Still crushing it with Jillian 2021

Love the kitty pics. Super cute.

Well done on all the blood, sweat and tears that has clearly been shed over the last few days. Great to see everyone so inspired and committed to their goals. roonetta your 500 cal workout sounds frightening! Well done on getting through it and maintaining for so long at such an intense level.

beetroot Week 7 is right at the business end of that programme. I think it's when I started to feel like I could actually do it. The 3rd run of Week 5 was scary but then I hated going back to intervals in Week 6. I truly felt like I had cracked it in Week 7, both in terms of fitness and confidence. Well done! Are you working towards longer or faster run times once you're done with the programme?

Algonquin how many days left of Epic? Have you lined up your next challenge?

I finished off Phase 1 (weeks 3 and 4) yesterday and decided to do BFBM for the cardio rather than Cardio 1. Mainly because I made the mistake of watching Cardio 2 (shiiiiiiiit) and decided I needed to step the cardio up a bit, but also I wanted to do it all the way through which I failed to do last week. Pleased to report I managed it though had a 30 second breather between the final 2 circuits as thought I was going into cardiac arrhythmia! BFBM firmly back in its case in the cupboard now.

So today I did Phase 2 Week 5 Workout 5. What fresh he'll was that?! Such a step up from the previous levels which I was starting to enjoy. So much in plank/crab/crescent/lunge. My triceps and shoulders were shaking and I felt almost tearful by the end of the 3rd circuit. Luckily the last circuit was easier so I finished feeling OK, but it was a tough first 25 minutes. I've looked ahead at tomorrow's workout and it looks maybe easier than today's torture-fest but I reserve the right to come back tomorrow and whinge about it (it has bloody running man )

Sorry another huge post from me. Have a good evening all

Roonetta you are not alone in your modifications!! Caroline is a machine, I have no idea how she keeps going on some of those routines

Epic day 37 and 3 mile run in the sunshine ☀️! Did a great split time for my last mile too so a good fitness day!!

Day 36 of Epic - back and biceps 💪

Good luck if you decide to give Jillian workouts a go, toddlermum! They get easier if you keep going, I promise!

I did a 25 min run earlier today (I’m on week 7 of C25K) and will have to wait till the kids are in bed before I do BR workout 3.

@toddlermom A good place for you to start would be with Jillian’s 30 Day Shred which is actually available on Vimeo.

Happy Monday everyone! Today I did Ri30 L2 followed by and Yoga with Adrienne stretch video. Heading out on my 2nd walk of the day now as we’re doing a team step challenge in work and I need to get my steps up!!

Haha - yes I can relate to the car crash feeling!!

Day 35 of Epic for me today ✅

Roonetta those full body dumbbell workouts are challenging and after today I don't mind if I never do a single leg Bavarian lunge and press up again!!

Hi there! Who is Jillian 2021? And where are the classes please? On YouTube? Thanks!!!

I did cardio yesterday and had a rest day today so nothing to report on the workout front.

Strikethrough fail!

Thank you all! He is very cute —when he isn’t attacking us—

Wineloffa - ha, I once got my sister to have a go when she came to stay. She didn’t carry on with it

@gratedbeetroot your kitten is adorable!! Such a cute little face. I would love a cat but DH is allergic so we’ll just have to stick with a dog..

Exercising has gone well this weekend. Yesterday I did Ri30 L2 and Yoga Inferno L2 and today I did Ri30 L2 and Yoga Meltdown L1. Feeling a bit achy this afternoon and actually had a nap because I was feeling tired.

Finally persuaded my sister to start Jillian-ing. She did Shred L1 on Friday and she phoned me today to say that when she woke up yesterday morning she felt like she’d been in a car-crash. Oh oh! I told her to get used to it!

Oh he's so cute!!! Thanks for sharing the photo @gratedbeetroot 

We have been looking to get another kitten for a while but they are like gold dust around here.

Rest day for me today.

I was going to message the kitten photos as it could be outing but a) you can’t send photos and b) I’m really not that interesting He’s very playful so it’s hard to get a decent picture - here’s what happens when I get the foam roller out (not to use, obviously!)

Enjoy the takeaway!

Ooh yes I'd like to see the kitten photo too!!

Day 33 of Epic here - legs and abs dumbell workout and a 3 mile run.

Having an Indian takeaway tonight as my reward

It’s not difficult, but I don’t think it’s good for my knees! My joints are quite flexible so when I have my legs ‘straight’ they actually bowing backwards a little if that makes sense; I have to make an effort to keep them in a ‘normal’ position and it’s easier to forget with moves like that.

When I said previously that I felt like the foot on inner thigh move would cause a bruise: well, it actually has! That’ll teach me not to press too hard. To be fair, I do bruise easily.

18 mile hike sounds awesome. My children are good walkers but still young so I doubt they’d stretch to that!

I’ve gone back to my lighter weights this week as my sleeves in some tops felt tight after using the heavier ones. In good news, the scales finally moved - was starting to suspect they were broken! And it did happen after a day out where I ate more!

Hi everyone. I'm going to be controversial here and admit that I actually quite like the running man, I think it's one of the easier cardio moves, whereas just the thought jumping lunges brings me out in a cold sweat

I have a foam roller too but confess I hardly ever get round to using it. I would definitely benefit from more stretching exercises....

Day 33 of Epic here. Had to have a few rest days this week after an unexpected 18-mile hike on bank holiday Monday.

Oh and new 7kg weights are fab! Surprised at how many of the exercises that I can use them for.

Well done giving it a go! It is a long workout if I recall correctly. I agree that the exercises themselves are ok (from memory!) so it must be the combinations.

Apparently foam rollers are good for hips. Though I have to say that on first try it felt like an extra workout rather than nice relaxing stretching so I’ll probably use it when I feel I need it rather than regularly. Must look up those videos though and give it a chance!

We have a new, very playful kitten who is making workouts (and foam rolling!) even more difficult! He likes chasing moving hands and feet!

Sorry I am a gibbering wreck and my post was unclear re BFBM. I meant if the really hard exercises were spread out amongst all the circuits instead of concentrated within 2, it would be much easier. But 6 minutes going at full throttle wipes me out for even the easy circuits.

Beetroot I just did it - well got to the end of the second to last circuit and couldn't do any more. It was awful. I knew I feared it but I had forgotten why. I think it's the combo within particular circuits as all the exercises in themselves are fine. But having some hard and some easy circuits makes it much more difficult I think. I do cardio again on Tuesday so if I have the time I'll do it again as I really want to complete the whole thing.

I am reading your foam roller posts with interest - wonder if it would help my hip

I think I’ll avoid BS then, roonetta!

I’ve only had a very quick go with the foam roller - I need to watch instructional videos at some point - but it seems good so far. Tightness over the knee can apparently be caused by a muscle band down the side of the leg, so I’ve rolled the side of my legs which hurts a lot but it seems to have helped. Strangely, rolling the front and back of my legs doesn’t hurt all all. I just got a cheap one with a fine texture I’ll update when I’ve used it a bit more.

Queuing, you must hate the Cardio to voluntarily do BFBM instead I haven’t done that for ages so can’t remember exactly what’s in it but it’s one you don’t forget doing!