elliptical, running on the tradmill and the stair climber- arm weights after. I've decided I'm going to start my conditioning/training for an 8k WWP run in september... holy shit.. May the force be with me.

Busy day, but we got a 6km power walk in just before sunset :)
Loving the warm weather, and love ending the day with a great walk-- awesome transition into the evening!

I wore the eliptical out. Didn't hurt. :)

Jillian Michaels 30 min shred level 3

My new elliptical just got here this am so I did 60 min on that...wow I love the Ifit workouts

Hoping before the day gets out to start the Insanity workout again...we will see

Loving my living room gym! Did bench presses, bent over rows, hyperextensions, biceps, triceps, and shoulders. About 40 minutes all together. I'm keeping it at sixty seconds between reps.

I've been reading an eBook called "Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle" by Tommy Venuto. I find it very motivating and sensible.

I sat down and got up from a chair 15 times very slowly, as slowly as I could. It was much harder than I thought it would be.

I have been still working out as much as I can,I have been haveing problems with my neck,right shoulder and down on the right side of my spine like sharp burning pain.Think of it being a cross of the vulcan nerve pinch and a hot branding iron at the same time...bad enough to make me puke.So I got an appointment with my ortho and pain doc for an MRI I had yesterday,I found out I have spinal stenosis in several vertabra so no i'm waiting for an appointment for injections for a quit fix till we can discuss a better soloution such as laser treatment so I wont be needing more injections.Rideing the bike is good,walking briskly around the long blocks of my neighbor hood along with as much stretching as I can do safely.Hopefuly next week things will be diffrent pain wise so I can get on with the planed program.So glad to read about how you all are doing as it gives me some ideas to put in the plan..happy weekend ya'll.

Stir Crazy and Still Crazy
 

Walking and 20 reps on the Nautilus stuff!

My ass has finally started working out.

I had to join a gym to do it. First time joining a gym; in the past when I have worked out, I have used home equipment. Joined with a friend at work (work gym), so I am following through. The gym is not that great at work, but I am looking only for a cardio machine and some free weights and they have those, so I am good. It is cheap, too.

Worked out 3 days in a row last week and I will use my eliptical today at home (like right now).

I woke up stiff and sore so decided to do some stretches and faux Tai Chi on the deck (don't know how to do the real kind). That was so inspiring that I ended up doing some charades. Belle would call out what I should be and then I would do the charade. I was a car, airplane, tree quaking in the wind, etc.

Then I read this thread. Very inspirational! I went out in the back yard and did "wind sprints" (more like fast walking). We have a huge backyard so I think I did pretty good. Wally ran along for part of it and howled. Bella went down to one side of the yard and watched. Belle clapped from the deck. Day 1. Lol.

I went to the gym three times this week, which is typical for me. And I did my usual routine: three sets of 15 reps on 13 machines.

On days off, I use my exercycle at home. I'm about to get on it now, watching some cable series.

Other exercise in store for the weekend: Carrying laundry and groceries. Walking.

I'm thinking of going to a movie tonight, something scary or suspenseful so I'll tense up and get some isometrics in, even unconsciously.

^^^ This cracked me up! :D ^^^

My Exercise for Today
 

Morning hillwalk ended up as Breakfast in a lovely vegetarian cafe instead of a walk then had a lovely ACTUAL walk in Crombie Country Park with my favourite walking buddy :-) heard a Woodpecker, seen theeeee biggest Geese in Scotland and laughed so much my tummy hurt and teeth went dry. It rained like a Monsoon, so much so, even my Boxers got soaked. All in all an actual Brilliant day. POW!! Exercise for the day done!! :cowboy:

2 hrs at the gym

1st hour: Arc Trainer, level 25 intensity, watched the usual silly t.v., stuff I wouldn't watch if I wasn't half preoccupied with exercise: a man eats a giant omelette as part of a contest, and "the news."

