I feel remiss in not reporting my workouts. But, there haven't been any. The last three days the tides have been terrible (unless I want to wear a headlamp and go at 3am) and I've been short of staff in life. Yeah, I know, busy doesn't cut it excuse-wise.

However, my incurable-shitty-ankle is doing much better now that I have been using the very painful solution. All in all, I think it will net out in my being able to do more and sooner than I had thought when better tides return.

The whole pack-move thing is picking up steam so I am doing a fair amount of 'lifting'. :curtain: Does that count?

Sitting at gym resting. Stretching with foam roller, warm up exercises. 8 minutes cardio on treadmile. Up to 3.5 speed incline automatically adjusted, glutes abs, curling bar, lats, triceps, biceps and 9 there sit ups etc. Work out an hour I love . Came in exhausted leaving with energy

A quick 5km run through fog this morning before work. Glad I got it out of the way this morning...too tired tonight for anything.


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30 min stairmaster (50/65 intervals)
15 min weight lifting and floor exercises (abs, legs, back)
15 min stretching and yoga

The woman next to me on the stair master was talking on the phone. "If I'm going to have children with you, you need to get a job" and on and on. Sigh.

3 hours of heavy cleaning in the morning.....

2 hours of somewhat strenuous hiking... best of all it was at Dupont state forest.... a place Ive been longing to hike... :)

1 hr on treadmill max speed 4.2 with max incline 5.0

Back to the gym tomorrow to make up for this Saturday out of town.

11 mins on the treadmill - warm up then ran 8 mins
10 mins on the elliptical
13 mins on the recumbent elliptical - 7 mins arms only
Stretching

I love my swimming, was in a zone, look up and some one is not only sharing my lane but is doing the side stroke so her fucking legs almost hit me. Then she is fucking directing me .how to swim in the lane. I couldn't go on, so I get out. She had the lane alone for 5 minutes and gest out when a benn. tter swimmer got in. Trying to get calm again
Nn

I got up wicked early and got a 20 minute step workout with weights since my yoga dvd wouldnt play......

then went to work and did 4 hours of heavy cleaning.....lots of bending lifting and running up and down stairs too.....

came home and took Jacques for about a 20 min walk....not brisk since he was cooped up all day and wanted to go sniffing.....

now a final workout before bed....I keep forgetting i have daily burn now....I reallyyy need a kettle bell cuz that workout looks phenom!

This is where the oldie comes is and tells you "Stuff wears out ya know!" Fitness can happen with less work. :cheesy:

Yeah I know, wrong crowd for that one. I'm having a hard time with it myself.

Got out on the beach for a while this morning and really enjoyed it. Didn't get but about two mile along before the ball-o-ouch on the end of my leg fired up again. But it was a really nice morning.

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yes my guru.... I know... I admit I'm pushing a bit because I've plateaued....

but....it's not like Im forcing myself...I'm enjoying the feeling of my body getting stronger. In fact, tonight I incorporated 2 exercises I truly hate; burpees and mountain climbers. I modified the mountain climber using a step....but its still effectual... :) I also did a lot of weighted squats. I joined a hiking club and dont want to look like a wuss. The mountains in New England are glorified hills by comparison to the Blue Ridge and Appalachians....

Danced last night until 2am today.
Up with the dog at 6am... not cool.
Lawn work.
Cooking for the masses.

Yesterday: 30 min stair master (50/65 intervals), 20 min. weight lifting, 10 min. stretching

Today: same routine on stair master, 15 min leg/ab floor exercises, 15 min. yoga

My new cat Cheerio had heart surgery and the rest of the day is caring for her, so the gym really centers me. It makes a big difference.

Pushups = 50

Free weights lifted various 3 reps of 10

3 reps of squats

Biked 10 miles on West Side Highway bike path

Now

ZZzzzzzz.

I joined a health club near my home with all the bells and whistles, including an all-year pool and an indoor track. I've already tried the pool and felt incredible after 30 minutes of back and forth. Today, I bought a pair of jazzy neon-purple running shoes and lots of loud socks and hit that track! 13 laps = 1 mile, and I did about 16 (lost count). Of those, I actually got completely around the track "running" like a demented zombie several times, and I did others in a kind of walk-run (such as: walk to one landmark, then jog to another landmark, and repeat). My shoes felt great and so did I after all that. That's it, I'm in. There's no good excuse not to move (I personally don't like the word 'exercise', but I can move :)).

I've also tried a Yoga-stretch class, which isn't as hardcore on poses but more of an all-over stretch (hence the name). Then there's a sort of relaxation at the end. I was so relaxed, I almost fell asleep :-[.

All of that seems to calm my chronic "monkey brain". I have raging ADD and have faced the fact that I have to work with my rapid-firing brain, not against it. If my moving program works, I'm going to keep it up. Getting in some semblance of shape wasn't the first goal, but that would be nice, of course :).

