Jan 12 to 18

Shoulder mobility is important

Something weird just happened to my keyboard. Odd that. Anyway, got a pair of push up handles this week and started using them - they are nice - helpful with all kids of bodyweight poses and presses. I also got a yoga pillow in the garage gym as well - helpful for mobility in the mornings.

Which brings up doing mobility in the evenings, too. I did get at least one swim in this week in the evenings, but stayed at home and did an evening session in the garage gym of mobility/bodyweight training instead of HIIT or swimming. Not sure I'm able to connect attaining the "boundless cardio" goal I have with mobility training, but I slept just as well and moved a little better.

I also heard back from the lab coat about the x-ray. Seems my hip hurts. "Marked joint space narrowing" and "marginal osteophytes" ... seems I have to go for swims, start to doing some mobility training, recover from chronic injury and overuse as well as aging and wear. 

When people say "You are doing everything right." ... I seriously want to rattle their ancestors. 

So ... just to mention it, I did do mobility training every day this week and went for a swim once. 

"You are doing everything right."

Jan 5 to 11

Yup, had this on the screen for the HIIT sessions

Not a bad week over all. Closed the rings three times so far and got back to HIIT sessions as well as getting in to the pool this week. A bit of snow and really cold kept me from hikes - and my hip ain't being nice these days either. 

HIIT sessions were pretty ordinary with getting rounds of these done until I got to 30 or 35 minutes:

3 minutes air bike

2 minutes kettlebell swings/cleans/snatches with the 12 kilo bell.

Nothing daring there, but basic cardio. Gloves on the kettlebell were a necessity for these old hands.

I did the morning sessions barefoot in a rather chilly garage gym this week - I did wear a hoodie and shorts so I looked like a teenager, I guess. Ah well, whatever. 

I do like the quiet for the AM sessions but need a movie on in the evening sessions. Shrug, I can handle that. 

Dec 30 to Jan4

 

A bit hazy, but it is correct

Holidays / vacation / recovery time continued this week. It was nice to be able to sit at home and listen to the rest of the family hack up their lungs. Quite pleasant. I did get a chance to hike a few times in the local provincial park, get in the pool twice and hit my morning sessions every day. I even did the correct date on January first, 2025. 

I even squeezed in some work time here and there. Had a lovely family NYE celebration and generally tried to recover from stress and prepare for what is next. I did get two RV weekends booked, and made myself a promise that I would get a kayak out onto water for at least one of those weekends. 

On a sad note, my Apple Watch fell off and the screen smashed enough while getting a couch to the curb this week. I thought it would be fine and wore it into the pool the following day, but ... the water just got in and that was enough. I got on to Fb Marketplace and will be off this afternoon to pick up another new-to-me replacement. 

Morning sessions went like this:

10 minutes hip mobility, general mobility, push ups. Did three rounds of each. 

10 minutes ab work- hollow holds, swimmers kicking, seated knee tucks. Dead bugs as well. 

10 minutes TRX squats to face pulls, banded curls and overhead presses, banded lateral raises.