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Rest day, so just a one mile walk at lunch.

Last Sunday morning spin/core class today. 75minute spin ending with tabata routine, then a quick 15 minute core workout during cool down. Day two of winter warrior challenge, so I took my dog out for 2.5 run/walk miles. We did a 4:1 run/walk approach, though we walked a couple of the steepest hills. 2 days down, 29 to go…

Another outdoor cyclist who trains indoors during the winter, mostly doing workouts ridden on my own bike and trainer. I do enjoy an occasional spin class for the social aspect and to add some variety.

Plan to lose the extra 15 lbs that I put on while injured in 2019-20. Two biggest reasons to drop the weight: If I'm leaner, I can be competitive at sprint and Olympic distance triathlon races. And at 64 years old, I need to watch my cholesterol and A1C.

Happy New Year to all. I joined a group of ten friends in entering a "winter warrior challenge" which requires a run or walk outside every day in January. Today was day one. Mileage is tracked and medals given based on 1, 3, or 5 mile per day average. If you miss a day, you're out. I normally don't do these types of…

Put in a better effort this morning at the gym after a good night's sleep. Mostly core work: mtn climbers w/feet on sliding pads, trx fallouts, sit ups while legs elevated on bosu, pushups on inverted bosu, etc. Will start twice/weekly email check ins on Monday, so my trainer can monitor and evaluate my adherence to RD…

Sounds like a smart plan. Recovery days/weeks are great medicine.

Gym day today. I struggled this morning due to a combination of too much holiday food and not enough sleep. We did the same basic routine of balance, core work and kettlebell/dumbbell movements interspersed with short high intensity cardio intervals. After the session, my trainer reminded me that she is holding me to an…

Sending warm thoughts your way from balmy Ct. :)

@swimmom_1 This is a good explanation of the concept. And as @AnnPT77 suggests, a threshold test is very valuable to establishing where your HR zones fall, once you have a solid base of fitness. Heart rate zones can then be used to create a training program that builds fitness while managing the risk of injury (through the…

I haven't run as much on snow the last two years, but I did quite a bit of it when training for an early spring marathon several years back. Among the marathoners and trail runners in our group, two methods are popular. Many of us wear trail running shoes, such as Saucony Peregrines or similar models. In addition, some in…

Gym day today. Warmed up with some foam rolling, dynamic stretching, then 5min treadmill run before trainer session. The usual stuff, with 4 rounds of exercises separated by short high intensity cardio bursts. I alternated between treadmill and assault bike sprints for cardio. Threw in a few Turkish get ups at the end.…

Gym workout today. Two trainers combined groups and set up 3 different circuits with one minute high intensity cardio intervals between each 12 minute round. Bunch of different movements: TRX rows, med ball crunches, mountain climbers on sliding pads, chest press while lying on BOSU, split squats, etc. Cardio options…

Spin class today. A fun 75 minute workout set up as a race format, designed to simulate parts of the Lake Placid bike course. 15 minute core routine followed.

Skipped the indoor ride in favor of a long outdoor walk with my dog and a shotgun.;) Put in several miles walking through brush and corn fields on a friend's farm. No pheasants today, but plenty of exercise and quality time spent with my dog. :) Spin class tomorrow.

Trainer session this am. Warm up including a few short assault bike intervals. Repeated bike intervals between rounds of work as well. Focused on swim muscles a bit today. Kneeling TRX extended arm fallouts, seated TRX pull ups, skull crushers while laying on BOSU etc. Finished with some other balance work on bosu,…

@Mike, @Ann - The rowing challenge sure seems like a great motivator. We recently had a "Where are you planking?" challenge in our trail running club, with pictures posted to a FB page daily. Planking indoors, outdoors, on the roof of a house (picture taken by a drone!), on rock walls, on ships, paddleboards, in the surf,…

Back to spin/core class after two weeks off. 75 minutes of spin was fine, but I struggled during the 15minute core routine that followed. No surprise, there, I clearly have work to do after slacking off.

First day back in the gym after a couple weeks away. Three different 12 minute rounds of repeating an upper body set, then a lower body set, then a 30 sec cardio movement (assault bike, rower, ski machine, etc.) Easing back into the routine this month. May even get another outdoor bike ride done if the forecast of 60…

Rest day today, though I walked around the yard wearing the backpack leaf blower for several hours. :) Tomorrow I'll fly to Denver, then drive east to North Platte, Nebraska for eleven days. I'm going to stay with my son and see his new waterfowl hunting operation. I'm hoping to get in some trail running while I"m out…

@Mike, @Ann; TGU's just check off so many boxes for me. Particularly since they engage so many areas that get "turned off" (glutes) or tight (hip flexors), mostly due to many hours spent hunched over in the aero position on the bike or sitting at a desk. I'm as lazy as the next guy, but I adhere to a basic triathlon maxim:…

Strength work this morning. The usual core work, mountain climber pushups, etc, then kettlebells for RDL's, gorilla rows, etc. I asked my trainer to add Turkish Get Ups as a regular movement in the gym each week, since they engage and strengthen so many muscle groups that are used for swim/bike/run. I forgot how…

I have left the negative calorie adjustment enabled for my synched Garmin workouts, but I ignore it. I'm not tracking calories in MFP at the moment. Over the last few years, when training I rely on a dietician's food plan and track fitness in the Training Peaks app. I do, however, track my cheese wiz consumption closely…

Sunday morning spin/core series week two today. 75minutes of hilly intervals finishing with the 4 minute tabata routine. 15 minutes of core work on the mat followed.

Snuck in a (last?) weekday afternoon ride yesterday in 65 degree weather. I got to chase my friends "The Torture Sisters" for 25 hilly miles. Ended up at a 17.1mph ave. It was slightly windy, but a beautiful day for mid November. With both strength work and a bike ride yesterday, I was dragging a bit this morning. 25…

Gym workout with my trainer this morning. When I signed up, I asked her to focus on stability and balance work and I sure am getting my wish, lol. Most movements are done on a ball or a foam pad, which is a real challenge for me, such as weighted split squats, etc. Also some challenging core work today with med ball…

gym session with trainer. Bunch of core and stabilization movements. Swiss ball rollouts/bridges, single leg work, dumbbell back flys, etc. My gym is implementing a new tracking/trending app so trainers & clients can interact and share data: calorie expenditures, food tracking, etc. This could be a nice accountability…

Congrats on starting your program! Calorie burn doesn't really matter too much as you get underway. The only thing that really matters is not stopping until exercise becomes a habit. So just make a decision not to stop. The physical benefits and sense of well being you'll get from regular exercise are worth every minute…

I have a Varideskm, so I can sit or stand for a period of time each day. I also use an "Active Chair" which is like a seat that is perched on a joystick - it wobbles, so you need to engage your glute/core muscles when sitting on it. Beyond that, I'll occasionally drop down and hold a plank position.

I've been reading your extended elliptical workouts and all I can say is WOW! That's a long time to be tethered to that machine. I don't ever remember a treadmill or elliptical session longer than about two hours, and I know I was more than ready to hop off after only an hour. :) I admire your focus...and congrats on the…