Friday, June 02, 2023

May 2023 Accountability Buddy

Monday, May 1
30-minute restorative yoga video
30-minute Werq (dance) class

Tuesday, May 2
40-minute Caroline Girvan Beast Mode series (day 6 - upper body)

Wednesday, May 3
15-minute stretch class at lunchtime*
30-minute cardio & core class
30-minute body blast class

Thursday, May 4
Day off

Friday, May 5
45-minute run outside
15-minute stretch class at lunchtime

Saturday, May 6
30-minute yoga video - slow flow deep stretch for legs

Sunday, May 7
30-minute Caroline Girvan Beast Mode series (day 7 - legs) - I only 30/40 minutes of this one. I just didn't want to do it, but I persevered until the 30-minute mark. 

Monday, May 8
15-minute stretch class at lunchtime
60-minute yoga class at the community center

Tuesday, May 9
60-minute dance/yoga/meditation class at the community center

Wednesday, May 10
15-minute stretch class at lunchtime
30-minute cardio & core class

Thursday, May 11
Day off

Friday, May 12
35-minute Caroline Girvan Beast Mode series (day 8 - arms) - Skipped the last two variations of pushups. No regrets.
15-minute stretch class at lunchtime

Saturday, May 13
15-minute run (basically I was trying out my new running shoes to see if it helps the hip issue - it did not)
30-minute Yoga with Adriene video

Sunday, May 14
35-minute Caroline Girvan Beast Mode series (day 9 - total body dumbbell)

Monday, May 15
15-minute stretch class at lunchtime
30-minute Caroline Girvan Beast Mode series (day 10 - dumbbell HIIT cardio). That's a wrap on Beast Mode. 

Tuesday, May 16 
30-minute yoga vinyasa video (look, sometimes it's good to be humbled - I found this video to be really tricky and hard to do)

Wednesday, May 17
15-minute stretch class at lunchtime
30-minute Caroline Girvan EPIC Heat series (day 1 - leg day complexes) - I don't know if I love this format of three exercises for ten reps each, as many times as you can do in three minutes. I'll give this program a couple more workouts a try before I reserve too much judgment.

Thursday, May 18
Day off

Friday, May 19
15-minute stretch class at lunchtime
35-minute Caroline Girvan EPIC Heat series (day 2 - shoulders) - This is a lot of shoulders. Also, my left side is significantly weaker than my right. When did this happen?

Saturday, May 20
35-minute Caroline Girvan EPIC Heat series (day 3 - legs) - Lunges and squats. I did a lot of the heel-elevated lunges on the floor and several of the exercises CG did with weights I did with bodyweight because I ain't about to kill myself trying to keep myself balanced while holding 30 pounds of weights.
15-minute yoga stretch for lower backs

Sunday, May 21
30-minute vinyasa (yoga) with lots of balance poses - really fiery practice!

Monday, May 22
15-minute stretch class at lunchtime
30-minutes Caroline Girvan EPIC Heat series (day 4 - full body) - I skipped the last two sets of burpee exercises. The video is almost 40 minutes long, but I estimate it took me about 35 minutes to get through the exercises I did.

Tuesday, May 23
45-minute Yoga with Adriene restorative yoga video (I've done this one many times and it's such a great stretch when you're just feeling sore and stuck)

Wednesday, May 24
Skipped day 5 of the EPIC Heat series (HIII - burpee bonanza)
35-minute Caroline Girvan EPIC Heat series (day 6 - arms)
15-minute stretch class at lunchtime

Thursday, May 25
40-minute run outside

Friday, May 26
15-minute stretch class at lunchtime
35-minute Caroline Girvan EPIC Heat series (day 7 - legs)

Saturday, May 27
Day off

Sunday, May 28
45-minute Yoga with Adriene video - I just didn't want to do anything today, but I took yesterday off, so I trudged through this video. I'm not sure if I felt better or worse after this, but I did it. 

Monday, May 29
20-minute FitnessBlender full body strength and cardio video
12-minute deadbug video from Caroline Girvan

Tuesday, May 30
30-minute Yoga with Adriene video (I thought I'd survived the deadbug video from yesterday with no ill effects and then I did my first cat-cow - oh boy)
30-minute tabata class

Wednesday, May 31
15-minute stretch class at lunchtime
30-minute cardio and core class

Totals: 27/31 (87%) days total
18 days strength/cardio
10 days yoga
12 short 15-minute stretch classes

I feel really great about how May went. Things seem like they might be a bit more challenging in terms of scheduling in June, so May may be peak workout for me!


*Our local health care group does free stretch classes during lunchtime on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday via Zoom. It's free and fun! Come join us. You have to register, but it's free. 

10 comments:

  1. Oh I remember day 8 of Beastmode and I skipped the pushups as well and was glad to put the extra time back in my day. I'm planning to start Heat in a few weeks so thanks for the preview.

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    1. I don't think Heat is that much worse than Beastmode, to be honest. I think you can do it easily.

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  2. Nice job! I guess I didn't realize you went running on a regular basis. Do you run that whole time, or do you do intervals? I am certain I could not just go run 45 minutes straight right now without stopping! I'm just not in "run shape" at the moment, and it seems to be its own special type of cardio that being "in shape" in other ways does NOT mean you can just go run non-stop, for some odd reason. ;)

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    1. Well, is running twice in a month a regular basis? I don't know. I do generally run without stopping, but I'm verrrrry slow. You'll note I put time in there and not distance. Last time I ran, I actually did a brisk walk during Spotify commercials, which actually didn't change my pace much. LOL.

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  3. I see you did my "favorite" dead bug workout! I'm getting better at it, but when we do the static holds I still want to cry. I guess you ended up liking EPIC? I can see why you skipped the burpee bonanza.
    So how is your hip? Do you think you'll be able to run outside more in the summer? I would think all the strength and yoga you do would be helping- you're definitely stronger and more flexible than people who just run.
    Anyway, you had a great month!

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    1. My right hip is stiff all the time if I sit too long. Getting out of a car after a long ride is a bit of a nightmare. Running seems to exacerbate it, but I can't tell if it's because I'm not in running shape or because I need to do more hip opening exercises.

      I had every plan to run a bit more this summer, but honestly it's been in the 90s for the last few days, so it's super hot here and, I know you'll appreciate this, I just have preferred to do workouts in the AC.

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  4. Great workouts, Engie. I am excited that you're running more again :)

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    1. Well, running "more" is a bit of an exaggeration. Ha. I'm going to try to run a bit more this month, but it's already so hot. I'll have to get runs in during cooler morning hours.

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  5. Glad to see you running, sorry about the hip. Have you thought about a PT evaluation? They might be able to pinpoint where the issue is and whether it's something that's related to body mechanics, flexibility, gait, etc. etc. etc.? (And maybe you've done this and I'm clueless and/or have amnesia?) Still sooo appreciate the variety in your workouts - go, you!

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    1. Well, I know sort of what's wrong with my hip. I have a bad leg (it was dramatically broken a little over a decade ago and is rebuilt with lots of plates and screws) and a muscle in my right glute that I cannot get to loosen up no matter what I do. I mean, what I NEED to do is foam roll more often, but I'm lazy. So, yes, I've been to PT. The truth is that I don't really like running enough to fix this issue. LOL.

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