If you've lost your exercise/running mojo, come on in for a Christmas countdown .....

I think I need to join please.

used to run half marathons, about 5y ago but got injured and just cannot get motivated.

ive recently lost the 10kg I put on because I wasn’t running but did that with mainly diet and lifestyle changes. I am so damn unfit still. I do some LMOD — mainly weights and core stuff but want to run again. If only for my mental health.

Gym this morning, then some YWA this evening. My legs were not happy with me this morning, but I did it 💪

@lechatnoir we have a big calendar in the kitchen and I have been doing smiley faces to check off my days. I do one “mouth” per activity :-))))

Absolute fail on YWA today. I fired her up and found it was a 30 minute meditation which isn’t my bag, and gave up after about ten minutes.

However I did a sort of Bollywood dance workout before for ten minutes, then found a hip hop ten minute one and did that, plus went for a short wet lunchtime walk. 10k steps done. I’ll do some yoga stretches on my own later.

Another 5K run this morning - my interval app randomly switched itself to no audio for the last run interval, so I did 6.5 minutes uphill feeling like death and thinking "It MUST be 4.5 minutes by NOW??" 😓Also did the school run to get some more steps in - just under 12K at the moment.

@cantforthelifeofme tiny steps! I follow a lot of fitness stuff on TikTok (as I sit on my arse on the couch) and I really think half the battle is just doing something. I’m having to modify some moves on Adriene because there is no way I could do them right now, but I am showing up, being consistent etc which is the aim of the game!

I am coming along for the ride!!!

I did a countdown to Christmas a couple of years back and felt really smug at how great I felt compared to people overindulging around me.

I say this now, having had a baby in between and now very overweight, just 10 minutes consumed more chocolate than I care to admit!

Can I do turn my habits around? 🤞

Ps. I am going to vow to drink more water!

Thank you for your kind wishes - todays exercise has been 9 laps of the ward pushing DDs drip... I'd planned a walk home this evening but it was cold, dark and damp and I was offered a lift.... tomorrow is another day.

2.7k swim & 10k steps today. Wanted to do a quick YWA stretch this evening but couldn’t fit it in.

hope your daughter is on the mend @londonmummy1966

Hope your daughter is okay @londonmummy1966

Poor steps here today but I am sitting on 85k for the week. I’ve done YWA day seven, and a 10 minute cardio YT workout.

I’m only in work two days next week so steps are likely to be lower - I’m in NE Scotland and it’s dark so early that I am not keen on going for a walk when I finish WHF. I’m going to do that cardio workout on those days though as well as the yoga.

DD is in hospital (planned) so the week has been a bit erratic. I managed my Tuesday swim in the Lido and my Wednesday evening run (12k) went really well. I missed Thursdays swim but made up for it on Friday while she was in theatre and got in my long run (18km) whilst DH and a friend were with her yesterday. Am a bit achy today but it is a rest day so not a problem. Food is an issue though as I'm having to grab what I can when I can and by the time I get home I cba to cook properly.

Did 5K while the DC were at their football training this morning, which makes three runs in a week for the first time in ages. I changed my intervals to 4.5 mins running and 55 seconds walking and it definitely made a difference in terms of overall speed. Plus I found a fiver on the pavement so win win 😆

Office is being refitted next week so we’re all WFH which should give me the opportunity to get a run in every other day

YWA day six, and 14k steps - done. Tomorrow will be far fewer steps as no plans to leave the house, but I will do the yoga.

13k steps and a 30-minute cardio session, incorporating some of my rehab moves, this evening.

Make that 19 miles this week. DH wants to up his exercise so we had a family outing at parkrun. The first time I've been genuinely the slowest in the family 😂

A little stretch with some bedtime yoga helped last night.

It's encouraging to see so many others joining the group.

I've done YWA, a 5 minute workout with LWR and a 5 minute meditation with Great Meditation two days in a row.

Baby steps but I know I'm more likely to stick to something short, sweet and do-able.

Feeling so much better already. I think I just needed the push/encouragement to get started again.

Thanks again @lechatnoir and well done to everyone else.

If you're reading this and thinking it's too hard, remember that you can do anything for five minutes...

Day five of YWA was a struggle - we ate early because DP has football and doing it on a full stomach was NOT good! But it’s done, and 15k steps.

Tired and aching (used aching rather than bad aching). I think it's a combination of actually having an uninterrupted week back to normal levels of activity, and the weather going cooler/ damper which always seems to tense my muscles.

A total of 16 miles of runs. 2 classes and a swim. Plus getting back into a short morning yoga practice.

Gah- still haven’t started move 30 with Adrienne. MONDAY!! I did however get out for my run around Hyde Park which was just gorgeous. I miss London 😭. I must admit to not running the whole thing as I had a bit of a thick head after dinner last night but prob ran 7k and walked 3k in intervals so still a fair number of steps if nothing else. My lovely SIL is going to take the DC tomorrow morning so I can do Parkrun.

@lechatnoir thanks. You have inspired me. I have just finished a series of stretches and mentally feel better for it. Many thanks.

I posted and didn’t come back! I’ve been working out with my PT twice a week and doing a dance class weekly. I struggle on work days because I do long hours but want to start doing yoga at home (max 20 minutes).

I need to be in on this.. I've just signed up to a 6 week PT plan and so need to be fitter not to mention slimmer..

YWA day four, done. Steps were about 10k by the time I finished teaching at 1, and then my stupid Fitbit died (I think it is faulty) but usually I do about 20k on a Thursday.