Flashback to the Sixties

I am totally enjoying a cd I found at my parents house on Saturday.  While helping my mom go through some of her things I found 2 cd's "The Classic Sixties Collection 1966, and 1968.  I may have to go back and find the rest of the collection!  The songs are great and take me back!  I was born 1960 and I remember these songs even though I was six and eight years of age.  The songs are the original artists... Born To Be Wild -Steppenwolf, I Heard It Through The Grapevine- Marvin Gaye, Chain of Fools- Aretha Franklin, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Iron Butterfly, and one of my personal favs...With A Little Help From My Friends-Joe Cocker...I did my workout today on the Total Gym and a 30 minute Recumbent Bike ride.... I try with a little help from my friends,  It is so good to have Cindy going through this with me...

Sunny Saturday

There is always lots to do on the weekend, errands, finish projects, grocery shop, clean house, garden outside, help your aging parents out and if you are lucky to fit it in, a nap!  Well, I only managed about 3 of those on Saturday, ran errands (one was an eye exam), finished my mom's quilt (5 year project) and delivered it and while I was out there helped her move some things around and out to the trash!  It feels so great to have that quilt done and off my plate!  I have quite a few quilt projects to finish and I am going to work on my sisters quilt next.  Her quilt will be easy, it is a smaller lap quilt and I already have some of the blocks completed.  I went for a neighborhood walk after I got home from my parents house at 8pm.

Friday T-Tapp Treatment

I haven't done a T-Tapp for about a week now, maybe more, and I started to notice my lower back and shoulders have started to stiffen up.  I am so glad I stopped and did a T-Tapp workout, it really did help the situation and helped me get some movement back into some body parts!  It was like a "breath of fresh air" to my muscles and joints.  I did the T-Tapp Total to Tempo, meaning, 8 reps of everything at a faster pace, stopping for water only twice, and done in 40 minutes!

YaHoo!

It is a sunny day and I am done with my exercise for today!  That deserves a giant YAHOO!....I did the coffee and "Lazy Boy" bike for 45 minutes at an easy pace to warm up and then I did a total gym workout, not a bad start to a sunny day!

Experiment Wednesday

Today I decided rather than lay in bed and watch the news, I would sit in my "Lazy Boy with Pedals", drink coffee and catch up on what is happening in the world.  I wore my heart monitor to see if I would get into the "zone" for fat burning.  I love my little monitor, it lets me know many things but I love the BPM (Beats Per Minute).  There is a zone, that if you stay within it will produce the most fat burning.  I rode the bike for 60 minutes, just perfect!  I watched the news, had my cup of coffee, and got my exercise done all before 9 am!

Leslie Tuesday

I haven't done a "Leslie" in quite some time and although it was sunny outside, I popped in her dvd and did a 3 mile walk.  Her dvd walking program, I believe, works me a little harder that a street walk with all the upper body movement, leg lifts, and side to side movements. I have been babying my ankle since I tweaked it a couple of weeks ago during a walk/jog session.  It was during one of my walking times that I stepped a little funny and pinched or twisted a little ligament in my ankle.   It gave me fits for two weeks so I have been staying away from the "pavement" training.

Total Gym Monday

It is Memorial Day and I went to work for 5 hours.  It was really slow at work, but it was a rainy Memorial Day and I had no regrets going to work and getting paid extra to sit.  I worked from 10 am to 3 pm, came home and did a Total Gym workout before the Bachlorette came on....Oh Ali,  I am so glad you got rid of Toronto Craig...he can ride the "I Love Me" train all the way back to Canada!!!