Carry on exercising - the August 2022 edition

Epic heat day 25 EMOM HIIT. I think I might have got a bit fitter as I don't think I had to modify and reduce reps quite as much as last time I did this workout (although EMOM is still sooooo tough and exhausting) plus a 10 mins abs workout.

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Rest day yesterday and just done a 5km outdoor run.

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I did 30DS L2 last night (27 min). Having a rest day today, because my thighs are sore from the squats/v-rises. I swear this workout is my nemesis!

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Epic heat day 24 (full body complexes - last one was 3 mins of makers. Not pleasant at all).

Glad you've found your exercise mojo again Oubliette.
Hope your back pain goes away cat 💐

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I now have one (1) Caroline Girvan element in my routine: a quick ab workout for non-gym days. Anyone who gets through her longer HIIT/dumbell classes has my full respect.

Back's playing up the past few days, I've slept wrong. In the new year I probably have to bite the bullet and get a new mattress.

Kick Box Fastfix level 3 and 30DS L1 (47 min). I don’t think I could’ve done that combination at the start of the month. It’s good to be back to exercising properly!

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I find trinny hilarious Roonetta. A friend told me to follow her on instagram (I follow very few people) and I really love how positive and happy and totally nutty she is!! I've seen she does workouts but never actually watched past the first 5 mins.

Today epic heat day 23 (lower body supersets) and the 3 min plank.

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Great job everyone. Consistency is king and all that. Sometimes it's hard to see changes in yourself because its so slow, and you see yourself everyday, but the other day I took a progress pic and compared it to six months ago and that is a definite difference. Including my posture! I didn't realize I slumped so much.

Anyway I'll hit the gym first thing. Today is a strike day for university staff, dreading those deductions but it must be so. I don't know how good I'll be, I've been awake for hours just thinking about stuff. Nothing bad, or unusually stressful, just brain busy.

Oh. I’m a day out because I forgot to post last Thursday. When I did KB&T L3. So I’m actually on 19 days and on track.

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I did the first two levels of Kick Box Fast Fix (40 min), but couldn’t face the third level. Another day…

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That's so true Cat. We really can do everything from our desk/sofa/home now. Which means it's even more important for all of us to make the effort to exercise. Glad the bike is working out for you.

Managed to do epic heat day 22 (upper body supersets) today with many interruptions from the puppy so half an hour exercise took about two hours. Felt quite an achievement when it was finally finished.

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A simple home bike was a good investment. Definitely helps to squeeze in a quick bit of cardio here and there. I wfh mostly so my job is very sedentary. Its quite sobering how sedentary it would be physically possible for me to be in modern life - wfh, order almost anything I need online, the vast majority of errands done on phone. On the weekends is much easier to be naturally active but that's a minority of the time. No wonder my back was shit really.

I took some rest days over the weekend. Back to it tonight: Ri30 L4 (30 min).

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Yes unfortunately mine was a tabata HIIT and not a Tabatha one Roonetta 😆 what do you reckon Caroline is working on? It's been months since she did anything new. A fitness app? Can't think what else.

Weekend was exercise free and today epic heat day 21 (glutes), bowflex 3 min plank and a 10 min girvan abs workout.

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A morning yoga session with Cat Meffan and a 10 mins krissy chela abs workout.

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Tabata HIIT!!

Epic heat day 20 (Tabatha HIIT which I kind of like but also exhausted me) plus a girvan abs workout.

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@roonetta yeah they were a good buy, not cheap but the company will replace for free if they get lost. Each cat has a slightly different territory but neither goes very far, mostly neighbours. @OublietteBravo Congrats! Do you get a certificate? I looked it up on YouTube, looks hard. I could do some of it but not all. The kettlebell squats would end me for sure. I did a 15 min Caroline Girvan core video yesterday before I went out. Well, kind of did. Tried. Watched, and attempted to imitate. Her abs are incredible.

I did Hard Body L2 tonight. Ooof - that was a difficult 48 min!

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I knew these pulse sensors were lying to me! Never matching my perceived exertion. I could feel lije i was working so hard and still get low readings, so checked manually today by counting for 10 secs and it was well into the cardio zone. Got to take these gadgets with a pinch of salt. I have Tracktive GPS trackers on my 2 cats. I just bought them so I can locate them if they ever get lost but they've got a bunch of fitbit inspired functions designed to appeal to owners including sleep time and rest time. How can the tracker possibly know if the cat is sleeping or resting? Sometimes I don't even know.

Actually 206 days as thought it was Tuesday today.

Hope you're feeling better now Roonetta. Will PM you.

Hope you enjoy your new bike Cat and good luck with the weight gain.

Glad the November reset is working out Oubliette (pun not intended )

Managed to do exercise yesterday and today (epic heat) while puppy was sleeping. I feel like I have a newborn again!!

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