Keep On Exercising 2

What are the numbers people are posting?

Joining in the hope this keeps me motivated!
Just recently decided to get proactive with shifting around a stone and toning up. Not sure of exact weight so I've ordered some scales tonight and done 20 mins of thrusters with a resistance band. Joined gym with intention to start this weekend/Monday.

Senior Flex class - 45 minutes.

Warm-up

Used 3.75 weights (x2) for seated upper body exercises - 3X45 secs with 15 secs break: shoulder press, side raise, biceps curl.

Single 3.75kg weight for sit to stand - 4 sets of 45 secs.

Crab walk, sumo squats, knee bends.

Cool down and stretch.

Active for Life class - 45 minutes

Standing side raise, 6kg weights - 3 sets of 6.
Shrug, 12kg weights, 3 sets of 20.
Standing biceps curls, 6 kg weights, one set of 20, two sets of 15.
Side dip/bends with 9kg weight - each way, 3 sets of 20.
Side twist with 9kg weight, core engaged - each way, two sets of 20, one of 21.

Stretches in between...just walked around for cool down.

30

That's what I try to do now.

As you suggest, the instructors are being badly let down.

55 mins Pilates class using the ring - I think I'm the only one who loves the ring.
Managed to sqeeze in a brisk 2 mile country park walk. It had to be very brisk because I went straight from my volunteering role and had no coat on. The wind was bloody freezing.
48/300

Ha @BezMills👀
The Pilates instructor is also the GP referral person - so I think she’s staff. (Not sure if that’s much better - I hope so).
She is absolutely brilliant and the class cap is 40 and usually pretty full. Can you imagine what she’d make privately?! Bookings went live yesterday but only 11 places and fully booked? V weird. I shall ask tomorrow at swimming

My advice re the late cancellations is to just turn up to the centre and try to get in at the last minute, if you have the time to do so. Then maybe have a Plan B like a swim or gym to do instead if you don't get booked in.

That's usually worked for me, but I do remember one time being sadly disappointed and told in no uncertain terms that I wasn't to sneak in, by the alert and wary reception staff!

yeah I do not love how that sports centre pays the instructors!

The instructors are not paid any extra to do marketing so how are they then held responsible for the turnout to the class? It's another sadly not uncommon example of how group fitness instructors are poorly treated by gyms. It's such a demanding job to do, the hours rarely scale or stack well, and to barely get above NMW for a single hour that has travel either side, and to have to count chitties to make sure you get paid your full wage - well it's not fair in my view.

The people leading classes in these circumstances are really doing it for the love of teaching and for their participants.

@stilldumdedumming

We have issues getting booked for PIlates since the Les Mills pilates instructor switched to yoga - her class knew before ours, so quickly snatched up places from our class. The way the booking system works, you can only book a week ahead, so I constantly find myself looking for a cancellation.

The frustrating thing is that you - typically - the class will be fully booked up to the night before and then on the day there will be cancellations just before the class starts. It also affects the instructor's wage.

20m isometric exercises and some stretching last night. My knee hurts - need to take it easy…..

Active here last two days but no official exercise. Made an effort to run up and down the stairs a few times to get puffed. Walked probably 7k steps. Did stretches and squats, plus plank and a bit of tai chi.

I must get a swimming costume. I used to sea swim regularly but there's been some pollution so I stopped ( and definitely won't go in the local rivers which makes me sad) I'll get a costume then do a couple of swims a week at the local pool which is only a ten minute walk away.

@WearyAuldWumman I have been known to get very enthusiastic with my exercise regime and feel like I'm invincible but at nearly 60 I have to pace myself now. I hope your sore core feels better soon 💐

Active here last two days but no official exercise. Made an effort to run up and down the stairs a few times to get puffed. Walked probably 7k steps. Did stretches and squats, plus plank and a bit of tai chi.

I must get a swimming costume. I used to sea swim regularly but there's been some pollution so I stopped ( and definitely won't go in the local rivers which makes me sad) I'll get a costume then do a couple of swims a week at the local pool which is only a ten minute walk away.

