Lockdown + Workout = Lockout
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@abarnett11 Hi there! What kind of workouts are you interested in? I have huge playlists of workouts from YouTube since quarantine, I can link some for you if you tell me what you'd like. For example, I did Leslie Sansone walking at home videos which are like low impact aerobics, low impact HIIT, weights, resistant bands, dancing, strength training, and yoga. Also there's an app called FitOn that has good workouts too. I'm currently doing seated workouts or laying down ones because of nerve damage. Honestly one of my favorite things to do is put on music and dance! If you make yourself do that for one song you can usually finish your workout because it'll put you in a good mood.0
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Goals: 1 cardio video (aka arm cardio), core, stretching, and strength each day
11/8 Stretching, core, arm cardio
11/9 Stretching, core, arm cardio, arm resistance bands
11/10 Stretching, core, arm cardio, squats and pelvic tilts (trying to get legs back in slowly)
11/11 arm cardio, core, resistance bands for arms, stretching
11/12 arm cardio, core, stretching
11/13 arm cardio, core, stretching, arm resistance bands
11/14 arm cardio, core, stretching0 -
Week 2
My goals are:
- workout every day (even if it's only 15 minutes)
- bike ride every day, minimum 15 minutes.
- proper walk outdoors at least 4 times a week.
- minimum daily steps 12,000
08/11 bike 30 mins, walk 30 mins. Total steps 15,182.
09/11 bike 30 mins, walk 30 mins, total steps 15,022.
10/11 bike 25 mins, no outdoor walk, total steps 15,485.
11/11 bike 60 mins, no outdoor walk, total steps 13,144.
12/11 bike 35 mins, walk 25 mins, total steps 14,875.
13/11 bike 30 mins, walk 30 mins, total steps 16,653.
14/11 bike 20 mins, no walk, total steps 14,838.
Average daily steps 15,028
Goals met, just - it was wet and windy yesterday so I just went down to the shops on my bike. However, the ride home was uphill with the wind in my face and heavy saddlebags!1 -
@lesdarts180 Sounds like a brutal ride home!
Goals: 1 cardio video (aka arm cardio), core, stretching, and strength each day
11/8 Stretching, core, arm cardio
11/9 Stretching, core, arm cardio, arm resistance bands
11/10 Stretching, core, arm cardio, squats and pelvic tilts (trying to get legs back in slowly)
11/11 arm cardio, core, resistance bands for arms, stretching
11/12 arm cardio, core, stretching
11/13 arm cardio, core, stretching, arm resistance bands
11/14 arm cardio, core, stretching
11/15 arm cardio, core, stretching, arm resistance bands0 -
My goals:
- Workout 5 days a week. I started Heather Robertson's 12 week program.
- Workout at least 3 days in the morning.
- Run 1x or 2x per week (if this is still allowed)
- Walk/Bike for 30 min at least 5 days a week11/1: Leisure family walk (about 2h) and this workout, which I loved!:
https://youtu.be/VM67duRnhMI
11/2: HR's Standing abs workout + Bayle's Brown 5min workout for inner thighs + various isometric exercises. First 2 workouts in the morning! 💪
11/3: I started Heather Robertson's 12w program. Day 1 (30 min) was great! (not at all easy!). I also 🚴♀️ for 15 mins outside.
11/4: 90 min leisure walk, outdoors + 30 min workout (HRs W1, Day 2 + her planks challenge)
11/5: 40 min 🚴♀️ + 60 min 🚶♀️+ 30 min HIIT with Heather Robertson, Week 1 Day 3 🙌
11/6: 30 min 🚶♀️ + 30 min HR, Week 1 Day4
11/7: >60 min 🚶♀️+ 30 min HR, Week 1 Day5
11/8: Active rest day! 🚴♀️ for 90 min, did a light 🏃♀️ 30 min long and a 5 min plank challenge.
11/9: 20 min 🏃♀️ at 9.6 kmh and about 30 min of 🚴♀️.
