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Gaining weight and restoring reasonable muscle mass at 60+
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I’m so envious of your creativity!! That’s so fantastic. Sculpting one’s body with a weight routine could be considered creative 😊
I’m wondering if consulting with a PT or personal trainer to give you a simple and safe weight workout you can do at home. I don’t believe it has to take lots of time - but a basic upper and lower body workout to keep those muscles strong to support
Further and faster walking is super! Since I let my dogs stop and sniff, I don’t get a great workout with them, though I’m outside and moving and on my feet.
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Willow- We also take important sniffing walks...very important, as you know!
We live 1/4 mile from Eno River State Park. I realized this afternoon that climbing hilly woodland trails is working the muscles used in "squat" style exercises. If I increase our walks along the river it will be much like doing squats, and a lot more fun. There are many trails I've not explored. This could be a goal for this year, to learn to walk all the trails that connect by foot to our house.
There's a bluff overlooking the river a short mile from home. We climb a wooded trail, then when we reach the top it overlooks the river below. While I stand there looking at the water and forest, Hazel stands there with her nose in the air, sniffing vigorously. I keep trying. Maybe some day I'll be able to smell what she smells.