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I’ve told you that I’m concentrating on exercising now that I’ve finally lost my extra lard and have wrinkles on my wrinkles now. This is what I look like now – except not nearly as cute…
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Yesterday I tried doing a ‘squat’ like my friend Sheila has been doing. She is doing hangs and squats and getting good results, strengthening her upper and lower back and already has lost an inch from her waist!
I found, after going down for the squat, that this is not the exercise for me. I have always had bad knees (got cortisone shots in my knees when I was 12) and I have had to be careful with my joints, particularly now that I’m becoming ancient.
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Just as in medications, everyone is different. A medicine that is great for taking away pain or a headache in ME does nothing for someone else, or makes them sick, or they find they are allergic. Everyone is different on the subject of exercise, too.
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We each need to try different things on for size when we’re deciding what to do to make up our routine in the first place, and then what to add to our routine later.
I follow Mike, an Australian exercise guy online who specializes in ‘seniors’ and I have found his exercises to be helpful without causing me any problems. I also found a man yesterday who makes videos for people over 60. (Did you ever notice they seem to stop counting after 60? I have never seen a title about ‘flexibility in your 80’s,’ or something similar. I kind of resent that.
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My point in writing this is that what you do with your body – whether it’s trying different eating styles, ways to get healthier, ways to lose weight, ways to exercise to make yourself stronger, with better balance, and more stamina, are all individual decisions that will be different for each of us.
Thank goodness we have lots of options, lots of suggestions, plus information we can research to learn what is right for us.
Keep sharing things that you find help you. They may help others, as well.
Kudos to all of us for TRYING to be the healthiest we can be!
There are books about being in ones 80s………….mostly funny ones to keep an 80 year old going…………Judith Vorst has written a couple of these.
I’ll look them up. Thank you!
Ah, yes, one has to take it slow and not even perhaps get all the way down into a full squat first. I follow Vanja Moves Method videos, Linda. She’s from Australia too! She offers the advice too of putting a folded towel under ones heels and using assistance up and down as well.
I didn’t know you had knee issues when you were young. I had a torn ligament in one knee when I ran track as a teenager. I used to do squats a couple years ago, but not sitting in a resting squat as I can now. I certainly agree we each can only do what we can do, and easy does it. I do not subscribe to the old way of no pain no gain.
Glad you gave it a try though! Pat those knees “thanks” for me!
Each of us is so different in our histories, conditions, etc. it’s amazing any two of us can do the same thing. The important thing, I think, is that each of us find ways to build a stronger core, get more flexible, increase our endurance, etc., so that we can feel better and better and do all (or most of) what we would like to do to enrich our lives. “Keep moving” is my new meme.
I love it! I did a 50-second hang today! Of course I still have some weight on my toes as the assist, but my hands are able to handle the hold and I do find my grip is stronger! I can wring out my wash cloth better now!
It’s the little things in life. 🫣🤣🥳
As the cliche says, “We discover the little things in life ARE the big things.” Being able to wring out a washcloth, or the water out of your laundry in the bucket, or get the top off the jug of water are all quality of life issues. Kudos that you’re feeling differences. This is a great couple of exercises for you!!!