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MotherForkinShirtBalls · 05/07/2023 17:09

New thread for us to keep on keeping on.

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MotherForkinShirtBalls · 05/04/2024 00:13

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Managed to get home this evening in time for the last s&c class of the day.

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Imfreetofeelgood · 04/04/2024 22:45

52 x 25m swim

Imfreetofeelgood · 03/04/2024 20:35

Thank you! I'll have a look at that. 3 mile dog walk and 1 hour pilates class. My achilles and calf are playing up, so I've cancelled tommorrows LBT class, as I'm scared to lunge,and there were lots of them last week. I'll replace with a swim.

MotherForkinShirtBalls · 03/04/2024 16:54

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Short run today. My options on leaving the campsite were flatish, narrow, overgrown rural road, uphill with path or uphill without path. The uphill with path was very uphill.

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OublietteBravo · 03/04/2024 08:23

@Imfreetofeelgood - I think WWL is Walk With Leslie. Although I’m not quite sure where I’m digging up that memory from, and I could be wrong.

florenceandthemac · 02/04/2024 19:23

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5k run
4k walk
30 mins Pilates

Feeling good again 🙌🏼 (except for the back twinge when running, but we move 😮‍💨)

Imfreetofeelgood · 02/04/2024 17:54

5 mile dog walk - and I'm still dying to know what WWL means?

roonetta · 02/04/2024 13:36

3 mile WWL done ✔️

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OublietteBravo · 02/04/2024 13:18

28 min 49 secs 🙄

OublietteBravo · 02/04/2024 13:17

I didn’t run yesterday due to the bank holiday. Pleasant running weather today. My 5km time is still improving - under 29 minutes (38 min 49 sec).

florenceandthemac · 02/04/2024 09:36

Respect to you exercising with a hangover @MotherForkinShirtBalls I cannot function when I feel like that

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Did a pilates session on Thursday lunch, then a HIIT stairmaster session in the evening.
Pilates again Friday, a 20k family bike ride Sunday, and pilates yesterday.
I'm going to carry on doing more pilates classes each week (I used to only manage one a week really), but I'm going to reintroduce weights sessions again this week.
Also, how fast did that long weekend go...?

MotherForkinShirtBalls · 01/04/2024 17:08

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S&c with a hangover 😫

Away for the next couple of days so I'll bring my resistance bands and see if I get time to do some stretching.

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Imfreetofeelgood · 31/03/2024 17:06

40 minute cardio in gym and 50 mins swim with DS (not counting lengths, as he was more keen on playing Tag and diving for sinkers) - but at least I've been active. The joys of being an "older mother". What is WWL roonetta?

roonetta · 31/03/2024 16:13

3 mile WWL done ☑️

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MotherForkinShirtBalls · 30/03/2024 13:13

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S&c. Ds has asked to do sprints again later 🙄

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roonetta · 30/03/2024 11:29

2 mile WWL done ✅

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BezMills · 30/03/2024 11:08

Bangers in that playlist!

NC03 · 30/03/2024 11:06

30 min black classics ride. Great playlist

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Imfreetofeelgood · 29/03/2024 16:49

52 x 25m swim - and that's me done for the day as my thighs are still complaining g. Fortunately my swim was not affected. Hope you all have a lovely bank holiday

MotherForkinShirtBalls · 28/03/2024 21:49

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I find it hard not to make exercise competitive with myself sometimes Florence, which always ends badly for me. I end up stressed and under pressure and it's a recipe for burn out..I hope you can find the right balance for yourself.

I think I'm going to feel the same tomorrow imfree! I went to s&c this morning and ds and I did some uphill sprints instead of our usual c25k run this evening. He absolutely trounced me in all of them, then we had some short races on the way home when we were supposed to be doing an easy jog back. Of the total of 11 sprints we did, he won 8. I only won 3 because he had a stitch and I cheated😂

Dh's birthday tomorrow so I may end up having a cake filled rest day.

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BezMills · 28/03/2024 20:35

Classic @Imfreetofeelgood !

I did BodyCombat with lovely Anna Sensei tonight, cheered me right up. I love that class

Imfreetofeelgood · 28/03/2024 20:01

OK - I woke up with some muscle soreness after last nights squats and lunges in LBT class. This did not put me off accompanying my 13 yo to his gym induction - I did 50 minutes cardio machines. Alas, I am now finding getting off the toilet a tad challenging 😂

BezMills · 28/03/2024 10:06

ah I know that fitness anxiety @florenceandthemac

You won't lose much fitness from having a break, and if you do lose a couple %, it's not that big of a deal. This is what I tell myself.

I find myself that it's the psychology that is worse. I feel disconnected from the gym, my class buddies, and keeping fit, and I'm not making as good choices with food and drink etc. Plus this relentless buggering rain is annoying me, a lot!

Slumps gonna slump, but you'll be back. We'll be back! Bon courage mate.

florenceandthemac · 28/03/2024 09:54

@OublietteBravo You sound like you are making decent progress with that 5k

How are you feeling after all those squats @Imfreetofeelgood ??

That's what I enjoy about pilates @BezMills You're working those little muscles that you miss when doing the 'big stuff'.
And it's a good job I like it because it's all I can seem to do at the minute 😑

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Went to pilates class on Tuesday then ran with the local run club last night.
That was interesting, as I had some injections into my glute at physio yesterday, so every stride hurt my left bum cheek...

I've been really down about my lack of exercise lately.
I'm also scared I'm using my condition as an excuse at the minute, I can't decide whether I'm actually listening to my body, or I'm telling myself I'm listening to by body but actually being lazy, and then worrying I'm going to get stuck in a lazy rut or lose my fitness levels.
I always have a workout plan set out for the month ahead, it obviously gets tweaked but I more or less stick to it. But for the last two weeks I haven't, and it's disheartening. So last night, after my run, I decided to 'tone it down'. I've gone through my April plan and tried to make it more realistic for my current levels, rather than planning to get back to my previous workout level and feeling like shit when I don't manage it

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