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Bettie

(19,872 posts)
Fri Jun 6, 2025, 09:29 AM Jun 2025

Week 12...

Still doing weights/exercise bike 3 times a week.

Had to increase more slowly than I did when I was in my 40's...funny how that works, right?

Got a lap swim pass to our local pool, so for the summer, I'm swimming laps for about 45-50 minutes most days of the week. Yeah, about half of it is with a kickboard, but I'm moving in a way I enjoy, so that's something.

I think I have made it a habit now. Probably.

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Week 12... (Original Post) Bettie Jun 2025 OP
16 weeks now....still plugging along Bettie Jul 2025 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Sep 2025 #2
Good Luck! Bettie Sep 2025 #3
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Bettie

(19,872 posts)
1. 16 weeks now....still plugging along
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 09:06 AM
Jul 2025

I have taken two weeks off, one for a camping trip, one for a virus.

But, I went back right away. Still swimming nearly every day, missed swimming yesterday, because I got a second swimsuit and got sunburned on my back. So, today, I'll be back to it, but with sunscreen and a swim shirt this time!

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Bettie

(19,872 posts)
3. Good Luck!
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 09:36 AM
Sep 2025

The first few weeks starting back are so....hard.

I watch TV while riding, find a show that I like enough to make the time go faster! I'm doing reruns of "the Rookie" right now, because...Nathan Fillion.

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