tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post367873432701342057..comments2023-09-11T01:59:23.810-07:00Comments on Sierra Highlands: Spring Forward to FitnessWillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374272000644968446noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post-52986048876376814862007-04-26T20:59:00.000-07:002007-04-26T20:59:00.000-07:00Cindy, I so miss SF. The climate there was perfec...Cindy, I so miss SF. The climate there was perfect for exercise outdoors. It's not too bad here, and it's getting easier to get outside now that the little ones are older, and healthier. But it still takes an effort. Probably partly just getting into the habit.Willahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17374272000644968446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post-6852541504744224012007-04-26T20:16:00.000-07:002007-04-26T20:16:00.000-07:00Thanks for the comments.I like the idea of "synerg...Thanks for the comments.<BR/><BR/>I like the idea of "synergy" -- that is a nicer concept than multitasking -- more organic. JoVE, I remember you writing about your daughter baking bread and doing other things that could be called "chores" but in the context of daily life they were meaningful, not just "to do's."Willahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17374272000644968446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post-20478797197608789902007-04-26T19:52:00.000-07:002007-04-26T19:52:00.000-07:00I agree about trying to make all of life more acti...I agree about trying to make all of life more active, and I do like that quote you have up. :)<BR/><BR/>I find however, that in my suburban lifestyle, I don't get out and up as often as I like. The weather here is also not as condusive as it was in say, San Fransico to getting out and enjoying it. So, I find some planned exercise helps me a lot.<BR/><BR/>It helps me get a nice thourough, sweaty workout.. and I feel clean and refreshed all the way through! Nothing like that hot shower at the end, too.<BR/><BR/>Also lately, I have taken to going to the women's fitness room at the Ymca (very nice... no men!) and doing the treadmill and then finding a spot in the corner to work with the exercise balls, weights, etc, while wearing my Ipod and listening to Dr. Peter Kreeft lecture about CS Lewis. Ah.. a slice of heaven! lol<BR/><BR/>But, I do need to try and find more activities to step up my daily life... I need to get outside more!Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00889299687693914699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15843479.post-49021744836514799312007-04-26T13:24:00.000-07:002007-04-26T13:24:00.000-07:00I think you are on the right track. Think about sy...I think you are on the right track. Think about synergies, too -- more nature study = more walking. Also, knead bread by hand (gives you a great upper body workout, not to mention stress relief). Apparently vacuuming, if done vigourously is a pretty good workout (even if that is an odd thing for me to recommend).<BR/><BR/>I have been doing a routine that I found in an O magazine a couple of years ago. It takes about 10 minutes a day, 6 days a week and you do paired exercises each day (so hamstrings and quadriceps one day, biceps and triceps one day, etc) that hits most major muscle groups in a week. It is pretty easy and fun. Tigger and I have been doing it together which is also good for motivation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com