NewYearathon - getting fitter in 2017.

Induction at the gym today on the weights machines. I'm banjaxed after one set of each exercise, so I don't know how I'll manage a full session! That said, apparently I have very good form .

Ooh thanks lord peter

My Kettlebell coach has given me a training plan to prepare for a comp in August so went and did my session from that this morning.

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Followed it up with a most disappointing meal at Frankie and bennies

I spent yesterday prepping for extended family lunch and the many dietary requirements so didn't get anything done. I have had 3 glasses of wine so although I feel like going for a run, I'm not sure it would be my best idea ever...

Well done, RJ! Cross-posted so I didn't see your message before.

Yoga Meltdown L2, and Ballet Beautiful inner thigh workout done. The ballet one was really tough - only 7 minutes, but 7 minutes of agony.

I'm one of the unlucky minority who don't get an endorphin rush after exercise, so slightly envious of you feeling amazing after your cardio, Delicious.

WEll two friends and I ran the bubble rush in a Glasgow park today for the hospice. I would post a picture but it's very outing! We had to queue and walk through the bubble stations but we ran the whole of the rest of the route. The running is starting to work.
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Running to join a gym - that is dedication!

One Week Shred day 5/7 completed. Not sure it's getting any easier, but I feel bloody amazing after that cardio.

I did a couple of ballet workouts and yes, they are hard!

I did 4k today bit stopped half way to join a gym. It has a pretty good weights area (I can't do indoor cardio so didn't look at it at all) and the personal trainers have good online reviews. Hopefully they'll help me get back to some lifting! And the 2k run there and back is a good warm up/cool down.

Delicious, let me know when you've done 2 years on a balance bike

Thank you I will have a look, I like to keep mixing my training up so I don't get bored.

They're tough - not aerobic, and you don't need a lot of space, but they really hurt! There are a lot on YouTube if you want to have a look: the woman who does them is called Mary Helen Bowers.

I love the sound of the ballet work outs are they tough? I'm not hugely flexible.

Arm now recovered - Killer Abs L2 and a Ballet Beautiful arms workout done.

Back in this morning for a Kettlebell training session, my coach has given me an online plan. Was quite tough but I did the whole thing.

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Home watching the old firm game now!

Well done, Delicious! Sounds as though the diet and exercise are working really effectively. One Week Shred is the pits, so it's amazing that you've stuck with it this far.

I sometimes wonder if I ought to stop giving blood. I had three people tutting and sighing at my arm yesterday trying to find a vein, and making it very clear that I was a massive nuisance for not making it easy for them. It's bizarre: sometimes I get someone who just puts the needle in straight away with no fuss at all, and sometimes it seems to be like trying to find the Scarlet Pimpernel.

Kanyes - sounds like good exercise - I still don't know how to ride a bike, can you teach me?

LordPeter A well deserved rest, I think...I admit I have been put off by the one time that I tried to give blood, and it took ages to find the vein, and then they had to abandon it halfway through because my blood stopped pumping enough out...I'll definitely try to have another go soon.

I'm also glad it's the bank holiday weekend. Day 4/7 of One Week Shred completed, although I substituted today's cardio workout for a run. Definitely feel some good changes to my body, and best of all, I tried on the dress that wouldn't fit 12 days ago and today it just about zipped up. So now I just have to not fuck things up until next week so I can wear it to the wedding.

Ouch Kanye I feel your pain.

Took a colleague who wants to start running out to do week 1 run1 of couch to 5k then went straight to leg day pt using that as my warm up. Did volume not weight today so as a result major cardio and my legs feel good right now but will be agony tomorrow.

It's all good!

Bank holiday weekend everyone

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45 mins helping Ds learn to ride a bike, running beside/after him up and down the path through the green. That's fartlek training, right?? My boobs won't forgive me my lack of sports bra

Still JMing; 4 months done now even though April was a bit patchy!
We are away for Whitsun half term, so hope I will stay strictly on the wagon during the first three weeks of May!

Well, I have a very sore arm, so no push-ups for me for a day or two. Most of the time giving blood is fine and painless, and then every so often I meet someone who really can't find my veins and has to spend ages trying. Today was one of those days. So checking in, impressed by people more dedicated than me, but admitting I'm not going to get round to doing anything till Saturday.

Thank you all! I'm still happy but calves are tight - lesson learnt to stretch.

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