Our Exercise For The Day
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Standing in the kitchen making cupcakes. And frosting them. Then delivering them up 2 flights of stairs to a bunch of teenagers. And then playing Dodge Tourist for an hour and a half.0
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~tl:dr (I got my mat and tried to use it, maybe I'll look back fondly someday, but day one was terrible)
Got my new mat yesterday. So according to my self imposed rules, I start my strength moves! I unrolled it to do my routine. I was kind of excited that I had a list of things to follow. I stepped on it and off it and on it and off it, kind of like a cat touching it's paw into a pond. It was a weird squishy, not unlike cornstarch and sponge.
I got my body into the first position, on my knees and on my forearms with elbows to wrist on the mat and a raging headache filled my skull. Also I didn't know how I was exactly supposed to move next. I can't do a push up from here, I'm already ON the ground, technically.
I flopped back to my butt. I tried to do the stretch that involved being on my butt. I was...mediocre with that. I had to get back into the first position to do the first 7 moves where I bring my one leg at a time up and back and lift like a pissing dog and all the way back and up and back to center... and even with the awesome mat my knees caved, so I got up and used the back of my couch to do those squats where your hands are on the edge. You're supposed to use a chair, but I literally don't have one with that height. I can do those, about 5 of those and my bat-wings tremble. I hope they are afraid, because they know this will kill them off. Good.
Ok, back to the mat, back to the headache. I was pretty much a sulking hedgehog/porcupine trying to do the moves. It was abysmal. I quit three times, left the mat and went over to the couch. I picked up my phone and played a game, read boards. I moped. I went back to the mat. It sucked. I went back to the couch. I glared at the mat. I whined to my spouse.
I didn't feel like this burned any calories at all. I didn't feel like this would make me stronger. I would have rather done my bike where I could input some sort of quantifiable burn number. I would have rather picked up the free weights and waved my arms about. Day one was not exactly a winner.
My weight is up this morning to 202.6, of course it is!
I will do the bike tonight and I'll take the mat out again Thursday and try again.
Eninad0 -
Yesterday walked at night because it was too hot - 45 mins.
Today was Yoga 75 mins.0 -
@Eninad -> I'm so sorry; that sounds like it sucked!! I hope it gets better for you!
Weights for me today; bicep/lats. Might go for a run tonight; Day 2 Week 5 of C25k. Or may try it tomorrow morning. Haven't decided yet.
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I hate to admit it but my exercise today was holding my head up and pushing the buttons on the remote. I did swim for 45 minutes but it made me hurt worse after the swim than before the swim. So I went home and took a pain pill and tried to stay awake. I'm hoping tomorrow will be less painful.
Esther0 -
I did my interval bike. I had to stop because heart rate got to high, chest hurt, breathing was rough, but when I got rate down again I finished the training. Not sure why today was so much harder than last time, but I completed it!0
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Went for the run; 8 minutes is a long-*kitten* time!!0
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Eninad-I thought your story about your mat was funny. I hope you and it start getting along. Ha, ha. I had such a hard time exactly where your at last September/ October and I finally got there, you will too. I had a hard time getting there, but my 190's went fast. Now I am finally, I think, staying in 170's, my 180's were hell, dont get to overwhelmed. IT WILL COME, soon I hope for you. Janice0
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Today is packing for our boat trip but I do have Yoga scheduled for tonight but hope to get walk in later.0
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Active rest day. I'll try to still hit my 10,000 steps, but I'm not going above and beyond.
Side note: apparently high knees/running in place uses the abs closest to your ribcage. Couldn't figure out for the life of me why those hurt.0 -
Thanks for the empathy friends, your support keeps me from throwing in the towel sometimes.
Today mat and I will have a rematch.0 -
Walked a mile pn my lunch. Hope to get something accomplished tonight... Walking, swimming or running!!!0
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And once again I swam and played Dodge Tourist. This should be my last day to play that. Next week we move up to the high school where our only stage in town is. And then I can walk around the baseball field instead of concrete.
Esther0 -
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Personal training-30 minutes-lower body.0
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Thanks for the empathy friends, your support keeps me from throwing in the towel sometimes.
Today mat and I will have a rematch.
When I started strength training, I started with the routine from "Strong Women Stay Young" that is done either seated in a chair or standing with hands on the back of the chair for a bit of support or balance....good luck with your mat.
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Mile walk at lunch, 3 mile run after dinner and weight machines. Think i am going to be sore tomorrow
Great work today everyone!
Evelyn0 -
30 minutes trainer, 60 minutes aquazumba0
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Welp, didn't make my early morning workout due to a disagreement with the alarm clock. I'll see if there's a squat rack available tonight; if not, I'll just go for a run.
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Going to aerobic dance class at Y this morning. Love to dance! And burn calories while dancing.
Hope your day contains some kind of fun active movement.0 -
I fought the mat and the mat won, but I got on my bike and rode instead. I ordered the Strong Woman Stay Strong book, see if that gives me additional tools for entering core work and succeeding.
Should come in a few days.0 -
I fought the mat and the mat won, but I got on my bike and rode instead. I ordered the Strong Woman Stay Strong book, see if that gives me additional tools for entering core work and succeeding.
Should come in a few days.
It is an excellent book to get you started lifting. NO mat required! 8 basic exercises to start. You will just need a chair, ankle weights, and dumbells. I did not use the ankle weights in the beginning...the weight of my leg was enough!
Kudos for seeking out another way to do something that is important to your health!
Connie0 -
Ran 3 miles, walked half and some weight machines. My daughter just starting working at the gym i belong to so now i have actually been going! Plan to keep it up and maybe increase it. Happy Saturday all
Evelyn0 -
personal trainer/lower body and 15 min walk0
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Day one with new things.
My shoulders say that the 8 pound weights I was flapping about for 15 minutes are not a joke. I kind of thought it wouldn't be too hard to do 2 sets of 8 with 8 pounds in each hand and then do some sit/stand movements and some pliets.
Complete -able but I'm a little sore on my kneecaps and shoulders. I don't sweat doing it, but on the last three reps my arms shake and on the last one I am glad it is last because I barely get it up.
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Ugh. Actually got in an entire uninterrupted hour on the squat rack on Sunday morning; I still hurt!!! Weights this morning; triceps/chest.0
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I am sore from a core workout on Monday. Did not seem too hard at the time. But that is the area that needs the most work.0
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Walked a mile at lunch but wont be able to do anything else today. Going to paint-nite with my daughter. Hope to get to the gym tomorrow.0
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Stats for today:20,000 steps
three hours of dog walking
27 minutes on the exercise bike
two hour line dance class
a nap with hubby and the pets
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C25K Week 5 Day 2. My C25K app isn't working anymore; anyone have any good ones?0
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