Daily Exercise

Everything is all over the place lately.

My schedule was messed up due to a visit, so I did weights on the day before the hard class. Which I don't like to do because of recovery and all. But it was getting to be too long since the last time. Then, the next day the class was cancelled anyways. So I did cardio instead. The day after that I went to a different high intensity class I've never done before, which was at least a change but I felt kind of rubbish about how I did. I wanted to do weights again today because it's the last day I can squeeze it in, but I'm too sore and have only done some stretching.

Now I'll be away from home for a week and need to keep exercising during that time. So I'll have to improvise.

Self-care is a very pesky effort sometimes.

Sounds like you are doing lots Cepheid, good for you trying a new class - new things are always harder in my experience. I think you are doing great keeping active.

I ran Weds but felt tired and my pace was so slow, not sure why, had couple of rest days and going to run tomorrow. Other than that a couple of walks and cycling to work.

Keep up the good work

Well, oddly enough, I got two weight training days in while away over the last week. And a bunch of three-quarter hour walks. So not really any heart pumping stuff, but I kept active at least. After having to take yesterday off, I got back into things by doing my normal cardio routine today.

Thank you. I appreciate the encouragement.

Lest I sound like some kind of fitness super-guy, I'll admit that I don't push myself very hard during the solo stuff, but I figure consistency is more important than gain. That's particularly so when one of my big motivators is mood stabilization. If I have more than a day of inactivity, it's so easy for 2 days to become 3 and so on until I fall off the wagon. Darn wagon should have siderails.

Good for you. Like I said, I find it helps so much to just keep doing anything at all.

Lol, yes I could do with siderails on my waggon too.

I agree consistency is important, I am trying to stick with 3 runs a week at the moment and just got a place for a half marathon in a few weeks which I know I can do, just not as fast as I once could. Like you mood stabilisation is the main aim so just completing will be enough for me.

Let's keep on that waggon.

Thats what i wear, and im a girl! I get mine online at big girl places like junonia . com. For a guy, i would search online for triathlon suits, seriously! I think rowers wear them too.

I've been walking this summer. sometimes I go to the gym too.

To pick up on the swimsuits, I notice some people at my local pool will wear T-shirts, which I guess may cause drag in the water but if they feel better then that's got to be good.

Have to say at my local pool it's all shapes and sizes though, so no need to worry about how we look - I like that.

Thanks for the tip. Although I must admit my paunch isn't bad -- I've just always been way too self-conscious to show much skin. Even as a child, bathing suits were the only time I ever went without a shirt no matter how hot it got. So I might look into those triathlon suits. I'm getting old enough that I can start being eccentric instead of just weird.

Yeah, it's not my body that's the problem. It's my head.

I can relate to the head thing.

Right now I have a half marathon in less than two weeks and I just can't seem to get into the right head space for it.

It makes a person look like a real jock! Clothes make the man!

Need a cheering squad?

Hmm ... what rhymes with prefabsprout?
Not orange anyways....

I had my "plyoga" class today. Those are always rough. Because it's plyoga. It's been two weeks since my last class of any sort. And that was a different class because of some mundane foul-ups. So it's been three weeks since my last plyoga class. Ouch.

When I say I did plyoga, I mean I did my best approximation of plyoga with lots of faltering. But I'm getting benefit from it as attested by all the panting, aching muscles, and sweat on the floor (ew).

And when I say ouch, I mean whimper.

The important and gratifying thing is that I did it. Hooray for micro-awesomeness.

Quick accountability check-in. Thursday was my rest day. Friday, Saturday and Sunday (today) I did my routines.

Pretty good going there.

Yesterday afternoon I mostly ate chocolate and drank tea so I will call that a rest day.

Tonight I am going to running group, even though I am tired (started work at 6am), will take it easy.

I'm having a tough time finding a good exercise routine. I tried yoga and got vertigo. I tried riding a bike and ended in the ER with heat stroke. Maybe I'll try mall walking. I don't tolerate heat well.

I went to the gym and did my weight workout for about 40 min, then walked around a bit... and bought a snack that wiped out any calories I burned during my workout, whoops!

I hadn't done my weight routine for nearly 2 weeks, so glad to get back to it.

Checking in, I did run tonight even though it was rainy, did a variable speed session and enjoyed it.

Thanks.

Good planning to take it easy. So much is about showing up in the first place.

I just couldn't get it done today. I consoled myself later by taking a bucket of soapy water outside and scrubbing my exercise mat down. It needed that, and I got something useful taken care of.

Good work!

That's rough, sorry.

I've heard of yoga with chairs and yoga moves for people with various physical issues. Maybe the instructor knows something or someone along those lines.

Some of my classes are indoors, which isn't as nice during a pleasant, cool summer like we've had around here. But air conditioning is *so* good when you need it.

Mall walking sounds good. Heck, anything helps. After a few years of avoidant and sedentary living, I was in very poor shape. I started with some stretching classes and consistent dog walking. (The dogs were getting walked before. They just got walked a lot more )

Good luck finding something.

Oh yeah. I was taken out to a restaurant while away the other week and had a small restaurant dessert for the first time in something like a year. It turned out to have over 700 calories for all its small size.

I don't calorie count, but I know that wasn't worth it.

Good stuff!

I agree, mall walking sounds like a good indoor option, I live in a cool climate and can't imagine how hard it must be to cope with the heat.

There's always Tai chi, which is very gentle, not as tough as yoga.

check in

Tue, Wed: upset and fragile, did exercise (one solo, one class)

Thu: crashed severely, felt abysmal, no exercise

Fri, Sat: felt awful most of the time, did solo exercises (barely)

Hmmm.. maybe I need to hold myself accountable to contribute somewhat to this thread - thank you for this thread