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NewYearathon

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KanyesVest · 01/01/2016 10:57

Happy 2016 everyone!

If your new year's resolutions include more exercise, come and join our little band of (almost) daily exercisers. The idea is loosely based on Juneathon, and you do some form of exercise most days each week (we take rest days too). The exercise can be whatever you like, swimming, running, DVD/ gym classes, yoga, stretching, etc, but we post here to keep motivated and encourage each other.

Our previous threads are Octoberathon and Juneathon

I'm planning to get out for a short run later today, fingers crossed it stops raining at some point!

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KanyesVest · 02/05/2016 23:54

Hope you're having nice holiday, Oubliette. I'm not at all jealous Envy

I was feeling really unwell on Sat so spent the day in bed. Recovered enough by yesterday to have a longish walk (4k) to/from/around the park. The DC managed it too, with bike and scooter, which was great. Today we had a walk around a bluebell forest with the grandparents. I was feeling a bit tetchy after the day with the in laws not getting out much over the weekend so I had a short run this evening after we got home.

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OublietteBravo · 30/04/2016 19:16

It is difficult to tell if it has made a difference. I certainly feel fitter than when I set out to do Juneathon, but then that was 11 months ago Shock. On the other hand, I totally gave up on tracking what I was eating - my diet could certainly be better.

Today is my last exercise session before my holiday (I have to get up at stupid o'clock tomorrow). I did 6W6P L1 (with the evil ab circuit from NMTZ added in).

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KanyesVest · 29/04/2016 20:06

Wow, Oubliette, great work! Do you feel it has made a big difference?

Fire lighting here again tonight, but for the babysitter's benefit. We're going to a school parents' social night. I would much rather stick pins in my anything than go out in the cold and rain (we are having the same showers with added sleet fun) to talk to people I see for 10 mins a day. Dh says I have to go and fake sincerity Grin

Arms and abs again this morning. Lots of press ups, kettle bells and a really hideous set of sprints dragging the instructor by a resistance band. Never felt so close to throwing up, and I hadn't even had breakfast!

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OublietteBravo · 29/04/2016 19:57

We've been lighting the fire in the evening too. At this rate we'll be continuing to do so into May. The weather is weird this evening - we have heavy and very localised showers. It was absolutely tipping it down at one of the roundabouts on my way home, but totally dry and sunny once you got 100 yards down any of the roads leading off the roundabout.

Anyway, I digress. I have actually just finished NMTZ, and hence my 100th day of exercising in 2016 (by my calculations we are 120 days into the year).

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KanyesVest · 28/04/2016 22:01

Yeah, mine was supposed to be outside this evening for a run...the rain, hail and sleet made me rethink and wrap myself in a blanket in front of the fire instead! Blush tomorrow is another day.

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OublietteBravo · 28/04/2016 21:06

I'm glad my exercise doesn't involve going outside. It hailed whilst I was doing circuits this evening Shock

Killer Abs Level 1 completed.

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KanyesVest · 27/04/2016 20:34

Boot camp this morning. Arms and abs very sore. Considered a walk or run tonight but it's bloody Baltic here, so I'm wrapped in a blanket around a hot mug.

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OublietteBravo · 27/04/2016 19:56

This evening's circuit was NMTZ.

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OublietteBravo · 26/04/2016 20:07

I still find my motivation comes and goes. I'm managing to exercise most days, but I very rarely do two circuits (which pretty much used to be my default). Party not having the motivation and partly just not having the time.

This evening I did 6W6P L1. I should hit 100 exercise days for 2016 later this week.

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KanyesVest · 26/04/2016 17:38

Thanks Oubliette. Tbh, I need to get back into the habit of morning exercise, I find it so hard to motivate myself in the evenings. So much so that I didn't go to boot camp last night. I just couldn't face it. I did go for a 5km walk though, which brought my step total to a respectable 13k for the day. Today is a rest day, but I'll get in 10k steps (at nearly 9k now) and I'll do my core routine when the monsters are in bed.

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OublietteBravo · 25/04/2016 20:28

Well done on the 5km Kanye - especially in the morning (as you know, I'm not really a get-up-and-exercise-in-the-morning kind of gal) Smile

I've just done the cardio circuit from 1 week shred. I'm feeling suitably sweaty - it must be time for a shower.

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KanyesVest · 24/04/2016 19:41

Unexpected rest day for me yesterday (dh got dragged into an unending work quagmire) so I got my run in early this morning and managed a whole 5km - whoop, whoop! It was slow, but I got there.

