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Carry on exercising - the August 2022 edition

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roonetta · 25/08/2022 20:08

Hope this works!

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BezMills · 07/05/2023 18:30

BodyCombat Thursday and Friday, day off yesterday. This morning had a big hip stretch while watching telly first thing ( 90-90, butterfly and frog stretch mainly ). Off to the gym and moar stretching before teaching BC. Had a great class today, 7 members and two fellow instructors. Ministry of Silly Walks today, I am actually glad Body Attack isn't om tomoz.

43 days

Kyse · 07/05/2023 12:23

Yesterday I did the 30 min spin

Today - 20 min spin, 20 min arms and shoulders weights

Kyse · 06/05/2023 12:19

I need to shift off the sofa!
Plan is

Today - 30 min spin
Sun - 20 min upper body and 15/20 min spin
Monday - 20 min glutes and legs
Tuesday - off

I only plan a couple of days at a time!

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roonetta · 06/05/2023 11:45

Do you ever sea swim in the rain Motherforkin? I imagine it's lovely.

30DS L1 done. I still find L1 the hardest (apart from the dreaded chair squat with v raise in L2 Confused).

61/200 (by the way, you've done yourself out of a day Motherforkin - you put 75 down twice Wink x)

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MotherForkinShirtBalls · 05/05/2023 23:34

Nice hilly walk this morning. I felt every squat I did earlier in the week as I went up and down steps and slopes.

Days exercised 77

MotherForkinShirtBalls · 04/05/2023 19:56

It's so good to be back in the sea, Roonetta, it's good for my soul. I hadn't realised how much I missed it. I'm away tomorrow so hoping to go down over the weekend. I need to work out a schedule for it, taking into account work, gym classes and dog walks!

Gym class today. The programme was good but the instructor was awful. One of the other attendees had to correct her twice on what the programme short hands meant Confused

Days exercised 76

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roonetta · 04/05/2023 17:15

Well done on the swim Motherforkin. Good to see you have managed a sea swim too Smile

30DS L3 done ☑️

60/200

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MotherForkinShirtBalls · 03/05/2023 14:28

Just back from a nice swim. My shoulder was a bit grumble from 850m but I managed to coax it to 1000m.

That must be frustrating Bez, waiting on others to know if your class is going ahead or not.

Days exercised 75

BezMills · 03/05/2023 12:41

Had a nice class on Sunday, 8 members. I bumped into one of them in the pub later, and had a nice chat. Small town I live in.

I did have LM BodyAttack pencilled in for Monday night but it was cancelled as no members were booked in. So I had an extra rest day. I went in to do the stretching class, which I really enjoyed.

40 days

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roonetta · 03/05/2023 12:03

30DS l2 done ☑️

59/200

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MotherForkinShirtBalls · 02/05/2023 19:25

Got to a class at the gym this evening. Different instructor who was excellent so I'm going to try to hit her classes instead of the guy in the morning ones.

Days exercised 75

MotherForkinShirtBalls · 01/05/2023 16:12

Happy Bank Holiday everyone.

I decided to risk walking my hill walk yesterday and it went OK so today I did a short jog. Then a lovely sea dip with a friend. We managed 20 minutes, which was incredible given how long it's been since we were last in properly.

Days exercised 74

Kyse · 01/05/2023 13:48

20 min full body strength
10 min hip stretch

Kyse · 30/04/2023 14:20

10 min barre (I've been doing this as a glute activation before spin)
20 min 90s pop spin
5 min spin cooldown

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roonetta · 30/04/2023 14:10

Well done Bez! Like you say the more you do it, the easier it will get. You must get a great buzz when the whole class is following what you are doing Star

30DS L1 done ☑️

58/200

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BezMills · 29/04/2023 06:36

Taught BC on Thursday (5 attended) and Friday (just 1).

With one person it's a bit weird different. I tend to go inward a bit when I'm teaching, still, because the choreography and chat is still quite a lot to manage. Really good teachers spend most of their attention on the class, because they can manage the choreography and technique chat kind of on autopilot. When you are 1-1, it's really noticable for both of you, whether the instructor is paying attention to the instructee or not!
It was good in a way, to be reminded of that. I'm getting better over time, it's something that takes a lot of getting used to and a lot of practice.

39 days.

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roonetta · 27/04/2023 12:26

Good luck with the temporary move Oubliette. Life gets in the way sometimes, but as Bez said, all the lifting is exercise in itself.

30DS L3 done ☑️

57/200

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BezMills · 27/04/2023 06:43

@OublietteBravo moving boxes is definitely exercise. A lot of 'functional strength training' that is all the rage recently looks, like moving boxes to me!

OublietteBravo · 26/04/2023 21:02

I promise I’m still here! Currently moving as we need to be out of our house for 6 months due to building work. So all my evenings/weekends are being spent sorting/packing/moving stuff. Which means I’ve been terrible about exercising.

BezMills · 26/04/2023 17:28

@MotherForkinShirtBalls it's about 2km or 1.3 miles.

Kyse · 26/04/2023 14:46

Definitely getting easier. And harder because I've added strength classes in Grin
I think with exercise you either do something different and so it hurts, or you push yourself more and that hurts

MotherForkinShirtBalls · 26/04/2023 14:40

Oh god, do I say that Roonetta?? I've officially turned into my mother 😅 GP agrees though and I've been told to go easy for another few days so dog walks only.

I love swimming Bez, enjoy getting back into it. How far is the swim in August?

Well done Kyse, it's great to hit a milestone.

BezMills · 26/04/2023 13:51

thanks @roonetta ! My arms and back have lost all their conditioning after a few months out of the water, but that will come back in a few weeks.
My legs are in decent nick from all the gymmage, so my breast stroke will be up to scratch in no time. The front crawl might take a bit more work - I only got the hang of it last year and I'll need to get a feel for the water again.

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roonetta · 26/04/2023 13:05

Well done Kyse! You have done amazingly. Are you finding it easier now?

You will absolutely smash your swimming challenge Bez if your approach to your classes is anything to go byStarStar

30DS L2 done ☑️

56/200

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BezMills · 26/04/2023 10:35

I've taught BC 37 times, according to (pushes glasses up nose) my calculations. I'm teaching 3 times a week, so will hit 100 roughly in time for my first anniversary on 10 Nov. Woop!