[Moreta]

Since we have a check in thread and a diet thread, I thought maybe we should have a workout thread to keep track of our working out and cheer each other on, also maybe help with some workout ideas. It's been pounded in my head the past 8 years that exercise helps you feel better (I've been told mainly cardio and yoga) so maybe I'll see if I feel better after working out for a while.

Today I went to the gym and did 15 mins on the recumbent bike and 5 mins on the elliptical. Man did the elliptical make my legs burn. My plan to to try to get to the gym MWF and 1 weekend day. I'm glad I have a black membership at planet fitness cause I can use the massage chairs and hydro therapy beds for free.

[UpDownAround]

I need to start working out. I dropped too much weight too fast in the early going (32 pounds in my first 65 days) and lost some muscle in my chest and shoulders. I need to start toning them up while I continue to lose slowly and then try to bulk up a little after losing to below where I want to end up (160). I walk a fair amount; average is close to 4000 a day so far this year. I have dumbbells and know a few routines that would work me hard enough to build up the muscles.

I have a check in thread of my own but I will post here too sometimes, great idea Mo! I prefer working out at home, usually to FitnessBlender videos because there are well over 500 of them and they are all free. Plus I like the privacy of working out at my home.

Today I did an upper body strength/kickboxing workout, 43 minutes total. I'll post the link in case anyone is interested. It's recommended to have weights of some kind, but you can still get a good workout without.

Upper Body/Kickboxing workout:

I workout primarily for my mental health. My weight is in the normal range so there is no weight loss needed, although I wouldn't mind toning up a bit more.

[SorryShaped]

I went light today. Tomorrow... Lots of yucky feelings over something I realized yet again. I'll burn em off.

[leomama]

I do yoga to compensate for the demands of my job

[Tucson]

I have always enjoyed walking and biking. I do have a free membership to LA Fitness which s a couple businesses down the road. Certainly in short walking distance. However, I have not been there in a while. I am purchasing a cheap fitness monitor on a wrist band to help me out with the walking and biking parts of my exersize. This is how I will start. Maybe some time at LA Fitness on the stationary bike, or a swim in their indoor pool, can help too.

I used to have no problem walking five or even ten miles. Now I am sure I will have a problem with much over a mile or two, me needing to allow for a rest stop. The weight gain I want to be from muscle. I will take my first walk tomorrow, the first real walk in many years. This is when I get my activity watch. I will report the results here.

I will first walk two miles total. This should amount to maybe 4000 steps according to an approximation that I found on the Internet. I am sure the distance of ones stride will determine this. There is a shopping complex over there which should make for a good goal. Next goal will be four miles which will take me to a restaurant where I can have a cup of coffee. There is also another shopping complex there across the street. Then I will move to bicycling.

[leomama]

I walk and bike but that’s for transportation means so I don’t consider it exercise . 12k steps a day 30 active min on a work day

[SorryShaped]

I walk, practice yoga, elliptical, Barre class, Pound class, sometimes stationary bike, run, treadmill, and recently started with low mass/high rep weights because I liked it from Barre. I gained FOUR POUNDS in three days of being sick. Grumble. I'll have to hit it twice as hard tomorrow then. I can get there at ten AM, when they open, Barre is at two, yoga is at three. Full goose bozo run at it all day. I could maybe get in core de force for some aggression I'm holding onto.

i've not seen the inside of a gym since my school days

in fact.. last time I went to a gym, I very nearly broke my kneck (yes, litirally)
put me off for life, I think

it's a little embarrassing knowing I struggle with walking, and even simpler things.. touching my toes is a struggle unless I'm sitting down, and if I'm bending down, their's a good chance I won't be able to get back up (even if I even make it fully down)

yes it's embarrassing and shameful

[SorryShaped]

I used to take a friend with artificial legs from just below the knees. He had to stop going with me because he was overdoing it but still goes to a gym that he can keep up with. He also took yoga although he modified with a chair. Last I heard he was leg pressing 600 lbs.

[Merlin]

I’m trying to get to the gym 3x/wk. I’ve been sick so I just got started again. I’m doing a 5 week/9 session small group personal fitness class starting March 1st. It runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays and I’m planning on going to the gym once during the weekends. My dad and I both struggle with depression and getting to the gym so we’re sometimes workout buddies and that really helps.

Just finished a HIIT/Core workout, 39 minutes total. Got a great sweat going and feel so much more relaxed now. I'll post the workout in case anyone is interested, no equipment necessary. But as a warning, this one is a 4/5 on their difficulty scale and was challenging to me even with some modifications. So one should be in decent cardiovascular shape before attempting this one.