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OublietteBravo · 24/04/2016 09:55

I had a rest day yesterday. This morning I've done NMTZ. Time for a shower and then coffee I think.

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Sirona · 22/04/2016 21:37

Jealous Kanye, what a cross to bear Grin Would love a wine right now but none in the house and can't be bothered to go to the shop. Take it the abductor is ok now?

We had beacons, brass bands and fire jugglers here too Oubliette

Wee 3.5 mile run today, followed by lots of physio stretches for my back. Been told running is ok but to stay away from weights, kettlebells, bodyweight etc until it feels better. Left me a bit of a loss what to do on non-running days as I'm not keen on the faff of swimming.

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KanyesVest · 22/04/2016 21:06

Well done Oubliette. My arms are sore this evening too, lots of battling ropes and shoulder presses at the gym this morning. Can just about lift my wine glass tonight...

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OublietteBravo · 22/04/2016 19:35

I just finished NMTZ. I must have been taking it easy of late - the hand weights felt really heavy!

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OublietteBravo · 21/04/2016 20:22

I squeezed in a short Jillian session (6W6P L1) before taking the DC to see the local calibrations for the Queen's 90th birthday. The beacon was a bit understated, but DS liked the brass band and DD enjoyed the fire jugglers.

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KanyesVest · 20/04/2016 20:39

Sounds like a great upper body workout Sirona!

Thanks for the replies. I've a couple of very sporty (much more than I am) friends who I've asked about their energy around their menstrual cycles too, but it doesn't seem to impact too much on them so I wasn't sure if it was just another of my pmt symptoms.

I was at bootcamp this morning and think I tweaked something in my aductor/groin so I'm going for a walk in a few minutes to try to stretch it out. If I write it here I have to do it...

Busy day tomorrow, so I'll be walking to and from a lunch meeting and to dinner with some friends. I don't think I'll have time for a run, so I'll be working around myself!

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Sirona · 20/04/2016 19:31

No gym for me today after all, too much to do round the house. Did trimming very overdue hedges and mowing lawns instead Grin My shoulders will be aching tomorrow.

OublietteBravo · 20/04/2016 19:11

I tried out the strength circuit from 1 Week Shred this evening. I think I prefer the cardio circuit.

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Sirona · 19/04/2016 20:46

Yep Kanye, especially first day or two of my period, I find exercising absolutely exhausting and every minute feels like a real struggle even if I've been training well the days before. I tend to cut myself a bit of slack and go easier and shorter those days now.

I haven't been exercising as much as I would like to lately with my back but did a 15 mile run today. Furthest I've ever gone. It was too gorgeous a day to turn down being out in the sun. Might go to the gym for a spot of cross training tomorrow, will see how I feel in the morning.

OublietteBravo · 19/04/2016 20:23

Killer Abs level 1 this evening. Some of the moves still seem really strange, but it is nice to have a new abs circuit.

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In answer to your question Kanye - personally I find my motivation is particularly low in the couple of days before my period. The first day of my period is hard, but after that it gets better again. I don't know whether it is hormonal or psychological or a combination of the two.

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KanyesVest · 18/04/2016 22:02

Holiday sounds like good motivation, Oubliette! We've just booked for the first week in July, already looking forward to it.

I did a lot of walking with DS today, and ran the 2km to bootcamp. It was a hideous class so I had a lot of recovery walk breaks on the way back, but I still managed to average out the pace at quicker than yesterday's run, which is still slow, but good.

Sorry if this is tmi, but does anyone find their hormones/periods really screw up exercising? I got my period yesterday, and although I have the merina so almost no bleeding any more, I feel like lead all the time. I have it on the ever growing list of things to talk to the gp about whenever I get around to making an appointment, but I'm curious if it's a common thing and how others deal with it. Feel free to ignore if you'd prefer Blush

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OublietteBravo · 18/04/2016 20:32

I had a rest day yesterday. I'm still exercising somewhat aimlessly at the moment (in that I have no particular plan or focus right now). This evening my motivation was OK, so I did NMTZ.

I'm on holiday at the beginning of May, so I think I'll just continue as I am for the moment. Once I'm back I'll try and have a proper goal again.

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KanyesVest · 17/04/2016 22:01

Thanks for the welcome back Blush. I managed an hour playing football, well dd's newly invented scooter-bike-ball, with the kids, and I did a full 4km (slowly) without stopping followed by my core routine. I'm feeling better than feared after it all.

Hope everyone has had a lovely weekend.

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