tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post8924988453094575138..comments2024-03-28T05:44:25.169-07:00Comments on DJan-ity: ExerciseDJanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-49222355274652007032010-05-16T05:02:44.784-07:002010-05-16T05:02:44.784-07:00It is amazing how exercise becomes so natural a pa...It is amazing how exercise becomes so natural a part of your life you don't even think about it anymore. I don't think I will ever stop being active either as long as I have the ability to do it. I swim laps and walk now, but I ran for twenty-four plus years. Ankle arthritis stopped my daily runs, but I kept going until several injuries made me realize I could not do it anymore. But...I miss it every day of my life.Norma Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16012021195725446402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-49975228327204550912010-05-14T09:21:23.279-07:002010-05-14T09:21:23.279-07:00I really got into exercise after I had my first ki...I really got into exercise after I had my first kid; I needed to lose all that weight! I'm struggling now because I really want to exercise, but I'm having trouble finding the time. I prefer walking and Pilates and yoga. These help me feel in tune. I'm not sure I've got the stamina for the hikes that you do! I certainly don't have the time to join a class right now, though I could use that kind of regiment. I only hope to be as motivated and active as you!Whitney Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766231420593480962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-80215967475548146252010-05-13T19:11:23.660-07:002010-05-13T19:11:23.660-07:00I wish that I was more like you!! I really don'...I wish that I was more like you!! I really don't like working out even though I know it's good for you!!I will work out for a few days and then quit and then start back again!! I want so bad to make it a habit!!gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00894920637532415315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-58068974801779092352010-05-13T18:29:01.701-07:002010-05-13T18:29:01.701-07:00So inspiring!So inspiring!The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-21192513144164112602010-05-13T14:03:43.404-07:002010-05-13T14:03:43.404-07:00You are amazing! First of all, that photo taken at...You are amazing! First of all, that photo taken at Hannegan Peak is beautiful!<br />Second, I'm so glad to hear how much you are enjoying living! What a thrill you must have arriving at the peak.<br />Third, sky diving at 57 is on my list when I get there in 10 years. minus the hip fracture I hope.<br /><br />PS<br />Do you go for massage therapy? I'm an MT in real life, ever since '94 to be exact. I really believe it makes a big difference in recovery from high impact expenditures.Everyday Goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486528297252417282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-45406978169013145672010-05-13T12:54:53.589-07:002010-05-13T12:54:53.589-07:00I just finished all the posts I missed on your blo...I just finished all the posts I missed on your blog. I enjoyed looking at all the beautiful pictures you take while on your senior walks. As for blog fodder – taking pictures has changed a lot for me, now I take them with a view of placing some in my blog. When I came back from Baltimore I had 885 posts to read. Now I am down to 339 because everyday some posts are added. Some of the blogs I read I don’t ever place a comment – read them for fun or information. I have so much to read that I don’t have time to post. My last post was on 4th May, and that was while I was away, and the next should be soon, but my posts are long. The blogs I read are so interesting like yours – I always go back and read every one you posted even if I don’t comment. There is such a variety in blogs – I just read one from a friend in Botswana – when she came back home 3 lions were in the driveway – another one was a Dutch man living in Italy and foraging for plants – another one was a lady living in what used to be East Germany and recounting her experiences during the war – another one was a Dutch lady who was born in Indonesia and was placed in a prison of war camp, another one was a Brazilian ethnic Indian talking about prejudice (I had to translate it from Portuguese) another one was a French woman with great recipes and so on – it is fascinating. It takes too much of my time I know but then when we go on trips I walk a lot, like last week in Baltimore, we went all over with the kids’ stroller. About coffee – I love strong coffee but the doctor told my husband he needed to drink decaffeinated. I found some expresso decaf on line which is so good you can’t tell it’s decaf. Well I have to go and read the other 330 posts….Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-73569081500391670562010-05-13T12:48:55.599-07:002010-05-13T12:48:55.599-07:00Jog on! Good for you. I am a great fan of exercise...Jog on! Good for you. I am a great fan of exercise. I walk/jog four miles every morning and lift weights. I would be crazy without it and I wouldn't be able to eat. My metabolism checked out at the big M and I have to work at keeping it pumping now--65.R. J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10291839202970032184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-20670741192858610842010-05-13T11:28:59.869-07:002010-05-13T11:28:59.869-07:00Great post DJan, perfect timing too. We did a lot ...Great post DJan, perfect timing too. We did a lot of walking on our trip and I realized I have been spending too much time blogging and have let my exercise routine drop off. It's time for me to get back in shape.SquirrelQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00634513897599275287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-30461077319222098912010-05-13T10:02:44.403-07:002010-05-13T10:02:44.403-07:00I get a lot more exercise over in England because ...I get a lot more exercise over in England because I can get out more. Over here it is too hot to do anything much outside and I suffer for it. Also, the swimming pools want a monthly subscription just to go and get a weekly swim, so I don't do that either. I grump about that one! In England we can go and get a swim any time we like and we don't have to pay a subscription or join a club to do it. I'm not a clubby person. I prefer to do things on my own so it suits me to drop into the swimming pool whenever I feel like it not when someone else wants me to. I need to exercise more here now and I don't know how to do it! Help.<br />Blessings, StarStella Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699491230987143490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-38961556114324789422010-05-13T09:32:49.351-07:002010-05-13T09:32:49.351-07:00You're my hero. I love walking, and I don'...You're my hero. I love walking, and I don't own a car, so I walk everywhere. I don't have a regular fitness program, however, and I certainly don't hike the way you do.<br /><br />I'm going to check out those links now. Thank you!