Exercise

SO I got discharged from physical therapy yesterday because I've been doing great with the exercises they gave me, and I've been back tot he gym 10 out of 12 days. Both go hand in hand in helping me with my hip pain and my ability to be mobile again.
So all this exercise SHOULD start to show soon, wouldn't you think??
My clothes feels the same. I can't really tell if they LOOK the same, but they don't feel tight and that'sa very good thing.
After work this morning I'm off to the gym again to do my regular routine: treadmill for 30 and then all the strength machines.
I am planning on trying the stairmaster for the first time in a great long while.
The last time I wa son it my hips were clicking so badly with each rotation that the lady next to me thought the machine was broken!
No, Honey. That's the sound my hips make when they are forced to do something they would rather not do.
So wish me luck with that.
I'll let you know if I still make noise!!

Enough about the gym!

The title says it all.

There's a great article in this month's REAL SIMPLE magazine called "Numbers to Live by."

It details all the blood values and ranges that are important for you to feel and be healthy.

For instance, a normal healthy blood sugar (glucose ) fasting would be 99 mg/dl. The range used to be anywhere between 80 and 120, but now a standard 99 is perfect. Your total cholesterol should be below 200.

A healthy Body Mass index should be between 18.5 and 24.9, Anything higher is considered obese.

Ugh!

To view all the values, reference the current Real Simple Magazine.

As a woman who is almost 50 the standard recommendations are to get your blood values checked yearly. Comparing the values between years will help target any problem areas that can be dealt with quickly and completely. A yearly mammogram is recommended as well.

Now I go for my yearly values on May 4. Last year I was told I was obese ( based on BMI) at my Wellness check. This year I better not be told that or I will literally bust a gut!!

I'll let you know.