Carry on exercising - the August 2022 edition

[roonetta]

Hope this works!

Swim today. Feel good after it.

Days exercised 154.

It does make you feel better. Yesterday before I worked out I was wondering why everyone was annoying.
After I worked out I was forced to concede that everyone is annoying the problem is in fact me.

@SophieLion - I’m just about feeling good about exercising. Still a bit achy at the moment as I’m not fully conditioned to it yet!

Rest day yesterday. Back to exercise DVDs today. I did Hard Body level 1
(45 min). Which I haven’t done very often, but which is fine if you’ve done enough Jillian workouts to know her moves (as she does a lot of combination moves).

(8/20)

I'm going to have to give running another go. Either that or find some YouTube videos for steady state cardio one can do at home. My gym time is necessarily taken up by the weights I don't have at home. Today is a rest day anyway.
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If I don't post tomorrow, I died trying to run.

Hope your run went ok Cat!

Today epic heat day 12 (upper body) and the 3 min plank challenge.

Days exercised 196

45 min power zone endurance ride done

I feel your pain with running, Cat. Every time I start again I find c25k good but it's keeping up the habit where I fail.

Power endurance sounds tough Pelo!

Weights again today. Days exercised 155.

It wasn't so bad. I mean I power walked a fair bit but into the wind so still getting my heart in the cardio zone. I don't have a FitBit but I just got a Huwaii band free with Amazon vouchers. It's quite fun an unexpectedly links to my Spotify account though I think all it can do is skip tracks.

I've had a look at the 3 minute bowlplex plank Sophie and have no doubt I would not be able to do 1 minute of it, let alone 3!

Walk to/from work Thursday and Friday
Nothing yesterday partly due to the fact that the back of DS's head met my nose with some force. Not sure it's broken but it did look like I'd done a couple of rounds in the ring . Is slightly less swollen today so managed to do a 50 minute Pilates workout. Bloody kids...

Days exercised 181

30 min hip hop ride done. Tough but I got a PR, I wanted to get 200 output for 30 mins and I got 199 (slightly sulking)

Today we did the 5km run which was part of the Athens Marathon. It was really fun.

You should try the bowflex oubliette. You can take breaks and build up to the 3 mins. Hope you nose is ok and not broken.

Days exercised 197

Epic heat day 13 (lower body tridents) and the 3 min plank challenge.

Forgot to say oubliette that it was another MNer who recommended the 3 min plank. She says she does it every day and it's transformed her core (with some other abs workouts). I'm trying!!

Days exercised 198

It was me who was scared of the 3 minute plank Sophie. I have no doubt oubliette would smash it . I might give it a go.

Walk to/from work today and a 40 minute Pilates workout when I got home.

Days exercised 182

I'm on a 30 second plank. It's a proper plank though! Will try for 40 tomorrow.

30 min power zone ride - finally got my PR of 202!

I don’t think I could manage a 3 minute plank @roonetta. Maybe 1 minute at a push!

I was lazy over the weekend. So I made myself exercise today before I got out of the habit. KB&T L2 (42 min)

(9/20)

I’m still trying to get back into the habit of exercising regularly, after being ill for most of October. I managed a 3x 10 minute fast paced row today and did 40 minute yesterday. It all feels very hard going, but hopefully if I stick with it, I’ll soon become a bit easier.

I hope your nose is ok @roonetta . That sounds painful 😬 I have no idea how long I could do a plank for. May be I should try?! Three minutes definitely sounds long (and painful!)

Ouch for your nose, Roonetta! I hope it's back to normal soon. Ds went though a run of headbutting me when he was about 18 months old.I had to take him to the gp twice in about 6 weeks (for him, not me) and happened to have black eyes both times. I had to reassure her it was the 18 month old hitting me and not dh

Very long day today, I'm finally finished work. Luckily I got a short swim at lunchtime so I've flopped into bed.

Days exercised 156.

Ha sorry Roonetta. So it's your nose that got injured. How is your nose now?

As for the plank challenge, it's broken up into 30 second intervals. Two of these are a traditional plank. 1 minute is side plank (30 secs each side) and then the other minute is lifting legs. The guy is quite encouraging and you can take breaks of course. Give it a try!!! It's tough but good core exercise.

Epic heat day 14 (antagonistic full
Body), CG's braced abs and core workout and the 3 min plank challenge.

Days exercised 199

Sorry to hear you are still not back to where you were Crimson. It's so frustrating when you just want to get back at it. Hope you are feeling better soon

Well done on the PB Pelo!

My nose is much better now, thanks everyone. Your story made me laugh Motherforkin although I'm sure it wasn't funny at the time

Am going to give the 3 minute plank a go and will report on just how bad I am.

Just time for a 2 mile WWL today.

Days exercised 183

Yoga Inferno Level 1 (30 min). I don’t think I know enough yoga to do this really. I have to keep stopping to work out what position I should be in.

(10/20)

30 min endurance spin rudely interrupted by my dad turning up randomly
However he did bring these, so I'll let him off they're my newest addiction

Those look yummy pelo! Enjoy!!

Today a 10km outdoor run. Was running with a friend who kept encouraging me just to run that little bit further. I would have stopped at 5 or 7km! Feeling proud of myself now.

Days exercised 200