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Hi everyone. I forgot to post last night so here it is now, yesterday's workout.

I hate to call Yoga a workout because it means much more than that to me. But for the case of fitness I will call it a workout.

I started with seated poses to slowly warm-up my body. After that I went into a standing pose sequence. Ended with supine poses. It all felt really good.

I'll let you know later what I do today.

Hi everyone. I felt much better today and was ready to get back into the swing of things. So tonight I rode my recumbent bike for 30 minutes.

Next I chose 5 poses from the book "Pilates Challenge with the Proform Foam Roller". These are not exercises for the timid exerciser. Working with the roller was great. I had only been using it as a relaxation tool and the exercises were challenging because keeping your balance is all about using your core. Don't worry, I am writing a review of the book and roller with some sample exercises.

Next I did my Yin Yoga sequence which is so sweet and complete. I always feel so good afterwards.

Total workout time apx. 1 hour +

One hour. I can only strive for that. I've done Pilates before and it is not easy.

I think I will try it again though.

My exercise time goes by quick when I mix up what I'm doing.

Pilates is great and there is so much cool equipment. Start out easy--it might make you sore--but not for long.

Hi everyone. My strategy was a little different tonight. I stuck to mostly cardio, walking on the treadmill for 30 minutes. My speed and incline vary from warm-up, through main workout, to cool-down.

The rest of my workout I haven't done yet but am getting ready to. I have my Miracle Balls sitting on my desk. I also have the book out and I'm going to do some of the exercises and then just relax on them. Oh boy!

Today I had an unscheduled medical procedure which has kept me from exercising. I'm sure by Monday I'll be back on my way.

Have a great weekend and get outside, if you can. If not then watch a great movie or listen to your favorite tunes and walk on the treadmill or ride your bike.

Hi everyone. Today I worked out in the morning which is quite different for me. I am not a morning person however I did pretty well. The one thing I noticed was that I couldn't concentrate clearly.

I rode the recumbent bike for 30 mins. in the heart rate training zone for my age. I also did 30 mins of yoga for strength. It is called this because there are a lot of standing poses and standing poses are known to be very strengthening.

Total workout time apx. 1 hour.

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Hi everyone. Today I walked on the treadmill for 30 minutes. This includes a 2min warm-up and 2min cool-down.

My heart rate stayed steady at 110 beats per miniute. This put me right in the middle of the Fitness Zone-Fat Burning Zone for my age.

You can always check out what your age predicted heart rate should be in different training zones by reading my article "Heart Rate Training Zones". It includes an easy to read chart.
Heart Rate Training Zones

I have seen the shoulder surgeon specialist. I will be having surgery next week, May 1. So I will be out of commission for awhile. But we will talk before then. Good night.

Hi everyone. Today was a good workout day. Finally it was warm enough to get outside, 65 degrees. I took Dixie for a one mile walk.

I came home and jumped on the recumbent bike for 20 min. in fat-burning training zone.

After that I did about 20-30 minutes of Yin Yoga. The perfect end and so relaxing. My muscles felt good.

Hi everyone. I forgot to post yesterday. It was sunny and warm so Dixie (golden-doodle) and I went for a walk. We walked further today, to the park and back. Took about 30 minutes.