Anyone else signed up for Red January?

[hobnobsaremyfavourite]

DH and I have. Hoping it will keep me motivated and kickstart my half marathon training which has been non existent so far
Am aiming for a mix of gym, run, walk and cycle to get my target of being active every day and fingers crossed it's doable

[RomaineCalm]

All done here ✅

Feel very proud of 100+ miles.

[hobnobsaremyfavourite]

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/exercise/3811293-Anyone-up-for-some-Fit-February-after-Red-January?watched=1

In case anyone fancies joining me

[hobnobsaremyfavourite]

100km moved
Not as much gym work or exercise as I wanted but this has certainly kept me moving when I would have not otherwise
Onwards to fit February

[BuddhaAtSea]

All done here too!!
I feel quite proud, it hasn’t always been easy! And I raised £120 to date, which is fantastic!
Plus: I lost 5 kilos 😂
Minus: I had to buy new gym and running gear which proved a tad expensive.

But overall it’s been an amazing experience.
Well done everybody!!!

[KillingEvenings]

Well done everyone!! Feel like I'm ready for a permanent nap but I've covered over 200 km this month which is about a third of what I ran in all of 2019 so if nothing else, I'm off to an amazing start to 2020.

[ShinyGiratina]

All done! 100 miles of exercise in Jan

[CantstandmLMs]

Congratulations to all that completed it!!

I did my morning Bootcamp and a run just now as I finished work early today.

I've seen physical changes, lost weight, am loving exercise and plan to keep going so absolutely loved Red Jan and hope to keep the momentum going!

[HoundOfTheBasketballs]

Day 31 - done ✅

I've done it!!!! Hurrah!!

I ran every day in January, a total of 110 miles. And I raised over £100 for a local charity. So chuffed. I got a lovely card and some biscuits from my work colleagues today too.

Well done everybody. You should all be incredibly proud of ourselves. Let's all make sure we have a drink later to celebrate!

[BuddhaAtSea]

😊 week done one and all!
Tomorrow is the last day!!!

Oh, yes, day 30 done ✅

[HoundOfTheBasketballs]

Day 30 - done ✅

Fastest 5K of the year so far. Suggesting that all those PTs are right and consistency is key. 😁

[KillingEvenings]

Did another early morning slog today so that was my second big challenge this week of "can i possibly fit it in with the rest of my life" so that's good news.

I've also started the 30 days with Adriene thing and must say found day 1 sooooo boring, especially for the first half of just sitting there and breathing. Running it so much more immediately engaging for me. BUT that said, the second half was a push for me and even sitting I realised I've not stretched properly and have lost so much flexibility in the last few months. I'm trying to get some family members to join in with me though as could use their help motivating me for Feb.

Finish line is in site!

[hobnobsaremyfavourite]

My strava shows that I've done 92.5km in walks and runs this month
Determined to hit the 100

[HoundOfTheBasketballs]

Day 29 done ✅

3 miles with OH. I love running with him. Can't believe there are only two days left!

[BuddhaAtSea]

Day 29 ✅ Killed myself doing a body pump class, but it felt sooo good!
2 days to go!!! And I’m doing another body pump tomorrow:)

[hobnobsaremyfavourite]

Finally managed a 5k run
Determined to go out with a bang

[ShinyGiratina]

Run 23 today. My legs clearly had not forgiven me from Monday's hard 7 miler!

Tomorrow will be an odd one out as I'm having the legendary MN spa day. There will be exercise, but not outside. I suppose it's outside the house.

Oh how I'm looking forwards to a massage and sauna!

[BuddhaAtSea]

Has it really been 4 weeks?!!
I’ve done a Pilates class today and walked the dog for a few hours, she just wanted to run around so I obliged :)
3 days to go!!!!!!!

[ShinyGiratina]

I do yoga first thing in the morning. I'm a SAHM and don't need to get heavy with the DCs until 8am, so I get up around 7 which gives me a window to do the video in my pjs before I need to get into gear for the day. I creak a lot less for doing it (I'm not even 40 yet!) and I have noticed that although I'm far from naturally flexible, I can get a little further in some poses than I could such as bending and holding my rear leg up in pigeon.

It definitely works for me to do it first thing. I might be able to add in an extra video later, for example between pick-ups 1 & 2 I managed another 20 min session yoga for runners as a cool down following today's outdoor class.

I have had good phases of doing classes when there's been a suitable one nearby, but I'm getting more out of a little and often approach.

[RomaineCalm]

Day 28 and week 4 completed. ✅

Hoping to complete 100 miles of walking/running this month if I can get out properly for the next couple of days.

I feel so much better for doing something every day but blimey, my legs feel tired and achey.

Still don't know what the plan is for February. I'd like to carry on even it's just a mile a day - I know how easy it'll be to fall back to 'oh well, I'll go out tomorrow instead'.

[hobnobsaremyfavourite]

And I'm going to persevere into February given that my health has been such a pain this month
Gutted this month hasn't gone to plan

[hobnobsaremyfavourite]

Finally made it back to the gym yesterday
Determined to get a run in as well this week
Nearly there guys

[HoundOfTheBasketballs]

Day 28 - done ✅

3 miles round the lake at work in the sunshine.

I totally agree with you both @KillingEvenings and @ShinyGiratina, I feel better in myself since I started this and I think being outside every day has made a massive difference.
I've decided to continue running five days per week in Feb and doing some yoga/Pilates/stretching on my rest days. I definitely need something lower impact and strength building.

[KillingEvenings]

hear hear to feeling better than I did in December. Got up and did my early run this morning so feeling a bit like a superhero for accomplishing it. I think the being outdoors is such an important part of it.
Would be interested to hear how you are fitting in the yoga ShinyGiratina as I've got the schedule printed on my fridge but haven't dived in yet. Part of me feels like there are only so many hours in the day and I want to keep the running up, but I also know how singley focused in terms of fitness is just running is so I need to now bring in something else. I've got a few more days to figure out how I balance it for feb...

[ShinyGiratina]

91 miles of exercise done this month so far... that's discounting my usual running around family life (often literally )

7 tough miles run yesterday as I've got a trail HM next month. The first half was a slow slog uphill, but the second half was downhill and a similar time to my parkrun pb!

I did a 10+ miles last week so I'm feeling pleased at how I've done, a lot to do with doing Adriene's Home yoga programme too I think. My goal has been to exercise outdoors every day, so there have been some walk days mixed in as I didn't want to risk injury with increasing long runs too.

I've felt so much better this month than I did in Nov & Dec. There has been some better weather and spring is creeping closer, but I think getting out every day is a big factor.

[BuddhaAtSea]

@CantstandmLMs 😂 respect! I would positively feel sick if I lifted that!!! In fact I did, today, I felt like I was about to throw up!
Day 27 done ✅ here too. Body pump, Pilates and running 5 k today.

4 more days!!!! I’m so proud of myself! It really changed me:)