FitnessBlender HIIT/Core Workout:

[Tucson]

I am counting the hours to when I get my new activity monitor, so I can go on my first long walk in many many years.

[UpDownAround]

Got in over 7500 steps today. Started to work on upper body, but just warming up with pushups and Russian twists (with no weights) was about all I could handle. I have been doing another set of push ups and twists every now and then; I think I will need to keep doing that for a few days before I bother with the dumbbells. Actually, that is working the muscles I am worried about - chest, shoulders, arms and gut - with body weight.

[SorryShaped]

My day.
Got up, coffee, 2 crunchy granola bars, Apple.
Drove to gym.
32 minutes elliptical 3.41 miles
25 minutes walking.
Rested. Ate apple, crunchy granola bar, peanut butter crackers in my truck. I would have left for donuts but there was a roller in the lot that kept cruising me slowly. My tags expired last month. I didn't leave.
30 minutes walking.
20 minutes elliptical. 2.3 miles
20 minutes walking.
60 minutes Barre class. Intense!
60 minutes yoga.
Boom! Typical Sunday for me. I feel freaking great! It's been hours since I stopped but I still feel great.
I've eaten some crap since I got done but I'm still at 500+ calories deficit.
I just realized the cops kept me from eating donuts! Hahahahahahaha!

Yesterday was a rest day, although I managed to get over 8k steps in.

Today I just finished a low impact cardio workout, 26 minutes total. Wanted to take it a bit easier today. 2/5 on the difficulty scale, and a good starting place for beginners. No equipment necessary. I'll post it in case anyone is interested.

Low Impact Cardio Routine:

[UpDownAround]

About 5500 steps so far today. A couple of rounds of push ups and Russian twists. I am going to keep doing those a few times a day until it starts becoming easier to do a couple of sets at a time. Then I will pick up the dumbbells.

[Wild Coyote]

Originally Posted by scaredandconfused

Yesterday was a rest day, although I managed to get over 8k steps in.

Today I just finished a low impact cardio workout, 26 minutes total. Wanted to take it a bit easier today. 2/5 on the difficulty scale, and a good starting place for beginners. No equipment necessary. I'll post it in case anyone is interested.

Low Impact Cardio Routine:

Thanks for sharing this information. You are inspiring me to designate an area where I can freely exercise. I like the fact there are all levels of exercise.

Thanks again!

WC

[Treyfrancis21]

I like this thread. I haven't been working out this past week, but I have been able to get around 42 miles of snowboarding in the past 6 days. I'm hitting the weights again tomorrow. My main goals are to lose around 30 pounds and not feel like I'm 40.

[UpDownAround]

Originally Posted by Treyfrancis21

I like this thread. I haven't been working out this past week, but I have been able to get around 42 miles of snowboarding in the past 6 days. I'm hitting the weights again tomorrow. My main goals are to lose around 30 pounds and not feel like I'm 40.

Snowboarding is serious exercise. I'd give anything to feel like I was 40.

Just finished a HIIT/Lower Body Strength routine, 34 minutes total. Worked up an awesome sweat and I feel so much better than I did before the workout.

This week I did workouts on 3 days, got over 10k steps on one day, and got over 7.5k steps on 2 days. Not bad, but not as good as I could be doing considering one should get 10k steps in every day ideally.

[SorryShaped]

This morning,
42 minutes, 5km of elliptical machine.
45 minutes of yoga.

Tomorrow's my big day. Lolz, Google put "butt day" first, and it's correct! If I can push hard enough, I'll get about 10 miles in on machines and walking, then Barre, followed immediately by yoga. I'm counting the hours left.

Just finished a brief cardio workout and an Upper Body/Core workout. 37 minutes total, and my arms feel like jello.

My lower body muscles are starting to feel quite sore from my workout yesterday, so it'll be interesting to see how sore I am tomorrow (it's always worse for me on the second day)

Got over 11.5k steps today and some lifting at work.

[SorryShaped]

2.5 miles elliptical in 34 minutes, 564 calories. That machine has a tiny stride. Somebody got all weird about it because I was using the tops and sides and backs of the "pedals" instead of having my feel all the way in the places they're supposed to be at. I like to vary my motion every minute at the longest. Using the tops, sides, and backs gives me more options.
1.something miles on treadmill in 23(I think) minutes. I didn't log it or pay attention because I was thinking about someone.
One hour of Pound.
One hour of yoga.
My knees are angry! I also can't calm down tonight