Grandma’s Exercise Plan

August 14, 2015 by Debra 1 Comment

Hi, yes- you heard right. I am in the process of creating a simple grandma’s exercise plan. After accepting the customer service position at work, I am now sitting for 8 to 10 hours during the day. Needless to admit, but….. I have gained a few pounds. Sigh. In the past, I have had jobs that required moving and standing on my feet for most of the day. Throughout the years, dieting has never really worked for me. It was during my younger years that I tried an exercise routine that produced the best results. I was able to continue eating the same yet my waist was thinning and I felt great. My plan must be simple.

About grandma’s exercise plan.

Grandma’s exercise plan will consist of walking 30 minutes a day four days of the week at the Parks and Recreation Center not too far from where I work. Then one weekend day I will choose some place near my home to walk. We live on approx. 20 acres, so I could walk outside down to the pond or even drive up to the local school and walk the track. The third day will be my treat- to choose a different location. Did I mention the parks and rec exercise room is free? Well it is! Take a look at the center below.

The Outside

lawrence park and rec center — Park and Recreation Center

The rec center has a gym for basketball, pool tables, the weight room and a room you can reserve for meetings or parties. Okay now for the tour inside.

The Inside

recreation center tour — Recreation Center

Today I walked my first 30 minutes. What a great feeling it was after I finished. My thoughts were to make a post once a month letting you know of my progress. Be sure to check back to see the results!

Grandma’s Exercise Plan Objective

Be active! As I mentioned earlier, this has to be easy and simple to be successful. My goal is to be able to walk without huffing and puffing. And if by chance I lose weight, all the better!

Do you have an exercise plan that you follow? What exercises do you do to get and stay in shape?

Best Wishes,

Brick Road

June 10, 2015 by Debra

The Kansas River

January 1, 2015 by Debra

Have you ever had a time when you just plain ol’ felt blah? I just had one of those days- several actually just this past week. It was Monday on my drive to work I realized I’ve been driving over the Kansas river for many years and actually never really noticed and looked at it. With the New Year holiday time off from work, I decided to take a photography walk New Year’s eve day.

The day was cold- real cold. I started on the Southwest side of the bridge. There is a dead end drive (never thought of getting that picture!) down to the river’s edge. Most of the images I took here, I was able to stay in the vehicle. I did get out to walk up to the edge. This was an experience. Two things I am afraid of are 1) heights and 2) falling into the river. Both fears were experienced during this walk. I’ve lived in Lawrence most of my life and never been down to that area. Wow, was it an adventure!

Next I drove to the Southeast side of the bridge. This was the backside of Spring Hill Suites. This area I have been to several times. But after coming from the Southwest side, it gave me a new perspective. Seagulls. I saw many of them. Funny, all the times I’ve gone to this very spot- I never saw them. Maybe they were there; I just never really noticed them. Here I was out in the cold for the viewing duration. When I got back to the vehicle, I sat for a while to warm up.

The last stop was on the North side of the river. The bridge sidewalk. I’ve seen bra’s hanging from the railing, people bicycling, and others walking across the bridge. I never gave it a second thought. Until New Year’s eve day. I was standing at the entrance, bracing myself to walk forward. Remember, I’m afraid of heights. Baby steps were taken and I made it a little less than half way. Took a few pictures. As I was taking them, a cyclist rode past. He got a chuckle. I had to share the walkway, moving me closer to the street edge. No way was I going to move to the railing!

Enough talk. Take a look at the gallery. Enjoy!

The Kansas River Gallery