For the first time in about a decade I've been using my rescue asthma inhaler because my peak flow readings have been dropping, I get the feeling of not being able to take a deep breath, I get short of breath just sitting there, and I have so much mucus that those little creatures in the Mucinex commercial are vacationing there.
Because of all this, I'm having a difficult time getting my daily cardio workouts in. I've gone back to gentler workouts, like Richard Simmons' BlastOff and Silver Foxes,
Leslie's Gentle Mile and older adult workouts, even Linda Izzolino's More to Love Fitness (which just whipped my fat ass this morning because I moved up to 5 pound weights instead of my usual 3). I still do my qigong, usually Robert Bates' Fun With Qigong
or even Thich Nhat Hanh's Mindful Movements.
But I want more. I get bored easily and need variety in my workouts. Which is why I'm finally going to order Jeanette DePati's The Fat Chick Works Out DVD and possibly her exercise/bio book, too. She has 2 very short clips (less than a minute each) on her web site that show the workout itself (I really wish it was at least a minute each), but I also found this interview clip of her on YouTube that shows her giving an outdoor class:
If this weather - and asthma symptoms - continue I'll probably be making a visit to the doc to have him change my meds around again. I hate doing that - this combination has served me well for over 10 years now - but I guess I need a steroid boost to make it through these air quality alert, high heat & humidity days. Yecch!
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