Keep On Exercising 2

I couldn't get into today's class, but I'm booked in for Tuesday and Thursday next week.

The trainer tried splitting the class in half so that we could do an 'entrance' from either side of the studio after learning a new routine...

It's the first time in my nearly 66 years that someone has shouted "Tits and teeth!" as I attempted to sashay across a dance a floor.

Hello @MummyInTheNecropolis and @dreamlove (I’ve had 2 surgeries for endometriosis too!).

Yesterday I had my own musical theatre class too like @WearyAuldWumman and danced around luke a loon to songs from Cabaret - good grief, proper dancers must be fit!

Thank you. I have also been flattened by my ds escaping his abuser but with all the police and social services drama that comes with it. And then very little actual progress. There is not much joy at the moment but he’s doing well.

@dreamloveI am so sorry you went through that and it must have been building up for years?
@MummyInTheNecropolis welcome. That’s a lot of steps! I can’t really walk properly due to disability but I’m trying to increase this

Hope you're better soon, @stilldumdedumming .

I need to catch up on the chats. I have had a crappy virus and an infection.
I have
Friday - lower body
Saturday - easy Pilates but v nice
Sunday - physio and upper body in the garage
Monday a 3 mile walk with my mate
Tuesday - missed my triple sessions due to dr and feeling run down
Wednesday- lower body at home
Today - 50 x 25m easy swim.

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I've not been through it myself, but similar happened to my SIL: hysterectomy only, but bowl specialist on call...

Woke up and a section of her colon had been removed because it had been adhering to the uterus.

Consultant: "You look a lot better than you have a right to!"

I'm sorry that you've been through this.

They did an MRI about 6 months prior to my op and planned a day case, about 3hr surgery, bowel surgeon won’t be needed but on call…
I went down at 9.30am, woke up at 6pm very confused with multiple missed calls off my poor dad who was expecting to collect me at lunch!
it was worth it to get out of the agonising pain though, my surgeon said I must have felt like I was in labour every single day

@dreamlove

That sounds like a nightmare!

Posted too soon. I will say the exercise I had previously done must have helped, I only needed assistance out of bed the first time, was discharged 17hrs post op, no painkillers and back at work after 3 weeks
i forced myself to walk standing up properly and not hunched over too

This is what they did (my bowel was folded in half and the endo was everywhere) the bowel surgeon operated for 3.5hrs too and I had 7 incisions
Adhesiolysis, mobilisation of sigmoid and rectum, bilateral ureterolysis, drainage of bilateral endometriomas, stripping of cysts walls, temporary suspension of ovaries, excision of endometriosis, restoration of anatomy, dye hydrotubation, removal of appendix, mirena IUD insertion, estimated blood lost 400ml

NC again but I used to post with Peloton stuff. I had a huge 8hr operation for endometriosis May last year and couldn’t exercise consistently for about 9 months before it due to the pain. Then got made redundant twice in 6 months
Trying to get back consistent
Sunday - 20 mins upper body class
tuesday - 20 mins reconnect spin and a stretch

Hello, could I join you all please? For the first 41 years of my life I was obese and didn’t exercise at all. After losing a ton of weight last year and getting to a healthy BMI, I have managed to gradually incorporate lots of exercise into my daily routine and I am absolutely loving it! Would like to post here to see what others are doing and keep myself on track. My main goals now are to maintain my current weight, improve my fitness and strength, and avoid losing muscle mass.

Heres my week so far:

Monday
yoga (20 mins at home)
5k run
Long walk
22,000 steps in total

Tuesday
Yoga class (1 hour)
Barre class (45 mins)
Long walk
20.000 steps in total

Today
Yoga (20 mins at home)
5k run
Brisk walk
Mat Pilates class (1 hour)
18,000 steps in total

I do strength training as well, following Caroline Girvan videos on YouTube but haven’t managed to do one since Sunday. Will definitely do it tomorrow. I also do a dumbbell class on a Tuesday usually but it was cancelled this week.

Warm up, for a couple of minutes.
Side raises and biceps curls using - I thought - 7.5 kg weights...and then I realised I'd used one 5kg and one 7.5kg! No wonder the left hand side was easier!

45 minute Senior Flex Class

Some cardio:fast feet, punches...
Used two sets of 3.75kg weights for upper body, including standing overhead presses and seated low rows.

Sumo squats with medium weight bands.
Squats, sit to stand with one weight.
Wall push-ups, knee bends, etc.
Stretches.

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55 mins pilates class
Country park walk - more of a plod than a brisk walk, as it was boiling. I persevered and got the miles in though.
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45 minute Musical Theatre Fitness class. Still have two left feet, but managed some jumping jacks. Yay!

30 minute Stretch class.

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62 x 25m swim
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Woman of many talents WearyAuldWumman!

45 minute Senior Flex class - mainly physio.

Used the adductor and abductor machine.

Lunch.

2 minute warm-up and then leg extension and leg curl.

45 Pilates, mainly abdominal work.

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Isometric exercises (planks, wall sits etc) for 10 mins then 10 mins yoga. And some jumping too!

That's so very kind of you.

Haven't been to the gym this weekend - didn't brave Dave. You're mention of ceilidh dancing is making me twitch a bit...I have two piano accordions sitting here that I should be using. That's one of the reasons for training: I was horrified when I tried to pick up my mid-life crisis accordion (a Fantini...120 bass, red, shiny with sparkles) and realised that it was too heavy for me.

Playing for ceilidhs is the best fun ever, though I've never had the gumption to do it on my own - I was previously a member of a couple of groups and it's something that I miss. (I had to give up because of my caring responsibilities some years back.)

The last time I played at a ceilidh was when our group did the music for a reception in the Glen Pavilion in Dunfermline - an American couple with Fife relatives had decided to hold the wedding in Scotland. It was brilliant.

We are now calling the garage ‘The Gym’
I did all my physio - frankly there’s too much now but she is very diligent and not discharging me until my neuro appointment in case they can work together.
Also a proper upper body session with my new weights bench!
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Just wanted to add, I get tired just reading your updates WearyAuldWumman! I think you are fabulous 🤩

3 hour Ceilidh - I'd say I was dancing at least 2 hours of that (they had little breaks). There was a live band and I absolutely loved it. I haven't seen so many smiley faces, in one place, for a very long time.
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Enjoy your hols Comtesse

i had quite a tough lower body class on Friday (to the point where we all lay on the floor laughing!)
And easy Pilates this morning- which felt quite good after yesterday.

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Hello @FurForksSake I think a weighted vest is quite useful to add into the mix, but I prefer to do different types of exercise all the time. I have a zip up one that fits 19lb, currently have 13lb of weights in it. Think it was about £60 on Amazon, had dome vouchers to use up. I do feel it in my shoulders after 20-30 mins. Maybe practice with a heavy rucksack first and see how you get on? Probably use it once a week on average. It doesn’t feel that bad when you’re wear It but when I pick it up with one hand it does feel properly heavy!

Friday

Arm work was hard going, possibly because of the chest press the previous day.

2 minute SPARC warm up.
7kg for side raises. Only managed about 5. (Poor form.)
7kg biceps - 3X6.

45 minute Senior Flex class - mainly seated with lots of arm work using 3.7 weights plus leg work using bands. (Supposedly 'heavy' bands.)

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