What I'm Reading This Week #20
Howdy do punkin' poos? I hope you had a delightful week of blissful productivity at work (aka hanging on by the frays of your well bitten fingernails whilst saying you need to win the lottery but never actually playing.) A birthday shout out to my grandma. You know, even though she would've been 86, and I know the probability is she would be gone now, it still doesn't stop me wondering how long she would've made it if dementia hadn't reared up. I could really use one of her hugs or her hands cupping my face with that ornery little grin saying I was her first grandbaby. Happy birthday grandma. I hope you and mom have a big euchre game going on tonight. We've been slowly integrating back into walking this week as the Mr could handle. Last night he was able to do two laps without having to stop to stretch so that is good news. For more news, let's check out: Grip Strength Is A Sneaky Predictor Of Longevity—Here’s How To Improve Yours ...
My friends are all of the sedentary type. Once in a while, I can talk one of them into riding bikes with me but that usually ends quickly so I stopped asking. Lucky you to have a stand-in today; have fun!!
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Yes it was nice to have someone to workout with when the Mr couldn't join me.
DeleteI love working out with my husband, but unfortunately we're on two different work schedules right now. I have to work out in the morning and he does it when he gets home from work. I think we work out longer when we have the company. I'm not really "into" working out, so I'm likely to do more when we do it together.
ReplyDeleteThat stinks you guys can't work out together right now.
DeleteFun! Working out with others DEFINITELY makes me step up my game. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI think I must've because I burned 200 more than I did last time and my inner thighs are cursing me.
DeleteI don't do workouts like yours, but I definitely walk faster while walking or hiking with a friend, assuming the friend walks faster than my normal pace. When I can get DH to go with me, his *stroll* is faster than my normal pace...a result of him being 13 inches taller than I am.
ReplyDeleteYeah I think it feels like you have something to prove when you workout with someone else.
Deletei have only gotten to work out with others a few times. i did lead a c25k group at church. i pretty much stayed with my program after the first week. it never got to the point where anyone wanted to actually run or walk faster. they just wanted to be able to finish a 5k. which all but one of them did. since then, unfortunatly, none of them have continued any sort of fitness. they would rather that i do the fitness and they get to cheer me on. it is dis-heartning to say the least. and maddening because they are forever telling me why they can't get fit. i just walk away.
ReplyDeleteUgh, I hate that. I used to have meetings at my house with other family members and that faded when their interest did. But yeah it stinks when people gripe about not losing weight when they're doing nothing to change it.
DeleteI don't work out with others, but always seem to draw strength from those working out around me, either spurred on by their success (for someone who's farther along than I) or wanting to be an inspiration (to the one or two who are behind me on the road to better health).
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome. There's nothing like having someone around you that inspires you to kick it up a notch!
DeleteI don't often work out with others, but it really does make me step it up a couple of notches. I like recommending DVD's to people too that kick butt and then wait for them to report back to me about how hard it was! Makes me giggle. I can't wait to hear how the surprise extreme work out goes...bonus points if you see tears!
ReplyDeleteYes I love it when people try a DVD I recommended to them and they like it. He said Amy Dixon's Breathless Body was too 'girly' for him and I told him he was just afraid to try it. He did and now he said it's one of the harder workouts he's done!
DeleteIt depends. Some people help and some hinder. I have to be careful at Curves to just focus on me rather than thinking "well this person isn't working very hard so I don't have to either". When I used to go to a zumba class, being around other people definitely made me work harder.
ReplyDeleteAs to the back to school commercials - curse you all. I'm a teacher and I go back before the kids, so those commercials are kind of a death knell for me. BOO!
Sorry teach! But I have a hard time feeling sorry for ya with summers off and long holiday breaks! HA!
DeleteI work out alone. mainly still my seated exercises but moving right along!!
ReplyDeleteKeep it up girl!
DeleteSquee! I *love* that you're pushing him and that's pushing you as well! I don't have any workout buddies (though I often rope the kids and Hubs into things, but they tend to make my workouts shorter/slower/less intense), but I've had plenty of my FB friends and family comment on my continued dedication to "the cause". (*lol* I think I like that better than "the journey" - yack!) I actually have an older cousin who runs a lot, does races and is now cycling (don't get me started on how many times I've thought - he needs to get in the pool now! It's tri time!! *lol*). We tend to motivate each other, I think, with all our posts and updates on fitness we've been doing.
ReplyDeleteIt was an awesome workout. I wish I could've had a camera to take a picture of his face when after the first set of exercises, she said "now we repeat the set." I thought he was going to keel!
DeleteDid I tell you that I started doing workout videos because of you? Life has been extremely crazy lately, so if I have, sorry for repeating myself. :) But anyway, they've been kicking my butt lately. And I'm only doing a 20 minute one! I guess it will be a while before I get to where you are. :) I hope you guys had a good workout!
ReplyDeleteYAY! What kind do you do? When I started it was 7 minutes on a rower so we've all gotta build up from where we start baby!
DeleteI'm more of a work out on my own kind of gal. I got so irritated being asked if I was "ok" because I'd be sweating and breathing hard, that I realized doing my workouts on my own or in private at home work best for me. I can fully focus on myself and not worry about what somebody else is thinking.
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