Shape Shifters Team Chat - MAY 2023
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Walkers...we're nearly through with week 4 and I have several people with steps missing for weeks 2 and 3. Please catch up by this weekend. Just make a list and post it please, date and steps.
Thanks!
Jessica1 -
Hi all. Out of curiosity, how many days a week do you work out and for how long? Does that involve any strength training? Let me know when you get a chance. Thank you.1
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Hi all. Out of curiosity, how many days a week do you work out and for how long? Does that involve any strength training? Let me know when you get a chance. Thank you.
this is what my workouts look like per week
- 1x upper body strength + abs (takes me 1 hour at the gym)
- 1x lower body strength + abs (also 1 hour)
- 5km run 1x per week
- 45 mins zone 2 stationary bike 1-2x/week
when it's not so hot out, i like to add in an additional run, speed workout at the track.
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Good morning Shape Shifters. Here is the daily card. Happy Friday everyone
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Hi all. Out of curiosity, how many days a week do you work out and for how long? Does that involve any strength training? Let me know when you get a chance. Thank you.
I usually exercise 3-5 days per week, with 3 of those days being strength training. I also walk my dogs 1-2 times per day. Lately I've been training for a week long cycling event so I've been exercising 7 days per week, still with 3 days of strength training.
My strength training sessions are 60-80 minutes, and my cardio sessions are 30-90 minutes.4 -
Bearchested
Friday
PW: 191.0
CW: 189.6
LTD: 17.4
Got back on track this week. Did much better with meal planning, but also adjusting my planned meals and snacks when I unexpectedly ate out a couple times this week (and making good choices when I did). I realized my struggles throughout this month with my appetite were in part because I wasn't focused on satiety. I added more rice and higher fiber foods, drank water or chewed gum when cravings a spiked, and stopped eating after 9pm.
I also worked out every day. My sleep was terrible this week, averaging under 6 hours, but sleeping in generally makes me feel worse throughout the day compared to getting up at the same time everyday. This weekend is a holiday here in the U.S., so regulating calories will be a challenge.6 -
Hi all. Out of curiosity, how many days a week do you work out and for how long? Does that involve any strength training? Let me know when you get a chance. Thank you.
I walk my dog 2/day for about 30-40 min each time, 3 days strength training and 2 days that are core and cardio.3 -
bearchested wrote: »Hi all. Out of curiosity, how many days a week do you work out and for how long? Does that involve any strength training? Let me know when you get a chance. Thank you.
I usually exercise 3-5 days per week, with 3 of those days being strength training. I also walk my dogs 1-2 times per day. Lately I've been training for a week long cycling event so I've been exercising 7 days per week, still with 3 days of strength training.
My strength training sessions are 60-80 minutes, and my cardio sessions are 30-90 minutes.
60-80 min of strength training?? Is it a full body workout?2 -
@SavageMrsMoose
Friday Weigh In
PW: 144.2 (May 5th- two weeks off due to vacation and no access to scales on weigh in day)
CW: 143.5
Total loss to date 29.1
I really hope to stay put in June and get back to focusing on weight loss. I haven't been terrible, all things considered, but have only lost about 2 pounds in the last two months. I'm getting closer to my goal which makes small losses even harder, but I'd really like to be in maintenance in the next 2 months.6 -
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pedal__power
Fridays
PW: 200.2
CW: 201.8
steps:
5/23 14,002
5/24 14,430
5/25 17,252
I'm definitely carrying some water weight today. But I'm feeling good that I had an active week and I really enjoyed a variety of activities. The weather has been mostly beautiful, so I did a couple bike rides in the early morning, jogged with my dog at lunch a couple times, got on the rowing machine once for 30mins (rainy day), played hockey one night and did some upper body weights this morning.3 -
bearchested wrote: »Hi all. Out of curiosity, how many days a week do you work out and for how long? Does that involve any strength training? Let me know when you get a chance. Thank you.
I usually exercise 3-5 days per week, with 3 of those days being strength training. I also walk my dogs 1-2 times per day. Lately I've been training for a week long cycling event so I've been exercising 7 days per week, still with 3 days of strength training.
My strength training sessions are 60-80 minutes, and my cardio sessions are 30-90 minutes.
60-80 min of strength training?? Is it a full body workout?
Yes, it's heavy (for me) barbell training. A typical session will be a foam rolling/ stretching warm-up, and 4 warm-up sets of squats followed by 3 sets of 5 reps work sets (2min rest between work sets). Next will be either 3x5 bench press or overhead press (after 4 warm up sets), and then 1x5 deadlift or 3x8 barbell row (again, 4 warm up sets first). I alternate between the bench press and overhead press, and the same for deadlift and rows3 -
You are all killing your workouts. I don't have the energy for all of that! Nor do I enjoy most workouts. I feel like that is the most important thing honestly, when you are looking for something to do. Pick a thing you like doing. For me it is just going for walks as much as I can with some gardening thrown in. I guess that is strength training too. I would also like to get into rope jumping because that seems like a cool workout and something I might like.6
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You are all killing your workouts. I don't have the energy for all of that! Nor do I enjoy most workouts. I feel like that is the most important thing honestly, when you are looking for something to do. Pick a thing you like doing. For me it is just going for walks as much as I can with some gardening thrown in. I guess that is strength training too. I would also like to get into rope jumping because that seems like a cool workout and something I might like.
Until I hurt my knee years I used to run circuits with jumping rope between. It's great cardio, and surprising how quickly it can exhaust you.6 -
frankwbrown
May week 4
Weigh in day: Friday, May 26
PW: 236.9
CW: 236.0 ( lost 0.9 lbs; 0.38% this week)
LTD: ( lost 2.9 lbs; 1.22% this month)6 -
Daily step goal: 10,000
Tue 5/23: 11,185
Wed 5/24: 11,882
Thu 5/25: 10,1104 -
Hi all. Out of curiosity, how many days a week do you work out and for how long? Does that involve any strength training? Let me know when you get a chance. Thank you.
This is mine - this is what serves me and my body:
I'm 55yo and in menopause
Yoga 3-4x/wk at my new Yoga6 studio
Barre Blend thru BODi 1-2x/wk at home
Walk 3-4x/wk depending on weather
Morning Meditation 5x/wk5 -
Steps
5/24 5,970
5/25 8,2673 -
@JenHul -- I hope the allergies are better! Mine have ramped up also.
@dcresider -- I think the best workout this summer has been the push mower and weed eating.
Most of my family have passed away now and I don't live near where I grew up at all but still feel the pull of putting out a Memorial Day meal like we used to have back in the day. What is your food strategies for the weekend (if you're in the US) ? What are some of the foods your family eats at gatherings?
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LaurieWrobo wrote: »Hi all. Out of curiosity, how many days a week do you work out and for how long? Does that involve any strength training? Let me know when you get a chance. Thank you.
This is mine - this is what serves me and my body:
I'm 55yo and in menopause
Yoga 3-4x/wk at my new Yoga6 studio
Barre Blend thru BODi 1-2x/wk at home
Walk 3-4x/wk depending on weather
Morning Meditation 5x/wk
That's amazing. I've been meaning to take yoga classes but am too intimidated by the young flexible "kids" out there.2
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