Health and Fitness May 2026

[Lady Maverick]

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There are countless ways to work on improving our health and fitness. Which areas will you be focusing on this month?

[Kittykatt]

Thank you for starting this new month for us, Lady M.

I think May will be "more of the same" for me:

Pelvic floor exercises
Drinking my water
Sit to stand reps - can I increase to 10 reps?
Ensure kitchen table is clear once a day

[Kittykatt]

Friday:
I've done my exercises for today: 1 heart

I drank 8 glasses of water today: 1 heart

Sit to stand 5 repetitions: 1 heart

Clear kitchen table once a day: 1 heart
(I got the table cleaned except for a cat! One does not move Freddie unless there is a *very* good reason, so I've decided to still count the table as "clear" )

[Harriet]

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[Kittykatt]

Thank you, Harriet!

[FrenchFlybebe]

Thank you ladies for starting the monthly thread.
Being accountable helps me work on my habits.

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.

I will add a "house chore" habit : cleaning under the kitchen table before bed. It's not "health and fitness" per se but it should be agood measure of how much I take care of the general balance between payroll and home and life : payroll causing very low energy at the end of the day, home being a place that I take care of for my wellbing, and life because my kids are apriority and I want them to get used to getting downstairs for breakfast at a clean table and clean kitchen floor.

As of today, 9pm :
MR . . . . . . : 1 out of 1 ▓
Move C/W .: 1 out of 1. ▓
MicroMove . : 1 out of 1.▓
Time4me . : 0 out of 1 . ░
K . . . . . . . : 0 out of 1.░
Kitchen floor: 0 out of 1 ░

[Lady Maverick]

My Health & Fitness focus for the month of May include -

** Healthy body - Track what I eat and how it affects my body. Analyze & learn. Then do the hard part = implement changes.
What does a WIN look like? Daily below 1300 calories consumed while meeting fiber, vitamin & mineral minimums.

** Physically strong. Move my body! Exercise with a purpose. Spend time outside every day.
What does a WIN look like? Daily over 6700 steps. Averaging 10+ hours movement.

** Mentally engaged. Use hip pad (paper & pen always with me). Keep brain engaged and limit time on mindless useless activities.
What does a WIN look like? Daily hip pad usage Page full of my ideas, thoughts, to-do's, plans, accomplishments, dreams & goals.

[Kittykatt]

Saturday:
I've done my exercises for today: 2 hearts

I drank 8 glasses of water yesterday: 1 heart

Sit to stand 5 repetitions: 2 hearts

Clear kitchen table once a day: 1 heart

[Lady Maverick]

My Health & Fitness focus for the month of May include -

** Feed my body what it needs- < 1300 calories consumed while meeting fiber & micronutrient goals
1

** Be active & outside
Walk over 6700 steps.
1
10+ hours with movement.
1
Garden & yard care
1

** Mentally engaged.
Use hip pad
1
Daily project
1

[Kittykatt]

Monday:
I've done my exercises for today: 4 hearts

I drank 8 glasses of water yesterday: 3 hearts

Sit to stand 5 repetitions: 4 hearts

Clear kitchen table once a day: 3 hearts