The 2018 Exercise Motivation Thread

[Winchester]

Norachan , OMGosh! Foxxycat is right. Get your foot cleaned out as best you can. Germs are everywhere and you don't want an infection. Take care of that foot!

foxxycat Just keep on keeping on. Good luck with your doctor appt today.

rubysmama How's your knee?

According to my Fitbit last week -
119,233 steps for the week = 62.08 miles
138 floors
672 Active Minutes

Monday -
20,593 steps for the day = 10.73 miles
30 floors
130 Active Minutes

Tuesday -
20,114 steps for the day = 10.48 miles
30 floors
131 Active Minutes

 

[rubysmama]

But now that it's all over with hopefully my soul can finally be at peace soon.

Blood everywhere. I'm too squeamish to take a proper look at it so I've just taped it up with gauze and bandages and now I'm trying to pretend it didn't happen.

Ouch. Hope it's not a serious injury.

rubysmama How's your knee?

All better. Only lasted a couple days. Thanks for asking.

 

[Norachan]

Thanks everyone. I went to A&E this morning. I've broken the toe and knocked the nail nearly all the way off.

*shudder* Gives me the quease just thinking about it.

So I'm going to be out of action for a while. No horse riding, walking or yoga until it heals.

But I can still do stomach crunches. Abs of steal, here I come.

 

[Winchester]

Oh wow Norachan I've got the heebs just reading your post. That's gonna hurt!
You take care of that foot!

rubysmama Glad the knee is feeling better.


Wednesday -
20,434 steps for the day = 10.65 miles
36 floors
137 Active Minutes

 

[foxxycat]

Norachan get better soon! Glad you got it looked at!

I got my insoles. They have this funky bubble in them. I have to wear them or walk in them 1 hour a day. This morning I did 1 hour on right foot and 2 hours in left foot. That one doesn't hurt so it's not bad. I found it easier to just wear one at a time.

I had gotten some boots last year that ended up being way too big. I kept them. Today the insole is in those. There's more room for the top of my feet in them. So I have a Timberland on one foot and a Merrill on the other foot.

 

[rubysmama]

Norachan - hope your toe heals quickly.
Winchester - good job with all the walking.

foxxycat - interesting looking insoles. Hope they help.

 

[Norachan]

Thanks everyone.

Winchester sorry about the gory details.

I'm trying to stay off my feet as much as possible. I did a 45 minute yoga session today that was all floor work. Stretches, twists and core work.

foxxycat those are interesting! How long is it likely to take before they start making a difference? Do you feel anything yet?

 

[Winchester]

Norachan I just want you to feel better! (Many many moons ago, I was coming out of a convenience store and I was wearing sandals. I hit the cement bollard with the corner of my foot and broke my little toe. My poor toe was at a right angle to the rest of my foot. It gave me the heebs; didn't hurt, but it looked really funky. I ended up in the ER where they yanked the toe back into place and then tape it to the adjacent toes. Yanking the toes back into place hurt like a bugger and then they had to pull me down from the ceiling. Your toe reminds me of that time.)

foxxycat , hope those insoles help you!

rubysmama Thanks! I need to do something other than just walking. I find it boring to stick with an exercise routine, though. I'll walk to the ends of the earth anytime before I do a couple of crunches. Go figure! How's your painting going?

Thursday -
21,619 steps for the day = 11.27 miles
31 floors
151 Active Minutes

 

[rubysmama]

rubysmama Thanks! I need to do something other than just walking. I find it boring to stick with an exercise routine, though. I'll walk to the ends of the earth anytime before I do a couple of crunches. Go figure! How's your painting going?

I need to do something other than walking too, except I'm not even walking these days. Maybe we should start yoga in January.

As for painting, I'm down to 1 more room on the main level. May get it done before Christmas, but if not, in the new year for sure. Then it's the basement. That won't be such a big job, as the drop ceiling means lower walls. But there is the stairwell ...

 

[Norachan]

Many many moons ago, I was coming out of a convenience store and I was wearing sandals. I hit the cement bollard with the corner of my foot and broke my little toe. My poor toe was at a right angle to the rest of my foot. It gave me the heebs; didn't hurt, but it looked really funky. I ended up in the ER where they yanked the toe back into place and then tape it to the adjacent toes. Yanking the toes back into place hurt like a bugger and then they had to pull me down from the ceiling. Your toe reminds me of that time.

That would have scared the B'Jesus out of me. I think when you first do things like that you're in shock, so you don't feel the pain of it. It's not until later on that you really feel it.

I did another hour of floor yoga today. Crunches are good, I can do a lot of crunches at the moment. Just not so good at the walking about.

You've done a great job with the painting rubysmama

 

[Winchester]

I drove home with my toe that way. Got into the house, showed my little toe (which was swelling quickly to become a BIG toe) to Rick and said, "Do you think it'll be OK?" To which, Rick grabbed his keys and said, "ER! Now!" It was an....interesting....experience.

Good work rubysmama with the painting. I think I'm going to try something, starting Monday. We'll see how long I last. This time.

