Fitness Area
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Aging Through Covid-19, April 16, 2020 – New Watercolor Still Life
More 6×6 watercolor with gouache painting, still life 🎨 Had thought I’d just be doing a hi-bye quick post tonight, Sheila’s been have one of her rare vertigo days, and we took it real easy through out the day. But I did touch up the other small watercolor with gouache I mentioned in yesterdays post…
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Aging Through Covid-19, April 15, 2020 – New Watercolor Figure Art
“… this is my 1st completed work on black absorbent ground, and, using white gouache, which is water based like watercolors, and I’ve several things I “think” I’m seeing using both, especially against the dark background.”
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Aging Through Covid-19, April 14, 2020 – Wearing Masks
Wearing masks in Austin starts (officially) today Just a few days after seeing close to 90% of the folks at a local supermarket not wearing masks, not donning gloves, and generally putting their phones and other items on the fresh produce, the City of Austin has issued an order for all folks to wear masks…
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Aging Through Covid-19, April 13, 2020 – Social Distancing with Grandson
Shaking up my art offers 🎨 Today, the first full day not taking antibiotics in two weeks – I changed my pricing on all my prints and gift items, plus my licensing offers – all the items I have control over at Fine Art America!!!
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Aging Through Covid-19, April 12, 2020 – Easter Sunday
A strange thing that came to me in the morning, before going for the distancing egg hunt with our grandchild, was about my prints and gift items available via FAA (Fine Art America). I’d begun listing each of my hundreds of image uploads, photos and digital and original art before the virus crisis began and…
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Aging Through Covid-19, April 11, 2020 – Ruminations on a Slow Saturday
Ruminations for a slow Saturday Well, I’ve been wanting to slow down, and today I did (slow as I already was going, lol! 😂)
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Aging Through Covid-19, April 10, 2020 – Good Friday
Blessings to all of any persuasion, religious or otherwise 💕
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Aging Through Covid-19, April 09, 2020 – New Watercolor Figure Art
it was a really good opportunity to find an image I liked, and reproduce it in my own style, picking up pointers so to speak by virtue of simply studying the image to be able to transcribe it!
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Aging Through Covid-19, April 08, 2020 – FaceTime Fun With Grandson
Sometimes the remedy a long day alone at home for myself and Sheila is just a little something special. Here’s our 7 year old after reading a chapter from comic novel Dog Man to us 💕
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Aging Through Covid-19, April 07, 2020 – Happy Birthday, Mom!
“A team of University of Vermont scientists, engineers and doctors has created an inexpensive and quick-to-manufacture ventilator intended to help patients suffering from serious cases…“
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Aging Through Covid-19, April 06, 2020 – Delivering Food to Children
This one’s straight from here in the United States, in Mississippi. We’ve friends from that nearby part of the world, and I had interesting drive-through experience while in the Air Force driving from NW Florida to home, but that’s another story 😊
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Aging Through Covid-19, April 05, 2020 – A Day of Rest
Sunday morning at home during Covid-19 Didn’t realize what day it was til Sheila made our usual Sunday morning omelette breakfast, lol! Used to be I had to remind myself to take it easy, relax for once, though only after going for the Sunday paper, at least one grocery store, then gas for the car.…
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Aging Through Covid-19, April 04, 2020 – Stretching for Fitness
Typically, most lists include 3 types of stretching (other more!) and up til recently I usually started my morning with light dynamic stretches (overheads, etc). But the last few mornings I’ve switched to static held stretches, more commonly used to cool down from a vigorous session or walk. I’ve needed that!
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Aging Through Covid-19, April 03, 2020 – New Watercolor Figure Art
Hi everyone! Further below I finally got the time to take a quick pic of some new 6×6 watercolor work I’m doing I’m liking very much, especially in terms of establishing a new direction.
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Aging Through Covid-19, April 02, 2020 – FaceTime With Grandson
With a skipped day in-between, both wife and I and the 7 year old were pretty ready for a little FaceTime together, lol! He tried on superhero costumes for us and we asked him if he could resume reading his graphic novel-comic, Dog Man, with us —
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Aging Through Covid-19, April 01, 2020 – Social Distancing
Line to the register had the now familiar blue tape line social distancing markers for the mandate Austin put in weeks ago – back way back, early March, when SXSW was cancelled amid mixed (but now grateful) reviews. And, no one in line! Lucky us – by the time we were barely half way checked…
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Aging Through Covid-19, March 31, 2020 – Getting My Bearings
My walking, which was beginning to suffer because of pain in my legs, esp at night, has been incredibly helped by some simple shin splits stretches. The hardest part is holding the stretch for 30 seconds, lol!
