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Grab Your Tuna!

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stevienickstophat · 18/03/2015 16:23

This is a thread about reclaiming exercise for those of us who never felt it was for us, or who lost our confidence after childbirth or illness or injury, or just lost our way a little bit regarding looking after ourselves.

This thread is about realising that getting up off the sofa and moving about a bit can be enjoyable, can be done in our pyjamas and can be fitted into lives that are too often lived for the benefit of other people.

This is a thread about firming up our wobbly bits, strengthening our bones, making our joints flexible and lifting our moods, so that the rest of our lives are that little bit easier and more enjoyable.

So, grab your tuna, wrestle yourself into your sports bra and watch out for the Little Differences!

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stevienickstophat · 18/03/2015 18:29

Well done, LittleMiss!

Empowered is what we're going for.

I've just donned the Lycra...

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LittleMissIntrovert · 18/03/2015 18:24

Well I was so excited that mine arrived today I have just done

Tone and sculpt
Tone and burn
Total Stretch

It was great, I actually enjoyed it! I can't believe I said that!

Because they are only 7 minutes you can push yourself a bit more, as you know its not long.

I am not as unfit as I thought, though I may be back to retract that statement when I can't move tomorrow morning!

I have started trying to do the 10,000 steps a day thing too in the last month, and I feel so much better, I will never be a runner, but I do enjoy walking.

So now I can tone too.

I feel empowered Grin

BuzzardBird · 18/03/2015 17:41

Gosh, I have just had a look around this 'Excercise' topic, everyone is really serious.

BuzzardBird · 18/03/2015 17:38

Oh God, I thought you had gone...broke out a bit of a sweat then. Does that count as a session? Grin

HemanOrSheRa · 18/03/2015 17:19

Ah here you are! Smile

stevienickstophat · 18/03/2015 17:16

Yes, that's us. Maybe I should have made that clearer in the thread title...?

Anyway, welcome!

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lisbapalea · 18/03/2015 16:39

Is this a follow up to this 7 min davina dvd thread? If so, I have hopefully linked to it?!

I have been so inspired by all of the positivity on the last thread, which I have only discovered today, that I have just ordered the DVD on amazon!

Hopefully will be back soon to join in with the evangelism...

LittleMissIntrovert · 18/03/2015 16:39

Has anyone done their body measurements to see if it makes a difference? And how do I do it please?

PeaceOfWildThings · 18/03/2015 16:37

Thanks stevie! Grin

I weighed myself...and noticed that overall I have been losing weight for a bit, but more slowly than last time. Really want it to stay off this time, so hope that it is a good sign. Ive noticed that today is the first day I've felt hungry, and the fact I've not really pushed too hard to eat less is probably why my weight is slow to reduce. (And hopefully why it won't pile back on.)

I did arms/upper body workout with weights today. Tomorrow I need to do full body stretches.

Thanks again, stevie, I'm really getting into this. I'm going to get the DVD to use when on holiday at Easter (rubbish wifi there and no Youtube).

LittleMissIntrovert · 18/03/2015 16:37

Mine arrived today, very excited Grin

LittleMissIntrovert · 18/03/2015 16:37

Ah here you are!

Link to other thread

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/exercise/2308877-Bloody-hell-that-7-min-Davina-exercise-DVD

AmazonGrace · 18/03/2015 16:31

Found you, came out in a cold sweat then, thought you'd disappeared into the nether. Hopefully a more technical person will be along to link.
Heading home from work will catch up later!

stevienickstophat · 18/03/2015 16:24

If anyone could do a link to the old thread, that would be cool.

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