Health and Fitness April 2026

[FrenchFlybebe]

I had never heard of mushroom coffee. Thank you ladies for educating me. It is sold in France but not in regular shops.

My 5 daily habits, tracked on an index card near my bed :
MR - basic morning routine - Move C/W - either Cardio or Weights, daily - MicroMove - tiny times of movement at payroll or during the day - Time for me - to read, maybe write, maybe think, maybe journal - K for Kegels - pelvic floor exercises, 1 mn minimum, at bedtime usually.

As of Sunday evening :
MR . . . . . . : 10 out of 12 ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░
Move C/W .: 6 out of 12. . ▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░
MicroMove . : 5 out of 12. .▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░
Time4me . : 6 out of 12 . . ▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░
K . . . . . . . : 6 out of 12. .▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░

Some stress at payroll, and still healing from surgically-removed kyst, are my excuses for not doing better. But I'm doing well with Morning Routine.

[Kittykatt]

Monday:
I've done my exercises for today: 13 hearts

I drank 8 glasses of water yesterday: 7 hearts

Sit to stand 5 repetitions: 13 hearts

Clear kitchen table once a day: 12 hearts

[Lady Maverick]

** What I eat and how much I eat matters if I want no joint pain and healthy body weight.
Calories <= 1300 - Minimize gluten
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** Fitness - Moving a minimum of 250 steps an hour keeps me feeling limber and energized.
Hourly movement =>10
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(((((FrenchFlybebe)))) hope your surgery recovery is successful with minimum pain or disruption to your life

[Lady Maverick]

** What I eat and how much I eat matters if I want no joint pain and healthy body weight.
Calories <= 1300 - Minimize gluten
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** Fitness - Moving a minimum of 250 steps an hour keeps me feeling limber and energized.
Hourly movement =>10
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I continue to be surprised and impressed with using AI as a personal trainer and health coach. It designed a workout plan for me as a 70 year old beginner.
Sunday - 30 minute wellness walk
Monday - Legs & core foundation
Tuesday - 30 minute wellness walk
Wednesday - Lower body & side core focus
Thursday - 30 minute wellness walk
Friday - Legs, glutes and core
Saturday - 30 minute wellness walk

For each of the exercises it gives quick video and clear instructions on form. It has checklist for how many reps and sets to do with each of the exercises.
Yesterday was a difficult day for me and I was exhausted by the time I was able to have time available to do my exercises right before I went to bed. I wanted to give an effort so I reduced the number of reps and logged the changes I made to the legs & core workout. The AI coach gave me excellent feedback on my heart rate overall and beats per minute for each exercise showing how hard my muscles were working.
Today is a wellness walk. AI health coach has noted that I am lacking in sleep and the stress of yesterday so is encouraging me to do a lighter gentle 20 minute walk today instead of the fast paced 30 minute walk that was planned.

[Kittykatt]

I'm so impressed that you keep going with your healthy eating and fitness even during difficult times, Lady M. And how wise to adapt the fitness routine to your current circumstances.

Tuesday:
I've done my exercises for today: 14 hearts

I drank 8 glasses of water yesterday: 8 hearts

Sit to stand 5 repetitions: 14 hearts

Clear kitchen table once a day: 13 hearts

[Kittykatt]

Wednesday:
I've done my exercises for today: 15 hearts

I drank 6 glasses of water yesterday: 8 hearts

Sit to stand 5 repetitions: 15 hearts

Clear kitchen table once a day: 14 hearts


Interestingly, I am so happy with the way my when my kitchen table looks when it's clear, that I've started doing it more than once a day. Not every time that I see something has been dumped on it (yet!). but it's definitely clear more often.

[Lady Maverick]

** What I eat and how much I eat matters if I want no joint pain and healthy body weight.
Calories <= 1300 - Minimize gluten
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** Fitness - Moving a minimum of 250 steps an hour keeps me feeling limber and energized.
Hourly movement =>10
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[Kittykatt]

Thursday:
I've done my exercises for today: 16 hearts

I drank 8 glasses of water yesterday: 9 hearts

Sit to stand 5 repetitions: 16 hearts

Clear kitchen table once a day: 15 hearts

[FrenchFlybebe]

Thanks LadyM for your kind words.

Also I'm very thankful for the accountability here.

My 5 daily habits, tracked on an index card near my bed :
MR - basic morning routine - Move C/W - either Cardio or Weights, daily - MicroMove - tiny times of movement at payroll or during the day - Time for me - to read, maybe write, maybe think, maybe journal - K for Kegels - pelvic floor exercises, 1 mn minimum, at bedtime usually.

As of Wednesday evening :
MR . . . . . . : 13 out of 15 ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░
Move C/W .: 7 out of 15. . ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░
MicroMove . : 7 out of 15. .▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░
Time4me . : 7 out of 15 . . ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░
K . . . . . . . : 7 out of 15. .▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░

[Lady Maverick]

** What I eat and how much I eat matters if I want no joint pain and healthy body weight.
Calories <= 1300 - Minimize gluten
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** Fitness - Moving a minimum of 250 steps every hour keeps me feeling limber and energized.
Hourly movement =>10
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