Tag: over 60 fitness
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Soul clean out: Yoga, Netflix and a good cry
By Jay Hiller, Monday May 15, 2023 Photo by Diana Polekhina on Unsplash I like the Netflix show, Firefly Lane. The other night after my yoga practice, which was strength based and demanding for me, I watched a couple of episodes. The last season is sad if you’ve been into it and are familiar with…
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Rainy weather morning swim
By Jay Hiller, May 13, 2023 Photo by Max Bender on Unsplash Just last night when I wrote about how I used to swim on Friday afternoons, I thought about how I should go to the neighborhood pool more often. After we took the dogs this morning, my husband suggested that we go swimming. It’s…
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The Friday Night Sigh
by Jay Hiller, May 12, 2023 Photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash Twelve years ago I had a great routine on Friday afternoons. After work, I would go to the gym and swim laps. Then I would go to the library to kill time before going to the yoga studio and taking class from a…
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Go for a walk.
By Jay Hiller, May 11, 2023 Photo by Arek Adeoye on Unsplash This afternoon I came home from worky work unhappy with a decision I’ve half made. The weather’s not as hot as it’s going to be, but it’s hot enough to make you remember how bad it’s gonna get. I was cranky. It was…
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What can you get done in 2000 hours?
By Jay Hiller, April 23, 2023 Photo by Lucian Alexe on Unsplash A long time ago when I first started teaching yoga, I calculated how long it would take me to teach 2000 hours of classes: 9 years. As of this morning, I’m 30 hours away and it looks like I’ll be done in….8 years…
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The Don’t-Be-a-Pain-in-the-Butt-While-on-Vacation exercise program
By Jay Hiller, March 27, 2023 Do you have to be over 42 to recognize this brand? (Jersey City, NJ March 26, 2023. Photo by me.) I had a great weekend visiting family in New Jersey this week. At home, for the most part, I’m disciplined with my workouts and I avoid some foods for…
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Miso vs. Movie House Popcorn
By Jay Hiller, March 15, 2023 Photo by Corina Rainer on Unsplash I’m not sure exactly why this happened. There’s free movie house popcorn at worky work every day now. Every morning, a colleague fires up the machine and it’s free. I try not to eat too much of it, and it’s tempting. I can…
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Aqua Workout
by Jay Hiller, February 26, 2023 The width of the blade across the top of these bells determines how much you drag you experience. If you look closely you can see a difference between the blue ones (widest) and the green ones (narrowest.) These are made by Aqua Logix This was new and fun After…
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Will workout for new exercise clothes
by Jay Hiller, February 25, 2023 A running dress. This is not me. I was listening to an interview today with a 65-year old woman who is a world champion marathon walker, Yolanda Holder. She had a lot of great things to say about staying active and open to things as you get older. And…
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Daring antics in the produce department
By Jay Hiller, February 20, 2023 Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash Like many people, I tend to get the same things over and over at the grocery store. Every once in a while though, I remind myself to try something new. Or at least a variation on something I already like. The produce department…