Hello again Natalie and Anita

[HermioneWeasley]

Back on 30 day shred after years of phoning it in at the gym. Just stepped up to level 2. It’s so hard 😭😭

Cardio: BFBM

ONE MORE DAY TO GO to hit my 2020 target of 250 days of exercise.

Good evening fellow warriors! Hope everyone had a joyous Christmas with food and drink flowing freely (a little too freely in the Cardigan household...).

Well done to you all for battling on through the festivities. You are freakin' AWESOME!

Completed Ri30 L1 Days 8, 9 & 10 in the last 4 days and walked a total of 13.5 miles.

Have decided to do 10 days at each level of Ri30 (now rechristened Ri40!), which means that I start Level 2 tomorrow, so I share your trepidation, roonetta!

Hello everyone and Merry Christmas! Hope you all had as nice a time as you possibly could this year. Roll on 2021 - sick to death of 2020...
I'm afraid I've been pretty rubbish exercise-wise, with my husband's 50th birthday and then Xmas - but I have to say that even a few days of RI30 Level 1 seems to have stopped my stomach expanding quite as much as normal! I lost count as to how many days I had done on L1, so moved up to Level 2 today. Youch. The cardio combos are deadly (couldn't manage all the last set of mountain climbers), and the squat jumps. Yuck.
Can I just ask what weights you're all using for RI30? I only used 2kg today, but can still feel it.
The sun is out so I'm planning a long walk later to make the most of it.

Very impressed with how dedicated you all are (half marathons as well). Well done! Off for a shower now before I collapse in a heap on the kitchen floor....

I think the highest weight I used for Ri30 was 3kgs puppydog but dropped to lower for some of the moves. My upper body strength isn’t great and I know some of the other ladies can lift much more.

BS WO3 done. Ouch, that was brutal. There are moves I will never be able to achieve and I modified lots of things. Who’d have thought you could have surrenders, sit to kneel and camel all in a single move!! I will be sore tomorrow 😟

Strength: NMTZ

That’s my 2020 target completed (I exercised on 250 days and did 250 hours of exercise in 2020). I might take a couple of rest days and decide what my 2021 target should be.

Hey PuppyDog - Hell's teeth, how freakin' hard is Ri30 L2??? I struggled with some of the moves and had to modify (lower back issues - plus I ain't no spring chicken), but still found it really difficult. I'd like to meet the sadist who came up with the notion of crow push ups and shake them warmly by the throat! 🤬

I've been using 2.27kg dumbbells throughout Ri30, although I upped to 6.6kg for strength circuit 2 on Level 1.

There are moves I will never be able to achieve and I modified lots of things. I hear, ya roonetta! Well done for getting through it though.

Awesome job, Oubliette. I salute you. ✋

5.75 mile power walk
Ri30 L2 Day 1 💩

Well done Oubliette! I know you will be modest but you really do inspire me - I am waiting to see what your 2021 challenge will be to see if I am woman enough to join you 😆

BS WO4 done. Who knew there were so many different types of burpee? A different one for each of the four cardio sections. Phew 😰

Can somebody help me please?! I've started the rtft but I just need to know who Jillian is, and what to download on Amazon video to get fitter and slimmer. Not gonna lie, I'm also in intrigued by all of the sayings

You all seem to know so I thought it would be easier to just ask! Thanks so much

Hi @JustAPassingFashion - Jillian Michaels is an American fitness instructor who used to be on the series The Biggest Loser. She has lots of DVDs and I have attached a list of them. The abbreviations just make it easier for us when we are typing it as some of the workout titles are a bit long winded 😆. So NMTZ = No More Trouble Zones, Ri30 = Ripped in 30 etc.

Jillian has an App which has all these workouts on and more including meal planning. You can get some of her workouts on YouTube. I’m not sure about Amazon video. You can also get all her workouts on a website called Bilibili.com which is Chinese YouTube. Once in the website it is all in Chinese but if you search Jillian Michaels in the search bar all her workouts will come up.

Hope this helps and you decide to join us in the new year 🙂

Rest day for me today.

Happy New Year fitness friends! 2021 will be awesome 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

Happy new year! Here’s to a fit and healthy 2021

BS cardio 1 done ✅

Think I will aim for 240 exercise days for 2021. That’s 5 days a week but allowing holidays off

Days exercised 1/240

@roonetta thank you SO much!! I'm on this

I’m going to aim for 250 days (again). With a minimum of 200 hours of exercise (hopefully 250 hours).

I’m also going to have a specific monthly target. I’m going to start out gently for January and go for 10,000 steps per day (which will involve upping my activity level - Jillian DVDs involve remarkably few steps).

First exercise session of 2021: 30DS L1D1 & KB&T L1D1 (65 min)

(1/249; 1h 05min)

Sorry to be a downer, but I need to bow out for a bit. My deeply beloved little old dog went downhill very suddenly yesterday and we had to make the worst decision late last night. I've barely slept or eaten and I'm worn out with crying. Rubbish end to a truly rubbish year and I'm not liking 2021 very much so far either.

Best wishes to you all and good luck with your New Year challenges. I'll be back at some point when I get my mojo back.

xx

So sorry to hear this cardigans - losing a pet is tough, we can never keep them long enough 😞

See you back here when you feel ready, or even if you just want to vent .

BS WO3 done ✅

2/238

KB&T L2D1 & 30DS L1D2 (65 min)

(2/248; 2h 10min)

BS WO4 done ✅

Days exercised 3

Hi everyone! Have been a bit slack over the holidays but completed days 23 and 24 of BR yesterday so back on it!!

Great to hear about all of your New Years challenges. I'm just trying to get through the 90 days of BR and I'll see what happens after that.

Sorry to hear about your dog cardigans, it's horrible to lose pets. Hope to see you back soon

Hi Algonquin - glad to see you are still enjoying BR.

BS WO3 done

Days exercised 4

BS WO4 done ✅

Days exercised 5

BS cardio 1 done

Days exercised 6

Supposed to be a rest day today but a live workout from someone I follow on Instagram popped up so I tried it. Was like doing Jillian’s warm-up - didn’t even break a sweat 😆. Not sure I can count it as a day exercised