11/10: 2 x 30 min workouts + about 30 min 🚴♀️
11/11: Week 2 Day 2 of Heather's 12W programme down 💪
11/12: 30 min of 🚴♀️ing and 30 min of Heather's Day 3 of Week 2.
11/13: 30 min of 🚴♀️ing and 30 min of Heather's Day 4 of Week 2.
11/14: hiking day! About 3hrs of hiking, not including the lunch break and the leisure walk by the lake at the end.
11/15: 30 min 🏃♀️ + over 60 min of 🚴♀️ with my boy + about 30 min of ⚽️ w the boys in the park
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@abarnett11 , thanks so much for joining!
I do workout videos at home and sometimes commit to programmes, in order to have a measurable goal (I did a 30 Day HasFit programme and am now working towards 12 weeks of Heather Robertson). I also did a 12 week German Body Recomposition and a Muscle & Strength 4Day Programme with dumbells (sort of lifting, but not at the gym). Sometimes I just like to get back to my favourite workout Videos, though (popsugars has a great variety, for all tastes).
I thought reporting to others may help with accountability. So if you're not too shy, let us know how it goes and what you like doing!
Btw, depending on the severity of the lockdown, we still try to spend some time outside: walking 🚶♀️, running 🏃♀️ or biking 🚴♀️.2 -
Goals: 1 cardio video (aka arm cardio), core, stretching, and strength each day
11/8 Stretching, core, arm cardio
11/9 Stretching, core, arm cardio, arm resistance bands
11/10 Stretching, core, arm cardio, squats and pelvic tilts (trying to get legs back in slowly)
11/11 arm cardio, core, resistance bands for arms, stretching
11/12 arm cardio, core, stretching
11/13 arm cardio, core, stretching, arm resistance bands
11/14 arm cardio, core, stretching
11/15 arm cardio, core, stretching, arm resistance bands
11/16 arm cardio, core, stretching, pelvic tilts
I have to figure out what I can do to keep some leg strength that doesn't make my pain worse. It's really hit and miss right now, everything hurts to do so it's trial and error.1 -
@Katmary71 , so sorry to hear what you are going through. I had spinal injury and surgery about 30 years ago. Nerve damage is the worst pain.0
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I'm having problems with the internet on my laptop so having to use my phone 😡
Week 3
15/11 🚴 30 mins, 🚶30 mins, total steps 14,7020 -
Week 3
My goals are:
- workout every day (even if it's only 15 minutes)
- bike ride every day, minimum 15 minutes.
- proper walk outdoors at least 4 times a week.
- minimum daily steps 12,000
15/11 bike 30 mins, walk 30 mins. Total steps 14,702
16/11 bike 40 mins, no walk. Total steps 15,624.
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@lesdarts180 Thank you, I appreciate it! Back surgeries are tough to recover from, I'm glad you're able to stay active now.
Goals: 1 cardio video (aka arm cardio), core, stretching, and strength each day
11/8 Stretching, core, arm cardio
11/9 Stretching, core, arm cardio, arm resistance bands
11/10 Stretching, core, arm cardio, squats and pelvic tilts (trying to get legs back in slowly)
11/11 arm cardio, core, resistance bands for arms, stretching
11/12 arm cardio, core, stretching
11/13 arm cardio, core, stretching, arm resistance bands
11/14 arm cardio, core, stretching
11/15 arm cardio, core, stretching, arm resistance bands
11/16 arm cardio, core, stretching, pelvic tilts
11/17 arm cardio, core, stretching, pelvic tilts, arm resistance bands (sounds huge but it's 45 minutes)1 -
My goals:
- Workout 5 days a week. I started Heather Robertson's 12 week program.
- Workout at least 3 days in the morning.