I also stopped at a Wendy's for a quick dinner, which is usually kryptonite for me. I had a grilled chicken sandwich and a side salad :). I believe what I eat also affects my ADD for better or worse. I'm doing my own thing on that front also, but started with not eating starches after 5 P.M. That's about the opposite of what most people do at dinner, with breadbaskets, potatoes, and pasta, not to mention sugary things for dessert. I can have those things, but whole wheat if possible and for breakfast and lunch. I'm working on the sugary things, getting rid of them, as they do nothing but give me "jumping bean" brain. I'm listening to my body, as in "this feels good and this is good for me to eat" vs. "Ugh, that didn't do anything!" I love it, even if it's a program I make up as I go along.

Ran 16 km. this morning (10 miles). This afternoon jumped rope for 17 minutes (3 trips)



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I don't deserve it. I NEED it now.
 

OMG! I put an apostrophe in "its"...over and over and over again! :|

I need chocolate now, Gemme, and milk chocolate at that! Shoot me now!





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Okay, okay...I didn't cave to the chocolate...I'm in the zone, baby!

But look at that! I DID dangle an "I". I never thought I had anything to dangle. This definitely cures my dangle envy. And ooooh....isn't it the cutest little dangler? :) Off to do my planks!

I did 30 minutes on the stair master (50/65 intervals) and then 15 minutes weight lifting and 15 minutes stretching. I'm in between summer school ending and regular school starting so I'm looking forward to going to the gym or the park most days until I leave for Fire Island on the 22nd.

After running call after call and getting off hours late from work, I was easily ready to throw in the towel to head directly home. Despite being exhausted, I pushed through it and held true to no excuses. I worked out for 30 Minutes on the elliptical random/reverse mode level 10. I wasn't able to do the full hour today with getting off so late and having to be back first thing/ wee hours of the morning..important thing is I went for the time I did have :)

Today I went to the gym to make up for shorting myself yesterday. I did 10 mins on the elliptical hill climb mode. I also did a 50 min Zumba class :). . Tomorrow I'll be back on schedule.

I was too tired today to exercise so I took a nap and then went to the gym :)

I did 30 minutes on the stair master (50/65 intervals), 15 min. leg, back, and ab exercises, and 15 min yoga.

I continue to be stressed out as my new cat Cheerio recovers from heart surgery, and the gym routine is keeping me from losing my marbles!

Today I did a 1 hr Zumba class

12 mins on the treadmill (8 running) for warmup
Upper body weights
Bicep curl
Tricep press
Shoulder press
Chest press
Pec fly
Stretching

sweat
 

4 mile hike with my nephew...jebus...lol

Pilates are kicking my ass! I am def feeling the burn, but oh what a good one it is. Sweating like a beast. Im sure all the deod in the world couldn't get me right.. right now lmao! Killin' it today on these 'cises!

Yesterday: 30 min. Stair Master (55/65 intervals), 15 min. leg exercises with leg weights, 15 minutes glorious stretching

Today: same routine with stair master, 15 min. weight lifting, 15 min. yoga

I had a stressful night because Cheerio had to go to the doc again today to make sure her ulcer secondary to anesthesia during her heart surgery was healing. Thank goodness it is. I was worried about her sutures rupturing in the whole process but luckily she was okay. I wish I could explain everything to her so that she'd come out from under the bed. The exercise continues to keep me centered during this hard time.

One lap at a time
 

11 mins on the Octane machine (6 mins arms only) for warmup
Lower body weights
Calf press
Inner & outer thigh
Leg curl
Leg press
Leg extensions
Stretching

I made it through one week of daily yoga practice and haven't felt this Gumby-ish and good in a very, very long time. Besides the physical, I have noticed a mental benefit (besides relaxation). When I started at the beginning of the week, I had a lot of fears and "you can't"s in my brain. They went like this:
"You are going to fall if you stand on one leg"
"You are going to get stuck"
"You can't balance on a ball"
"You can't lay on a ball"
and so on. Despite being checked out medically and even encouraged to do this, I would stop if something was going to "hurt my back" or "I'll fall"-according to me.

Today I went into class and decided that I wouldn't stop for one of those "I can't"s. If something hurt, then yes, but nothing has ever hurt in a bad way so far. I wanted to see if my body would do what I wanted, if I didn't shut it down with "I can't".

In one hour, I found I can stand on one leg/balance on my sitbone/put my feet on the floor behind my head (laying down)/get into a stretch and not get stuck. I wish the instructor had done the big ball, because I was on fire.

This makes me wonder what other "I can't"s lurk in the recesses of my mind.

Today I walked and mainly stair-stepped (1800 stair steps) in Riverside Park for 2.5 hours. Numbers nerd in da house :)

Prance, prance, prance is my excersize