After working out today, I decided to treat myself to a gelato. One of the flavors on offer was "marrons glaces," with candied chestnut pieces. I asked for a sample, and then ordered a combination of that and lemon. It was tasty, and now I know something else I like. At some point I may have to try candied chestnuts by themselves, not as a gelato flavor. As a side note, I was amused that they had that one flavor name in French, with everything else in Italian (the Italian for lemon, pear, vanilla, chocolate, and pistachio are a lot closer to the English names than "marron" is to "chestnut").
I had been grumpy about being there by myself this morning, instead of having a trainer session—Emilie has stood me up two Thursdays in a row, and now is going on vacation for another fortnight, and yes, she had reason both times, but it still means I'm not seeing her for a month. But the grumpiness didn't survive the good exercise, much less lunch and gelato.
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cattitude and I were walking in the park and I spotted a muskrat, walking across and path toward the river. We don't see them very often, almost never on land, so that was a treat.
As long as I'm posting, gym numbers:
Cardio, 15:00, top 146
Rolled out IT band etc.
Hamstring bridge, 4 sets of 9
Psoas exercise, 4 with each leg
Squats, 3 sets of 15
Crunches (feet on large ball), 3 sets of 15
Calf raises, 3 sets of 15
Opposite arm/leg balance exercise, 12 pairs
Balance stuff on the half roller
Lunges, 10 with each foot forward, then 10 more with left forward (the left knee was hurting, and it's the leg behind that moves during these)
On balance platform:
Lat pulldown, 50 pounds, 2 sets of 12; one foot, 7 each
Hug a tree, 20 pounds, 2 sets of 12
Back exercise, 35 pounds, 2 sets of 12; one foot, 27.5 pounds, 6 each
Triceps pulldown, 27.5 pounds, 2 sets of 12
Rowing with (heavy blue) elastic, 3 sets of 12
Standing/leaning pushups, 2 sets of 12
Biceps curls on bosu, 2 sets of 15
Stretches
I had been grumpy about being there by myself this morning, instead of having a trainer session—Emilie has stood me up two Thursdays in a row, and now is going on vacation for another fortnight, and yes, she had reason both times, but it still means I'm not seeing her for a month. But the grumpiness didn't survive the good exercise, much less lunch and gelato.
Also in the small but pleasant, a few nights ago
cattitude and I were walking in the park and I spotted a muskrat, walking across and path toward the river. We don't see them very often, almost never on land, so that was a treat.As long as I'm posting, gym numbers:
Cardio, 15:00, top 146
Rolled out IT band etc.
Hamstring bridge, 4 sets of 9
Psoas exercise, 4 with each leg
Squats, 3 sets of 15
Crunches (feet on large ball), 3 sets of 15
Calf raises, 3 sets of 15
Opposite arm/leg balance exercise, 12 pairs
Balance stuff on the half roller
Lunges, 10 with each foot forward, then 10 more with left forward (the left knee was hurting, and it's the leg behind that moves during these)
On balance platform:
Lat pulldown, 50 pounds, 2 sets of 12; one foot, 7 each
Hug a tree, 20 pounds, 2 sets of 12
Back exercise, 35 pounds, 2 sets of 12; one foot, 27.5 pounds, 6 each
Triceps pulldown, 27.5 pounds, 2 sets of 12
Rowing with (heavy blue) elastic, 3 sets of 12
Standing/leaning pushups, 2 sets of 12
Biceps curls on bosu, 2 sets of 15
Stretches
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