Please don’t copy-paste anything word formatted or directly copied from a newspaper as it tends to screw up the posts that are below!. I had a lot of trouble identifying the guilty code that sneaked into both Sara’s and Nancy’s posts. They made the rest of the blog look totally wonky. Sorry I’m such a [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘tips and tricks’
July 16, 2010
Sara – sharing an article on walking form
Hi, everyone! I’m baaaaack a little early because I am inspired to share. I enjoyed reading Nancy’s article yesterday and then I found this one on the SparkPeople site, about “how to walk.” Well, duh, do we really need instruction on walking? The article asks this question and answers, yes – many of us do [...]
July 11, 2010
Tips and tricks – why use a pedometer?
At one point here, I think it was Lia who said that a healthy walking average was something around 5,000 steps a day. I had heard from my doctor that 5,000 steps just meant you weren’t sick in bed At my hospital workshop, they prone the pedometer versus time spent walking, as counting steps seems [...]
March 8, 2010
Claude – sunny and chilly, a good week
This has been a good week. It’s been freezing cold, but sunny, which makes it much easier to get out and walk. The sports sessions in hospital, besides being free, which is a huge asset , are very informative with great people ready to help and incredibly good at teaching you what they know. Last [...]
October 29, 2008
ElderExercise brainstorming – winter is coming
Let’s see if we can find ideas to beat winter, cold, snowy, rainy days. Just comment and I’ll get a page or a post getting all our ideas together.
September 30, 2008
Tips and tricks: about pedometers
On a site recommended by Sara, Prevention.com, there’s this interesting tip about using pedometers, one that we already practice here at ElderExercise Easy Ways to Walk Off 10+ Pounds Find out how you can use a pedometer to your advantage Smart pedometer wearers burn more than 100 extra calories a day, according to Stanford University [...]
September 7, 2008
Holly – new member
Hi everyone, I am delighted to be joining this group and sharing my progress with all of you. By the way have you heard about Nike Plus? I wrote about this on my blog a while back: Thanks to Sree Sreenivasan, Dean of Students and New Media Director Columbia University Journalism School and Technology Reporter [...]
August 2, 2008
Sara – sneaky calorie burning tips
I will credit Prevention magazine with many of these, although some are variations on things I have thought of too — and probably things you have thought of as well. Major stumbling blocks for me are lack of motivation and boredom/succumbing to routine. In fact I seem to have a positive aversion to routine…and since [...]
July 12, 2008
Sara – Pedometer to try…
Hi, everyone — a quick report on the painting — the CEILING is DONE! And I’m pleased that the muscles that were driving me crazy after the first round of ceiling seem to have adjusted now and I’m feeling no pain. but painting ceilings is very boring… Steps of late: Wed – 10,000; Thurs – [...]
July 10, 2008
Tips and tricks – standing, museums and more, things that ARE exercise
When I found out about having high blood pressure and cholesterol on top of being overweight (didn’t mind much about being overweight), I participated in a workshop in hospital, during which we were advised about eating habits, (they refused to call it dieting), and exercising. Each of us was questioned about things they enjoyed to [...]