- Run 1x or 2x per week (if this is still allowed)
- Walk/Bike for 30 min at least 5 days a week11/1: Leisure family walk (about 2h) and this workout, which I loved!:https://youtu.be/VM67duRnhMI
11/2: HR's Standing abs workout + Bayle's Brown 5min workout for inner thighs + various isometric exercises. First 2 workouts in the morning! 💪
11/3: I started Heather Robertson's 12w program. Day 1 (30 min) was great! (not at all easy!). I also 🚴♀️ for 15 mins outside.
11/4: 90 min leisure walk, outdoors + 30 min workout (HRs W1, Day 2 + her planks challenge)
11/5: 40 min 🚴♀️ + 60 min 🚶♀️+ 30 min HIIT with Heather Robertson, Week 1 Day 3 🙌
11/6: 30 min 🚶♀️ + 30 min HR, Week 1 Day4
11/7: >60 min 🚶♀️+ 30 min HR, Week 1 Day5
11/8: Active rest day! 🚴♀️ for 90 min, did a light 🏃♀️ 30 min long and a 5 min plank challenge.
11/9: 20 min 🏃♀️ at 9.6 kmh and about 30 min of 🚴♀️.
11/10: 2 x 30 min workouts + about 30 min 🚴♀️
11/11: Week 2 Day 2 of Heather's 12W programme down 💪
11/12: 30 min of 🚴♀️ing and 30 min of Heather's Day 3 of Week 2.
11/13: 30 min of 🚴♀️ing and 30 min of Heather's Day 4 of Week 2.
11/14: hiking day! About 3hrs of hiking, not including the lunch break and the leisure walk by the lake at the end.
11/15: 30 min 🏃♀️ + over 60 min of 🚴♀️ with my boy + about 30 min of ⚽️ w the boys in the park
11/16: 2hrs of 🚴♀️ and 30 min HRs W2 Day5 🔥(yep, a little bit behind, but did not start W1 on Mo either). Am thinking about having 1 of the rest days in the middle of the week. Might make it an "active" rest day, since I wanna 🏃♀️ once a week, too! Weather permitting.
11/17: 🚶♀️,🚴♀️ and 🔥 (started HRs week 3)0 -
Week 3
My goals are:
- workout every day (even if it's only 15 minutes)
- bike ride every day, minimum 15 minutes.
- proper walk outdoors at least 4 times a week.
- minimum daily steps 12,000
15/11 bike 30 mins, walk 30 mins. Total steps 14,702
16/11 bike 40 mins, no walk. Total steps 15,624.
17/11 bike 30 mins, walk 30 mins. Total steps 18,036
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Dropped off the face of MFP last week. We were redecorating the kitchen and was just so very busy so didn't come onto MFP at all. Back now.
Anyhows:
17/11 - 45 min walk with the dog, 20 min dance workout, stretched, 10 min body weight exercises1 -
Goals: 1 cardio video (aka arm cardio), core, stretching, and strength each day
11/8 Stretching, core, arm cardio
11/9 Stretching, core, arm cardio, arm resistance bands
11/10 Stretching, core, arm cardio, squats and pelvic tilts (trying to get legs back in slowly)
11/11 arm cardio, core, resistance bands for arms, stretching
11/12 arm cardio, core, stretching
11/13 arm cardio, core, stretching, arm resistance bands
11/14 arm cardio, core, stretching
11/15 arm cardio, core, stretching, arm resistance bands
11/16 arm cardio, core, stretching, pelvic tilts
11/17 arm cardio, core, stretching, pelvic tilts, arm resistance bands (sounds huge but it's 45 minutes)
11/18 arm cardio, core, pelvic tilts, stretching0 -
Week 3
My goals are:
- workout every day (even if it's only 15 minutes)
- bike ride every day, minimum 15 minutes.
- proper walk outdoors at least 4 times a week.
- minimum daily steps 12,000
15/11 bike 30 mins, walk 30 mins. Total steps 14,702
16/11 bike 40 mins, no walk. Total steps 15,624.
17/11 bike 30 mins, walk 30 mins. Total steps 18,036
18/11 bike 35 mins, walk 35 mins. Total steps 18,399.
