Carry on exercising - the August 2022 edition

Went for short runs yesterday and today, felt good but only had time for 20-30 min. Planning for a longer run tomorrow and a weight session on Wednesday.

Hope everyone is having a good start to the week!

@CrimsonAlligator it's power zones rather than heart rate zones
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FTP is the highest power you can maintain for one hour on the bike

I’ve never seen 7 heart rate zones before @PeloAddict (if that is what they are?!). Is that a special cycling thing?

Today’s exercise: 30 minutes slow & steady row. I thought it would never end 🥱 I can’t wait for the speed phase of my training programme to begin. I much prefer the intensity of that type of training to these slightly tedious rows...may be I should have thought of that before signing up to do a 10k 🤣

After posting and then going quiet for 10 days, I did a Pilates session on Friday and ran back from the school run today. It’s only 1.5mi but it’s definitely a start and I hope to do that twice a week, as well as weekly Pilates for my pelvic pain.

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Who's bright idea was it for me to do this power zone challenge? OW

Lovely swim today. Could have done longer but i was late to the session so missed a few minutes.
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Cats are weird creatures Cats. Mine are sisters and loved each other until one hurt her leg really badly and needed to stay at the vet for a month. When she came back, the other cat totally rejected her and now they hate each other!!

5km interval run today.

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I think I'm scared of Caroline Girvan workouts! Respect to anyone who can follow them! Back to swimming/yoga combo today. Pretty soon I'm going to have to buy heavier weights though, I've gotten a bit stronger. Probably next month after I get paid. @SophieLion I've got two cats as well, one always been slim and the other always been prone to chonk out immediately at the slightest hint of excess food. They're very bonded to each other, and both lovely with people, but would much prefer that no other cats except each other existed in the world. I don't know why.

Kindofcat, hope the cat is ok soon. One of my cats is also very fat (so many people ask if she's pregnant. I measure her food but I am sure she eats somewhere outside). But she (and my other one) do NOTHING if a stray cat comes in our garden. Just stare. Even if the stray eats their food....

the complex series is one of Caroline Girvan's programs. It's a one week program. Basically I'm going through all her one week programs now while I wait for her to bring out something new. She had the 10 week Epic programs (5 in total) and then she had two 6 weeks programs (Iron and Fuel).

I like following a schedule for exercise as I feel like my whole body gets worked without me having to think what to do each day. On the downside, I tend to do less running and yoga.

Hhhhmm spinning and hangover doesn't sound like the best combo MotherForkin.... so well done for doing it!!

Your cat sounds like my spirit animal ilove 😂hope she's OK soon.

Well done on the 10k row, CrimsonAlligator

I did a spin class this morning. I was hungover (I too am too old to drink any more) so it wasn't pleasant.

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45 min endurance ride done

@SophieLion what's Complex series? Sounds intimidating! Yeah I know what she did, she was having an argument with the neighbour cat, launched herself back over the wall in a hurry and landed a bit wrong. She's 11 and a bit fat so she's normally more slow andncontrolled in her jumps, but she was all agitated. Other cats having the audacity to exist on her planet and all.

Get well soon hotwaterbottles

Any idea how your cat managed that iloveeverytypeofcats? Poor thing.

Well done on the racing speed crimson!

Everyone seems to have been really busy with lots of different types of exercise. Great for inspiration!!!

Today Complex series day 4 (one hour full body dumbbell).

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@CrimsonAlligator thanks she's much better already. My credit card isn't though. She was pretty good, hissed a lot when the vet felt her leg but in fairness a lot of animals would have bitten the vet for that, it must have really hurt.

Today I did my first 10k row at racing speed.

The training programme I’m following is obsessed with long, steady rows (heart rate under 70% max) and short, intense sessions. I’m sure it makes sense from a training point of view, but also means I have no idea how fast I can actually go over longer rows, or how best to pace myself.

So I went off plan today and pushed myself a bit more and finished in just under 51 minutes. It’s not going to break any records, but is good enough for me! At least it gives me something to aim for, and improve on, next time 😊

I hope your cat gets better soon @iloveeverykindofcat. Good thing she didn’t break anything, but it’s always so heartbreaking to see an animal in pain.

@PeloFondo killer. I bet you felt good afterwards though. I meant to swim Friday but I didn't have time to get to the pool and back and ended up squeezing in a run instead. My cat sprained her leg just as the weekend was starting. I had to get her an emergency vet appointment because she was in a lot of pain. Its not broken. Its a nasty sprain. I just paid a hundred and ten quid for the cat equivalent of ibuprofen and advice to rest her leg.

Yesterday as a bit lighter, lots of walking, housework and some quick ab work. I was going to do weights but I'll be frank, I was hungover after having a few drinks Friday night. I've clearly hit that point in my thirties when you start paying for it. Anyway, back to weights/HIIT/yoga session today, all fairly short but effective, then I'll be doing a gentle walk later on with mum's dogs.

This was not fun. 5 min zone 4 intervals

Nice long walk this morning.

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Actual 90-minute yoga class done! Painful but I feel better for it.

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Yesterday ran to and from the station with a detour in woods, did about 40 min total. Will try and get out today as well.

Thanks for this grou0, so helpful.

Hope you feel better soon, HotWaterBottles. I had it back in May, the worst thing was the dizziness.

Yoga done, this one was quite hard.

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Oh no, hotwaterbottles, I hope it's not too bad a dose. Mind yourself.

One planned and one unplanned rest day. Nearly another one today but I made myself go for a swim and feel much better for it.

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