up to about 12, (with strict form)
best thing to workout the back,
core/abs is the least, planks suck 
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I’ve found incorporating fun activities into my routine really boosts motivation. Using a trampoline has been a game-changer for building core strength and adding some low-impact cardio. It takes the pressure off my joints, which could be helpful for your recovery too. You might enjoy the variety it adds to workouts, and it’s great for improving balance.
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Focusing on form is key. Start slow, maybe with bodyweight exercises, and gradually increase intensity. Also, rest and recovery days are just as important as the workout sessions.
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I’ve found incorporating fun activities into my routine really boosts motivation. Using a trampoline has been a game-changer for building core strength and adding some low-impact cardio. It takes the pressure off my joints, which could be helpful for your recovery too. You might enjoy the variety it adds to workouts, and it’s great for improving balance.
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Adding trampoline exercises for fun could complement your routine nicely. And as for enhancing your overall well-being, I’ve found that the best supplement helped me with muscle growth and energy. It’s worth checking out, especially if you’re looking for a little extra boost to stay consistent with your training.
After restarting my fitness journey several years ago, my go-to routine is still calisthenics and kettlebells with some basic yoga.
I picked up a weighted jump rope, but woof, that’s a learning curve 
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Remember, if you want to train muscular endurance, do reps of more than 7 in your set. If you want to train pure strength, do reps of less than 5 in your set. I’m forgetting the source, but there was a study or something like that that determined doing 5-7 reps in a set is an unhappy number that confuses your muscles and kinda fails to effectively add either muscle density or pump your muscles. While I forget where I read it I do follow this pretty stringently and i have seen results from when I started following this advice.
P.s. this advice applies specifically when working within 90% or more of your 1RM. I don’t know the exact mechanics of optimal reps for lower weights than that.
A weight that you can do for 5-15 reps is considered optimal for muscle growth because you won’t be limited by endurance and you aren’t putting a ton of stress on your joints and your nervous system with extremely heavy weights, so it makes it easy to consistently hit failure week after week and progressively overload your muscles. But really there’s nothing magic about the numbers.
The reason strength athletes train at lower ranges is really just to teach their body how to fully recruit all of their strength. 1 rep maxes take time to get good at, which is why really big dudes will sometimes be worse than you would expect.
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This was my understanding (after much reading up) also
as long as your muscles are near failure at the end of each set then they should grow fine anywhere from 5-30 reps
but many sets of 30 would take all day and be really boring
also like you said for maximal efforts you need to train the nervous system to het ready for 1rm