2nd hour: abs, free weights, yoga, stretching

As I left the gym, right outside I saw Jill (the gym obsessive) standing with a trainer, whose name I forgot- an African American short haired muscular petite woman who Jill is friends with, and the woman trains her. It was fun to see them in their street clothes. I love to muse about these people I see all the time but barely talk to, especially lesbian looking powerful women ;)

It was a great day at the gym, very empty, just the way I like it.

Filled up a huge, rolling, city garbage container full of litter from the woods. I made over a dozen trips back and forth carrying it. I did alot of deep knee squats, and bends, trying to get each piece of broken glass up, so the animals would'nt hurt their feet. I intend to do alot more of these exercises from now on since I see no one else has been doing them in the woods around here...

I did a strength training workout this morning at the gym. Some arms, but it's mostly squat heavy. I have gimpy knees, so I know it's best, but difficult to get through all the sets! At the least, it makes me feel accomplished.

And me again :). I went to our complex's pool and did water jogging for the first time this season. It was cold (pools just opened this week) but it felt good. I like the feeling in my muscles afterwards.

50 minutes Arc Trainer, watched the second half of the documentary movie "The Devil in Daniel Johnston" about a bipolar talented musician and artist. it was good but depressing. Jill, the woman who is always at the gym, was trudging up that stair master when i arrived and still when I left! She wears that very skimpy yet proper gym clothing that perfectly fit people can get away with paired with either a baseball cap or the type of hat you wear when it's cold outside. The second choice is kind of odd to me. It looks nice but it's a little weird. Here we both were, Sunday evening, on Mother's Day, walking in circles. She has no love for me, and I imagine that my fat, poorly dressed self is probably distasteful to her, but I still feel a a bond with her anyway, because we are both there, and it's an extra thing I can do while I work out, to muse about WTF her deal is. Why is she always there! Is she training for something?

Then I did ten minutes of stretching and went home.

Chilly bike ride this morning. Wore three pairs of pants and four shirts. Was riding along the river with a strong headwind and I think it was only 40 degrees out. Training with a friend for a century ride.

Will row later today, probably 30 minutes.

Have a cycling sprint/intervals training session with a group scheduled for tomorrow night.

WOW - you rock!

Btw - what's a century ride? *curious*

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Century ride = 100 miles in one shot.

Newly back in the game. 30 minutes elliptical and 20_30 minutes working on arms. Yay for muscle memory!

Usual gym routine tonight.

50 minutes Arc Trainer, watched Judge Judy. Was next to a fierce Asian muscular petite older woman. She is a regular and does a lot of weight lifting. I've never seen her smile or talk to anyone. Once I asked her if I could take the free weights she had near her, and she told me in a direct, no-nonsense way that she was still using them. I asked if she could give them to me when she was done, and she said yes and did. Then I had the free weights another day when she likely wanted them, but instead of pining away for them like me, she grabbed a big weighted ball and started hefting it around with her usual focus. She's the type who doesn't need to be dependent on anyone for anything.

After the Arc Trainer today I stretched for twenty minutes and lifted some weights.

On the way in today I saw Jill walking towards "out" but maybe not actually going out because she was dressed too skimpy to actually be going out. She was talking to someone, maybe a guy, in a jovial way and smiling with him. So I smiled and looked right at her, a bit challenging, like a dog. She caught my eye for that second (because I was a familiar object looking right at her), and I smiled and said, "Hi." She had already been smiling and returned a quick hi. It was quite a boring exchange, but for some reason I love boring exchanges. The gym is a dull soap opera, but it makes the smallest differences in the gym days all the more exciting for me.

Well, today my routine consisted of raking and mowing around "The Great Gatsby", a big ol house I share with a femme lawyer . I'm kinda sore after being on my feet most of the day filling up the big rolling garbage container full of leaves, then, rolling it about a block into sections of the woods that need mulch. It's more eco-friendly and cheaper than buying over forty leaf bags. I did this back and forth today about seven or eight times, and am not even half done.

Hello all!

Does anyone do something like Callenetics or fluidity? (looks easy, but trust me, it's NOT) Or super low key type of stuff like a gentle yoga or tai chi??

Or TTapp?? (this one will kick your arse)

Thanks