Senior needs help with my work outs.

[mddolson]

Another.good walking more, 17C slight breeze. The walk with Bella got cut short, our neighbour has a little sheltie (Drake) who came out their driveway to greet us & the two dogs are great friends so Bella has to stop & say hello.
My 3k cardio walk seems constant around 9:30/km this week.

 

[mddolson]

We’re being hit with rain storms today. Looks like we’re going to be using the Treadclimber in our basement today.

 

[Llama]

Always good to have options. I guess Bella won't mind missing a walk when it's raining...

 

[mddolson]

Always good to have options. I guess Bella won't mind missing a walk when it's raining...

The trick is to get her out between showers so she can have her bathroom breaks. So far so good!

 

[mddolson]

Late afternoon work out on the Treadclimber. It always gives a strong cardio workout. This was 30 minutes at 4.5km/hr pace, followed with 5 minutes straight floor walking to cool down.

 

[mddolson]

Rains have moved off overnight and we have nice (18C) sunny morning. Bella &I had our usual 2k walk followed by 2k solo. My split times are improving as is my VO2 max

 

[Llama]

Always nice to have the numbers back up your experience. Consistency wins.

 

[mddolson]

Mowing the trim on our 1 acre lot is a weekly workout. Today I used “mixed cardio” function on my Apple Watch because I never used it before & it sounds way cooler than “Other” LOL. I remember my wife brought me a 1/2 litre bottle of water when I was about 1/2 way complete. The dip in my heart rate is noticeable on the graph.

 

[Llama]

That bottle of water clearly helped you push extra hard for a bit after

 

[mddolson]

Today’s walk started off slow (relatively) and got slower.Bella was delayed by meeting up with her sheltie buddy Drake & my 3km walk after was not my usual pace. Just couldn’t get my legs to move any faster, Think I ‘m still tired after the lawn mowing yesterday.

 

[Llama]

We can't peak every day. Rest is important!

 

[mddolson]

Driving day, 2hrs each way to visit my mom in long term care. Got home around 4 pm so I changed b& did a quick 1/2 hr session on the Treadclimber before dinner

 

[Llama]

Not bad for a driving day!

 

[mddolson]

Yesterday was a break day, we spent some time at paint store picking out colour chips, then at Home Depot getting some modular cupboards & countertop for a “kitchen nook in our rec-room. Our grandchildren are with us this weekend so we’re doing a project together. Today’s walks were typical 2km with Bella & 3 more at about 9.5/km

 

[Llama]

Sounds like a fun project. Your grandkids are lucky yo have such present grandparents.
In case you hadn't noticed: Cate has been locked out of her account here and has been unable to reach anyone responsible for the forum in order to either get reinstated or get a new profile so she and a bunch of the rest of us are moving to a new forum. (Link in Cate's diary.) You're 100% free to (not) join, of course, but this place may get a bit quiet soon.

 

[mddolson]

Today was our weekly 2km walk with Bella, followed by mowing the trim on our 1acre lot, then the Lea surely mowing with the lawn tractor.

 

[Llama]

Lea sure confused me for a second there