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Aging Through Covid-19, March 30, 2020 – Series Intro Post
Though generally healthy, but in the target age group for most vulnerable, Sheila and I had early on began practicing social distancing. We also ate well, better even. More veggies. More sleep – can’t tell you what a blessing that’s been for me, lol! 😊
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New SilverSneakers Exercise Streaming Opportunity on Facebook Monday 03.23.20 10:30 CST
I’m glad SilverSneakers has already added/scheduled a followup to this week’s initial live class stream – very much looking forward to it! 💕
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Update / Review : SilverSneakers Exercise Streaming Opportunity on Facebook Thursday 03.19.20
Jenny, the instructor, carried all the energy and humor and relatedness that can only be found in a live class, and only surpassed by a live class of the same caliber teacher but with equally real time feedback to the participants in the class.
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SilverSneakers Exercise Streaming Opportunity on Facebook Thursday 03.19.20
At a time when so many resources are being curtailed, and much needed other health resources are just beginning to be provided, it’s good, and very welcome, that such a solid standby for seniors as SilverSneakers is providing this.
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Short Update on My Art, Blog Posts and Fitness 😊 March 08, 2020
With less dr visits planned this coming week, I’m hoping to use that extra time to paint again (beyond prep work) – and – post regularly again! I did upload my first new image to Fine Art America last night in almost three weeks, and hope to have a “new FAA uploads” post up later…
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Adan’s Product Reviews on Amazon – Woolley’s Watercolour Episode 9 Line & Wash – The Perfect Combination, with Peter Woolley (Amazon Prime)
“What I particularly liked about Peter’s presentation of creating with line and and wash in watercolor (beyond finding out the basics to begin with) is how he presented the exploration of the topic to the me, the viewer.”
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My Day Ahead – Jan 06, 2020 SilverSneakers Stability Class 🏃♀️ Groceries 🍎 Art 🎨
My daily updates on goings on in my life re family, fitness, the arts, and blogging 😊 today: SilverSneakers / Acrylic washes on paintings
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My Yesterday in Pictures for, Dec 23, 24 & 25, 2019 – Art & Food Into Christmas 💕 😊
My Yesterday in Pictures – Dec 23, 24 & 25 2019 😊 Art & Food into Christmas Day ❤️
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My Yesterday in Pictures for, Dec 19 & 20, 2019 – SilverSneakers Yoga, Blue Hole Park Wimberley Texas, Golden Absorbent Ground Acrylic 💕
My Yesterday in Pictures – Dec 19 & 20, 2019 😊 SilverSneakers Yoga, Blue Hole Regional Park Wimberley Texas, Golden Absorbent Ground
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Neuroscience Says Listening to This Song Reduces Anxiety by Up to 65 Percent | Inc.com by Melanie Curtin
The group that created “Weightless”, Marconi Union, did so in collaboration with sound therapists. Its carefully arranged harmonies, rhythms, and bass lines help slow a listener’s heart rate, reduce blood pressure and lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol.
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Pursuit of Perfection in the Arts by David J. Rogers
“The virtuoso performance is the single most exciting and popular feature not only of drama but of any art, and the most thrilling feature of a virtuoso performance is not the possibility that the artist may fail. Rather, it is the spectacle of succeeding in an extraordinary way…”
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How Colors Can Affect You via WebMD 🎨 🌈 ❤️
“Our vibrant world is filled with colors, and they may affect you more than you realize. They can change your mood and your behavior, maybe even your diet and who you find attractive. Before you redecorate, get dressed, or serve your next meal, it might be good to keep that in mind.”
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Five Recently Updated Blog Posts on My Site Dec 03, 2019 😊
“As I progress through updating my posts since 2011, I’ll post periodic updates here of which ones….” 😊
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My Yesterday in Pictures for, Nov 19, 2019 😊
My Yesterday in Pictures – Morning walk, Cypress Grill, Twilight – Nov 19, 2019
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Lose Weight After 60: Steps for Success – SilverSneakers
Nice reasonable 8 point plan for weight loss via SilverSneakers – my fav is #7: Allow Yourself to Cheat 😊
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Adan’s Art & Photography Shopping Page on Amazon! Supplies, Videos +++ 😊 My Amazon Affiliate Update 11.02.19
“…some of the products I list in my Idea pages, can and have changed my artistic life. My Cannon camera. My supply of pure Marble Dust (still in its infancy experimentally). Possibly this new projector….”
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1st Visit to Old Bakery & Emporium Since My 2nd Surgery! 😊
What a treat doing something I’d nearly taken for granted! Each month, until my surgeries, I’d helped the staff at the Old Bakery take down the current month’s gallery show….
