Talk about your exercise experience today

[RockOn]

Up the hill in the backyard, get an arm load of lumber from the top near the fence, down the hill, through the gate, load onto truck ... cycled through that about 5 hours today ... also cut up several large pallets and did the cyclic thing with them too ... hard to part with some of it ... had to hold it, roll it over and examine it and think what a fine piece of wood ... that sentimental crap held me back some but just as well ... my feet are worn out but will feel brand new in the morning

[Candelion]

...it seems to have worked!

[Gemme]

Another stellar Sunday!

45 minutes-ish in the circuit training room. Two parts machine to one part step ups/cardio. I concentrated on quantity for the first set but quality for the second and used a lighter weight the second time for most of the machines to ensure the best form possible.

It worked too. No tweaked or pinched nerves this time which is good because there's no hour long massage afterwards this time either. I did do the hydromassage for 10 minutes, but it's soooooo not the same thing.

Only a couple of people came in and worked the machines while I did but no one get in my way. Woot.

I hoped on my buddy, T33, and we walked/hiked steadily for an hour plus cool down. It seemed as if T33 was going easy on me today even though I regularly upped the level. I even got in one running interval of 1.5 minutes @ 6.0 mph.

Final T33 stat tally: 445 calories, 3.45 miles, 65 minutes.

I didn't feel the physical urge to continue to do more like I did last week but I got a lot of work in, so I feel good about that.

[nycfem]

Today I did 30 minutes on the Stair Master (45/50 intervals), 30 minutes of weight lifting, and 30 minutes of yoga.

I listened to a female trainer and the woman she was training chat with each other. The trainer was planning on going on some organized group hiking and camping expedition that was like adventure travel. Here is a highlight from the exchange:

Trainer: "There is nowhere to go to the bathroom, so I will have to dig a hole and bury my shit, and that will be hard, because I shit like three times a day."

Woman being trained: "Sometimes my shit schedule changes when I travel, like I just won't shit. So maybe it won't be that bad. Know what I mean?"

Trainer: "Yeah, I hope so."

They seemed to have quite a close bond and even whispered to each other on occasion when things got personal. But if they didn't choose to whisper that exchange I just cited, it sure made me wonder what was worthy of being kept quiet

[cinnamongrrl]

yoga was about all I managed today....

I went to go hiking at an old favorite hiking spot near my dad's house....but it was swamped with people....when before it was devoid of people... so...no hike for me! Sad really....

[Rockinonahigh]

On Wednesday I up'd my work out a bit cause I was really tired with what I was doing,I used the stepper and epillipitical for 50 steps each and did them with ease.Later in the day my joints started hurting then becoming stiff plus my knee felt on fire,no pain just burning,so I iced it a lot but it took till today to stop being hot.I feel better today and even played some basket ball then rode the bike a while so all is well at the moment and tomorrow is another day.Take care all.

[Gemme]

I only have mild soreness in my shoulders and tri area this morning. With no massage and no anti-inflammatories to counterbalance yesterday's workout. Sweet. That will make work much easier; not wincing every time I lift my arms more than a micrometer. lol

Jennifer, I can sympathize with the trainer. When I am working out regularly and eating well, I am more regular and regular more often. The whole body system works better in general but especially elimination.

I, personally, prefer indoor plumbing so that kind of trip would not be for me.

[ProfPacker]

today I left work a little early to get a swim in the outdoor pool (it was so gorgeous out that I needed to get a bit of a tan, as well). The outside pools lanes are 2x the length of the leisure pool that I usually swim an hour in. I have been building up my stamina for these lanes and today I swam 45 minutes in a lane double the length. Feel great. As a reward (with sunscreen on) I needed to dry off my bathing suit in the sun (excuse for staying a laying in the sun). Look healthy

[cinnamongrrl]

My client was at a lomgg appointment today....so.....
I did the stairs at the facility a few times....did some seated leg raises (for abs) in the empty waiting room.....lol I can only read so much....
Tonight after I get back from taking my bug to work, Im gonna get a good workout in with step and weights. Im using up to 10lbs now for biceps...woohooo!

[ProfPacker]

tomorrow I have a complimentary session with a personal trainer, didn't ask if it was an hour or a half hour but I am sure that this woman is going to come up with a program that will work my core.

Looking forward to it. May give myself a gift this summer and get a session every other week until I "get" what I need to do.

[ProfPacker]

wow, had the assessment by the personal trainer and it was really excellent. It answered a lot of questions regarding some weaknesses in my body as a result of a what is thought to be a TIA last summer.

