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@MummyInTheNecropolis that would definitely count in my world. Fast or not.

I had a lower body class - quads and calves- loved it!
And a quick lunchtime swim. Just 40x 25m. Some very odd lane etiquette contraventions.

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Really not feeling it at the moment - real life problems have been messing with my head.

Did a few minutes on the SPARC machine this morning and then 45 minute Senior Flex class - quite a lot of upper body work. Feeling it at the moment.

Apparently, Running Club has the go ahead for another block, but I'm a bit peeved - as part of the publicity, the bigwig has misquoted at least two of us. I am somewhat peeved.

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Had a medical procedure this morning so felt quite weird. Wore my weighted vest when I went out for a walk with DC (33 mins). It all adds up, right?

It does indeed.

Hope you make a good recovery from the procedure.

Ah it's hard when stupid Real Life (two four-letter words if ever there was) gets in the way of gymming and classes and general fitting about.

I got in the gym yesterday, but spent half of it chatting (I am prone to this!). I did some sets of deadlift at quite low weight and then went quite heavy on the bench. Then got the wobble thing out and did some stability work which is mainly the big and small muscles in the lower leg and foot. A little go on the monkey bars at which point I discovered that my hands are as soft as my face. If my face was soft!

@WearyAuldWumman at times like this I try to leaning to classes because once I’m booked I have to go, and doing something and not feeling it for me is better than doing nothing.

i had an easy Pilates class today. Lovely! And then a freebie reformer class. Also ace.
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@stilldumdedumming I'm booked in Musical Theatre Fitness for tomorrow, and shall try to make myself use the gym as well.

@BezMills I have never attempted the wobble thing, though I admire those that do. I did, however, manage to "run" [jog/]umber] on the treadmill at 6.1kph on Wednesday whilst doing my "Look at me, I'm a real runner!" arm movements and without falling on my arse, so I'm counting that as a win.

Mind you, the folk on the adjacent treadmills possibly thought I'd flipped with my "In-In-Out!" breathing technique.

20m cheesy walking video plus wall pressups.

As an autistic runner, people who are just breathing with no actual pattern relating to their steps mystify me. I start out at 4 steps in 4 steps out and have various escalations from that. The only one that is random is a flat out sprint, I'm too busy flailing limbs and just let the breathing happen.

I'm not saying I'm right, it's just the tism be like that for me!

I only started the breathing after our coach stressed its importance, I admit.
My only official diagnosis is OCD [30 yrs ago]. A HCP asked whether I by any chance had ASD and ADHD...

I did speak to my GP who merely smiled and said "What's normal?"

FWIW, younger family members have had formal diagnoses. Our older family members were merely "quiet", "shy", "set in their ways" and "didn't like change".

A cousin's grandson was told by his uni that his school diagnosis of dyslexia wasn't good enough - he had to speak to their chap. He went in with dyslexia and came out with dyslexia and ADHD. "How on earth did you get your A levels?" he was asked.

"I worked really hard," he answered. He got a first.

Right. Heading to Cowdenbeath for Musical Theatre Fitness shortly.

Completed the class, 45 minutes. Extremely tired legs for some reason. 126

I'm booked in for Pilates tomorrow. Still hoping for a Zumba cancellation.

6k run
8k walk
Bounce class (45 mins)

28,100 steps

I’ve never even thought about breathing during running, I mean obviously I breathe but just in whatever way comes naturally! I’ve never counted breaths or anything, I didn’t know I was supposed to! Does it help?

According to my coach, it does. I can't recall the scientific explanation, but it's supposed to give you a bit of a boost when you're running.

@MummyInTheNecropolis honestly if you're happy just running and breathing free then just keep on keeping on! There's no need to count breaths or sync up with your feet, unless you have a coach that tells you otherwise.

Some people just naturally count things and go deep into details - I've always been like that. It's how I eat my mince and totties and it's how I run and it's how I work and so on!

I sometimes envy people who somehow seem more chill and zen about everything (as in don't have systems and counting for every damn thing) but at the end of the day it's just my nature and I don't fight it anymore! My wife is the same and no surprise our DD is showing strong inclinations too!

Thank you @BezMillsand @WearyAuldWumman I usually run with a friend so we are chatting most of the way anyway!

I’ve just got back from a run and managed my longest one ever - 8km! It took me 53 minutes but I’m quite pleased with that!

8km? Brilliant!

That's a great milestone (almost exactly 5 miles) and a cracking good pace too. You must be well chuffed @MummyInTheNecropolis

My inflamed joints settled, like magic. Whatever causes them, it always goes like that - like a switch. Spent all day "heavy" gardening yesterday (140)and woke up with hamstring/glutes DOMS today .
In my wisdom I thought I would start the day "swimming it off" 🙄 Tonight I'm struggling to get off the sofa and lowering to the loo. What a nugget 🤣
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Just planning gentle walks and stretching tommorrow. Might do upper body work.

I'm using the Couch to 5k app as an addition to the Running Club.

Went to the track at the Michael Woods. Did my 5 minute walking, 25 minutes running [really jogging, I guess] and 5 minute cool down. I managed nearly 6 circuits of the 400 metre track in the 25 minutes, so 2k 300 metres, maybe? I'm not getting any faster, it seems, but at least there was no walking in between.

45 minutes Pilates straight after. We used a ball. Managed not to let mine escape.

Had a ham and cheese toastie in the café and then a 45 minute Zumba class. 127

I'll have to cut my Tuesday classes back to every other week now - I have signed up for accordion lessons. (I played in my youth.)

I'm telling myself it's combining weight lifting and a one-sided pectoral fly. I might have to figure a way of evening that up.

I don’t have a diagnosis (and don’t have anything that causes me any bother), but I count a lot. If something is physically difficult especially, I will count but also generally. Sometimes out loud which probably looks a bit odd. But my oddities are ones I can laugh at, rather than something hard to navigate.
I gave some yoga practice (mainly my daily cat/cow/gars type flow). And 60 x25m this morning.

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The counting, @stilldumdedumming ...I do that. Have done as long as I can remember, but inwardly.

Only when my mum was nearly 90 did I find out that she did the same.

Pump it up class (45 mins)
Couple of walks

12,500 steps

No formal exercise, but had my accordion lesson this evening.

Does taking it out of the car and along the school corridor count as a farmer's carry? Mind you, it's only about 11kg, but it felt heavier.

Last night 25 min yoga and 5 mins dancing and some wall press ups.

for sure it counts as a farmer's carry!

Had a nice big class on Monday at 11 people and made them feel like they got their money's worth (is how I describe making them suffer quite a bit and hopefully inflict some lovely DOMS on them the next day).

Tuesday is Combat day, and the class was looking really busy, which we love to see! I was feeling rather fool of jumping beans, which I'm very happy about. I've struggled a lot with low mood and energy in the last months (not 100% sure why) but I felt pretty great yesterday and went with it.

I've done a lot of things to drag myself out of the hole (in many cases by doing fewer things to lower standards ngl) and maybe it's all paying off now. Bladdy hope so, as I'm fully busy with the usual stuff of life, and can't afford to just run out of road and crash.

I meant to type 'full of jumping beans' above but the typo fits, so it sits!