@WearyAuldWumman I have been known to get very enthusiastic with my exercise regime and feel like I'm invincible but at nearly 60 I have to pace myself now. I hope your sore core feels better soon 💐

Crikey @WearyAuldWumman that was quite a day!

We have nearly finished the garage gym so I snuck in for a mixed routine on Sunday and then had a lovely lay down in the sun with the garage door open. It’s onto a back lane and as we are higher it’s relatively open, with a couple of new houses side on. This has potential - would like to get a bench in there.

I managed 20 lengths swim on Monday. I frustrated that I can’t do more, but I am not going to get in and swim a mile only to wreck my shoulder again. So I have to be patient - humph!

Hard core core yesterday.

Something is going on with my har Pilates class. Instructor off this week and next week is all booked up but a tiny amount of places. Please don’t let the best instructor leave us!

I think that’s 53

45 mins Zumba class
1.5 miles brisk walk in local country park
47/300

I think today is a rest day. My 'core' is a bit painful...and that's all that I'm saying about that!

That is a LOT of exercise WearyAuldWumman !

I did 45 minutes of Pump yesterday and 30 minutes of Mind this morning (though I don’t count the Mind class as exercise)

5

60 mins Pilates class
46/300
Had 3 inactive days - don't have a good excuse 😳

Still trying to figure out the most effective training programme for myself.

Tried the Monday mainly aerobics based Senior Flex today. 45 minutes. Only took two 2.5kg weights, since I wasn't sure if I'd be able to keep up with heavier weights. A mix of aerobics and seated weight training for arms, legs and abdominals.

Had a plate of lentil soup with creatine in the canteen and then chanced not warming up and straight into the gym to grab the lat pull while I had the chance.

Kept the machine at 22.5 kg throughout.

Lats - 10, 6 and 5.
Triceps - 12, 10 and 10.
Biceps - 12, 11 and 11.

Ham and cheese toastie plus a coffee. (Also drinking water all day.)

Gym again.

5 minute HIIT plus cooldown. Whilst warming up, heart rate was 88. Max speed 7.2 kph. Max heart rate - 155 bmp.

Adductor: 54kg - 20; 61 kg - 20; 68 kg - 20.
Abductor: 54 kg - 20; 61 kg - 12; 61 kg - 14.

Coffee.

Pilates, 45 minutes. Mainly core, abs, thighs, but also back.

Think I'm going to suffer tomorrow. (Probably won't train tomorrow. Missing my Stretch class, but I have to rush to get to it, and it's vanishingly difficult to get a place in the class.)

Well we headed out and did 12k in the Pentlands yesterday. Only one hill though because it started to rain part way up it and then it turned to snow/sleet so I took pity on DH who was miserable and we just headed back down instead of doing the other three I’d planned.

60 mins cardio at the gym this morning.

3&4

Thanks @Comtesse - I need reminders of this embarrassingly frequently. Why is it so easy for me to forget?

I need to do my physio but currently revising for a new term. A kick up the rear physio wise would be helpful please.

I love that @Comtesse! Lots of truth there.

I'm not yet that familiar with any walking workouts. I just put youtube on then scroll till something catches my eye.
I have been known to overdo things and injured a knee whilst skipping because Michael Moseley told me it would be good for me and I didn't start slowly enough. I'm a bit more cautious now.
Today I have looked after a pony which included pushing a full barrow through mud and throwing the contents up on to the muck heap, plus the usual bend and stretch that goes with the job. I'm hoping that carrying water buckets and bags of feed counts as strength training.

I have also done my morning stretches ( before the pony) and a little bit of beginner level tai chi.
I have looked into Lift With Cee as something that might help too. I have some dumbells somewhere in the house.

Completely agree with the persistence “muscle”! Posted this pic before but not in this thread - just keep trucking (and trucking snd trucking)!

Hello @WinterFrogs I do loads of walking videos - Lucy Wyndham Read and Grow with Jo in particular. Any recommendations? Always up for a new YouTube person….

I am hurting all over from yesterday. Started off with the bits of arm worked by the chest press (I think) and has spread to thighs, glutes and abdominals. (Maybe even the chest muscles, if that's possible?)

A bit of a cheat today: 37 minutes 'brisk walking'.

My favourite cheesy one has Abba music @FurForksSake 😆