I had my FitBit charging all night Thursday night. Got up Friday morning, put it one and things were good. So I thought. I got about halfway through my day yesterday and realized that it was "this close" to the battery dying. Got home from shopping and put it in the charger again. Put it back on this morning and it seems to be OK.

Friday -
15,784 steps for the day = 8.21 miles (it's really more than that, but with the battery messing up, well, that's all I had)
16 floors
94 Active Minutes

 

[Winchester]

Norachan How's that toe doing?
foxxycat How are the orthos working for you?

According to my Fitbit, last week -
106,507 steps for the week = 55.49 miles
146 Floors
643 Active Minutes

Monday -
21,111 steps for the day = 10.97 miles
32 Floors
115 Active Minutes

 

[foxxycat]

Winchester they suck. It's causing more pain than before. The bubble is whats causing the problems. I have throbbing feet for 6 hours after. They wanted me to go in to see them this week but i told them no. I'm supposed to go to the shop to work on my merchandise and gym. Now that won't happen due to vehicle issues. I swear I have just come to deal that I'm always going to have foot pain and thats the way it is. I wanted 2 sets of inserts made but now they only made 1 and these are junk becaue the bubble hurts. They seem to think my feet will get used to it. Bullcrap. It's like walking on tennis balls in my shoes. These people are nuts. I have to wear them an hour or two a day. I do. But they hurt. I use a different pair of boots because of foot structure hits top of boot where bubble pushes my foot upward and now rubs on top of foot and socks irritate my toes. Tomorrow going to try sockless. I know it's gross but i cant find socks big enough for my fat legs. They cut off circulation around the ankles. And when walking the sock pulls tight across my toes making them ache. I buy mens large when i can find them. Xl are too big. Then the ankle part is up my leg. I swear i really hate my foot right now .

I need an investor to help me design socks for larger people. The regular socks dont cut it for us larger people. I will keep wearing them for an hour a day because they seem to claim it will fix the alignment of bone in my foot. Good grief.

Oh and the left foot doesn't have any pain. Just the right foot.

 

[susanm9006]

My third anniversary this month of my gym membership and my one hour every other day workouts. Nope, it’s not physically noticeable, I can’t say I weight less or have more muscle. But at 67, I am maintaining my muscle and flexibility and cardio strength which is all I am hoping for.

 

[Norachan]

How's that toe doing?

Not bad at all, thanks. I went back to A&E on Monday and it looked a lot better than I thought it would.

I'm doing about an hour of yoga every day. I've found there's actually a lot I can do without putting any weight on my foot. Lots of stretches and core work, some inversions, arm balances and twists.

I've noticed that I need to stretch because with limping I'm putting extra strain on my left leg and feeling it a bit in my back too. Stretching helps to even things up a bit.

foxxycat that sucks about your insoles. I was hoping they'd make things a lot easier for you.

Well done susanm9006 Maintaining what you've got is a big part of the battle at any age.

 

[rubysmama]

foxxycat : sorry about the insoles. I wonder if they will feel better after you feet get used to them? And about socks, I find the elastic doesn't cut into my ankles if I fold them down.

Norachan : glad your toe is feeling better. And good that you can still do yoga.

susanm9006 : congrats on your 3 year gym membership anniversary!

Winchester : congrats on your Fitbit results. 21,000 steps in one day is incredible! I think the most I've ever walked in one day was 18,000 steps. Once. My average these days is 7000.

 

[Winchester]

Aw, foxxycat I'm sorry. I was really hoping that those blasted insoles would be the answer for your foot. That just sucks little green worms. I had bought some cheap insoles (Dr. Scholl's) a few years ago when I was having that tendon problem in my foot. They did nothing, other than pushed my feet further p into the top of my walking shoe, which caused more pain. It's hard and I know you're trying.

Norachan , glad the toe is going to be OK.

susanm9006 Kudos on your gym hours! Excellent work.

rubysmama Thanks! I just keep going. It's a combination of getting my walking in in the morning before work and then doing the 12 Active Hours during the day. Sometimes I'll walk a bit at night, too, to get my 30 floors in. I think it all helps.

Tuesday -
20,571 steps for the day = 10.72 miles
30 Floors
144 Active Minutes

 

[Winchester]

Wednesday -
21,386 steps for the day = 11.15 miles
36 Floors
143 Active Minutes

 

[Winchester]

We have been amiss in posting here; this was 3 pages back in.
Norachan , how is your toe? I'm glad you are able to do yoga!
foxxycat , how are those insoles working out?
rubysmama , how are you doing? Did you finish painting?

So for the past week:

Monday -
21,018 steps for the day = 10.95 miles
30 floors
108 active minutes

Tuesday - was my baking day with DS and DGD
13,318 steps for the day = 6.9 miles
1 floor (I know there were more than that!)
98 active minutes

Wednesday -
20,805 steps for the day = 10.84 miles
31 floors
132 active minutes

Thursday -
27,209 steps for the day = 14.37 miles
33 floors
192 active minutes

Friday -
17,214 steps for the day = 8.97 miles
15 floors
100 active minutes

 

[rubysmama]

rubysmama , how are you doing? Did you finish painting?

Took a painting break and decorated/cleaned for Christmas. Will get back to painting in January.
And, if the weather co-operates, maybe walking too.