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underpants

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53. Good for you. 👍
Sat Mar 15, 2025, 09:32 AM
Mar 15

I started working out last week. This is going to sound pathetic but I have run 4 marathons (started 5 😞 ) and have kept my weight in check mainly through eating habits.

I ran with the dog Thursday and yesterday. 80 sit uppy type things each day since Monday. Push-ups Tuesday and my shoulders were locked up like fists. We’re talking 10 yes 10 knee pushups and 10 regular. Yesterday I did 20 knee pushups at work yesterday and it seemed to better.

Oh well one step at a time.

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Good for you! SheltieLover Mar 14 #1
I'm 58 and want to retain my mobility Bettie Mar 14 #2
You're right, it is the way to retain mobility! SheltieLover Mar 14 #10
IMO, fitness will aid greatly in injury avoidance. Prairie_Seagull Mar 14 #19
My advice Chi67 Mar 14 #20
I made it a point to learn form last time Bettie Mar 14 #29
Great! Chi67 Mar 16 #61
Not just mobility leftieNanner Mar 14 #25
Especially as a post-menopausal woman Bettie Mar 14 #26
My mother had terrible osteoporosis leftieNanner Mar 14 #27
How I got the better of osteoporosis... BobsYourUncle Mar 15 #47
Have you tried water aerobics! True Blue American Mar 15 #54
It helped me Katcat Mar 14 #37
I recently had knee replacement gab13by13 Mar 14 #3
Oh, I'm nowhere near where I was when I stopped Bettie Mar 14 #5
Good for you! Keep at it, it's worth it. jrthin Mar 14 #4
Good for you! It feels good to start again, doesn't it? CrispyQ Mar 14 #6
Excellent! Its not easy to start over. Keep up the good work! Srkdqltr Mar 14 #7
Yay You! umroman Mar 14 #8
Congrats on believing in yourself and not giving up! Nt Trueblue Texan Mar 14 #9
Slowing natural muscle loss, getting - or staying- in shape IS the 'fountain of youth.' FailureToCommunicate Mar 14 #11
Good job getting back into it! DemMedic Mar 14 #12
Good advice. Thanks! erronis Mar 14 #18
Right now, I'm doing five sets of five Bettie Mar 14 #21
Good for you! Americanme Mar 14 #13
Congratulations, Bettie. Great comeback after your ankle issues. wordstroken Mar 14 #14
Congratulations Bettie! Good stuff! Keep going! calimary Mar 14 #15
Good on you! 3catwoman3 Mar 14 #16
Excellent, every little that you do every day will do wonders for your health, both phisically and mental. Escurumbele Mar 14 #17
Good for you! LoisB Mar 14 #22
Never give up! joanbarnes Mar 14 #23
Good for you! piddyprints Mar 14 #24
Bettie! Scrivener7 Mar 14 #28
I plan to hang in there Bettie Mar 14 #31
Also focus on your nutrition! colorado_ufo Mar 14 #42
Got the blood test and it said I have sufficient levels. Scrivener7 Mar 15 #50
I am SO glad for you! Keep going! Alice B. Mar 14 #30
that is so great!!! samnsara Mar 14 #32
It looks like you're doing StrongLifts or starting strength Alpeduez21 Mar 14 #33
Yep, Stronglifts Bettie Mar 14 #34
Have you tried resting a bit longer Alpeduez21 Mar 14 #35
I'll do longer rests when Bettie Mar 14 #36
I'm 74 and am stronger and have more endurance than ever duhneece Mar 14 #38
Good for You, Bettie!👍 Daleuhlmann Mar 14 #39
You are awesome! colorado_ufo Mar 14 #40
Cancer in complete remission is huge! Bettie Mar 15 #49
keep going! WVGIRL Mar 14 #41
I'm an old girl, 76. Been doing the same daily 40 min Joinfortmill Mar 14 #43
Wife with Alzheimer's paul91046 Mar 15 #44
Lily has a new drug, too, that's showing promise. But that's interesting that Scrivener7 Mar 15 #51
Stay the course DennySmith Mar 15 #45
The way you get there is keep going. Safely, of course. Sounds to me like like your results are positive! marble falls Mar 15 #46
I am 78 and I went back to work as a lunch lady in a high school tavernier Mar 15 #48
Congratulations. True Blue American Mar 15 #55
You go... workin out is the best drug!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 15 #52
Being on DU True Blue American Mar 15 #56
Good for you. 👍 underpants Mar 15 #53
One step at a time turns into thousands! True Blue American Mar 15 #57
I have one that's probably 15 years old. underpants Mar 15 #59
That's great! Lilithschyld Mar 15 #58
Amazing to hear!!!! stoned Mar 15 #60
Great! Keep it up wolfie001 Saturday #62
I ride the exercise bike, but Bettie Saturday #63
Yes! Moving and exercising makes us so much more mobile wolfie001 Saturday #64
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