March 2nd - hiked 60 minutes, 10,000+ steps

March 3rd - hiked 60 minutes, 10,700+ steps

2nelune wrote: »

Wow @PNWBethany! You’ve been busy! Way to go!

I benefited from hiking with a friend and then my sister over the weekend!

Today only 5,000 steps

I hope you feel better soon and get some good rest this evening.

March 7th - C25K Week 5 Day 2

March 8th - no exercise
March 9th - 6,600 steps

March 10th - 5,500+ steps
March 11th - 1,000 steps.

I have a habit of distracting myself with household chores and thinking about bigger household projects instead of remembering my priority for the year: taking care of my health. I haven't given up yet...which is why I log in here...but I'm also not making much progress in losing weight or feeling an increase in physical or emotional wellness. Getting normal sleep would surely help, I think (6 wakings last night). I'm going to keep reminding myself that my health is my priority before I make decisions about what to do each day.

[/quote] Just the fact that you’re aware of it is the first step. Don’t discredit what you’ve done though. You’ve been moving (even if it’s not as much as you’d like). What has helped me (and someone suggested this in this group at one point) is to think small. My goal is 3 times per week for at least 15 minutes. I’ve been able to handle that and am feeling better because of it.

As for the sleep, it makes a world of difference. With that said, I’ve oddly found that when I workout (no matter how tired) I feel more energized throughout the day.

Would it help to “do workouts together?” What I mean by that is that we find a couple quick 15-30 minute workouts on Pinterest/YouTube/etc. for the week, post them here, and then check in for progress at the end of the week? The goal would just be to do 3 by weeks end. If this isn’t something you want to do, I won’t be offended at all. It was just a thought

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March 12 - 7,600+ steps

Yes, I'd love to "work out together"! That would be awesome. Is there a certain day you want to check in? Monday? Thank you - thinking small is a great idea. I jump ahead in my mind and feel like I need to do hour long classes or be able to jog 6 miles, which is just not gonna happen.

I love your idea!

2nelune wrote: »

Awesome! I think Monday is a good day to check in. It gives us all week to do the exercises. I think the goal should just be 3 workouts. I have no problem posting workouts, but if you want to add to them (or post them) please do. With that said, I’m ok if we pick and choose from those 3 (i.e if there’s one that for some reason won’t work, we just do one of the other ones twice).

What would be the best organization for this? I have some options below.

1. Just keep posting on this thread for the month.
2. Create a new thread for the exercises and comment on that thread.
3. Create some sort of Google doc that we can link the workouts and comment on.
4. Create a Facebook group where the workouts can be posted and commented on (I could do this).
5. Any other options that I may not be thinking of.

I’m excited about this!

The goal of three workouts sounds great! I'm thinking Facebook is the best option if you're up for making a group! It seems like the simplest, quickest, and most user friendly option. It especially seems like the best option for sharing videos and links.

And your idea about picking and choosing from the 3 options sounds great too!

This is exciting!:)