Cindy

Cindy has been my husband’s and my trainer for many years, now.  We are now 65 and 61 years of age, respectively.  We had initially gone to Cindy to relieve specific complaints related to our careers, but we stayed on when we saw all that could be accomplished. Over the years, she has continually provided interesting and challenging workouts.  They are always varied and  planned around our various changing ailments and changing needs.  (It turned out we needed even more assistance when we retired due to our extensive traveling.)  It amazes us to see how much work she puts into planning each day’s workout, keeping in mind our demonstrated abilities and our complaints.  She also constantly checks with us to see if our functional needs are being met.  That means, she wants to know how much we need to be able to lift and carry, how long we need to bend, and stoop, how long and what type of walking and stair climbing we will be doing on our travels.  She wants to ensure we can comfortably and safely lift the bag of sunflower seeds or garden soil, to paint the garage, and to walk for prolonged periods on cobble-stone streets.  If  we wish to go kayaking or bicycling, she plans workouts around those physical requirements.  She is also a nutritionist, and she constantly reminds us to practice good nutrition, providing advice on how best to accomplish that, given our lifestyle.  While she encourages and urges us to reach beyond our comfort zones, she never disparages us or pushes us too hard.  We cannot praise Cindy too much.  She has completely changed our minds about aging.  She never allows us to give in to physical limitations based solely on aging.

A testimony:

Cindy has been my husband’s and my trainer for many years, now.  We are now 65 and 61 years of age, respectively.  We had initially gone to Cindy to relieve specific complaints related to our careers, but we stayed on when we saw all that could be accomplished. Over the years, she has continually provided interesting and challenging workouts.  They are always varied and  planned around our various changing ailments and changing needs.  (It turned out we needed even more assistance when we retired due to our extensive traveling.)  It amazes us to see how much work she puts into planning each day’s workout, keeping in mind our demonstrated abilities and our complaints.  She also constantly checks with us to see if our functional needs are being met.  That means, she wants to know how much we need to be able to lift and carry, how long we need to bend, and stoop, how long and what type of walking and stair climbing we will be doing on our travels.  She wants to ensure we can comfortably and safely lift the bag of sunflower seeds or garden soil, to paint the garage, and to walk for prolonged periods on cobble-stone streets.  If  we wish to go kayaking or bicycling, she plans workouts around those physical requirements.  She is also a nutritionist, and she constantly reminds us to practice good nutrition, providing advice on how best to accomplish that, given our lifestyle.  While she encourages and urges us to reach beyond our comfort zones, she never disparages us or pushes us too hard.  We cannot praise Cindy too much.  She has completely changed our minds about aging.  She never allows us to give in to physical limitations based solely on aging.

Do you know the recommendation for losing weight and keeping it off is 90 minutes of activity daily?  Not sure I did that, but right now I am maintaining my weight with at least 60 minutes of activity daily.  Here’s what I did:

Monday - 30 minutes of yoga in morning and one hour of a push resistance workout in evening.  Tuesday: One hour of figure skating.  Wednesday:  One hour of functional resistance work in afternoon, and 1.5 hours yoga in evening.   Thursday:  One hour stationary bike.  Friday:  One hour of a pull resistance workout.  Saturday: One hour of figure skating and 30 minutes of yoga.  Sunday I rest with the Lord.