Found several great articles this week that I thought I'd share:

https://lifehacker.com/these-are-the-best-hot-weather-workouts-1850548683#

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/07/19/1016989389/how-to-heat-proof-your-summer-workout#

https://www.today.com/health/diet-fitness/exercising-in-the-heat-rcna93334

https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-q-and-a-hydration-in-the-summer/

Enjoy! Stay active! Be safe! HYDRATE!!
Love y'all!
Jessica

That’s great @Cyncia85! I’m glad you persevered through the ups and downs. We’re in this for the long haul so the trajectory over time is what matters. Keep that downward momentum!

@jessicakrall8 - Thanks for all the tips to help us through the heat!

@pupowl - I loved seeing the pictures. Butterflies and birds are so calming. Your natural perches will be a nice addition to your yard. Nice idea!

@nancyinmo - I hope you enjoy your visit with family. I’ll be driving through NYC next Saturday and I’m trying to decide if we should stop to see friends or drive straight through to Boston. I like to take a more leisurely approach to traveling and enjoy the process, but my husband is all about the goal/ destination.

His driving is often scary for me, especially on long trips, because he has no patience with the other drivers. It’s very stressful for me so I have to tune out his emotions while he’s driving. I take the second shift so I can drive before it gets to be too much to handle.

I’ll be the women meditating in the passenger side of the car as we pass through the City. 🧘‍♀️

izzyred9400 wrote: »

Izzyred9400 …
I've missed my Dance fit classes this week so will be glad when they resume this week.I could have been to the gym but I don't enjoy it as much.So I'm going to make the effort to go this afternoon as my hubby is working & it's raining so no excuse not to.

How do others on here handle lack of motivation to exercise? Mine varies,I think mindset has alot to do with it.

Have a great weekend everyone ❤️

Usually, I make sure there’s some kind of accountability built in to my workouts. My coach or rowing group members are waiting for me at the boathouse, and my soccer team needs four women for our co-ed games. For the women’s pick up games, we use an app to let the group know if we’ll be there or not. My husband and I work out with a personal trainer twice a week. So, my exercise experiences are part social in addition to the physical benefits. I always say that the hardest part of a workout is putting on my sneakers. I’m not as consistent with the co-ed soccer during our off-season because we don’t have to confirm whether we’ll be there for the informal pickup games. I don’t know why I’m willing to show up for others more than myself but at least I recognize the problem and work around it. 🤷‍♀️

The other approach I have used is habit building — like workout everyday after work before getting dinner — or every morning before doing anything else. Motivation wanes so I try not to rely on it.

I try to remind myself how good I feel after a workout but it doesn’t always work. I hope you had a good workout at the gym last week and I’m glad your dance class will make it easier this week — since you look forward to it. Good job getting out in the rain when you really didn’t feel like going to the gym — that’s impressive!

Walela617

Steps for this past week:

7/15: 2 899
7/16: 5,812
7/17: 11,741
7/18: 23,779
7/19: 8,450
7/20: 11,615
7/21: 4,399

Daily step goal: 10,000
Fri 7/21: 5,002
Sat 7/22: 4,868

PatriceFitnessPal wrote: »

Congratulations team!! 🎉🎉🎉 First place on the leaderboard is always nice to see!

Way to go @dancingonstarz, @nancyinmo, and @kcpond, our Team Winners!

Thanks! I'm shocked! I guess that's the weird thing about weight loss; I haven't changed anything in my routine but for some reason the weight just fell off last week. 🤷‍♀️. Just a good reminder to keep truckin' through the plateaus when they happen too.

PW 180.1
CW 178.9

Steps
7/17 13,854
7/18 10,163
7/19 9,835
7/20 6,677
7/21 16,145
7/22 8,581
7/23 1,119

Sorry @jessicakrall8 for the data overload!

JessicaKrall8
Monday weigh in
PW: 301.2
CW: 302.4