Above is a photo from MinneDemo drive in.
It has been some time since I posted. Everything in life is at a distance including me thinking about staying in shape for some time. I have been working at home since March and it is not the end of August. My kids also ended the school year in March and are looking at this year at home as well. It has made a big change in how we all live life. The biggest positive is that we are all healthy and get to spend time together.
I have been getting in better shape as of late with getting back into longer bike rides (35+ miles at a time) and doing some running. About 2 months ago I injured my big toe on my left foot and have been unable to run for some time. Running along with biking is a big tool for me to keep my weight down. I have had to really shift my diet to keep the pounds down while I could not run much. One lifesaver was online workout classes first from my friend Doug at the Firm and then from Carmen at Lynx fit. I am still doing the classed online a day a week with Lynx Fit 7am Monday if anyone wants to join. I find as I get older I love and need the group fitness classed, partially so I have someone to yell at me and motivate me to keep going when I am not feeling like it.
Many of my friends laugh about the COVID 15 as in everyone has put weight on like when you start college. I agree that I fell into that bucket a little. Now is the time to keep the weight off and prep for the winter and probably not going back into a gym for some time. I currently have 2 treadmills, a full weight gym set up a kickboxing heavy bad setup, and 2 fluid trainers. I think I am going to get a TRX and maybe a low impact elliptical for this winter. Remember it's not just me but the whole family so 6 of us trying to work out at home.
My weight specifically has going up to 290 and back down to 280 over the last 6 months. I want to get down to 270 and am trying really hard. Sitting at a desk all day at a home office does not help a lot. I need to make sure I get up and walk around. I find myself sitting for 2-3 hour blocks working and sometimes not really moving at all. I realize that as much as I need to keep moving I need to help my kids do so as well. With no recess and no fall sports, they are doing my kids will also need to be a focus of the exercise. What a crazy time where we need to focus on so many things we have not had to before. When parents become teachers and amazon becomes your shopping trip life gets real interesting.
If you have tips on what you are doing I am always looking. Things to stay in shape, help with kids online learning really anything.
I realize when I start writing how much I love it and how much I need to be connected to a community. I will do my best to blog more and I hope you are doing the best you can. Be true to how you are feeling and try to get outside and exercise as much as you can.
