Carry on exercising - the August 2022 edition

My hand held weights have to vary so much because of my shoulder, Bez, it's annoying. 2.5kg at arms length is tough going!

Hill walk instead of run this morning. I'm on a new antihistamine dosing and took a drowsy making one last night and I'm still half zonked.

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@MotherForkinShirtBalls haha!

I was always a sucker for the blue plates (2.5kg) at Barre. Those feel heavy as heck at arms length, after a minute or so of whatever we were doing.

Class this morning. I added 5kg to my bar squats and thought I'd never stand up again after lunch 😅

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Hi! Yes I did see. It does look great and she seems to have put loads of work into it. I like that she has a "how to" section which explains all the exercise.
I am wondering how much it will cost though....

I tried to run this morning but it ended up being run a bit, walk a bit.

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Sunday class done! 33 days. Feeling good

I'm away with work, hosting a conference. I'm absolutely exhausted. I've done 200% of my daily activity target yesterday and today (as prescribed by my watch) so I'm counting them!

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Nice one getting back on it @OublietteBravo

I did my Thursday and Friday classes.

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Apparently it’s really easy to just not do any exercise for over a week! I’m so bad at fitting it in when I’m travelling. And regaining my motivation when I’m back from my trips.

I did finally get back to it yesterday: Hard Body L1 (45 mins)

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nice workouts guys! I've not done much this week, but I have my usual Thursday/Friday/Sunday BCs planned. Next week I hope to get a bit more done in my Monday-Wednesday block. I'm just hoping this current storm system is the last one before we get some decent summerish weather, and I can start my swimming training.

I just got an email from Wessex Cancer Trust Solent Swim saying 'hope your training is going well' and I'm like 'err, haven't actually swum since October but I think I'll be grand if I can get back in the water soon?'

That's great Roonetta!! An achievement!!

Did iron day 6 yesterday (legs, mainly quads) and today planning to do iron 7 (shoulders and triceps I think).

It was tough! The barre classes on the peloton app are mostly 10 mins but by minute 4 I'm cursing that my arse has cramp

Seems to wake everything up for a spin class though and sort of activate muscles I need

Barre then Spin sounds like a proper workout @Maple2023

By proper I mean 'ministry of silly walks' tomorrow kind of workout. I miss barre (sadface).

Your lifting is and was impressive motherforkin. Was asking re dumbbells/barbells as I find my forearms get very tired holding heavy dumbbells and wonder if deadlifting with a barbell would be less tiring on the arms.

I also think I get more endorphins from running than weights but I enjoy weights more than running when I'm actually exercising.

Today a Kassandra 40min yoga flow with back bends and the bowflex 3 min plank.

That sounds like a great day of working out Living! I don't get a rush from lifting, only cardio, but lifting is far better for me overall. The classes at the new gym are a cross fit style so there a bit of hiit type cardio in there too. I really need to start running again. I signed up for a 10k in June (very ambitiously) but a family thing has come up and I'd have to ask 25 people to rearrange for me so I'll have to find another race. Finding the time to get it all in is my main problem...

I escaped for a short swim at lunchtime, only half an hiir but worth it.

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I think I might do a season of lifting in the winter (I did plan to last year but got sidelined training for BodyCombat). I do quite enjoy it, but I would have no time this summer. I'll be doing BC 3 times a week and swimming 5-7 times, plus one decent run every week too - at least that's my plan for the summer.

In awe of you lifters, I used to lift pre kids (like 10 years ago) and it was absolutely the time I was most happy with my body, plus the rush after good session!

It was yoga again this morning and then a walk around the woods with the kids, a game of football, and an arm workout trying to push two kids on the swings at once!

Hello @LivingDeadGirlUK 👋

The deadlifts were with a bar, Sophie. I used to be able to lift 75kg and squat 50ish. I'd love to get back to those kinds of weights again one of these days.

I had another class today. Better instructor than the morning sessions I've done. Lots of core, I'll be sore tomorrow. This week is going to be horrible with work, I've a big conference I'm organising at the end of the week so I'm going to make a major effort until Wednesday if only to stop my head exploding

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Swimming today although it was more playing in the pool with the kids. Do feel like I've exercised though!

Day off for me today
Personally I'm trying to mix it up a bit so I don't get injured and it's more balanced

My plans are to pair
Full body weights with stretch classes
Barre before spin (activates glutes)
Then on my rest days to do some yoga even just the 10 min focus flow ones as my hamstring is really tight in my bad leg
I had cauda equina from a severely herniated disc and spinal surgery