Posted on 05/06/2019 11:23:09 AM PDT by simpson96
Michelle Obama’s bare arms may have prompted tutting from protocol watchers when she was First Lady, but all that midlife women around the world cared about was how she got those killer biceps.
The 55-year-old former First Lady provided a clue on the London leg of her book tour recently, when she checked into Orangetheory Fitness.
It’s a high-intensity, science-backed, training class, where you navigate quick changes between running machines, rowers and floor exercises such as squats and weights, while a heart monitor tracks your progress.
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Caster Semenya gives it a thumbs up.
By bench pressing 225 for reps.
I figured someone would beat me to it.
Tree climbing has a number of distinct advantages over many other adventure activities. Here are some of them:
Tree climbing is good exercise. Tree climbing is not only fun, but it’s also an excellent workout. Though it’s not nearly as demanding as it appears, climbing is great exercise for the arms, legs, and back. Climbers work many muscle groups they often don’t use elsewhere. The extra bonus to this exercise is that it is stimulating and never boring.
Tree climbing is very safe. When climbers carefully follow the basic “do and don’t” rules, they are virtually assured of a safe climbing experience. TCI has never had anyone fall out of a tree or get badly injured during one of our events.
Trees are everywhere! You don’t have to look far to find a good climbing tree, especially if you’re in a natural area. Even in an urbanized setting you can usually find a tree worth climbing.
Trees are alive and natural. There is something very wonderful about getting outdoors and into the branches of something which is alive. Humans find peace and relaxation there, as well as a totally different perspective on what they see during their every day lives.
All your senses come alive. A whole new perspective is added to the climbing experience through the feeling of touch as the tree moves and sound as the wind whistles through the leaves.
Tree climbing is cost-effective. Once you’ve made the initial layout for your basic gear, there are very few further expenses. You won’t have to travel too far to find a tree, and you can climb most trees for free!
You don’t have to build an expensive structure. Rope courses, climbing walls, and alpine towers are expensive to build and maintain. They have to be continually inspected for defects because the structures are man-made. While trees need to be inspected every so often, there’s no other work to do before you have a perfect climbing structure!
Tree climbing is a year-round sport. During the hot months, you have the canopy to provide an awning for shade. In winter, the awning is taken down, and there’s no barrier to the warm sunlight.
“Squats. Yeah, that’s the ticket. BEST arm exercise EVER.”
I’m my case it might be I need to grab something to get back up!
It explains why the staff has to vacuum the royal bedroom, every morning.
Testosterone?
When I was just a youngster ... oh, between 8 and 15 .. there was a huge maple tree about 120 feet tall in a vacant lot across from our house, with branches just perfectly arranged for climbing. I would put my transistor radio, a book, and a snack into a canvas single-flap military dispatch bag that my uncle had brought back from his time in the Army in Korea and I would climb that tree to the topmost branches that would hold me. There, near the top, was a perfect crotch in the branches where I could sit with my back to the trunk, my radio and dispatch bag hanging from convenient branches, as I spent most of the days on Saturday and Sunday reading. I still remember listening to the Detroit Tiger Baseball program as I read my book with the tree swaying back-and-forth.
Ah ... Michigan summers when you're young ... great memories ...
“The 55-year-old former First Lady provided a clue...”
TESTOSTERONE!
Shim.
Testosterone
Not going to look, they cannot talk about gorgeous and charming Melania. I sure as h311 do not care about that rude, misdressed, FORMER occupant of the White House.
Michigan summers rocked when I was a kid...
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