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The Mini Stepper exercise primarily targets the quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, and calves. These muscles are engaged during the stepping motion to lift and lower the body, providing a comprehensive lower body workout. The core muscles, including the abdominals and lower back, are also subtly worked to maintain balance and posture.

The mini stepper exercise is considered cardio. It simulates the motion of climbing stairs, engaging the leg muscles and providing a moderate-intensity cardiovascular workout. Regular use can improve cardiovascular health, burn calories, and enhance overall fitness levels.

Mini Stepper also put into action = 2–3 times a week for 10–15 minutes; the Darebee 'Overload' reps for a senior woman: target a rep range of 6 – 12 reps per set. Aim for 3-5 sets. Rest time between sets should be short, about 1 minute rest between sets.

The Darebee Overload exercise is designed to work multiple muscle groups simultaneously, making it a comprehensive full-body workout. Here are the key muscle groups targeted by the Darebee Overload exercise reps:

Core: Engaged through various movements like squats, lunges, and deadlifts, which involve the abdominal muscles.

Legs: The legs are worked through exercises such as lunges, squats, and deadlifts, which engage the quadriceps, hamstrings, and glutes.

Upper Body: Exercises like shoulder taps and bicep extensions engage the shoulders and biceps.

Lower Body: The legs are also engaged through exercises like lunges and calf raises, which target the calves and hamstrings.

The combination of these exercises ensures that the entire body is challenged, promoting strength, endurance, and overall fitness.

The Darebee Overload exercise is not classified as cardio, but it does incorporate high-intensity interval training (HIIT) elements that keeps your heart pumping, challenges your aerobic capacity, and helps improve your physical conditioning.

The Kettlebell Figure 8 exercise is a full-body workout that improves coordination, balance, and overall fitness. Here's a breakdown of the muscles worked during the kettlebell figure 8 exercise reps:

Core Muscles: Engage your abdominal muscles and obliques to maintain balance and stability throughout the exercise. 

Lower Back: Strengthen your erector spinae muscles, supporting the spine and improving posture. 

Shoulders and Upper Back: Activate your deltoids, trapezius, and rhomboids as you pass the kettlebell around between your legs. 

Legs and Glutes: Works your quadriceps, hamstrings, and glutes as you navigate the figure of 8. 

Forearms and Grip Strength: This exercise also enhances your grip strength and forearm muscles as a result of the continuous handling and passing of the kettlebell.

Kettlebell Figure 8; 8-12 reps of 3-8 sets

The Kettlebell Figure 8 is not primarily a cardio exercise, but it does have a cardiovascular effect due to its dynamic nature. It engages multiple muscle groups, including the core, glutes, and legs, which can contribute to improved coordination and overall fitness. While it may not be classified as cardio, it can be included in a workout routine to enhance cardiovascular fitness and functional strength.

WEIGHTY DAY~Self-care; Ocean Park-WA

This morning while Holland was sleeping upstairs, I got busy in the spare bunk room stretching muscles and burning fat (a slow burn, but slow & steady still counts 😉).

Since remarrying, I have been in sedentary mode due to my husband's disability limitations - my new sedentary mode life has caused me to regain all the weight I had shed during the months of impending widowhood. From the winter of 2018 to the winter of 2022, I had faithfully been careful to maintain a weight my body was comfortable with, at the age I am at … and now that I am several years past 62, with a new husband that loves fatty food, my aging body is telling me that I need to shed those extra pounds, again.

I'm okay with that notification.

And I have the time to do it, at the moment - we are hunkered down in one place for a while. And I'm taking [space] from life's turmoil's.

I like to work my body to keep it limber and functionable.

I don't mind 'getting back at it'.

And I also want to burn calories and shed a few pounds: I seriously need to do that - it's not a vanity want, it's a health need. Plus, I have clothes in my closet I would like to wear again before passing years force me to cull them.

The asthma episodes have slowed down.

Allergy season has backed off.

It's time 👍

And it doesn't have to be a dreaded thing; toning the body can be enjoyable if it's entered into with fun-filled hope 💪😊

First, I stretched so my muscles wouldn't shockingly rebel against the push and pull on them - I was pleasingly gratified to take note that I could bend and easily touch my toes for 15 reps without too much rebelling from my couch potato stomach 👌😉

Then, I moved on to my weighty exercises:

I used my 10-lb Kettlebell weight = 10 ct. x 3

8-lb. Dumb-bell weight = 10 ct. x 3 for EA exercise.

I broke my stepper exercise down into three 10-minute sections: this is what works for me - it may slow the fat-burning down a bit, but my knees aren't what they used to be … and neither is my heart, or lungs. I monitor my heart rhythm and oxygen level to ease my husband's mind (I do not allow my physical limitations to handicap me); and I stop when they edge close to the caution area; the stepper is not like taking a leisurely stroll, or short hike, on a gravel or a paved trail.

30 minutes on the stepper … works the legs, hips, heart & lungs, so I try to maintain a [strolling & gawking at scenery] speed.

WHEW! It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings … and I'm not ready to sing, yet ;-)

I am determined to be a healthy, fit & toned sassy-pants again.