Carry on exercising - the August 2022 edition

I only managed 25 minutes of NTWICF test before I was overpowered by excruciating stomach cramps. Accompanying by cold sweats and shivering. It was so odd - fortunately only lasted about 15 minutes.

Feeling better today. NTWICF: warm up and rock it out, plus 30DS L2 (41 min)

Days exercised: 45/60
Time: 205/800 minutes

I taught my Bez Kickyboxy class on Sunday. I didn't really plan it too much this time, just had a list of activities and tracks for each one. A couple of my BodyCombat people came, who I'd lost touch with since the gym closed, so I was delighted about that. We have a FB group which I co-admin with the previous BC instructor, but not everybody is in the group.
I did 3 minutes glute raises on each leg, on top of a bunch of squats and some long squat holds. Ministry of funny walks yesterday. It was actually sore to sit down on the wooden dining table chair! I never learn.

Thanks Roonetta. I was coordinating an international group coming in for a meeting over the weekend so a lot of stress over and done with. Another, bigger one in 6 weeks though!

I managed a 30 min core thing at lunchtime and I'm in so much pain now

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30 min 2000s spin
5 min spin cool-down
5 min post ride stretch

I did a strength circuit this evening: NMTZ (54 min)

Days exercised: 3/20
Time: 139/800 minutes

Hi guys
@roonetta thanks for the checkin, I'm fine thanks. Been working hard (as opposed to hardly working) and doing not much on the old exercise.
I taught my 2nd NotBodyCombat class at the community club almost 2 weeks ago. Then week after that did a full day training course to become a Boxercise Instructor. Got almost all 9/10s on the assessment, some 8s and one 10. Bloody chuffed with that. So now I'm certified and insured to teach boxing style workouts and use the Boxercise branding.

This Sunday I'll have another workout class, not sure exactly what I'll do there, but I usually plan the class out on Saturday (+ Sunday morning)

The gym opening has been put back to 1 April, which is mixed for me. It means I can just focus 100% on preparing for my BC certification exam on 17th, and that I'll actually be a full stripes instructor when the gym reopens, rather than a probie.

But I'm really missing the gym classes, missing teaching, missing my people. so hard to be motivated at the moment without the structure of my regular class schedule.

Have fun skiing, Sophie. I can't find motivation in the first place, Roonetta. I'm really dragging myself through anything I do at the moment. My running buddy made encouraged me to sign up for a 10k with her in June. I'm not really sure how achievable it is.

I've a group of international colleagues in for a meeting until Saturday so after squeezing in an early 30 mins of core work, I won't get anything done for the next couple of days.

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Thanks @roonetta. I find it easier to stay motivated if I frame my reason for exercising as someone like “being strong and active” rather than focusing on my weight or body shape.

Enjoy the skiing @SophieLion.

KB&T L1 (40 mins)

Days exercised: 2/20
Time: 85/800 minutes

Sorry to read about your sniffy dog motherforkin and glad he is on the mend now.

We're skiing this week. So that's my exercise sorted. I did do a run last week otherwise plodding on with Iron series and lots of dog walking (missing him lots this week!).

Swim today.
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Right. Plan for March. I’m going to go for 800 minutes. At least 20 days. Any more than that doesn’t seem to work!

NTWICF: ease it in, take it higher, rock it out, and both mat sections - plus warm up and cool down (45min)

Days exercised: 41/60
Time: 45/800minutes

Managed to get a very short run this evening. I was driving for 5.5 hours today so I needed it!

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Killer Body: level 1 (45 minutes). I forced myself to exercise as I knew it was get me to my target of 20 days in February.

Days exercised: 40/40
Time: 745/700 minutes.

NTWICF: take it higher, rock it out, dance dance dance - plus warm up and cool down (38 min)

Days exercised: 39/40
Time: 700/700 minutes

So 35 minutes per day of exercise is definitely do-able. Might try and take that to 40 minutes in March.

Rest day yesterday. Made myself do some resistance training today. Killer Body (lower body). And then DDMix: Arabian (38 mins).

Days exercised: 38/40
Time: 662/700 minutes

Dog thankfully on the mend. Amazing recovery since all the drama on Wednesday. The vet was talking about emergency vet hospital at the local university.

I was at lectures all day yesterday and fell into bed about 5.30. Swim today. I should have gone for a run but I couldn't face it! Work is going to be mayhem again this week so I'll be hit and miss I think.

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30 min spin
5 min spin cool-down
10 min stretch

Oh dear @MotherForkinShirtBalls. I hope he recovers (without any further expenses).

I know you mean about motivation, or rather the lack thereof. I’m surprised at how much having some dance-based DVDs has helped mine. I really should have been doing something with weights this evening. But I just couldn’t face it. In the past that would have morphed into a rest day. But I merely switched DVD and got on with it.

NTWICF: ease it in, take it higher, rock it out - plus warm up and cool down (38 min)

Days exercised: 37/40
Time: 624//700 minutes

Last couple of days have been a disaster, work went mad and the dog was very expensively sick. I'm absolutely wiped out and really didn't want to, but I went for a short swim at lunchtime.

TGIF.

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