Home workout buddies to share ideas and help keep motivated

Are people doing 30 day shred daily even with weights? Or do you skip a day between sessions? I'm getting bored and need to switch up dvds.

I love fitness blender ideas with kettle bells, any suggestions for similar? I love gym classes,but moved house and none are available at a time I can go due to looking after my kids. So I'm trying a 6.30 home workout everyday instead. I like weights and have 20lbs at least to lose (well relose, I lost it last year but gained due to moving and other stress)

Today: insanity fast and furious, walk at lunch, weights. I am in the weight room 45-55 min but only log 12-15 min active lifting. It seems strange to have such a discrepancy between my watch timer and actual time in the gym. Does anyone else do this (only count active lifting)? I did squats, bench, rows, hip thrusts, ohp, good mornings, hanging leg raises, and pull ups.

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Today: insanity fast and furious, walk at lunch, weights. I am in the weight room 45-55 min but only log 12-15 min active lifting. It seems strange to have such a discrepancy between my watch timer and actual time in the gym. Does anyone else do this (only count active lifting)? I did squats, bench, rows, hip thrusts, ohp, good mornings, hanging leg raises, and pull ups.

I usually do my weights in circuits so I am active the entire time. Granted I'm not doing super heavy weights yet and plan the circuits so that I don't have to change any setting on anything until the next circuit so that helps. My husband's style is close to yours so it seems to be pretty normal.

I actually do my heavy lifting in circuits as well. I walk around and change plates between lifts and circuits, not much sitting/resting. Ex: squat 145 5 reps, bench 100 5 reps, 5 sets total before switching sets or lifts.

Checking in today, got in 2 miles doing intervals, 5min warm up then jogging on 1min off 3min. I am determined to be able to run without my shins killing me! Today was better...the stretches are starting to help the tightness!

*ETA: Yesterday I forgot to post but I did same walking intervals for 1.5 miles + resistance band upper body work out x 2 sets:
12reps bent over rows
12 reps front raises
12 reps lateral raises
12 reps bicep curls
12 reps overhead tricep extensions.

I just bought a new set of bands online with higher resistance as this is getting a little easy at this time. My band currently is a 5-8lb.

Did 2 hours walking this morning to do my shopping (2 hours net, subtracting time for browsing bookstore, waiting in cashout lines, etc). Yesterday, I did an hour on the fitness glider and about 40 minutes worth of lower body and core strength training, plus warmup and stretching

Today I did rockin'body, yoga, and walked my dogs. I might go do something else...

Saturday I participated in a 5K. Time was 2min less than the last one so I was super proud of that. And of being able to do a full sprint for the last couple hundred feet. Walked most of it, still fighting tight calf/shin muscles so taking it easy.

Sunday didn't do any specific workout but had a bit of shopping to do so the steps were up there compared to a regular non-exercise day.

Today I am planning to grab a quick bike ride around the neighborhood on my break.

Yesterday I did my yoga and went for a run(6.5 miles). I felt really worn out and hungry after, more so than normal. It was really humid, but not hot. Idk, just felt off for some reason.
Today I started off with insanity fast and furious, then Turbo Jam 20 min workout. Tonight is lifting.

Hi I am 25, F. My height is 5'6 and currently my weight is 78 kg ( 171.9 lbs ).
Till 2011 I was very thin. People used to ask me to eat food, I had no curves.
Then my lifestyle changed and I started having more outside food instead of home cooked, I started gaining weight but as I was extremely thin I liked that weight gain. Got some curves here and there.
But then the weight didn't stop increasing and by then my eating habit has degraded.
By 2015 I reached 74ish , I decided to loose some weight was susseful and got down to 60. Wasn't perfect but was happy with it.
I graduated that year, got a new job, met my now husband. Things were going good.
Got married last year but my weight had increased again to 68 by then.
And from last year till today it had increased to 78 ( this is after I lost 3.3kg again, it had reached 81)

Finally I decided that enough is enough, and need to get my things right. Have been controlling my diet from nearly a month and started working out at home since last week.

I jog in place for 40mins and do 20 mins Suryanamaskar ( yoga).
I am planning to add strength training this week, just not able to get myself mentally ready for it.

I will be sending few friend request in this group and if anyone wants to add me just shoot a request.

I would like to get help and help others in any possible way.

I really started working out about 2.5 weeks ago. All I have are some low-weight dumbbells, which is fine for me for now; I'm working on my form for exercises before trying to increase my weight. For cardio, I can walk around the block with my 11 month old in a stroller, and I can walk around work. I've lost 15 pounds with just diet changes, and have 30 to go.