 25 walk, 25 yoga; 95/1400, 1/25 stretch, 1/10 ST
3: 20 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 140/1400, 2/25 stretch
4: 25 dance & stretch, 25 yoga; 190/1400, 3/25 stretch
5: 25 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 240/1400, 4/25 stretch
6: 35 dance & stretch; 275/1400, 5/25 stretch
7: 30 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 330/1400, 6/25 stretch
8: 10 dance & stretch, 40 walk; 380/1400, 7/25 stretch
9: 25 dance & stretch, 20 yardwork; 425/1400, 8/25 stretch, 2/10 ST
10: 25 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 475/1400, 9/25 stretch
11: 10 dance & stretch, 25 walk, 25 yoga; 535/1400, 10/25 stretch, 3/10 ST

gardenerjoy 05-12-2020 10:17 AM

Welcome, millie56! I started my exercise regime with ten minutes a day and gradually moved up from there.

gardenerjoy: 1400 min, 25x stretch, 10x ST
millie56: Each week, 4x walk and 3x exercise bike
Tabbycat: 600 min
VermontMom: exercise every day

gardenerjoy 05-13-2020 12:02 PM

May goal: 1400 minutes, including 25x stretching and 10x strength-training

1: 45 walk; 45/1400
2: 25 walk, 25 yoga; 95/1400, 1/25 stretch, 1/10 ST
3: 20 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 140/1400, 2/25 stretch
4: 25 dance & stretch, 25 yoga; 190/1400, 3/25 stretch
5: 25 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 240/1400, 4/25 stretch
6: 35 dance & stretch; 275/1400, 5/25 stretch
7: 30 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 330/1400, 6/25 stretch
8: 10 dance & stretch, 40 walk; 380/1400, 7/25 stretch
9: 25 dance & stretch, 20 yardwork; 425/1400, 8/25 stretch, 2/10 ST
10: 25 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 475/1400, 9/25 stretch
11: 10 dance & stretch, 25 walk, 25 yoga; 535/1400, 10/25 stretch, 3/10 ST
12: 15 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 575/1400, 11/25 stretch

VermontMom 05-13-2020 02:07 PM

May 01 - 0 (sick)
May 02 - Pahla B. total body workout, 25 min., outside gardening, 15 min.
May 03 - Gilad upper body w/ weights, core; 40 min., outdoor work, 30 min.
May 04 - 0 (sick)
Absent for many days :(
May 11 - Pahla B. stretching/light cardio, 25 min., + outdoor digging.
May 12 - Leslie Sansone Walking, 30 min.
May 13 - Pahla B. cardio/metabolic conditioning, 25 min, + outdoor digging/raking.

I'm so happy to be back here!!! :cheer2: Negative on Covid-19; negative for pneumonia; almost kicked the sinus infection; and on steroids for some apparent allergic reaction BUT I haven't wheezed or gasped for air :dancer: I cautiously and successfully did a workout on Monday, have continued to feel so much better. woohoo!!

gardenerjoy 05-14-2020 10:54 AM

Yay, VermontMom! Glad to see you back and recovering.

May goal: 1400 minutes, including 25x stretching and 10x strength-training

1: 45 walk; 45/1400
2: 25 walk, 25 yoga; 95/1400, 1/25 stretch, 1/10 ST
3: 20 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 140/1400, 2/25 stretch
4: 25 dance & stretch, 25 yoga; 190/1400, 3/25 stretch
5: 25 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 240/1400, 4/25 stretch
6: 35 dance & stretch; 275/1400, 5/25 stretch
7: 30 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 330/1400, 6/25 stretch
8: 10 dance & stretch, 40 walk; 380/1400, 7/25 stretch
9: 25 dance & stretch, 20 yardwork; 425/1400, 8/25 stretch, 2/10 ST
10: 25 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 475/1400, 9/25 stretch
11: 10 dance & stretch, 25 walk, 25 yoga; 535/1400, 10/25 stretch, 3/10 ST
12: 15 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 575/1400, 11/25 stretch
13: 20 dance & stretch; 595/1400, 12/25 stretch

VermontMom 05-15-2020 09:25 AM

May 01 - 0 (sick)
May 02 - Pahla B. total body workout, 25 min., outside gardening, 15 min.
May 03 - Gilad upper body w/ weights, core; 40 min., outdoor work, 30 min.
May 04 - 0 (sick)
Absent for many days :(
May 11 - Pahla B. stretching/light cardio, 25 min., + outdoor digging.
May 12 - Leslie Sansone Walking, 30 min.
May 13 - Pahla B. cardio/metabolic conditioning, 25 min, + outdoor digging/raking.
May 14 - Pahla B. cardio/knee strengthening, 35 min., + outdoor digging/rototilling.

thanks gardenerjoy, it is SO GOOD to be back here :)

gardenerjoy 05-15-2020 03:59 PM

May goal: 1400 minutes, including 25x stretching and 10x strength-training

1: 45 walk; 45/1400
2: 25 walk, 25 yoga; 95/1400, 1/25 stretch, 1/10 ST
3: 20 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 140/1400, 2/25 stretch
4: 25 dance & stretch, 25 yoga; 190/1400, 3/25 stretch
5: 25 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 240/1400, 4/25 stretch
6: 35 dance & stretch; 275/1400, 5/25 stretch
7: 30 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 330/1400, 6/25 stretch
8: 10 dance & stretch, 40 walk; 380/1400, 7/25 stretch
9: 25 dance & stretch, 20 yardwork; 425/1400, 8/25 stretch, 2/10 ST
10: 25 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 475/1400, 9/25 stretch
11: 10 dance & stretch, 25 walk, 25 yoga; 535/1400, 10/25 stretch, 3/10 ST
12: 15 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 575/1400, 11/25 stretch
13: 20 dance & stretch; 595/1400, 12/25 stretch
14: 20 dance & stretch, 35 walk; 650/1400, 13/25 stretch

magistra17 05-16-2020 02:10 AM

I'd like to join this thread.
My May goal is to ride my exercise bike, 30 minutes a day, a minimum of 5 days a week.

