NewYearathon - getting fitter in 2017.

Legs session with my PT today. Not feeling 100 per cent still from that virus 😕 But had a good go at it at least.

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3.7k Weds & 4.1k today so 16.7k this week in total along with daily push ups in an attempt to gain upper body strength...
Cross trainer has just been delivered so another form of exercise to start shortly.

RJ From a quick look, youtube has a few Jillian workouts - first two levels of 30 Day Shred, first levels of 6 week 6 pack and Yoga Meltdown, No More Trouble Zones and Banish Fat Boost Metabolism, and some random levels of Bodyshred. I also find Shred it with Weights to be brutal, it's not my favourite!

Ooh I forgot

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Metafit today.

Are the Jillian michaels workouts on YouTube? I'd like to try them - I have shred with weights, it's brutal...

Body Rev workout 5 done. Yet another failure to get out of bed this morning, so I had to do it this evening after getting in at 9. But I'm on track to meet my target for the week.

Oubliette, RI30 L2 is my nemesis. One day I will be able to do that cardio circuit in plank without either stopping or wanting to die or both, but I'm not there yet! Levels 3 and 4 are noticeably easier.

Back on it as well - Body Rev Workout 2, 15 mins hula hoop.

KBFF done.

Rest days are important! Particularly for building muscle.

Must get on with today's exercise once I've got DD down.

Wouldn't say yesterday was a huge amount for me - 2 hour dog walks aren't unusual and it was at least mostly flat - plus DH was carrying DD. I guess 30ds has some core work but mostly plank based which is not quite such a killer for me.

Will see how I get on today - riding is definitely a bit of a core workout and great for loads of steps too!

Failure today. Did a reasonable amount of walking for work (just under 6 miles) but have felt utterly physically drained since getting home, not sure why. And then I had to wait in for pest control man who never turned up, and all I could be arsed to do was get into a hot bath. So I guess today will be my rest day for the week!

randoms That's quite a lot of exercise for one day, perhaps your body was just knackered by the time it came to the abs and leg raises? Not had children but I imaigne they would knacker your lower abs though to be fair.

Planned rest day here.

Feeling guilty!

KBFF done. Routine going well this week so far .

Tell a lie, leg raises are dire too. Do babies kill lower abs in particular?? Might need to splash out on a women's fitness trainer if I can't improve this mess as I just can't do loads of the exercises in most of the videos!

Rest day yesterday instead of today. Today 2 hour dog walk, 30 day fat burn cardio crush, 30ds L2 (wretched v flys!) and currently mid denial on abs challenge - (can't do bloody sit ups, still! - 55 took me 10 sets of 5 or 6) trying to steel myself for the rest - crunches, leg raises, cobra and plank - which I can do. DH still working out next door but has nearly finished so must get on with it!

LordPeter I think I will do just do a week of 1 and 2 and move on to 3 and 4, but will have to do the cardio workouts as well as I just don't get enough cardio in in my daily life at the moment. I can imagine that they become very dull though! Maybe it will inspire me to take up running or something, I can't even ride a bike

Biked to work and back, and did yoga when I got home. Intentional rest day (apart from the yoga) tomorrow as I think I've overdone it today - I was really plodding on the bike for the last mile home. Happily today's yoga was very gentle!

Delicious, the Body Rev workouts come in pairs (odd numbers are "front of body", even numbers are "back of body"), so 1 and 2 go together for the first two weeks, then 3 and 4 for the next two weeks, and so on. But I'm sure you could just do a week of 1 and 2 and then move straight on to 3 and 4. Are you going to do the cardio workouts or just the strength ones? Cardio 1 is actually the hardest of the lot, because there are fewer moves so you have to do each move for longer, and it is SO BORING I can't tell you.

In a bit of a Jillian zone at the moment - alternating NMTZ (that's what my video is called but she talks about Problem Areas) and 30DS L2, whilst slowly getting back into running post-virus. Hoping for a lunchtime run tomorrow. Got my kit packed and it always boosts my afternoon productivity...
think I've worked out every day in the last 7. Phew. Feeling stronger and can do all the circuits in 30DS L2 now so that's rather gratifying. Husband and I are encouraging / guilting each other into daily exercise, it's great :) we're both looking better for it and noticing each other's improvement!

Get it strapped and iced Kanye.

Kettlebell fitness tonight. Didn't feel too fit!

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That is a relief about the crow pose LordPeter!

Decided to start on Body Revolution today, so I'm also relieved that it starts nice and easy. Assuming that workouts 2 and 3 are of a similar level, I might skip week 2 .

WIshing you a speedy recovery Kanye

Thanks, Kanye. The car thing ended happily: the owner texted to say there wasn't any damage and to thank me for being so honest. Hope your calf sorts itself out very soon.

The trouble with NMTZ (does it also sell as No More Problem Areas?) is that it's too long. I really like it because it's all low-impact but also tough, but I just don't have fifty minutes all in one go, except occasionally when I'm on holiday and I'd much rather have a break from exercise!

Body Rev workout 6 done. The return of the dreaded rock star jumps: my poor knees really hate them. I'm going to bike to work today, and once I've done that I'm half way to the week's target.

KBFF done.
Hope your calf gets better soon Kanyes.
May do NMTZ later this week Oubliette. Have not done it for about 18 months and it used to be one of my favourites!

Peter, hope this week is better than the end of last.

Spam, welcome to our merry band! Congratulations on your recovery so far, you sound like a very determined person 💪

I spent the weekend pummelling my sore calf and walking as much as possible to ease it out and was feeling good this evening so went for a run. I decided to reverse the 6k circuit I was doing on Friday, instead of my 4km, and at exactly the same gate, and 4km round the loop, my calf popped again . It's not terribly sore but I don't want to risk proper damage so I'm going to have to do a couple of more rest days and then try a 3-4 km loop later in the week.