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Swim Fetch Play and Stair Exercise with K9FitVest

September 27, 2013

Swimming is my favorite activity. Golden LOVE it.
As an energetic senior dog, swimming is a terrific outlet.
I’ve shared 3 posts about my previous swim at Splash Dog.
If you missed it, I invite you to check our my posts
Canine Hydrotherapy, Doggy Paddle, and Turn Around Swim.
Fetch Play is one of my favorite swim games.
Most recently, mom has been playing with her Action CAM and was able to capture my swimming under water. Also, since I’ve proven that I am Golden Good in swimming, I was given the permission and freedom to swim freely. I got a new ChuckIt toy too.

SGR FetchPlay n UnderWater SWIM from Golden Woofs on Vimeo.

All Around Golden Good SWIM Time. What do you think?

Swimming has helped me maintain my stamina and provided me to have looser muscles and limber. Golden Perfect for my stair exercise. Since the beach has closed for the season, mom and I are back to our favorite beach steps for our stair exercise. Most recently, mom added a workout accessory, K9FitVest from DogTread.

Stair Excercise with K9FitVest from Golden Woofs on Vimeo.

Did it bother me wearing the K9FitVest? Not at all.
Mom says I was faster than normal. On the video, my mom asked me to slow down as she was climbing up/down the stairs backwards.

Will definitely do a detailed post on the K9FitVest as we plan it to be part of my workout activities.

Swimming is a great compliment to my stair exercise. Both of these activities are featured in Peggy Frezon latest book, The Dieting with my Dog Guide to Weight Loss and Maintenance. We are on pages 68-69 (Climbing Stairs with Your Dog) and 77-79 (Swimming).

The book is available on Amazon. I invite you to check it out.

Lots of Golden L♥VE n Woofs
SUGAR

I am joining FitDog Friday Hop
hosted by SlimDoggy, To Dog With LOVE, and Peggy’s Pet Place.

Weekend Workout

December 11, 2011

I’m keeping my promise to my vet … keep moving and maintain a good Senior Dog weight. LOVE the weekends. Weather permitting …

I get to go to one of my favorite parks and workout with mom.

Many of you know how my mom enjoys “stair climbing”.

So here I am joining her for some stair exercises.

These steps are located in our town’s lakefront park.

It is adjacent to a circular grassy field.

These steps are actually use as “seats”.

During summer months musical events are held on the grassy field and the audience are seated on these steps.

We’ve already shared on our previous posts some information about stair climbing and its benefits. Just to confirm …
Stair climbing is truly a great cardiovascular and weight loss exercise. I’ve lost a good amount of weight climbing stairs ~2-3x a week. My mom does not need to loose weight but stair climbing does help her maintain a toner lower body….ME TOO!

…. guess who gets to the top first … ME!

Lots of Golden Woofs

Steps I Often Climb

September 25, 2011

Most likely you walk with your dog. Walking with your dog is the most common activity that is both health beneficial for you and your dog.

Being healthy and actively fit is very important for my mom.

Beside walking, we run and stair climb together.

If you’ve been a follower of my blog, you would know my mom enjoys stair climbing and participates on a stair climbing event every year.

I am her Sidekick Golden Buddy.

Here I am, sitting on one of the steps we often climb.

These steps are located at one of my favorite parks close to my house.

It is called the Lakefront Park. A dog-friendly park with a PAWSOME view of Lake Michigan. Dogs are welcome to play along the beach area during the months of September – May.

Here I am at the beginning of our stair climb.

How many steps? 72 steps

It does not take us a long time to get to the top.

To access the steps again, we have to go down a hill.

OH I LOVE this part. Here I come…sprinting down.

Then we pass the beach path and park …

and start over again with our stair climb.

Depending on the weather, we do this about 10 times

Did you know that Stair Climbing for 10 minutes a day will burn the same amount of calories as a 20 minute jog. Stairs are great for cardiovascular health and conditioning. It’s a PAWSOME lower body workout for you and your dog.

How do I climb the stairs? I am on a leash (6ft long)……mostly my mom keeps up with my speed especially in the beginning. I’m a Senior Golden DOG but I still got Speedy Golden Legs.

If you have access to stairs, try to incorporate stair climbing

with your daily walks and/or run with your dog.

Be Aware of Stair Climbing FUN …

your dog might develop “stair-obsessions”

After our stair climbing, I hang out here …

while mom does pulls up and stretches.

I also stretch by bowing/leaning backwards as I watch the morning sun.

I am very fortunate to have access to this wonderful park.

I wish I know more about these steps … history and building process.

I spend 3 times a week in this park and I Golden LOVE it.

This post was inspired by my friend George The LAD, who blogs on weekends (Saturday/Sunday Steps) about the different places in his town/city that have steps. It’s lovely to see/read George steps adventures, great photographs too. Click here to check out George’s blog and steps blog posts.

Lots of Golden Woofs

Mellow Monday

March 1, 2010

I am having a relaxing Monday.
A Happy Mellow March Monday.

I am joining my mom for her Mellow Monday.
Remember, I told you she has been busy not only with work but preparing for an event that she participated yesterday. For five years my mom belongs to a prestigious group that participate in a Stair Climbing event. Yesterday, her team participated in the

13th Hustle Up The Hancock.

Quick facts about the John Hancock Building:

It was built from 1965-169 and it cost $95,000,000. It is considered as a Skyscaper with 100 stories. It is the 16th tallest building in the world and Chicago’s 3rd tallest building. The restaurant on the 95th floor is where President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle had their first date (mom just had to share this FUN fact). Anyway, the event was for a great cause and to climb 94 floors / 1632 stairs (from the lobby to the observation deck). Mom and her team had an exciting time. You might wonder how long does one take to climb 94 floors / 1632 stairs? Well, this year the elite climbers took between 9:30 – 15:30 (minutes:seconds). Mom did great and is very happy with her time which is 19:55 (nineteen minutes and fifty five seconds).

Just in case your “humans” are interested in Stair Climbing, here are some facts. Stair climbing is one of the most grueling sports, requiring participants to move their entire body weight vertically, instead of horizontally. It requires less time to do and burns about twice as many calories than any other sport or activity. It is truly a total body workout that requires endurance, sprint, and muscular strength to finished in a fast time.

My family is fairly active, fit and health conscious,

just imagine the kind of fun workouts we do together.
I’m looking forward to it … just waiting for Spring to come sooner.

Here are more photos of the City of Chicago from the observatory deck.

The average adult takes 15 to 20 breaths a minute –

over 20,000 breaths a day.

Lots of Golden Woofs,

Swim Fetch Play and Stair Exercise with K9FitVest

Weekend Workout

Steps I Often Climb

Mellow Monday

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