I know, I know, but it's just that, after 9 months of retirement (20 of those weeks away on various trips) we find that we miss the regular schedule that w*rk used to provide
While on our many vacations we will still enjoy the freedom of no alarm clock but while at home, we have decided that we like to exercise in the mornings, and we certainly enjoy the many classes available to us at our YMCA that provide a wide variety of activities.
Our "normal" routine is:
Monday - 6:30am alarm - 30 mins weight training followed by 60 mins of a ballet style workout at 8:30 (lots of stretching and balance work)
Tuesday - 7:30am alarm - ride bike 7 miles to gym (easy ride) followed by 90 mins Body Flow workout at 9:30 (Tai Chi, Yoga & Pilates), then ride back
Wednesday - 7:30am alarm - 30 mins weight training followed by 60 mins of Yin Yoga at 10:00am
Thursday - 7:30am alarm - 60 mins Cardio workout at 9:30 which the instructor varies a lot week by week - today was circuit training.
Friday - 7:30am alarm - 60 mins Deep Water Trekking at 9:00am (cardio workout in deep water wearing a float to keep you vertical)
Saturday - 90 - 120 mins of singles tennis
Sunday - ride bike 7 miles to our favorite breakfast spot, eat then ride back.
I will often play tennis one other evening, and some days we'll just go for a long bike ride, or ride to a nature reserve close by and go for a hike and picnic.
We are both retired engineers and I guess we just need to have structure in our lives.
While on our many vacations we will still enjoy the freedom of no alarm clock but while at home, we have decided that we like to exercise in the mornings, and we certainly enjoy the many classes available to us at our YMCA that provide a wide variety of activities.
Our "normal" routine is:
Monday - 6:30am alarm - 30 mins weight training followed by 60 mins of a ballet style workout at 8:30 (lots of stretching and balance work)
Tuesday - 7:30am alarm - ride bike 7 miles to gym (easy ride) followed by 90 mins Body Flow workout at 9:30 (Tai Chi, Yoga & Pilates), then ride back
Wednesday - 7:30am alarm - 30 mins weight training followed by 60 mins of Yin Yoga at 10:00am
Thursday - 7:30am alarm - 60 mins Cardio workout at 9:30 which the instructor varies a lot week by week - today was circuit training.
Friday - 7:30am alarm - 60 mins Deep Water Trekking at 9:00am (cardio workout in deep water wearing a float to keep you vertical)
Saturday - 90 - 120 mins of singles tennis
Sunday - ride bike 7 miles to our favorite breakfast spot, eat then ride back.
I will often play tennis one other evening, and some days we'll just go for a long bike ride, or ride to a nature reserve close by and go for a hike and picnic.
We are both retired engineers and I guess we just need to have structure in our lives.