Isn’t it just wonderful when your body starts having aches and pains out of the blues and for no just cause. These days, I can step out of the house with no troubles and come back home limping – not due to a fall or such thing, but simply my aching joints choosing to protest.
I recall yesteryears when I could twist myself into a pretzel, do deep squats without needing the ambulance and hold yoga poses that would make my present older self hyperventilate. If I must say so, getting older definitely requires more maintenance and one cannot slack off if they wish to age well and not have rigor mortis set in whilst they are still alive.
I have tried to cultivate the regular habit of exercising for at least half an hour or more, but my default mode is that my brain tries to get out of the exercising if it can. Since my gym subscription has expired and I am yet to renew it, I have resorted to good old-fashioned walking in the interim and for the first time, today, I did some chair yoga though I didn’t complete the session, I hope to carry on with it on a daily basis and see how that goes.
Honestly, a whole lot of stuff that we often took for granted when we were younger becomes a lot more hassle with time that right now, I find that I am so much more grateful for the little, mundane things that I never used to bother about before.
Hope you are keeping body and bones together. Much love.
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I am cheering you on ! I too try to get out of it But you’re right maintenance is necessary to feel good when we walk out the door
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It’s more of a necessity now and ever before. Compliments of the season to you and your loved ones.
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So true…thank you!
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I know where you are coming from! Walking and chair Yoga is the most doable but Aqua aerobics is easy on the joints and a great work out. Good luck with you exercise routine this coming year.
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Oh, thank you so much for this feedback. I will definitely look into aqua aerobics. I believe it will be fun as well.
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I exercise at home since I am battling a health issue and for me it’s difficult to exercise wearing a mask.
What gets me is that the fitness center I worked out at handful of times this year increased their rate for 2025 by 100 percent. Who does that? As it is, I pretty much gave them the money for free this year.
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I am also finding that gentle workouts at home are as effective. I downloaded the chair yoga exercise app from play store, and I am enjoying it. A 100% increase is crazy.
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