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382221688268676914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-77380325563978588512010-05-13T09:18:34.093-07:002010-05-13T09:18:34.093-07:00I've been wanting to get my act together and g...I've been wanting to get my act together and get back in shape for a couple of years now, but my body keeps betraying me! (bad back for a year, now the ankle sprain).<br /><br />I've finally started up at the gym again 2 weeks ago since my fisio gave me the green light for some easy exercises. Just the eliptical and bicycle without too much pressure so it's easy on the ankle, that and aquagym. In another week I'll add in some regular swimming and pilates (when my ankle feels stronger) and then I'll talk to the guy in charge of the gym to help put together a weights routine and see if I can avoid hating it too much... I'm more of a team/fun sports. I prefer classes where everyone is having fun together... not that easy to find!CrazyCrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17512240982215608638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-5163182343015675142010-05-12T20:57:12.372-07:002010-05-12T20:57:12.372-07:00I've always been somewhat sedentary, but since...I've always been somewhat sedentary, but since I've started blogging, it's ridiculous! MUST get back to yoga, walking, and a dash of light weight-lifting for arm strength. As I write this, I'm promising myself to start tomorrow.Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-59295818603364446592010-05-12T19:55:00.929-07:002010-05-12T19:55:00.929-07:00Lately I've been doing a lot of gardening inst...Lately I've been doing a lot of gardening instead of walking - many trips back and forth across the half acre yard, bending and stooping and crawling and up and down. I wear out faster than I used to and things take longer to do, but I keep at it, and I love the results in the way my yard looks. I struggle with the fact that arthritis and back problems are limiting me. I really need to lose weight so that it will be easier on my joints. I keep moving so that I can keep moving.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-42178853208970019312010-05-12T17:31:55.797-07:002010-05-12T17:31:55.797-07:00I don't skydive or climb mountain peaks, which...I don't skydive or climb mountain peaks, which I would if they were in my back yard, but I do hike up and down the hills and woods that surround our home. I feel pretty healthy and active for 65...walking keeps me happy too! <br />♥...WandaWanda.....https://www.blogger.com/profile/00551160819558198338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-52228560532781347752010-05-12T16:29:59.432-07:002010-05-12T16:29:59.432-07:00You really are an inspiration. Keeping fit is ess...You really are an inspiration. Keeping fit is essential to our health and you are living proof that it works. You look fantastic. I am amazed at your energy. I know people half your age that can not compete with you. Keep up the great work.Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858158707328118375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-24577591998678498582010-05-12T16:27:47.274-07:002010-05-12T16:27:47.274-07:00You are an amazing lady!You are an amazing lady!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803472040500529682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-55608974939697926362010-05-12T16:26:31.507-07:002010-05-12T16:26:31.507-07:00Hi, DJan, I am back from Hong Kong, where I had a ...Hi, DJan, I am back from Hong Kong, where I had a lot of trouble keeping up with David's walk. I think I'll blog about it later today. <br /><br />Re: marathon training. I have blogged about it before, but it bears repeating. When I used to jog, I got severe chest pain and also had to use the bathroom. Bottom line: Doc told me running/jogging was too stressful for me and to try swimming instead. Nowadays, I do nothing...<br /><br />David wants me to get in shape for our next trip, when he anticipates we will do a lot of walking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-78725829796972656032010-05-12T15:31:45.495-07:002010-05-12T15:31:45.495-07:00I was once a fitness instructor....
I also walked ...I was once a fitness instructor....<br />I also walked every evening, three miles. Since I have bad knees, it hurts to walk, I couldn't imagine doing the exercising that you undertake.<br />I am in awe, I think it is so dynamic that you and your "seniors" go through life with such gusto.<br />Amazing, simply amazing :)A Brit in Tennesseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-13997887480471328322010-05-12T15:26:42.369-07:002010-05-12T15:26:42.369-07:00It is interesting how you got started exercising a...It is interesting how you got started exercising and what motivated you at the time. The photo of the seven stalwart hikers is awesome, and the best part is that you are one of them!!CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615265608675467505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-82841981109986884892010-05-12T14:24:50.371-07:002010-05-12T14:24:50.371-07:00What a beautiful summit. One can understand why i...What a beautiful summit. One can understand why it's the ultimate goal despite its difficulties. It's interesting to read about how you maintained your fitness over the years.Paul Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836602667355512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-46665980276620112512010-05-12T14:20:02.942-07:002010-05-12T14:20:02.942-07:00Thanks for writing about this subject and giving u...Thanks for writing about this subject and giving us those websites. As you know, I am walking but can't say I'm enjoying it. Today I pulled my WiiFit board out of the back of the closet and moved it to the living room in front of the TV. So far I've only walked around it like my daddy used to say "a calf looking at a new gate."Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-16815263463529462732010-05-12T14:09:29.299-07:002010-05-12T14:09:29.299-07:00Oh man...did I need this post today. For some reas...Oh man...did I need this post today. For some reason I've been avoiding a routine exercise because of my sore knees. It seems repetitive motion hurts the worst. And I just love fast walking for exercise. I do a lot of heavy gardening though...up and down hills with a wheel barrel full of dirt, plants or compost, just about everyday now. I'm also into climbing my 10 foot ladder to paint the house trims...so I'm not exactly just sitting about. But my friends are walking daily at the nearby forest preserve...and I've been skipping out because of the knee situation. Any recommends for the knees?<br />Thanks for the site links. What a great looking bunch in the photo...any single guys? ha! Can't help a girl for trying!<br />I checked out the website that has the fitflop shoes and would love to get a pair of these...they look pretty cushy. <br />Thanks for the much needed motivation.karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749464659476217501noreply@blogger.com