I don't know where all those extra steps came from those last two days, must be pottering around all day.0 -
Goals:
- Get out the house at least once per day
- Stretch (specifically legs) every day
- 1 min plank per day
- Run 2x per week
17/11 - 45 min walk with the dog, 20 min dance workout, stretched, 10 min body weight exercises
18/11 - 20 min walk, 45 min walk, stretched, 1 min plank
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Week 3
My goals are:
- workout every day (even if it's only 15 minutes)
- bike ride every day, minimum 15 minutes.
- proper walk outdoors at least 4 times a week.
- minimum daily steps 12,000
15/11 bike 30 mins, walk 30 mins. Total steps 14,702
16/11 bike 40 mins, no walk. Total steps 15,624.
17/11 bike 30 mins, walk 30 mins. Total steps 18,036
18/11 bike 35 mins, walk 35 mins. Total steps 18,399.
19/11 bike 35 mins, no walk. Total steps 13,728.
I had a very frustrating day yesterday, waited in until 11 for a delivery so ditched my plan for a longer bike ride. Had to take my cat to the vet again - quite a long wait again, pacing round the car park for 20 minutes. He had to stay for a procedure so I had to go back again later to collect him. You might think that as I'm retired it shouldn't matter but it is frustrating to have your plans scuppered.
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Week 3
My goals are:
- workout every day (even if it's only 15 minutes)
- bike ride every day, minimum 15 minutes.
- proper walk outdoors at least 4 times a week.
- minimum daily steps 12,000
15/11 bike 30 mins, walk 30 mins. Total steps 14,702
16/11 bike 40 mins, no walk. Total steps 15,624.
17/11 bike 30 mins, walk 30 mins. Total steps 18,036
18/11 bike 35 mins, walk 35 mins. Total steps 18,399.
19/11 bike 35 mins, no walk. Total steps 13,728.
20/11 bike 35 mins, walk 30 mins. Total steps 17,264.
It was cold and drizzly all day, if I hadn't committed myself to this challenge I would probably have stayed indoors all day. So thank you @dewit
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Goals: 1 cardio video (aka arm cardio), core, stretching, and strength each day
11/8 Stretching, core, arm cardio
11/9 Stretching, core, arm cardio, arm resistance bands
11/10 Stretching, core, arm cardio, squats and pelvic tilts (trying to get legs back in slowly)
11/11 arm cardio, core, resistance bands for arms, stretching
11/12 arm cardio, core, stretching
11/13 arm cardio, core, stretching, arm resistance bands
11/14 arm cardio, core, stretching
11/15 arm cardio, core, stretching, arm resistance bands
11/16 arm cardio, core, stretching, pelvic tilts
11/17 arm cardio, core, stretching, pelvic tilts, arm resistance bands (sounds huge but it's 45 minutes)
11/18 arm cardio, core, pelvic tilts, stretching
11/19 arm cardio, core, pelvic tilts, stretching, arm resistant bands
11/20 arm cardio, core, pelvic tilts, stretching
11/21 arm cardio, core, stretching, arm resistant bands
@lesdarts180 I hope your cat is okay!0 -
Week 3
My goals are:
- workout every day (even if it's only 15 minutes)
- bike ride every day, minimum 15 minutes.
- proper walk outdoors at least 4 times a week.
- minimum daily steps 12,000
15/11 bike 30 mins, walk 30 mins. Total steps 14,702
16/11 bike 40 mins, no walk. Total steps 15,624.
17/11 bike 30 mins, walk 30 mins. Total steps 18,036
18/11 bike 35 mins, walk 35 mins. Total steps 18,399.
19/11 bike 35 mins, no walk. Total steps 13,728.
20/11 bike 35 mins, walk 30 mins. Total steps 17,264.
21/11 bike 35 mins, no walk. Total steps 15,714.
Goals met this week. Workouts every day - I generally do several short cardio workouts, 10 to 15 minutes each time spread through the day. Bike ride every morning, although I didn't get a long ride in. Four proper walks (plus pacing round the surgery car park).
