unrelentingminx

01/10 - 60 mins walking 02/10 - 30 mins walking 03/10 - 40 mins walking 04/10 - 20 mins walking 05/10 - 80 mins walking 06/10 - 60 mins walking, 60 mins strength training 07/10 - 60 mins walking 08/10 - 60 mins walking, 25 mins swimming 09/10 - 30 mins walking, 60 mins strength training 10/10 - 40 mins walking 11/10 - 30…

in October Exercise Challenge Comment by unrelentingminx October 2015

When telling people I'm going to the gym, I normally get either "That's way too keen for me," "You must have plenty of spare time," or "Don't go getting addicted to it now" which all smack of laziness and/or ignorance. As for what people prefer, I like to mix it up so I don't get bored. My sports centre membership…

in anti-gym snobbery Comment by unrelentingminx October 2015

01/10 - 60 mins walking 02/10 - 30 mins walking 03/10 - 40 mins walking 04/10 - 20 mins walking 05/10 - 80 mins walking 06/10 - 60 mins walking, 60 mins strength training 07/10 - 60 mins walking 08/10 - 60 mins walking, 25 mins swimming 09/10 - 30 mins walking, 60 mins strength training 10/10 - 40 mins walking 11/10 - 30…

in October Exercise Challenge Comment by unrelentingminx October 2015

01/10 - 60 mins walking 02/10 - 30 mins walking 03/10 - 40 mins walking 04/10 - 20 mins walking 05/10 - 80 mins walking 06/10 - 60 mins walking, 60 mins strength training 07/10 - 60 mins walking 08/10 - 60 mins walking, 25 mins swimming 09/10 - 30 mins walking, 60 mins strength training 10/10 - 40 mins walking 11/10 - 30…

in October Exercise Challenge Comment by unrelentingminx October 2015

I had been on Myfitnesspal for about 8 months before I got a Fitbit, eating at a daily allowance of 1600. I do about a solid hour of walking Monday to Friday for work and normally rack up about 11,000 steps. I got the Fitbit out of curiosity and mostly to keep myself more accountable on the weekends when I naturally don't…

in Question regarding Fitbit positive calorie adjustment Comment by unrelentingminx October 2015

It's not often now that I'm truly hungry but I do seem to be permanently in a state where I could eat if food was put in front of me. Last night for example I bought a tub of ice cream and I could have happily tucked away the entire thing, not because I was hungry but because it was sweet and I like eating. But I didn't,…

in Do you have hungry days? Comment by unrelentingminx October 2015

My favourite as well.

in What are your "go to" healthy desserts? Comment by unrelentingminx October 2015

I'm glad I spotted this. I'm partially out of action for running (bad knee) but this should give me the motivation to do other exercise. So, my name is Michelle and I'm aiming for 1500 minutes of activity this month. 01/10 - 60 mins walking 02/10 - 30 mins walking 03/10 - 40 mins walking 04/10 - 20 mins walking 05/10 - 80…

in October Exercise Challenge Comment by unrelentingminx October 2015

I came out 7.5% smaller than I thought I was. Being a perfect pear surprised me as I used to be more hourglass. But then, since starting strength training my upper body has slimmed down a lot quicker than my bottom half so that's probably why.

in Perception Comment by unrelentingminx October 2015

Not necessarily. My instructor told me it's more important to keep the chest up throughout which means as you squat, the back will naturally arch inwards at the base slightly. If you was to stand facing a wall while you squat, your upper chest should remain parallel to the wall throughout. If you didn't allow the back to…

in Doing squats/lunges correctly Comment by unrelentingminx October 2015

On a previous workout routine I used to do high position barbell squats and I did get knee pain very similar to the OP especially when doing a narrow stance. Using a wider stance and having my toes pointed at a 10-to-2 angle helped a little. Now though I use dumbells held at my thighs and I get barely any discomfort even…

in Doing squats/lunges correctly Comment by unrelentingminx October 2015

I seem to be quite unusual amongst my friends in that I don't drink any alcohol during the week. I think a part of it is because there was never alcohol in the house when I was a child (my Mum was always penniless from raising 3 children on her own) so drinking at home in the week was never a social behaviour I adopted -…

in No Alcohol on a weekday! Comment by unrelentingminx October 2015

Thanks. Some days I really do feel like a turtle trudging through sand - slow but with purpose lol

in October Exercise Challenge Comment by unrelentingminx October 2015

I'm glad I spotted this. I'm partially out of action for running (bad knee) but this should give me the motivation to do other exercise. So, my name is Michelle and I'm aiming for 1500 minutes of activity this month. 01/10 - 60 mins walking 02/10 - 30 mins walking 03/10 - 40 mins walking 04/10 - 20 mins walking 05/10 - 80…

in October Exercise Challenge Comment by unrelentingminx October 2015

This week I bought three tops in a UK size 12! I cannot in my adult life remember ever wearing a 12, I have always been a 16+ or on a very rare occasion, a 14. Also, having been at my gym for nearly a year, one of the instructors has got me doing supersets for the first time. By the end of each session I'm cursing his name…

in What's Your Most Recent NSV Comment by unrelentingminx October 2015

Walking, weight lifting, running and swimming.

in Whats everyone's main sport here? Comment by unrelentingminx October 2015

I walk 30 minutes to and from work. At work instead of phoning my colleague down the hall or upstairs, I will go to their office and speak to them in person.

in How do you get 10,000 steps a day? Comment by unrelentingminx October 2015

The way I look at my calorie counting is that a single, rare, over-indulgence is not going to break my weight loss overall. I enjoy food so if it's a special occasion (such as my birthday meal on Saturday) I may not be totally obsessed with counting calories so that I can enjoy that special occasion to it's fullest. Then…

in Is ignorance bliss? Comment by unrelentingminx October 2015

I'm a total gadget geek so have the following: - Fitbit One to measure my steps walking to, around and from work to make sure I get my 10,000 steps per day. It also does flights of stairs climbed and sleep tracking and has a silent alarm. - TomTom GPS Running Watch for measuring distance and speed etc for my jogs and to…

in Heart Rate Monitors/Activity Bands Comment by unrelentingminx October 2015

Since I'm still suffering knee pain following an ambitious long run earlier this week (stupid woman), I think I'm going to have to scale back my running distances so am in for 30 km this month.

in October 2015 Running Challenge Comment by unrelentingminx October 2015

01/09 - 4.52 km 02/09 - 3.04 km - A nice evening run 03/09 - 4.56 km - Lunchtime run but without my run buddy :-( 04/09 - Rest 05/09 - Rest 06/09 - 6.07 km - Lovely evening run 07/09 - 2.04 km - Quick blast on the treadmill to finish my strength training session 08/09 - 4.56 km - My run buddy pushed me hard today but I did…

in September 2015 Running Challenge Comment by unrelentingminx October 2015

01/09 - 4.52 km 02/09 - 3.04 km - A nice evening run 03/09 - 4.56 km - Lunchtime run but without my run buddy :-( 04/09 - Rest 05/09 - Rest 06/09 - 6.07 km - Lovely evening run 07/09 - 2.04 km - Quick blast on the treadmill to finish my strength training session 08/09 - 4.56 km - My run buddy pushed me hard today but I did…