Keep On Exercising 2

Wednesday hippy yoga
Thursday another mile swimming ever so slightly faster - not quite back there but definitely stronger!
Friday - lower body in my fun gym class.

I am feeling so much better at last. Just in time for camping and more physical stuff (I am tempting fate because every time I feel stronger I get injured or some other thing)

@comtesseI will need a decent bra but I am going to give it a whirl!

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20m cardio dance today plus some jumping around to a great new song. Yesterday was 20 min yoga video and I was so knackered I fell asleep on the floor during shivasana and woke up an hour later!

Musical Fitness Theatre class, 45 min.

Lat pull, 22.5kg, ditto triceps. Biceps pull 26 kg.

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My jumping around is really not very scientific! I saw a video on SM about jumping being good for energy levels/ improving mood/ circulation and I thought that sounded quite interesting, plus increasing cardio etc. I pick a high energy tune and literally jump up and down, chilling out when it’s a bit much or my knee hurts. Was worried about pelvic floor to start with but actually seems to be getting stronger.

I do find it improves my mood in the morning as well, actually - nice to start the day with a banging tune! It’s just a bit of fun, gets the heart rate up quite a bit. Not sure I’m ready for box jumps and all that, but never say never….!

45 minute Senior Flex class, using bands and 3.75 weights.
Active for Life class: 15 minutes on the bike, side raises with 6kg weights, shrugs with 16 kg weights, farmer's carry with the same, biceps curls with 6kg weights and then 7kg.

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Managed 1/2 hour of Yoga with Adriene and two more C25k. Was going to look at going to a local yoga class but Adriene is just so convenient. Wild swimming is less appealing this week - it snowed a little bit today!

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Oof today was core class (with a fair bit of upper body(, Pilates (with a fair bit of upper body), and yoga (with a fair bit of upper body!)

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45 minute Musical Theatre Fitness class.
30 minutes Stretch class.

Booked into the Cowdenbeath class instead of Glenrothes, and I feel that the instructor (same person) is going easier on the Cowdenbeath group. (Getting booked into Glenrothes is nearly impossible.)

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I'm back, hurrah! Whatever "flared up" has settled down again.
Celebrated with 60 x 25m swim.
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I also need some "spring" or bounce back stilldumdedumming. I've spent 2 years nursing my left achilles and calf and as a result feel a bit "heavy legged" in dance classes now.

3 minute warm-up, highest speed 7.3 kmph. Chest press: 19kg weights, 12, 10 and 8 reps.

Pilates class - 45 minutes.

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@comtessewhat form is your jumping around? I would like to rediscover some springiness.

Today was another mile swam. 45 minutes so not fast but no lasting pain. So I’m pretty pleased.

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Yesterday - 30m HIIT video, 8m jumping around, 9k steps.

Hi. I’ve been MIA but I’ve done a fair bit. Including swimming a mile for the first time since January.

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Pilates, 45 minutes.

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Continuing to get steps in by using the walking videos, and have done a couple of 2/3 mile walks. I forgot I have some exercises from the physio last year so I have started incorporating those again.

@Tretweet I have wild water envy!

We are in spring now and I'm very hopeful of getting out and walking quite a lot more. I may venture into the gym at some point but I'm not really a lover of organised classes so not sure really. Perhaps I'll start riding my bike again.

Hello @Tretweet 👋

Yesterday - 6m jumping around to old songs then 20m HIIT YouTube workout.

Signed up for a 5k in May too - I’m not a proper runner, maybe I’ll jeff it. It’s a work thing for charity - can I really look like a beetroot in front of my colleagues? Walking counts too if required….

2 minutes fast walking warm-up.

Senior Flex, 45 minutes.

Lots of band work for thighs, some weighted thigh exercises - 3.7 kg.

Upper body exercises with two 3.7kg weights.

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Hope it’s OK for me to join! Have finally got capacity to try and exercise more and desperately need to - very overweight and getting less strong and flexible everyday it feels like.

This week I’ve done OK:

Tuesday - C25k run (end of week 4) and lots of walking

Wednesday - 3.5 mile walk

Thursday - Wild swim where it was warm enough to actually swim for the first time this year, rather than just dunking, a bit of walking.

Today - lots of housework and C25k week 5, run 1.

I need to introduce some kind of flexibility and strength in at some point.

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I'm still having joint problems but managed a 4.9 mile dog walk. Hurray for "puppy dog eyes" - he got me moving
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Senior Flex class. Used two 3.75 kg weights for seated upper body work, including seated chest press...but that only lasted for the first set. Had to go down to one to finish the chest presses.

Some wall push-ups, knee bends, squats, cardio.

Active for Life Class

10 minutes on bike. Upper body workout: 6kg for side raises, 10, 6 and 6.
Shrugs: 16kg, 14, 14 and 20.
Biceps curls, 6kg, 20, 15 and 16.

Qigong class
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I missed my pilates and swim because I woke up with painful joints and swollen fingers 😕 I seem to be "collecting" autoimmune disorders, and suspect this might be another rearing it's ugly head.

5km run followed by 40 mins of Pilates.

im about to take a walk during my lunch break in the sunshine. As im wfh I will be hitting the lanes and hills.