Carry on exercising - the August 2022 edition

[roonetta]

Hope this works!

30DS L1 done. That makes five times in the last week, plus a couple of Pilates classes and daily yoga. School starts again tomorrow- the plan is to get up 15 minutes early and do one of JM’s 10-minute workouts, and stick to the yoga in the evenings if I can, but I won’t beat myself up if it doesn’t go to plan.

cat, I don’t do Caroline Girvan but I’ve done an awful lot of Jillian Michaels and over the years I’ve built up a collection of dumbbells between 0.5 and 8kg. I have a very weak upper body in spite of the workouts so I don’t suppose I shall ever need anything heavier than 8.

Bez, I feel your pain- that story confirms that I was right to run away.

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I’m aching from yesterday’s press-ups. So I did an abs circuit today. KAbs L1 (31 min)

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I was foiled in my attempt to swim at lunchtime (session cancelled because of a changing room problem) but they had a session this evening to make up for it. It was lovely, much less busy than the usual lunch hour sessions and I swam for longer than usual as a result. I did realise it's suddenly time to get a new swim suit though, will be ordering that for express delivery 😳

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I have just signed up for 2800 pressups in feb. That is quite an ask, as I guess I can do like 10 at the moment. Oh well it is for a good cause and the struggle will make good stories on fb for fundraising.

Wow, Bez, good luck! I can do 10 properly on a good day - can’t imagine doing 100 a day.

10-minute JM HIIT/plyo workout done (plus warm-up and stretches). Ouch. Yoga tonight.

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That's an incredible challenge Bez. Good luck with it.

Short run this morning.

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Wow great start to the year everyone! I need to play catch up.

About the dumbbell weight increase cat - I was using 5kg quite happily for a while with CG and so moved up to 7kg and again, managed quite well with this weight. Being the idiot that I am, I stupidly increased the weight to 10kg. I only used them twice and injured my arm. Definitely slow and steady is the way to go, or even lighter weights and more reps. I don't think my 10kgs will ever see the light of day again

Good luck with the 2800 press-ups Bez! That's definitely a challenge.

30 minute Pilates workout with my new Pilates ring (oof!) and a 20 minute strength workout (Lift with Cee).

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50 minute Pilates with ring workout

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Swim today. Shorter than planned as my shoulder started to niggle at me and I didn't want to risk it.

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I had a rest day yesterday. Because everything ached. Today I’ve done 30DS L1. I’m also trying out a new DVD: Darcey Bussell’s Diverse Dance Mix. This seems to be short (2.5 min) workouts in different dance styles. I’ve only tried the warmup plus 1960s so far. But it was fun, and did push my workout time over 30 mins.

(3/20)

I am lounging about killing time before teaching my first BodyCombat in 3 weeks. I am in a bit of a mh fug at the moment, but I am sure my class will do me the world of good.

I am slightly stressed as I am due to be assessed on BC (I have to film a whole class and send it up to HQ), but I am treating tonight like a first pancake if that makes sense? Just have fun and get my head back in the game. I will film tomorrow and Friday week, and submit the better of the two.

I’m in awe, Bez. As I’m totally uncoordinated I can’t even do Body Combat classes. Good luck with the assessment.

10 minutes of core work from JM this morning, and yoga tonight. So far so good.

I like the sound of the Darcey Bussell DVD, Oubliette. I have a deadly dull Pilates one of hers, yours sounds better.

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@roonetta Yeah that's a big jump. I started with 5kg free weights and am now up to 7kg (for some exercise) but that took 4 months.

I did my Thursday evening and Friday lunchtime BodyCombat classes. 2 days exercised!

I'm alive but not back to exercise yet! Covid took me out for 2 weeks
They've been amazed how I've recovered (underlying conditions, immunocompromised and first time) and the antivirals definitely helped as well as the fitness
Still breathless so I'm under a sats monitoring service thing

Glad to hear you are on the mend @Pelo22. Totally understandable that you’re not back to exercising yet!

30DS L2 - which I consider to be my nemesis workout. I hate the squats with a v raise so bloody much! Plus Arabian and Charleston from Diverse Dance Mix.

(4/20)

I'm embarrassed to say I had to look up Body Combat. Wow you must be hardcore Bez! How long have you been teaching classes?

The dance workouts sound fun Oubliette. I'm with you on the hate for squats with v raise - they never seemed to get any easier.

Hope you get well soon Pelo . Sounds like you've had a rough time of it.

2 mile WWL ☑️

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That does sound like a very intense programme Bez! Good luck with your review. Hope you're back to full health soon Pelo, mind yourself.

Busy day yesterday so I didn't get to do much proper exercise. I did a short run followed by a long walk with a friend this morning. I had 9000 steps done by 11am!

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@roonetta I have been teaching only a few weeks. My sensei teacher has taken time out to have a child and the class wasn't running since May or so. She persuaded me that it would be a fine idea if i did the training and became the new teacher, to get the class going again. I missed it a lot and I know there were a lot of others who felt the same way, so I said sure why not.

I really enjoy teaching but it has not been easy! And I am still on my provisional so to speak. I am quite proud that I have come this far and hopefully I will have my full qualification inside this month

What a great achievement @BezMills - best of luck with it!

Well last week was very disorganized what with train strikes and one thing and another but I should be back to my normal routine this week. I did a 30 min session on the bike which included 10 HIIT intervals. Tomorrow will go back to the gym.

Just looked up bodycombat. Some very co-ordinated people! I think I would punch myself in the face.

Haha me too cat

40 minute strength workout with Trinny and Natalie

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NC (pelo)
I've rebounded because of the anti virals and am positive for covid again
Still laughing rather than crying...

Oh no @Rebel2023!

I tried a new Jillian workout today. Killer Body: Core (30 min)

(5/20)

Hope you're OK, Rebel, you've really been through the mill.

I had a short run early this morning and a swim at lunchtime.

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