Carry on exercising - the October 2021 edition

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New thread to record our workouts, track our goals, and keep us motivated. All welcome!

@SophieLion
@MotherForkinShirtBalls
@roonetta

Eminem ride repeat today
Stats are from 3 months ago and today

Hello 👋 we're flying back to athens today. Done quite a bit of walking but no "proper" exercise so looking forward to getting back into it.

How is your arm/wrist Roonetta?
Glad your shoulder is improving MotherForkin

Barre class yesterday
45 min endurance ride today

Safe travels Sophie. I had hoped to hit 100 while on holidays but I've had a viral sinus thing for the last few days which has wiped me out. We'll be travelling Tues and Weds so I'll hopefully get some proper exercise on Thursday.

Hope you are fully recovered now and have a safe trip back MotherForkin.

Did Fuel day 26 (legs complexes) and a 20 mins abs and core add-on. Feel totally out of shape....

Days exercised 135

Welcome back Sophie . My arm/wrist is not good. Another appointment with the osteopath on Wednesday, but it's not any easier at the moment, especially at night. I have been really slacking but managed a 2 mile WWL today.

Sorry to hear you are unwell Motherforkin. Hope you feel better soon

Days exercised 112

30 min 2000s music class today
New PR

Thank you Roonetta.

I'm so sorry to hear about the arm. Hope the osteopath can sort something out. And I don't think you are slacking if you're injured. 💗

Fuel day 27 (shoulders, chest and triceps) and a 10 mins girvan abs workout. Still feeling really unfit. All my leg muscles hurt from yesterday. Struggling to sit down!

Days exercised 136

Well done everyone 🙂

Been to the pt again and I am getting better, can do exercises I couldn't do before. I weigh a little less, lost just over 2kg in about 5 weeks, wish it was a bit more but oh well.

Trying to do more stretching as I am struggling with horse riding, but I guess that will come with time. Right now my hips feel so inflexible, will just keep trying. Anyone got any good flexibility apps for extremely inflexible people? 😂

Those DOMS are a killer when you've had a break aren't they? I always found sitting on the toilet challenging. Hope they don't hang around for long Sophie

2kgs in 5 weeks sound perfect Waterbottles. Slow and steady wins the race. I don't know of any specific apps for flexibility but there are lots of videos on YouTube for improving hip flexibility. I would imagine some yoga might help too.

2 mile WWL ✅

Days exercised 113

Here is the vile 10 min barre exercise if anyone wants a go!
You do it all on one side lying down, the turn over and do the other side
NOT FUN I do each exercise until I go ouch

Ooh I'm going to try that pelo. I imagine I'll manage until maybe 3 and then be wanting to die. 😂

Yeah tried yoga roonetta, but think it wasn't a very good app. Will try and find a better one. They were trying to make me stand upright and stretch my leg out to the side at a 90degree angle, holding it up with my hand. And that was for a beginner! 😂The only two yoga poses I managed was standing upright and laying flat on my back. The rest I couldn't do. 😂

@ILikeHotWaterBottles I found muscles I didn't know I had, and they BURNED
Apparently it's great for your bum so I'll keep doing it

Well, while I was away on holiday I managed 4 good sessions of yoga, so I’m counting those. Hoping to get into a better rhythm now I’m back home.

Days exercised 108.

Hi hotwaterbottles, you could try Yoga with Tim - he has beginners stuff and I think hip flexibility videos and he explains things really well. I also like Cat Meffan - she has beginners also but not sure how much. Lots of people like Adrienne too. Good luck - hope they help.

Welcome back professor.

I'm still feeling so sore Roonetta. Can't believe a 10 day break caused me to go backwards so much. Not even sure I'll be able to exercise today. Will see how I feel later.

Welcome back Professor. Hope you had a lovely holiday.

It's making my legs ache just looking at those exercises Pelo . Let us know how you get on Waterbottles!

Hope you managed to get some exercise in Sophie.

I did a Yoga with Adrienne myself this morning to see if I can loosen up the muscles in my shoulder, arm and wrist. I have a sneaking suspicion that all the pain is coming from my neck/shoulder and radiating downwards.

Also did a 3 mile WWL. Off to the osteopath in a bit.

Days exercised 114

What did the osteopath say Roonetta?

Today Fuel day 28 (posterior chain clusters) and two 5 min lilly sabri abs workouts.

Days exercised 137

Oh my god I just tried those exercises, ow! 😂i don't think I'm even doing them right, especially 4. If you have to raise your whole leg at the point, I can't even do it! Just been essentially bending my knee as that's all I can do. 😂right leg struggled most as that was the really badly damaged joint with breaking it and my pelvis so knew that would happen, but I did manage through much swearing. I only did 10 of each other than the 15 seconds though, I'll build up eventually.

Yeah it hurts! I got cramp in my hip
No 4 is lying on your side, lift your top leg up straight so like a leg lift then rotate your leg forward so your foot is pointing down as much as possible

This is another which made me say ouch

https://www.instyle.com/beauty/health-fitness/peloton-barre-workout

Well done for giving it a go Pelo and Waterbottles! It sounds horrendous!

Osteopath is a bit baffled and can't really work out what is causing the pain. She did say some of the small bones in my wrist are impacted (although she said that both wrists were showing this) but it could also be a pinched nerve in my shoulder or neck causing the pain to radiate down my arm. She gave me some treatment and taped up my wrist and arm to give it some stability. She gave me some exercises to do and I have to go back again in 3 weeks. Fingers crossed she can sort it. It did feel a bit easier this morning.

How are your legs feeling Sophie?

Walk to/from work

Days exercised 115

I am not doing any other exercises you do 😂

Oops
It's a weird one I think, barre. You feel like well no weights and it's lying down for some of it, how hard can it be?
Then you realise its muscles you've not used for years!

30 min EDM ride done and a 10 min barre class

That's frustrating, Roonetta, to not know what damage is done. I hope the supports and exercises work for you.

2kg is great, well done, waterbottles.

Those barre exercises are killers! I did a very hard 45 minute spin class this evening. Waaaay to much good food and wine in the last two weeks. Oh well, back on the wagon.

Days exercised 98