Woggers Team - JOIN US!!!!!!!!

Nlongenecker

I would like to join this thread. About a year ago I was doing the Couch to 5K program and got about half way through and then quit. I haven't jogged since, but I would like to. Last week I just started walking 4 miles 3x a week. I would like to Wog the other days to work to a 5K.

For music ideas, check out www.motiontraxx.com. The music is free and very motivating for wogging. Also, check out www.dontquitmusic.com. It is not free, but they have great mixes to keep you motivated. And the one I have encourages you throughout, telling you to go a little longer, don't give up, etc.

Brittany_Kayy

I wanna join. I got an email froms oneone letting me know about the group. Thank you so much Fitgal :]

chrissyh

Welcome Brittany Kayy !!

baby_gyrlamc

So this week has been my first week and I have been eating like I normally do until today. Today I am tired of looking at how badly I have been going over my calories (ofcourse I get the midnight munchies or go for the seconds) so I have started out great today and got a workout in early this morning. I am going to put my food into the calorie counter before I eat it to make sure I don't go over my calories. If it is a high calorie/intake count I will find something better for me and not eat the bad. I am going to start getting myself in the bed at a descent time to eliminate the midnight snacking. Maybe I can convince my husband that if I don't go to bed he doesn't go to bed until he convinces me to go. I am only 25 and granted I have had three children or that's what everyone tells me is my excuse, but it is an excuse no more. TIme to get my body back to a way that I am proud of it again. When I got finished doing a 15 minute workout I felt refreshed and after the kids take a nap I am going to go wogging while the kids ride their bike. It's a great way to have family time and be healthy.

Ahmee2034

Morning everyone! Well, so far so good today. I was able to take my son for an "outing" to buy new guitar strings. That was a big deal. He seems to be okay. Not in pain, so that's good. Now I'm eating lunch. Some chicken sausage and pork patty from my bbq last night. Still keeping it healthy. No sauce, turkey & chicken sausage. Still under my usual cal count for lunch. I got grilled veggies, too.

Anyway, I'll be wogging this afternoon either before my Pilates or after...not sure yet.

Have a great afternoon!

Nellie1drfl

OOOh me too, I love to Wogg!

easy2lov3

HELLO WOGGERS!! So far so good.

Today I feel Great! i jogged alittle over 2 miles:drinker: I cant believe it. I really thought i was going to die..lol... but i did it:happy:

Good Luck Everyone!!! Lets do this

ang1977

Sounds like a plan!! I started this morning and did 2 miles of "wogging". Felt great , well most of it :-).

JustAnotherGirl

I am an avid WOGGER....may I join?! :bigsmile:

PinkShoes

Fitgal411 - I've totally ran in place before for my workout! It probably doesn't burn as many calories as actual running but it does burn more than you would think! You can find "jogging in place" under the exercise database on MFP. And I get out of breath doing it too! So at least I know my heart rate is up!

Oh...and some of my favorite songs...I love songs by the Beastie Boys, old Greenday, Muse, some of the faster songs from Dave Matthews Band and Big Head Todd and the Monsters. And even though I'm only 24, I've been in love with Swing/ Big Band Music my whole life so I love running to Frank Sinatra, Benny Goodman, Glen Miller, etc.

Some specific songs that I like include:
"Take On Me" by A-Ha
"Technologic" by Daft Punk
"Best of My Love" by the Emotions
"We Got the Beat" by the Go-Go's
"ABC" by Jackson 5 (this is just a happy song that puts me in a good mood when I'm running)
"Gimme Three Steps" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
"Sinnerman" by Nina Simone
"Keep On Dancing" by No Doubt
"Break on through" by the Doors
"Gonna be Some Changes Made" by Bruce Hornsby
"Here We Go" by the Grits


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PinkShoes

I wish I had some good songs for you all, but, I'm a country girl and my music isn't very ""Ummm, get up and move" kinda stuff. My husband teases me about how I could possible run to such slow music? It doesn't bother me, I like it. :smooched:
give me some Brad Paisly, Rascle Flats, and Emerson Drive and I am happy and ready to run.
today was my walking day so i walked uphill for 65min. I alternate run and walk days.... my poor legs can't handle running every day.
I also find it easier to talk on the phone to my friend back home when I am walking rather than running. OH well, some day are just made for taking it easy. but I still burned over 400 cal's . I'm happy with this. :bigsmile:

I grew up in Colorado so I'm a country girl at heart! There are definately some country songs I can run to! Keith Urban, Brad Paisly, Garth Brooks...oh, and bluegrass! I really like running to bluegrass! :happy:


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fitgal411

Week 1, Day 2 of Couch to 5K . . . a success!!!!!! I also went on the stepper for a few minutes, while reading a fitness magazine. That's what I call multitasking!

During the past few weeks, I have realized that, while I'm doing great on cardio, I am not doing enough strength exercises. If you have a favorite strength exercise that is super-fun, you know where to post it!

Ahem, that's here, for all you people who missed that. Not pointing anyone out or anything!:laugh:

Keep Wogging!!!!!

P. S. The online dictionary says Wogging is not a word. Well, we know otherwise, right?:laugh:

easy2lov3

today was a success!! :drinker:

LosingIt4good

WOW!! Look at this team growing!!!

This is great!!!

No wogging for me today. I took the day off from the gym. Went yesterday to a body+abs class that had me do more squats & lunges than my thighs are used too. :laugh: So they needed a break for a day. Will be back at it tomorrow!!!

Starting week 5 of couch 2 to 5K after taking a week off......

baby_gyrlamc

Well I kept my word and did my wogging this afternoon. I also stayed under my calories. One day down many more to go. Wohoo.