gardenerjoy 05-16-2020 10:58 AM

May goal: 1400 minutes, including 25x stretching and 10x strength-training

1: 45 walk; 45/1400
2: 25 walk, 25 yoga; 95/1400, 1/25 stretch, 1/10 ST
3: 20 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 140/1400, 2/25 stretch
4: 25 dance & stretch, 25 yoga; 190/1400, 3/25 stretch
5: 25 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 240/1400, 4/25 stretch
6: 35 dance & stretch; 275/1400, 5/25 stretch
7: 30 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 330/1400, 6/25 stretch
8: 10 dance & stretch, 40 walk; 380/1400, 7/25 stretch
9: 25 dance & stretch, 20 yardwork; 425/1400, 8/25 stretch, 2/10 ST
10: 25 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 475/1400, 9/25 stretch
11: 10 dance & stretch, 25 walk, 25 yoga; 535/1400, 10/25 stretch, 3/10 ST
12: 15 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 575/1400, 11/25 stretch
13: 20 dance & stretch; 595/1400, 12/25 stretch
14: 20 dance & stretch, 35 walk; 650/1400, 13/25 stretch
15: 25 walk; 675/1400

gardenerjoy 05-16-2020 11:01 AM

Welcome, magistra17!

VermontMom: I changed your goal, slightly. Does it represent what you're up to now?

gardenerjoy: 1400 min, 25x stretch, 10x ST
magistra17: Each week, 5x exercise bike for 30 min
millie56: Each week, 4x walk and 3x exercise bike
Tabbycat: 600 min
VermontMom: exercise every (healthy) day

magistra17 05-16-2020 05:50 PM

Thanks gardenerjoy!
I haven't seen my oldest daughter for weeks! I've missed her. Today, she's coming over and we are going to go for a walk! I'm so pleased.

VermontMom 05-16-2020 06:57 PM

May 01 - 0 (sick)
May 02 - Pahla B. total body workout, 25 min., outside gardening, 15 min.
May 03 - Gilad upper body w/ weights, core; 40 min., outdoor work, 30 min.
May 04 - 0 (sick)
Absent for many days :(
May 11 - Pahla B. stretching/light cardio, 25 min., + outdoor digging.
May 12 - Leslie Sansone Walking, 30 min.
May 13 - Pahla B. cardio/metabolic conditioning, 25 min, + outdoor digging/raking.
May 14 - Pahla B. cardio/knee strengthening, 35 min., + outdoor digging/rototilling.
May 15 - Pahla B. cardio/strength, 30 min. + outdoor yard work/rototilling.
May 16 - Pahla B. cardio/knee strengthening, 30 min. + outdoor digging/gardening.

Yes, thank you gardenerjoy, that is an accurate goal for me :D

Magistra, I hope you had a wonderful time with your daughter!

VermontMom 05-18-2020 08:56 AM

May 01 - 0 (sick)
May 02 - Pahla B. total body workout, 25 min., outside gardening, 15 min.
May 03 - Gilad upper body w/ weights, core; 40 min., outdoor work, 30 min.
May 04 - 0 (sick)
Absent for many days :(
May 11 - Pahla B. stretching/light cardio, 25 min., + outdoor digging.
May 12 - Leslie Sansone Walking, 30 min.
May 13 - Pahla B. cardio/metabolic conditioning, 25 min, + outdoor digging/raking.
May 14 - Pahla B. cardio/knee strengthening, 35 min., + outdoor digging/rototilling.
May 15 - Pahla B. cardio/strength, 30 min. + outdoor yard work/rototilling.
May 16 - Pahla B. cardio/knee strengthening, 30 min. + outdoor digging/gardening.
May 17 - all outdoor stuff; digging, planting, weed whacking, 4 hours

Yes, thank you gardenerjoy, that is an accurate goal for me :D



Tabbycat 05-18-2020 09:18 AM

I reached the modest goal of 600 minutes on May 18.
I'd like to add a bonus goal of an extra 300 minutes, please.

gardenerjoy 05-18-2020 03:19 PM

May goal: 1400 minutes, including 25x stretching and 10x strength-training

1: 45 walk; 45/1400
2: 25 walk, 25 yoga; 95/1400, 1/25 stretch, 1/10 ST
3: 20 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 140/1400, 2/25 stretch
4: 25 dance & stretch, 25 yoga; 190/1400, 3/25 stretch
5: 25 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 240/1400, 4/25 stretch
6: 35 dance & stretch; 275/1400, 5/25 stretch
7: 30 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 330/1400, 6/25 stretch
8: 10 dance & stretch, 40 walk; 380/1400, 7/25 stretch
9: 25 dance & stretch, 20 yardwork; 425/1400, 8/25 stretch, 2/10 ST
10: 25 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 475/1400, 9/25 stretch
11: 10 dance & stretch, 25 walk, 25 yoga; 535/1400, 10/25 stretch, 3/10 ST
12: 15 dance & stretch, 25 walk; 575/1400, 11/25 stretch
13: 20 dance & stretch; 595/1400, 12/25 stretch
14: 20 dance & stretch, 35 walk; 650/1400, 13/25 stretch
15: 25 walk; 675/1400
16: 35 walk; 710/1400
17: 15 dance & stretch, 25 yoga; 750/1400, 14/25 stretch, 4/10 ST


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