Wednesday, March 05, 2025

February 2025 Accountability Buddy

Saturday, February 1
Wellness Day at the community center. There were vendors and free classes. I attended the following:
15-minute stretch class
25-minute Werq (dance) class
25-minute yoga class

Sunday, February 2
30-minute full body workout trisets with Caroline Girvan

Monday, February 3
30-minute yoga in the student union at lunchtime
30-minute Werq (dance) class after work

Tuesday, February 4
45-minute body blast class at the community center

Wednesday, February 5
15-minute stretch class at lunchtime*

Thursday, February 6
30-minute Yoga with Kassandra flexibility video

Friday, February 7
15-minute stretch class at lunchtime

Saturday, February 8
40-minute full body strength for women over 40 - really excellent and hard!

Sunday, February 9
35-minute total body workout

Monday, February 10
30-minute yoga in the student union at lunchtime

Tuesday, February 11
45-minute body blast class at the community center

Wednesday, February 12
15-minute stretch class at lunchtime*
So much shoveling and sweeping and trudging through the snow. There was no time to exercise because I was playing in the snow.

Thursday, February 13
More shoveling this morning. 
30-minute yoga in the student union at lunchtime

Friday, February 14
Day off

Saturday, February 15
More shoveling this morning

Sunday, February 16
More shoveling this morning
40-minute yoga video

Monday, February 17
30-minute yoga in the student union at lunchtime
30-minute Werq (dance) class after work

Tuesday, February 18
45-minute body blast class at the community center

Wednesday, February 19
15-minute stretch class at lunchtime

Thursday, February 20
30-minute no repeat full body 

Friday, February 21
15-minute stretch class at lunchtime
35-minute yoga to relax practice - this was just the thing I needed on a Friday

Saturday, February 22
30-minute total body dumbbell workout - Super hard! Also, two adorable dogs.

Sunday, February 23
35-minute yoga slow flow vinyasa

Monday, February 24
30-minute yoga video at the student union
30-minute Werq (dance) class

Tuesday, February 25
45-minute body blast class at the community center

Wednesday, February 26
45-minute yin yoga 

Thursday, February 27
30-minute yoga video at the student union
60-minute Zumba class - This was SO MUCH FUN. Also, my endurance is not always great. 


Friday, February 28
15-minute stretch class

Totals: 23/28 (82.1%) of days 
12 days of yoga
16 days of strength/cardio
7 short 15-minute stretch classes at lunchtime

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*Our local healthcare organization does free stretch classes virtually three times a week. Sign up here! It's free. It's fun. We regularly talk about candy and what's for lunch. It's a delightful break in the middle of the day. You do not have to have your camera on. 
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Have you tried a fun new workout recently? Spill the details!

18 comments:

  1. You had a great month, Engie! I have not tried a fun new workout, I'm same old same old.

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    1. It was really a step out of my comfort zone. LOL. But it was fun. Maybe I'll try to find another new class to go to.

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  2. I love the variety in your workouts! My back has been bothering me recently when I do strength training, so I'm taking a break and turning to pilates and barre. The best workout I did recently was this barre workout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pGk9KP4fB0

    This pilates workout was also pretty good, but I'd describe it as more gentle than intermediate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TXj_U23bPs

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    1. Pilates can be SO HARD. You're thinking you're just doing tiny movements and then the next thing you know, your legs are burning. Good work!

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  3. I go for daily walks and that is fun, but nothing formal like you do. Good for you.

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    1. Getting outside is exhausting in and of itself. When I spend more time than normal outside, I am so tired at night!

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  4. That is a really lovely workout space in that top photo. Is that a place on campus that you visit during the work day? I love that you can work workouts into the day on your college campus. I've not tried a new workout. I usually use the videos taped over the pandemic and posted on FB by my fav workout instructor, but I have tried a video that I've never done before, which was fun. (there are literally hundreds of videos posted and I usually do the same favs). My fav class was the one for women over 40. Sounds like a fun target group.

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    1. That is the community center! I don't think there's a single space on campus that's as beautiful as that. I'm so lucky that the community center is only a few minutes walk from my house.

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  5. I have not tried a fun new workout, unless you count the idiotic adventure I ended up on with Lucy - and that was not fun. Have not decided if I will blog about it.

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    1. Oh, now you HAVE to blog about it!

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  6. Your consistency is so impressive!! I am trying a 3x a week upper body program this month to help get my arms ready for crutches haha sigh. I am really enjoying not having to think about what to do during my workout time (I lose my workout opportunities to analysis paralysis sometimes) and am making a mental note to remember this when I can do more!

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    1. Ugh. You have to toughen up the inside of your arms for the rubbing of crutches. LOL. I had surgery on my left leg and I never really used two crutches - I went straight from the walker to one crutch.

      I just pick a video and go with it. LOL. Sometimes I have time constraints, so I'll just type in 30 minute arms and I just do whatever. Otherwise I'd be the same boat and I'd waste all my precious workout time just making a decision!

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  7. Nice job- and I checked out a couple of those strength videos you linked to (I mean- I didn't DO them, I just looked at them, lol.) I'm always looking to mix things up, strength-wise. I guess the only new (new-old?) thing for me is I got out my pull up bar again, so I can torture myself for a few weeks until I give up.

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    1. Funny story. There's ALWAYS a pullup bar out in our house. My husband just randomly does five pullups throughout the day. I don't even know how to get started with it, so I don't even think about it most of the time.

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  8. Well, if you call struggling to stay upright after leaving work yesterday and crossing an icy parking lot while being buffeted by 50-mph wind gusts a workout, then yes...I did!

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    1. Yeah, just walking was a real workout, that's for sure. Sometimes I feel like I should get bonus health points for walking the dog.

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  9. I love how you continue to show up for yourself!

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    1. Thanks, friend. You're definitely an inspiration.

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