Keep Climbing!
Once upon a time my knees decided they needed a little….. encouragement. So I started wearing knee braces under my slacks. At first they were stiff, then downright uncooperative. But eventually I found a pair that works beautifully when I’m walking, working out, or gliding along on the elliptical. What a relief! Last year Carl…
All is Vanity
I spend way too much time looking at myself in the mirror. Lord, have mercy! My mother is looking back at me! The aging struggle is real. Usually, these days, I take a good quick look at who is staring back at me because the girl I once was, is long gone. But then, I…
When We Don’t Like Pain
I am in that ripe season of life when I notice body parts that could use a good tune up. I purpose to be in the Fitness Room, lifting weights to tone up my arms and then to the elliptical equipment to keep my heart toned up. Last year I stopped playing pickleball because my…
One Pedal at a Time
We are all running a race, but not the kind you might imagine. We don’t have the same starting line, the same distance to go, or the same steps to take. I snapped this photo of my work-out partner. Well, not really my work-out partner, but Norman is always in the fitness center on the…
It Takes Two
My daily work-out routine has included 20 minutes on the stationary, moving-arms bicycle then 40 minutes on the elliptical equipment. But adjustments were required for that routine when the old sciatic nerve started acting up from sitting too long on the bicycle. Shish! Who likes to admit having to adjust our life-routines because of body…