Now I really owe it to myself to use some of my summer work money (since I am not going anywhere) to work weekly with this trainer.

Feeling healthy

[deathbypoem]

[EnderD_503]

I just started using an app called Zombies, Run! today. I'm not usually the kind of person who really enjoys running unless its while playing a sport. But this was a lot of fun! Basically an app that takes you through a zombie apocalypse scenario as you run. You complete missions and accumulate different items to bring back to your base as you run. Currently there are 3 seasons and there's apparently a pretty elaborate plot line behind it. So far seems interesting anyway. Almost like a book on tape or something, but interactive. And your phone GPS tracks how far you've gone, average speed as well as items you collected.

Its also pretty open as far as ability as well. It doesn't really push you to run faster than you can, and it doesn't really penalise you for walking if you need to. Have read some people saying even walking "faster" when it tells you to run is fine for them. Today I ran and walked in intervals when I used it.

Oh and apparently you can adjust it to use on cardio equipment as well, but I haven't tried that yet myself so dunno how well it works.

[Gemme]

It seemed like whenever I aimed myself towards any machines this morning, someone got in my way and/or was on it already.

Hrmph.

T33 and I had a grand time on our own despite that. The usual random program underway and I started at my usual level 3, but every 15 minutes I bumped it up 3-4 levels, ending at level 14. I had 3 running intervals in the first 15 minutes at 6.0 mph for 1 minute at a time.

Stats: 429 calories, 3.53 miles, 65 minutes

After I stretched, I finally found a couple of unoccupied ab machines and did a couple of light sets and I also did a set on the back machine.

At least my core got a little bit of help today because no one was willing to give up anything else that I wanted. That's what I get for laying around in bed, listening to the rain. Early bird gets the worm and all that.....

[Robyn08]

I started a 14 day smoothie challenge and signed up for the gym at the local sports center.
being 5'2 at @ 160lbs my goal is to lose 40lbs....I do love my curves but I want to be healthy. I come from a long line of curvy and just overweight women (both sides of parental units)
Wish me luck. weightlifter:

[nycfem]

I just started Day 1 of my ten days off between the end of the regular school year and the beginning of working summer school. I'm looking forward to my gymcation and got a great start today. I did two hours on the Stair Master (45/50 intervals) and then a combined hour of weight lifting, ab exercises, leg exercises, and stretching. At one point while exercising I listened to the conversation in a personal training session. At the end of the session the trainer (a man) said to the woman he was training, "I had fun killing you today, Babe. Have a blessed weekend." Just for fun, I later said it to myself (only in my mind) when I finished my own workout .

[Gemme]

Friday

T33 and me. Random program, levels 3-9.

266 calories, 2.39 miles, 45 minutes


Saturday

T33 and me. Random program, levels 3-13. One interval run for 90 seconds at 6.0 mph.

233 calories, 1.86 miles, 35 minutes

[RockOn]

Heat index over 100 today and horrible humidity. Mowed the lawn. I know I dropped at least 5 pounds ... all fluid. Became a little dizzy one time doing the hill part and sat down a few minutes. Plus, had to unload lots from my new truck and sort. I hurriedly went by Goodyear and got all my things from my old truck before the Ford dealership came to retrieve it.

I have decided I am not pushing myself so hard outdoors anymore trying to get everything accomplished fast in one or two days. It will all get done eventually.

[Rockinonahigh]

Looks like you'all have been doing well on your quest for better health,I wish I could get as much time at working out as so many of you are doing.But,today I did manage a 40 minute work out with out any issues,all the short sessions I have been doing must be doing some good,I waited till 7:00 to get it done cause the temp was better plus I have tons of shade to work out in.I got a warm up in,played some basket ball till I had a good sweat going then hit the bow-flex for upper body work after I did some ab work with ending on the exercise bike for 15
minutes.I also am now using a wrap around ab support to help my back not to tie up on me,works good too.

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by RockOn

Heat index over 100 today and horrible humidity. Mowed the lawn. I know I dropped at least 5 pounds ... all fluid. Became a little dizzy one time doing the hill part and sat down a few minutes. Plus, had to unload lots from my new truck and sort. I hurriedly went by Goodyear and got all my things from my old truck before the Ford dealership came to retrieve it.

I have decided I am not pushing myself so hard outdoors anymore trying to get everything accomplished fast in one or two days. It will all get done eventually.

It's a good idea to take things slower when the heat and humidity are high. For next time, think about sports drinks. On days like that, you need to replace your salt and electrolytes lost through sweat. Maybe also keep a small piece of candy in your pocket and pop it when you feel lightheaded.