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WebMD Quiz: Do You Know the Benefits of Walking?
(from WebMD) – Is walking really the best medicine for your heart? How about your waistline? Your bones? Test your knowledge with this WebMD quiz and find out how to walk your way to better health.
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SilverSneakers Instructors: 5 Things They Know About Senior Fitness
“Let’s face it, even if you’re a class regular, some days it can be tough to put on your workout gear and get moving. Or if you’ve never exercised before and are just starting, it can be nerve-racking to show up as the newbie.”
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Why My Balance Needs Work After My Two Surgeries 😊
I chose to post this because I want folks who may have something similar (and I’ve been told gallbladder & hiatal hernia surgeries are very high in frequency in our country) that having the relatively benign procedure of having several small holes placed through one’s core, vs having the muscles sliced through the way hysterectomies…
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The “Real” Story of our Day Trip to Wimberley Texas 😂
The “Real” Story of our Day Trip to Wimberley Texas – Nope. It wasn’t the quaint village, or improved weather, or reflections of trees and foliage in Cypress Creek – it was Grandma & Max, enjoying their yogurt ice creams at The Wooden Spoon!“ 😊
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Category Links – Adan’s Reviews
I am organizing my varied interests 😊 I’d initially tried to do this when I began my blog on WordPress in early-2011, then drifted into simply exploring what I was enjoying at the time. This is my new late-2019 effort to organize my disparity, lol!
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Recently Updated Blog Posts on My Site 101219 😊
“As I progress through updating my posts since 2011, I’ll post periodic updates here of which ones….” 😊
art, Arts, Bio Updates, Felipe Adan Lerma, Fine Art America, Fitness Area, Gift Writings, paintings, Paintings, Paris, Paris Photos, photography, poetry, Poetry Book, Recently Updated Blog Posts, Sports, sports poetry, Texas, Texas Photography, Texas to Vermont, travel, Updated Posts, vermont photos
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Adan’s Fine Art America Images – Autumn Bicycling #2 – Photography circa 2012
“Starting with my oldest work I’d uploaded onto FAA, I‘ll be progressing through each image. Some images, like my 1st t presented this way, Austin at Night, have variations. Sometimes a poster version or a vertical, a crop or macro, or even a digital or painting version.“
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Recently Updated Blog Posts on My Site 100319 😊
“As I progress through updating my posts since 2011, I’ll post periodic updates here of which ones….” 😊
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Added Sugar: 4 Hidden Dangers Seniors Should Know – SilverSneakers
“Natural Sugar Versus Added Sugar – Before you start throwing out any fruit in your kitchen, it’s important to understand the difference between natural and added sugar”
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Volleyball Setter – Original Sports Poetry Back in Stock – 093019 ReBlog Update
Originally posted on © Felipe Adan Lerma – All Rights Reserved – Blogging at WordPress Since 2011 :): [ Update 093019 ] – Volleyball Setter Poster now available on eBay 😊 Personal Use buy option below – Volleyball Setter -Pictured Left One of seven original volleyball sports poem gifts – —?if the words endure, they…
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Yoga Moves for Better Sleep
These four gentle poses can calm your nerves before bed and help you get a good night’s rest.— Read on www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/sleep-science-19/better-rest/graphic-yoga-better-sleep (note 1: WebMD’s link above includes a link to download the graphic) (note 2: the image above is my own, of my wife Sheila on the seawall in Galveston, patiently posing for me 💕…
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Recently Updated Blog Posts on My Site 092719 😊
“As I progress through updating my posts since 2011, I’ll post periodic updates here of which ones….” 😊
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Dessert Smoothies: 8 Quick and Easy Recipes – SilverSneakers
“These dessert smoothies taste like milkshakes but are secretly healthy. Plus, each requires only four ingredients. Try these quick and easy recipes. — Read on www.silversneakers.com/blog/dessert-smoothies-taste-like-milkshakes-but-healthy/ “
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Dr. Gabe Mirkin on Health, Fitness and Nutrition. | Breakfast Skippers Have More Plaques
“…researchers found that people who eat a large percentage of their total daily calories for breakfast have the fewest heart attack risk factors…”
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My Top Pins On Pinterest 2nd Week of September 2019 – Yoga & Impressionism! 😊
“My Top Pins On Pinterest 2nd Week of September 2019 – Zumba & Paris!” – © Felipe Adan Lerma
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Fitness Sites My Wife & I Often Read 🧘♂️ 😊 🏃
“These are the places Sheila and I most visit or read something from. Some she reads more than me, and vice versa 😊 I’ll be adding personal observation notations to each one very soon, but first need to practice what we learned – listen to your body & rest as needed 🙏 ”
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