March 26, 2013
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Class Is Cancelled, The Teacher Is Sick. Plus Easy Exercises For Us Older Folks And More.
TALES FROM THE BRAT FARM
Yes, that’s what Chewlee told me when her mom dropped her off while she went to the gym. I give the gal credit for being persistent with her exercises. But, I think the gym getting them involved in different types of races makes it more interesting for everyone. There was a time she couldn’t have done a 1K race.
Now she’s doing 5K obstacle courses and having fun doing it. It’s a good habit for good health. I would love to be able to join in but my exercises are kind of limited right now.Speaking of which, I’m using two 5lb. weights to help build upper body strength and also to start strengthening my legs….don’t ask.
I’ve devised a few exercises of my own plus I found an internet site that features…OMG, I can’t believe I’m saying this…..exercises for the *older person*. Some of them are ones I can do in a chair. I think I originally got that site from an email someone sent me a long time ago. They just ran across them and said they had finally found exercises they could live with….LOL. In spite of the humor, the exercises are meant for helping build lower and upper body strength both. If you want to check it out, here’s the place to go: http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/no-excuses-chair-workout. You can copy and paste it. The exercises are by Doctor Oz.Here are the ones for the arms (no flapping skin here): http://www.fitsugar.com/5-Low-Weight-Exercises-Tone-Arms-11138470. Here’s one I’m using but conquering them one by one. Use the arrows to check out the exercises: http://www.livestrong.com/slideshow/551492-2o-best-body-weight-exercises/#slide-1. I admit that there are a few she recommends that aren’t easy for us but most of them are doable. Chewlee laughs and does some of them with me….but with much more enthusiasm than I can manage.
It was really cold here. I watched the weather channel and saw the cold front and how it bent down to hit even the panhandle of Florida. Poor Jacksonville had some record breaking cold even.
We managed to get all the way up to 35 degrees. Tonight we had snow flurries for a little bit. Enough that Baron, our ever brave Dobie, almost had to be kicked out before he would pee for the night. He’s such a wuss. He’s a great watchdog these days but, oh boy, don’t expect him to go out in the rain or snow. But yet, he will romp in a good heavy snowfall. Go figure.Well, Chewlee showed up with an armful of goodies to show me. She had pencils, a pencil sharpener, crayons, an eraser and a little clear pouch for it all. She had a new coloring book and a big book of stories. Her mother also bought her a spiral notebook to draw in. She’s so funny. She had made drawings that different ones of her *students* (we play school, remember?) had drawn. She will use them the next time we play it here.
That’s about it for my day. The Beast seemed to be recovering from whatever it was that had him in it’s grip but now he’s relapsing. When he started feeling better, he decided that he didn’t need to see the doctor. It has to be a *man thing*. Now, I think I will just have to go ahead and make an appointment for him. I’m sure the doctor will refer him to a pulmonary specialist. I’ll let you know.
Love you all. Stay warm. Spring really IS almost here. Cross your fingers for Bratfink and Sheldon. They might actually get back online soon if the gods are willing.
