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Exercise and Fitness

bike man

(620 posts) Mon Mar 4, 2013, 07:31 PM Mar 2013

UPDATE About six weeks ago my daughter (age 40) expressed interest in working [View all]

Last edited Sat Mar 16, 2013, 12:10 PM - Edit history (1)

out with me in the gym.

I got her started with some basic stuff involving free weights and machines.

Today we jogged/walked two miles, the first for either of us for several years. I ride bicycles regularly, and rediscovered that a bicycle does not prepare one for this other form of discomfort.

It will get better. We are entering our first 5K in a couple of weeks. On her birthday.

We are pumped!

UPDATE We did the 5K walk/run today. Our team had three generations: me, two daughters, one grandson, and a friend of the family. The older daughter bought matching t-shirts for the team.

I finished. We've agreed to keep the team together and do some more of these.

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UPDATE About six weeks ago my daughter (age 40) expressed interest in working [View all] bike man Mar 2013 OP

Cool! LeftofObama Mar 2013 #1

Here's a tale of recent progress. bike man Mar 2013 #2