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Back to Pilates today - 45 minutes. Wasn't going to attempt anything else, but there was a last-minute cancellation for Zumba available.

To my relief, I managed the pilates, though my right knee balked at getting down on the mat. (Of course, I'd forgotten to wear a knee brace or pad.). Managed to get up without yelling for help, so I'm ridiculously pleased: even with the month off, I'm much better than I was.

Zumba (another 45 minutes) seemed to have a whole new programme. The best I can say is that I managed to move a bit. I'm booked in for two classes tomorrow...that might be a mistake.

Don't over do it WearyAuldWumman! I'm so cautious of injury now that I'm older.
46 x 25m swim - someone tried to bully me (verbally) in the pool today. 2 woman had decided a lane was their's and weren't happy that I joined. Tough 💩you can't hog a lane when the main pool is busy!
So many people plough up and down without a thought for others 😡 It's usually men, but not today!
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Oh, I do hate it when people decide that they're entitled to the facilities and no one else, @Alittlefrustrated .

I'll be careful tomorrow. If it's too much for me I'll rest.

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I want to get back to my running practice, but I'd rather do that on my own so that I can take my time and build up stamina. The Fife cycle track is supposed to be available to women runners on Thursday mornings, so I think I'll check that out again.

Last time I was there, only two of us were using the facility. If it's quiet, that'll suit me fine - once you're on the track, you only see fields and marshland around you. I'm told that the track is a mile.

Back to netball. Two matches played so 1hr

Last night had another new person at boxercise. Lovely woman definitely in the 'respected elder' age range. She had phoned me out of the blue on Saturday after training with one of the other instructors that also uses the community club. She said she was trying to train six days a week and needed something on a Monday! She was game to give it a try and I loved her attitude.

As luck would have it, one of my other participants in a similar age range was without his usual dance partner (he trains with his step son usually, by DSS was out on the batter). So I could put them together a bit while I was working with other people. I was busy as a bee I have to say but it was a good session overall.

The worst bit for me was doing Sally Up (if you know you know) with squats and lunges, after doing some quite comprehensive legs earlier on my own. That started to burn.

Today it's Cardio Combat with lovely Anna Sensei. I expect my legs will be barking at me today also.

Ohhh netball haven’t played that for YEARS!

20 mins of Lucy Wyndham Read vids last night - gets the job done, onwards!!

It’s a beginner adult one, couch to court style
so we do 8 min then a break then another 2 x 8 mins adding up to a 30 min game
£5 per game but I was subbing so mine ended up being free! I’ve had a couple of years out of netball and I’m paying for it today

Back to Musical Theatre Fitness today.

Our lovely instructor welcomed me back and told me not to overdo it. Nevertheless, found it easier than I'd expected. I can actually do the star jumps/jacks these days, though I tend to run out of steam towards the end. 45 minutes.

5 minute break and then 30 minutes of Simply Stretch with the same instructor.

Had a late lunch/early tea at Lochend Farm Shop and fell asleep in the armchair when I got home.

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A nap after exercising is de rigeur!

Got into the gym for Cardio Combat and one of my Boxercise lot had finally crossed the rubicon. She's coming off a broken wrist so punching pads is no good, but punching air is definitely fine.

Class was hard work, I'm at the top end of my weight (again) and I felt it a bit. Still waiting on my police record checks for the fancy DBS (been 'in progress' since 28 Sep ffs). Taking a minute so it is!

ETA gym plan today is to go in and do the Aussie Lad Big Ten.

35 min weighted vest walk last night. Felt quite nauseous and wasn’t sure I would be able to do any exercise. But it went over and this kept the streak going woop woop!

Tried Googling "Aussie Lad Big Ten" but got some very weird hits...

Haha did ye aye?

I dinnae aye say "did ye aye", but when ah dae it's cos ye didnae! 😂

It's these : dumbell incline press, cable pulldown, triceps extensions, biceps curls, lateral raise, bar squat, leg extension, romanian deadlift, hamstring curl, single leg calf raise. The lads name is Seb Oreb, goes by Australian Strength Coach. Physique like a bag of suntanned walnuts.

Just back from doing the Aussie Lad Big Ten (do not google). Felt pretty good - it's a lot of work but nothing is too horrendous on its own.

I love that gym, there's a nice vibe. People are pretty friendly and look out for each other.

Aha. I've only ever done some of those - and the RDL only with two wee 7.5kg weights.

The lad who takes us for Senior Flex on Wednesdays has started us on super sets - usually they start off with RDLs.

I'm going to have to go back to doing more independent gym visits. The Active for Life classes have lost a lot of the equipment that we used and have gained Hyrox stuff that's really not useable for me. There's the option to go into the main gym, but it's very busy at A for Life times.

I gained 7lbs during my lay off. Self inflicted.

PS I really did Google, but I didn't open the links.

I'll add that most of the links looked innocuous, but seemed to have little to do with fitness.

Not as bad as when the SQA set Rona Munro's "Bold Girls" as one of the specified plays for National 5 English. Oh. Dear.

Senior Flex, 45 minutes. Cardio, some upper body weights - only two 2.5kg weights. Still too weak to handle more. Overhead presses followed by supersets: lateral raises, forward raises, biceps curls. Sit to stand, various stretches.

Active for Life - 15 minutes on bike. Adductor - 3 sets of 10, 94kg. Abductor - 3 sets of 10, 89 kg. Leg extension, 19kg - only one set of 10, 3 and 1. Even without full extension, knees couldn't take any more.

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I am trying to increase my walking stamina. I find it so hard because my leg twists so badly. And it just makes me feel so crap to be lumbering around. Anyway, I have 3 miles yesterday and today. I really want to keep that kind of distance going if I can.

@stilldumdedumming that's a good distance, just keep marching on!

I had a weird day yesterday. Ate a lot of junky food (I did enjoy it tho) and went to Combat in the evening. I felt quite heavy and tired, then almost twanged myself doing some kind of crab kick thing on the floor and got really annoyed!

I got through the class, more like survived it! I guess not every sesh has to be brilliant but they all count. I think the sucky ones count extra if anything.

It’s quite tricky to fit in because I do a log if swimming and gym to compensate, which helps obviously. I am hypermobile too - so as it twists it kind of takes everything with it. Which is why strengthening the whole core area has made such a difference.

I think actually I’m not going to worry about distance. I’m just going to try to at least do some walking every day. I walk to the gym if I’m not working. But on work days my step count is very low. I think literally round the block will be an improvement.

@BezMillsthere’s always a sucky one. I found it made the next one better without me really changing anything. I taught Yoga so teaching in a body that felt somehow yuck wasn’t a problem. But if I was t really present in my body it went pretty wrong.

Gym this morning, finally made the rendezvous with matey. Didn't really do much work on my side, just kept it light and did some nice reps. Might go again later and do deadlift after work, but even as I type this I think probably not.
It's a foundation week anyway and I have already done the equivalent work in different exercises.

I think I'll rather go for morale-boosting pint with my mate Jim who's just arrived from the US.

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Senior Flex, 45 minutes.

Seem to have jiggered my right elbow to an extent, so trying not to overdo the weights. Not sure what's happened - maybe when I cut down the errant apple trunk?

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Today was first ever parkrun. I have to say I could take or leave the rarara hype at the start but I'm a miserable sod sometimes!

The race itself was a bit of a slog. I'm not in great nick for running, weight wise, but I battered on regardless, slow and steady. Had plenty gas left at the end but acquired a blister and my legs were more than glad to stop running!