I noticed that a lot of people are talking about couch to 5K so I checked it out and it looks like it will be a great thing for me so I can start to run. Thanks for that.

missheidi

i have to take a couple days off, started getting some shin splints. I've been fighting a cold/allergies too, which is taking it out of me. i'm hoping my shins will feel good on monday, if not, i'll do the elliptical trainer for a few days.
Heidi

fitgal411

i have to take a couple days off, started getting some shin splints. I've been fighting a cold/allergies too, which is taking it out of me. i'm hoping my shins will feel good on monday, if not, i'll do the elliptical trainer for a few days.
Heidi

My ribs hurt for some reason. I can still do cardio, but no abs.:grumble:

This morning when I was pouring my Special K, WHAM! Out flew a brand-new workout DVD! :happy: But it has ab workouts on it:explode:

easy2lov3

I understand some of us are incountering some bumps on the road, I hope it all works out for you.:flowerforyou: But we cant forget the task at hand, dont hurt yourselves but do something. When trying to be fit, every little thing helps sometimes.

COME ON WOGGERS!!!!:drinker:

Today will be alittle hard for me to get my woggin in:frown: because my baby has no school, but I will do my best to find a way...

Have a Great day everyone....

godsgrl

I just saw this post, and I'd love to join this group! I'm a total wogger. I trained for and ran a 5K two years ago and then my chiropractor grounded me from running. I'm just now getting back into it and whew ... can't even go a mile yet. ARGH! All that hard work fades away so fast. Anyway, we'll be traveling through Memorial Day. I'll get into wogging again as soon as we get back. What a great idea/post! I needed to find this! Keep it going!!!!:bigsmile:

johnsoag

Count me in! I need all the motivation I can get! :laugh:


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fitgal411

bump:happy:

ang1977

I joined so now what do we do? Is there a check in day?

fitgal411

I joined so now what do we do? Is there a check in day?

This group isn't supposed to focus only on weight, so there is no check-in day. We motivate each other until we accomplish whatever our goals are. There are different topics you can talk about, like what music you like listening to when you work out.

Welcome to the team!:flowerforyou:

kimss

:drinker: Morning everyone...
I suspect lots of you are going out for the weekend? I hope you are all safe and have fun and keep to your goals. I'm staying home, but I do have a date with my hubby for (Sunday Double feature) I'm looking forward to that. Yesterday was a day off for me so no wogging. but I will get it done this afternoon. I have to take the car in for an oil change(."my hubby volunteered to stay home with the kids if I wanted to go to the auto shop? UM YEA!!!!") I'm so looking forward to a little me time, just sitting alone with a magazine and a coffee, while I wait, sounds heavenly:happy: :blushing:
But back to my workout.....this afternoon I plan on wogging for at least 60 min. and have 30 of it be jogging. Wednesday I experimented with lowering my speed from 6.0 to 5.5 and It took me an extra min. to do a mile, but I was not as tired, so I am going to incorporate that into my routine. My next goal is to jog 1.5 miles without stopping at least 3 times a week.
Now, If only I could get my abductor muscles to losen up and not be so sore, I am living on ADVIL these days.
Well, I wish you a happy Memorial day weekend!!!!!Have a great time.:bigsmile:

P.S. I have finally breached my plateau...I lost 2 lbs this week.. :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

PinkShoes

i have to take a couple days off, started getting some shin splints. I've been fighting a cold/allergies too, which is taking it out of me. i'm hoping my shins will feel good on monday, if not, i'll do the elliptical trainer for a few days.
Heidi

I have shin splints too...ugh...they're annoying! But I have found something that works for me to ease the pain when running. I take Asprin (because it's an inflammatory) before I go running and I try to focus on landing more on the ball of my foot or my whole foot as opposed to the heel. There is more cusion this way. A gymnist friend of mine who also has shin splints recommended this and so far it's helped a lot!
Well, I'm off to go get ready for my wog!


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easy2lov3

It was hard for me to get my woggle on today, but i did it for about 30mins. more of a walk because i was with the baby and the dog. It was fun:) Good luck everyone!!

fitgal411

That Special K workout is harder than I expected!!!!!!!!!!!:sick:

No one posted any strength exercises sigh.

You guys are doing awesome! Keep it up and have a great Memorial Weekend!!!!!!!:flowerforyou:

LosingIt4good

I see alot of you guys are having issues with shin splints and stuff hurting. Soooooo.....just a reminder....

Please.....Make sure you spent 10-15 minutes stretching BEFORE & AFTER your wogs to avoid injury!! Even 5 minutes before and after is better than nothing. If your not sure what kind of stretches to do, do a websearch. Seriously, it will save your shins, ankles, calf muscles, hips, back, knees and any other joints in between and will make your recovery alot faster.

Also, make sure you have good, decent pair of running shoes...not just ones ment for walking. No wogging allowed in old beaters you dug out of the closet. :laugh:

:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: Dont forget your water too!! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Happy wogging!

fitgal411

Do you guys list shopping under cardio or just not include it? I'm going shopping today and I have a feeling we're going to be doing a lot of walking around.

Today is supposed to be Week 1, Day 3 of Couch to 5K . Would it look weird if I started jogging around the mall?:laugh:

Kidvicious28

I went wogging today. I've never had so many problems with it before...I had such a hard time getting my butt in gear. I was gasping for air and feeling like I just couldn't do it. Idk what my problem was lol I wanted to quit, but I ended up doing it anyways How do you guys motivate yourself on days like this?