[mbuster]

My wife has put in 200 miles on her exercise bike only riding it 15 minutes at a time since she got it a couple of months ago. That ought to motivate me to start riding my bike again, but it is deer season.

Hope rehabilitating goes well after your surgery @fangirl

 

[fangirl]

Well, here I am a week post-op and healing quite well. I have started riding my stationary bike again as of yesterday and today for 30 minutes. Holding off on the swimming and anything else more strenuous until I have the followup visit with the surgeon next week.

 

[etherea]

I try to ride the exercise bike every day. Yesterday was busy and I didn't do it, but I've already ridden 30 minutes today.
I hope you're still healing well @fangirl

 

[fangirl]

I try to ride the exercise bike every day. Yesterday was busy and I didn't do it, but I've already ridden 30 minutes today.
I hope you're still healing well @fangirl

That's great that you're managing to ride the bike most days. Just moving a little really helps, doesn't it?

Thanks for your good healing vibes, @etherea. Yes, doing well and happily the path report has come back with clear margins so we are moving forward with optimism!

 

[fangirl]

I had a followup with the surgeon on Nov. 30th and she cleared me for swimming, so I've been swimming these last 3 days. I'm only doing 12 laps daily right now to get back in the routine and not push myself too hard. It feels so good to be back in the water again.

 

[mbuster]

15.1 mile bike ride on the trainer. Might as well get some movement in while watching bowl games on TV.

 

[mbuster]

Planned on riding longer on the trainer but only managed 10 mile ride. Legs were a little sore and knees started hurting at about 3 miles.

 

[mbuster]

10 mile ride on the trainer before supper last night. A little more intense ride (more resistance).

 

[etherea]

I've been slacking on the exercise, but rode the bike yesterday for 30 minutes.

 

[mbuster]

23 miles on the trainer today. The legs are complaining.

 

[mbuster]

Gonna have to set the trainer for the bike back up in the living room for the next 3 days and get on it while while watching bowl games.

 

[mbuster]

Rode 18 miles on the trainer watching the first half of the Outback Bowl. Didn't set it up until this morning. WPS!!!

 

[mbuster]

Rode 12 miles on the trainer yesterday. Took today off. 2 days in a row is the biggest streak I've had this year LOL.

 

[itissteve]

Been tougher now that you're not doing trainer miles every day and dozens of flights of stairs at work? Keeping moving is one of the biggest challenges I had when I "retired retired" two years ago....

 

[etherea]

Keeping moving is one of the biggest challenges I had when I "retired retired" two years ago....

I've been retired for a year now and I'm finding that is one of my biggest challenges too. Even though I had a desk job, I would get up and move when my Fitbit reminded me to.

 

[mbuster]

Well I haven't managed to get motivated to get back on the bike in a while, but today is the first day I've put in over 10,000 steps since Christmas Eve, I don't even remember doing that, but It was the first time since last October when I went back to work for an outage. Today was my first day back at work for another maintenance outage job hiatus from retirement. I thought I told myself the last one was the last one. This one will have to be it, LOL.

I've spent too much time studying new tractors since the front wheel spindle broke on my 34 year old one. I fixed it, but the fever hit me and I got a new one. Now I'm not going to have a lot of time to enjoy it until May, but I bet I'll be getting a lot more steps in.

Meanwhile BH has been logging some miles on her stationary bike. Last report she has over 700 miles on it since getting it in early December.

 

[mbuster]

Spent a lot of time today in the office on the computer, 5148 steps today, not really what I was hoping for.

 

[mbuster]

Not getting in as many steps in as I thought I would in my temporary job. Having to spend more time inside on the computer than I thought I would. I've had one day of 10,000+ steps and last week I had an 11,500+ step day. Averaged about 7,000/day last week and only 5,000/day this week, but sat in a 3 hour meeting yesterday. I know there will be days ahead where I'll get more than I want.

I need to get back on the bike.

 

[mbuster]

My how things can change in a month. Maintenance outage started yesterday, 16,941 steps and 48 floors. Today was busier, 22,953 steps and 63 floors. Wonder what tomorrow will bring, besides some soreness?

 

[itissteve]

mbuster, it sounds like you've gone from zero to sixty in just a few seconds.