Fitness and such

I wrote about fitness and staying in shape before.

Really, it's important. I'm approaching 65 years of age now, and that, for me, requires awareness of how my body works. Oh, it still works. I'm moving, working, doing things, but I plan on keeping that up for a while longer.

That's why I persist in my fitness plan. It changed a bit since that previous post.

Push-ups and planking are part of things, squats are too. I've added leg-swings to the repertoire, trying to keep my balance while making my legs swing up forward as high as possible. Not pushing that, because I don't want to injure myself, but persistence pays off, and I see a slow but steady increase in height. That's good. That means I get more flexible again.

And no, I'm not doing things like the gentleman here. Just a forward swing, repeated a number of times, switching legs, that's good enough for me.

This is more what I'm doing, either holding on to something, or going all freestyle and not holding on to something. 😄

The simple weight training with the dumbbells is still there too, it's a good way to build up some more muscle.

I've also added stretches. Simple ones. Reaching up with both hands and bending down,

going as deep as possible. Not at a break-neck speed. It's not a race.

25 to 30 times in one set is good enough, and if I feel good after or during that, I can add some more.

And yes, of course, I do these the natural way. I do all the exercises that way because it's the least restrictive.

This exercise keeps my spine happy, I've already noticed that.

What do you do to stay in shape? If you have good tips that don't involve running (my back and knees do not allow that any more), I'd like to hear. Maybe I can add something more to my exercise plan.

Let's stay healthy!