Miraz Jordan

My body didn’t want to do this new strength routine today, but willpower prevailed (in the end). I haven’t done the shoulder press or lateral raise before, and they were hard. I went with 1 Kg weights for those two.

• Weekly Muscle Gain Exercise Routine for Ages 50+

  • legs: quads and glutes — goblet squat

  • back of legs: hamstrings, glutes and lower back — (6"34") romanian deadlift

  • back and arms: — (7'56") dumbbell row — one hand on back of chair, one leg forward, one dumbbell — pull dumbbell straight up

  • shoulders, triceps: dumbbell shoulder press — (10'21") sit on chair, raise dumbbells from shoulder to touch above head

  • shoulders: seated lateral raise — (11'30") sit on the edge of a chair, dumbbell in each hand, bring out to the side just above shoulder height, and down

  • (12'55") bicep curl — seated, hands by sides, twist dumbbell as it comes up

  • chest muscles, pectorals, triceps: (14'18") lying chest press — lie down, legs bent, feet near bum, arms out to the sides, forearms at right angles to the ground, lift straight up

  • (15'51") calf raise on step — stand on edge of step with heels free, dumbbell in one hand, support weight on hand against wall, either two legs: raise and drop heels or one leg: raise one leg out of the way and raise and lower the other

An excellent article about our crazy punitive government’s latest crazy idea: Welcome to the benefit Olympics.

Rather than offer the help and support that people need, the government simply raise that high-jump bar by increasingly impossible amounts.

Hah hah. I discovered this article about me from July 1998 when I was mainly training folks how to use the Internet, or their Macs, or both. Turns out I could see the future. 😆

"Internet sites will one day be as common as phone numbers," says Jordan.

Bonus: the photo includes my cat Minhla, a blue Burmese, sitting on the back of my neck.

The article reads:

Thriving on the internet

BY MARIE MARTIN

City Voice, 09 July 1998

TUTOR Miraz Jordan thrives on teaching people the ever-changing sophistication of the internet.

"Internet sites will one day be as common as phone numbers," says Jordan. Knowledge about the internet has become expected in many home and work based situations.

"You can't escape it; even if you do not have access to it, it is important to become aware," she says.

Jordan's introduction to the internet courses all cost $55, and can be taken in a single day on 1 Aug or in 14 Nov or over two evenings starting on 15 Sept or 15 Oct. Courses are designed for beginners but basic computer skills are expected.

Passionate about her job, Miraz Jordan has been training in this field for over seven years now, the last two years at the CEC.

As well as her standard courses, this year Jordan is offering one of six workshops for women on Suffrage Day, Sat 19 Sept. For $55, women will get three and a half hours sending and receiving e-mail, using newsgroups and finding information.

I'm finding the videos by Will Harlow clear and interesting — HT Physio – Over-Fifties Specialist Physio - YouTube:

tips on reducing pain, improving strength …

As a physio, he calmly explains what the muscles are doing, and he shows exercises that don't need special equipment. 💪🏻

At the gym today I enjoyed a trip through Arches National Park while on the bike.

Then when we came home there was a splendid double rainbow just at sunset.

// @crossingthethreshold

For the Pacific Wave Appreciation Society, a few small waves, with Kāpiti Island barely visible and a cloud lit by the rising sun. 🌊

My dawn beach walk was delightful. I saw these bird footprints, then a horse and rider appeared behind me before going into the shallows.

Today on a whim I went to see Bookworm, a New Zealand film:

about a young girl named Mildred embarking on an adventure with her estranged American father Strawn Wise to seek out the mythical Canterbury panther in order to help Mildred's ill mother.

It was an enjoyable way to spend a cold and rainy afternoon. Bonus: gorgeous scenes of Canterbury back country. 🎥

Today I enjoyed a walk through the bush at Papaitonga just up the road at Ōhau. Here are two views of Lake Waiwiri.

On the road out I spotted the first lambs of the season.

20 minutes before sunrise and the Tī Kouka were reflected in lake Puna o te Ora.

Bright in the background, native toetoe, or more probably, invasive pampas.

I have an opinion: I believe "sixths" is the most difficult word in the English language for anyone to pronounce, even native speakers.

I came across the word in a puzzle recently, and have been turning it over since.

The word starts at the front of the mouth for 's', zips to the back with 'k' then the front with 's' and the tongue a little back (x), then the tongue gets in on the more forward act behind the teeth for 'th', then moves back for another 's'.

It's easy to say words ending with 'ths' like "months" or "births". Even "sixth" is manageable. In fact, we're liable to fudge the 'th' a bit by not really saying it, merely hinting at it. But putting that final 's' on the end of "sixths" is a tongue twister.

There's no real way to fudge it, with the 'th' between two 's' sounds.

I guess we're most likely to just leave out the 'th' and say something like: "the glass is 5 sixs full". Or a smart person would say (less accurately) "about 80%".

Crazy language, English!

Sometimes Deb and I go to the gym together, sometimes we go separately. Sometimes I do some weights or core work at home. This was the gym on a quiet day last week. There were a handful of other folks there, but I managed to exclude them from the photo.

In the middle of the day it was warm and sunny. When I glanced up from my book, the snowy mountains were beautiful above the deck railings.

At sunset they were lit from another angle.