Average steps this week 16,212
Average steps so far this month 16,212.
Thanks for the enquiry @Katmary71 , my cat had to have a small cyst removed from his back. He is making a good recovery from that but he has to wear a cone collar and he can't go outside for a few days.
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Week 4
My goals are:
- workout every day (even if it's only 15 minutes)
- bike ride every day, minimum 15 minutes.
- proper walk outdoors at least 4 times a week.
- minimum daily steps 12,000
22/11 bike 30 mins, walk 40 mins, total steps 15,109.
The walk should have been shorter (time) but my arthritis was troubling me so it was slower than usual. But I was outdoors which was the main aim and I kept going.
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My goals:
- Workout 5 days a week. I started Heather Robertson's 12 week program.
- Workout at least 3 days in the morning.
- Run 1x or 2x per week (if this is still allowed)
- Walk/Bike for 30 min at least 5 days a week11/1: Leisure family walk (about 2h) and this workout, which I loved!:https://youtu.be/VM67duRnhMI
11/2: HR's Standing abs workout + Bayle's Brown 5min workout for inner thighs + various isometric exercises. First 2 workouts in the morning! 💪
11/3: I started Heather Robertson's 12w program. Day 1 (30 min) was great! (not at all easy!). I also 🚴♀️ for 15 mins outside.
11/4: 90 min leisure walk, outdoors + 30 min workout (HRs W1, Day 2 + her planks challenge)
11/5: 40 min 🚴♀️ + 60 min 🚶♀️+ 30 min HIIT with Heather Robertson, Week 1 Day 3 🙌
11/6: 30 min 🚶♀️ + 30 min HR, Week 1 Day4
11/7: >60 min 🚶♀️+ 30 min HR, Week 1 Day5
11/8: Active rest day! 🚴♀️ for 90 min, did a light 🏃♀️ 30 min long and a 5 min plank challenge.
11/9: 20 min 🏃♀️ at 9.6 kmh and about 30 min of 🚴♀️.
11/10: 2 x 30 min workouts + about 30 min 🚴♀️
11/11: Week 2 Day 2 of Heather's 12W programme down 💪
11/12: 30 min of 🚴♀️ing and 30 min of Heather's Day 3 of Week 2.
11/13: 30 min of 🚴♀️ing and 30 min of Heather's Day 4 of Week 2.
11/14: hiking day! About 3hrs of hiking, not including the lunch break and the leisure walk by the lake at the end.
11/15: 30 min 🏃♀️ + over 60 min of 🚴♀️ with my boy + about 30 min of ⚽️ w the boys in the park
11/16: 2hrs of 🚴♀️ and 30 min HRs W2 Day5 🔥(yep, a little bit behind, but did not start W1 on Mo either). Am thinking about having 1 of the rest days in the middle of the week. Might make it an "active" rest day, since I wanna 🏃♀️ once a week, too! Weather permitting.
11/17: 🚶♀️,🚴♀️ and 🔥 (started HRs week 3)
Now guess what? My youngest boy asked my if he "can do these workout with you, mommy, please". When we started, the older joined us, too! So I finished week 3 in their company❣
11/18 through 11/20 - Heather Robertson's week 3, Days 2 to 4, with my boys 🥰. Also either some walking or some biking, so out to get some fresh air, too.
11/21: I convinced the kids that they need a rest day, but we took a nice family walk, I 🚴♀️ for 30 mins and I did a 15 min "lazy" workout with Jake Dupree.
11/22: we finished (strong) HR's Week 3 💪, after another relaxed family walk.
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@lesdarts180 way to go on still moving despite how your arthritis was, it usually feels better moving unless real bad. Sorry to hear your cat is dealing with the cone of shame!
@Dewit love that the family worked out with you, that's awesome!
-I'm worse than normal right now so I didn't work out this morning. I'll probably stretch later but that's about it. I'll catch up my posts later.2 -
Week 4
My goals are:
- workout every day (even if it's only 15 minutes)
- bike ride every day, minimum 15 minutes.
