Good morning! Just joined the group and I guess this is where we check in. I woke up to sunshine this morning, so much better than yesterdays dreary rainy day.
Planning to run this morning, hopefully 6-8K, we'll see when I get out there I guess. A bit breezy and cool but if the sun is out.....I don't care!

have a great day

Hello and welcome!! We're still getting some dreary days here (Athens), and I am really looking forward to real Spring. But the dreary days mean I don't get s sweaty and there are fewer people working out at the park. See there really is always a silver lining.

6-8k sounds great! We have some other runners in the group. I plan to join the ranks someday too with c25k, but for now I am enjoying my fast walks and home workouts til then.

Toni, go straight to the Fitness Blender website (instead of youtube), some of the workouts tell a calorie burn range (obviously depending on the person's size and level of effort). If you ever have time, you should try the 1000cal workout. You could always just eat desserts on that day! It's not as hard as you might think, but very long...and you just do the best you can. Just like any workout, I'm sure it takes a couple times to get the hang of it. I'm supposed to do it my 2nd time today, but so far today "life happened". Probably get it done sometime before bed, but if not, then tomorrow which would otherwise be a rest day.

For the double butt kicks, check out 30DSL3c3 "rockstar jumps", the modification is just to not jump as high, like Anita.

I know, the internet & MFP are totally amazing for connecting people all over the world. I don't know if I'd survive living so far away, if I didn't have the internet, for communicating with friends and family back in the US. Greece is a great destination, full of contrast. It is one of those places that cannot be described, it must be experienced.

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Me so far today: I did my 30 min fastwalk in the park. I actually made a special trip. My son didn't go to his lessons, but I craved my walk, so I went over to the park (2 neighborhoods away), alone, just to walk. My plan had been that on days he didn't go to lessons, I'd Hiit run the hill behind our house, but since I have a Hiit workout scheduled, I decided to not double up on Hiit and just do a normal walk. Nowwww, just to get that workout in, before bed...or else push it to tomorrow. hmm.....


Oh yeah, Happy FRIDAYYYYYY everybody!!!

I got a few things done today and did my C25K. I am getting shin splints..... any suggestions on stretches to help heal and prevent in the future??

ugh, I hate those! It's one of the things that makes me hesitant to start c25k, because I used to get them all the time and I don't want to get them and be totally out of working out. ANYway, so I'm not "a runner", but like I said, I used to get them all the time and I can feel them happening AS I run. What I've discovered is that if I so much as "trot" across the street, I can feel it in my shins....but the same "trot" when I'm pushing a stroller feels fine. The reason is that when I push the stroller, I lean forward a teensy tinsy bit, into the stroller handles. So...I *think* leaning forward a teensy tinsy bit (as if pushing a shopping cart) might help. At least that is what I'm gonna try when I do start c25k. For now, the only running I do is uphill. From my understanding, you can't get them uphill, but you can easily get them downhill. Dunno how to heal them faster...maybe standard: lots of water, lots of sleep, & don't irritate them for a few days. Good luck!

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Okay, my kids stayed up late and I don't feel like cramming in an 84min workout at 11pm, so I think I'll try to get some extra sleep tonight and do my workout tomorrow, when I will hopefully have plenty of time. I feel a little bit like I've been slipping lately, but we'll just see how tomorrow goes before I convict myself.

Hi Pam! Love the new picture! Congratulations on the grandbaby! I hope baby and Mommy do wonderfully through delivery and recovery.

Mycrazy8s, that's a wonderful idea for your son. You do so much for them for wrestling, it must be nice when one of them joins you in your "activity". My 2 yo has been doing some of my workouts with me--it's pretty cute. Apparently my little "princess" is "too fair a maiden" to get directly on the floor during exercise, so she uses a pillow for superman's. haha! She and my son both did the new Fitness Blender Kids workout last week and had fun. I bet your bunch would like it too.

steadybutsure, I had kindof a bad experience when I did a full month of 30DS and a full month of RI30 back-to-back and didn't see any change. I just about lost my mind over that. Then, through a series of strange happenstance, I began eating more calories, and I finally started to see a change. Of course it depends on LOTS of factors, but if you are eating extremely low calories while doing a tough workout like JM's workouts, it's a possibility that is the snag. And adding a little extra cardio, if you feel like it and would enjoy it, couldn't hurt either (assuming that you ARE eating enough).