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November 26, 2025 at
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The reason I hate it is it's freezing cold in there and this was when it wasn't even that terribly cold outside. I'm not sure they have any heat on. There are huge heaters blowing right inside the doors but the temp in the store itself has to be in the 40's. I felt so bad for the folks doing samples - they were dressed in heavy jackets, knit hats and one even had a scarf on. It took me a couple of hours to warm up after leaving the store and I ended up finding nothing I wanted to buy.
I guess I don't get the appeal.
You might want to consider Amazon for your next car batteries. They were the best price last time I priced them out and I was even able to get an upgraded one. I could still return the old one to Advanced/ Auto Zone and got a $10 gift card for the "core charge".
I don't think I'll live long enough to see 2042, but turning 42 was kind of a denouement. Still, better than '25 and surely better than what's happened so far in '26.
Club Pilates,
Pure Barre,
StretchLab
YogaSix
FREE for 6 months via CVS membership (I presume they get my CC & will charge me if I don't cancel)
I need some kind of a bridge program to get back to aerobic exercise,
I'm in PT for my arms still and I haven't done anything aerobic in a while. We let our gym membership lapse during COVID, DH rides a stationary (or real) bike but he's 6'3" & I MAY still be as tall as 5' so I can't share his equipment. I have my own old bike but get too winded & sore. In fact, going from the parking lot into the store can wind me - I usually grab a cart close to my car.
So I obviously need to build up some stamina
I also have a bad back, plantar fascitis & knees aren't great due to my 20 yrs at Safeway, if that impacts doing any of these. Once tried a yoga class, I was told I couldn't wear my shoes/orthotic and it killed my feet..
tyvm for feedback, about the programs and the app.
Club Pilates,
Pure Barre,
StretchLab
YogaSix
FREE for 6 months via CVS membership (I presume they get my CC & will charge me if I don't cancel)
I need some kind of a bridge program to get back to aerobic exercise,
I'm in PT for my arms still and I haven't done anything aerobic in a while. We let our gym membership lapse during COVID, DH rides a stationary (or real) bike but he's 6'3" & I MAY still be as tall as 5' so I can't share his equipment. I have my own old bike but get too winded & sore. In fact, going from the parking lot into the store can wind me - I usually grab a cart close to my car.
So I obviously need to build up some stamina
I also have a bad back, plantar fascitis & knees aren't great due to my 20 yrs at Safeway, if that impacts doing any of these. Once tried a yoga class, I was told I couldn't wear my shoes/orthotic and it killed my feet..
tyvm for feedback, about the programs and the app.
First, if you're on Facebook and start watching some of the Reels offered on your page, you're likely to get offers for a chair exercise program.
Second, your husband should be able to adjust your stationary bike. You could at least try it once.
Third, if that doesn't work, there are some very nice fold up stationary bikes on Amazon for under $150 delivered.
Fourth, regarding your bad back, there are also a number of Reels on Facebook that have helped me so much. I 'follow' several of them and while I don't do all the exercises they recommend every day, I have been doing some for the alst few months and my back feels so much better.
Finally, I had plantar fasciitis for a couple of years.. If you haven't tried them, you should think about trying the steroid shots. They are literally one of the most painful things I've ever had, but after the third or fourth set over time and a few months of physical therapy, mine got better. I have been wearing regular shoes for more than 10 years now. I do a lot of the recommended stretches still and pretty consistently pray it never comes back.
First, if you're on Facebook and start watching some of the Reels offered on your page, you're likely to get offers for a chair exercise program.
Second, your husband should be able to adjust your stationary bike. You could at least try it once.
Third, if that doesn't work, there are some very nice fold up stationary bikes on Amazon for under $150 delivered.
Fourth, regarding your bad back, there are also a number of Reels on Facebook that have helped me so much. I 'follow' several of them and while I don't do all the exercises they recommend every day, I have been doing some for the alst few months and my back feels so much better.
Finally, I had plantar fasciitis for a couple of years.. If you haven't tried them, you should think about trying the steroid shots. They are literally one of the most painful things I've ever had, but after the third or fourth set over time and a few months of physical therapy, mine got better. I have been wearing regular shoes for more than 10 years now. I do a lot of the recommended stretches still and pretty consistently pray it never comes back.
DH's bike is his outdoor bike on a stand, can't be adjusted but I really don't like bikes at the gym.. Elliptical used to be my thing. Treadmill caused my feet to pound & affected my back. I was looking at those under-desk things
I wear Okabashis for everything BUT the gym b/c they're not closed toe, and they have worked in place of orthotics. I (used to) be able to buy them with ECB, too. I bought a lot, probably lifetime supply so I don't even know if CVS still carries them in summer.
Steroids scare me, I've known folks whose organs shredded from them. I've never heard of it going away, though. That's interesting.
DH's bike is his outdoor bike on a stand, can't be adjusted but I really don't like bikes at the gym.. Elliptical used to be my thing. Treadmill caused my feet to pound & affected my back. I was looking at those under-desk things
I wear Okabashis for everything BUT the gym b/c they're not closed toe, and they have worked in place of orthotics. I (used to) be able to buy them with ECB, too. I bought a lot, probably lifetime supply so I don't even know if CVS still carries them in summer.
Steroids scare me, I've known folks whose organs shredded from them. I've never heard of it going away, though. That's interesting.
I am happy to say that retirement has been very good for my health. I don't think I've had a steroid or antibiotic in the last 8 years.
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