- proper walk outdoors at least 4 times a week.
- minimum daily steps 12,000
22/11 bike 30 mins, walk 40 mins, total steps 15,109
23/11 bike 60 mins, walk 35 mins, total steps 16,708
I did a longer bike ride and extra workouts yesterday because I'm going to be stuck indoors this morning - I have a 3 hour Zoom meeting to look forward to! I will try to go out this afternoon but it will be brief.
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As many of us are facing a lockdown again and some are worried about gyms being closed, team sports being banned and the shorter days/lower temps being an impediment (at least mentally) to exercising, I suggest you to:
- declare a personal goal, achievable, yet a bit challeging
- report here each day on how it goes, for accountability and mutual motivation
- share workout videos/plans, training programs and training goals
Feel free to also share what you do, in order to eat right! Proper nutrition is just as important!
The purpose of all this is to keep our mind clear and positive, our body healthy and stay connected 😉. Are you in? 🙌
Despite feeling a weeeeee bit of a "wimp-level" compared to some of these other goals posted above ... I am starting today to incorporate a change in my morning "pre commute-up-the-stairs routine" so will add it here.
Daily Goal (for now - once settled, will expand)
Do 7-minute "Girl with the Pilates mat" (Rachel Lawrance) Youtube flexibility&balance routine every workday.
That's it (for here)fyi, I don't have a problem getting in my usual light-cardio brisk-walking exergame. It has been my default choice of intentional activity for YEARS and is my "mental happy-place escape zone"
But I am trying (unsuccessfully to date) to make a point to expand to other aspects of daily general functional-fitness activities.
If anyone is in to at-home Pilates, "Girl with the Pilates mat" (Rachel Lawrance) is a youtube channel with very wide variety of standing or sitting or mat classes of varying lengths and ability levels, and even specialty classes (routines designed for seniors; routines designed for pregnant women; with or without resistance bands or the "pilates wheel .... (no idea at this time what that is, but someone very into Pilates in general might appreciate that)"
"Start where you are; Use what you have; Do what you can"1 -
You're all doing awesome, keep it up!
Goals: 1 cardio video (aka arm cardio), core, stretching, and strength each day
11/8 Stretching, core, arm cardio
11/9 Stretching, core, arm cardio, arm resistance bands
11/10 Stretching, core, arm cardio, squats and pelvic tilts (trying to get legs back in slowly)
11/11 arm cardio, core, resistance bands for arms, stretching
11/12 arm cardio, core, stretching
11/13 arm cardio, core, stretching, arm resistance bands
11/14 arm cardio, core, stretching
11/15 arm cardio, core, stretching, arm resistance bands
11/16 arm cardio, core, stretching, pelvic tilts
11/17 arm cardio, core, stretching, pelvic tilts, arm resistance bands (sounds huge but it's 45 minutes)
11/18 arm cardio, core, pelvic tilts, stretching
11/19 arm cardio, core, pelvic tilts, stretching, arm resistant bands
11/20 arm cardio, core, pelvic tilts, stretching
11/21 arm cardio, core, stretching, arm resistant bands
11/22 arm cardio, core, stretching
11/23 rest day
11/24 arm cardio, stretching
I can't get my nerve pain calmed down so I'm not doing much right now, just a 6 minute arm cardio video and a small amount of stretching.2 -
Week 4
My goals are:
- workout every day (even if it's only 15 minutes)
- bike ride every day, minimum 15 minutes.
- proper walk outdoors at least 4 times a week.
- minimum daily steps 12,000
22/11 bike 30 mins, walk 40 mins, total steps 15,109
23/11 bike 60 mins, walk 35 mins, total steps 16,708
24/11 bike 30 mins, no walk, total steps 13,119
It was a very leisurely ride, including a path by a pond and a stream, and the sun came out, nice and relaxing.1 -
I tried to post a picture of swans on the pond but it wouldn't load.0
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