NewYearathon - getting fitter in 2017.

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A shiny new thread for a New Year.

Come and join us - whatever your exercise goal for 2017.

This week is not going well.

However I walked 20km up and down hills in Edinburgh today with my laptop n pairs in a backpack and as that's just short of a half marathon I am claiming it. Unless any of you object.

63/187

Just had to share my excitement. Went for a run yesterday after various forays throughout 2017, ran most of it - and for the first time in my life, was running without stopping and not forcing myself to continue, not gritting my teeth, but actually just feeling fine. Sweaty, tired, but fine.

Super slow pace still but it's such a first for me I was giddy with excitement

Well done sniffle - that's great

I'm on my second consecutive rest day (although my step count for today is almost 25,000). Probably another one tomorrow. Hopefully back to exercising on Saturday.

Body revolution cardio 3 today - definitely not fond of this one at all, it's hard work. Jillian seems to skip two moves in the second circuit, so I paused it and did it myself or I would have felt like I was cheating...week 10 tomorrow!

RJ I'm sure none of us object to you counting that!

Sniffle That's awesome, I don't think I've ever managed to achieve that.

More late working - I've only just got home - so no Jillian for me as I need to eat, put the dishwasher on and go to bed. You're all doing much better than I am!

Only 4 days of JM this week. Will hopefully fit in some walks on the weekend....
It's the last day of March so and to us all for keeping up for 3 whole months .

Body rev workout 9 today, not sure it's getting any easier! But I think of how hard I would have found it a couple of months ago, and feel a bit heartened. Can't wait to finish this programme.

Parkrun done, new course for me - one lap with the finish up a mahoosive hill after being undulating the whole way. Under 35 minutes so not horrendous given I went off too fast (again) to the point of getting a "best" time for 1k on my tomtom app. Downhill starts not great for my self discipline...

Have a 10k race next weekend, so tomorrow I will go for a steady flat 10k to try and get used to going off at a sensible speed again. I suspect the main issue is actually hills as my only flat run was completely even paced (passed km markers at 6 minute intervals (more or less - no seconds on watch display)

Start of April is yet another new leaf for non-running exercise. Despite my running opportunities being more limited as I need DH to be around this means I'm more focussed about actually getting out when I can so barring injury have just got on with it. Probably also helps that it's easy to "compete" and feedback is instant.

Core stuff is just meh. My brain knows it's good for me but I hate it and don't seem to get better. Quads and arm weights marginally easier to see progress but still meh.

Quite like DVDs so need to do more - but actually trying to get stronger to do crazy stuff on total warrior so probably need more weight/fewer revs than a JM dvd...

Body rev workout 10 done this morning, and 25 mins of youtube HIIT cardio this evening. Legs like jelly. I'm trying to finish Body Revolution by Good Friday, so I really need to pack it in the next couple of weeks.

Hi all, sorry I have been rubbish at updating on here. Will be better next week! Did 3 lots of exercise this week. Have realised if I put an exercise video on and also watch a television programme at the same time the workout goes much quicker!

Urgh, horrible week here, litany of illnesses from vomming Ds to suspected (but hopefully not) heart attack for step mother. Need wine instead of running tonight so will head out tomorrow. When it's hopefully stopped raining

I've had a shit week too second half, mostly having to leave a job I was loving and who wanted me to stay because my substantive employers need me back. I've gone from feeling good and being mega focused to being awake half the night and really low again since about Wednesday.

No illnes just me being crap, 💐 For you.

I haven't helped by eating shite and not training so tomorrow is a fresh start, MMA circuits at 9, meals planned for the week, onwards and upwards.

Finally back after 3 consecutive rest days. I found it really hard to motivate myself to exercise again today. I persevered though - just done NMTZ.

(55h 50min; 70/180)

Morning all. 6k run this morning. Thought I had better take advantage of some child free time as is school Easter holidays now so it won't be as easy to exercise.

Did it, feel better for it, 65/186

Doing lots of cardio but I find strength workouts and HIIT terribly boring. Time seems to slow down and they feel like they will never-end.

Anybody have any idea how to make them more fun/good ones to try that pass quickly?

I tend to stick to exercise when I have measurable goals, e.g. be able to run a 5k without stopping is my cardio goal. But when I do strength exercise I'm never really sure what the goal is other than 'be stronger' and you can't really measure that.

Sorry you've been having a shit time RJ, well done for getting out there again today.

sniffle - I know what you mean about needing a measurable goal. I suppose it depends what type of strength training you are doing, but e.g. if you go to the gym, you can measure progress by increasing the weights you use on the machines. You can do that with weights at home as well of course, but you'd have to have a good set to work up through. You could also set goals for other strength moves that you might find more challenging like being able to do X amount of push-ups, hold plank for as long as possible, etc.
HIIT is pretty boring, I did some yesterday but just put music on over the top of it to try and make it more bearable.

Today I did Body Rev cardio 9 this morning, and ventured out for a run this afternoon in place of a cardio DVD. I haven't run in months and I never was much good at, so really found it hard work - only about 2.5. miles but had to keep stopping.
However, I then remembered when I joined the gym a couple of years ago, after a long period of no exercise - ran for about 2 mins on the treadmill and very nearly puked afterwards. No nausea today so that's always a plus.

What type of strength exercises are you doing sniffle?

RJ, I really don't like my job. It must be miserable to have a lovely one then have to go back to one that is not so good

MNRZ again for me. Mainly because I was too lazy to switch the DVD over

(56h 40min; 71/179)

Oops ^that should be NMTZ.

Body Revolution workout 10 done, and as I'm counting my run yesterday as cardio, that means I can move onto week 11 tomorrow. My thighs are killing me at the moment so today was a struggle.

Struggling with motivation today. I did 6W6P L1 for a bit of a change.

(57h 15min; 72/178)

Sniffle - I have the same problem. I quite like the free 30 day challenges (Squats, Abs and some others) as at least I get to progress and tick boxes on my phone. Other 30 day workout programmes on youtube, with a variety of workouts including weights also helped a bit but since I've been prioritising running it got complicated fitting in rest days around runs which are dictated by DH's work so I need to find a way of enjoying non-impact weights work which I am finding tricky at the moment.

3 run days in a row, Park Run, 7.5k and then clun 5k today plus about a k to the meeting point. Tomorrow weights, Wednesday rest and then club 10k on Thursday. Have a 10k race on Sunday, feel massively under prepared as have missed a couple of planned training sessions as DH got caught at work. But should finish just suspect it will be nowhere near the hour unless I can sort out my pace at the start on an allegedly flat course!

randomsabreuse I have the same problem - since I started running 3 days a week it's hard to fit anything else in, as everything else is meant to be a rest day! But I know I'm meant to be doing something strength-building too. I'll have to just ignore some rest days where I'm not feeling too spent.

Good luck in your 10k! My only 10k was 1hr20 so congrats if you get anywhere remotely near the hour!