45-minute body blast class at the community center
Wednesday, April 2
15-minute stretch class at lunchtime*
Thursday, April 3
30-minute yoga class at the student union during lunchtime
Friday, April 4
35-minute 2Birds Yoga Flow for Vitality - Yes, I probably should have done strength training, but the heart wants what the heart wants after a long work week.
Saturday, April 5
15-minute seated lower body strength - Ha ha! Chair workouts are HARD.
20-minute arms and shoulders with Caroline Girvan
15-minute hip release with Adriene
Sunday, April 6
13-minute dumbbell deadbug workout with Caroline Girvan - it was more like 20 minutes because I needed some breaks that were longer than five seconds!
20-minute pilates workout
10-minute full body stretch
Monday, April 7
15-minute yoga for relaxation (yes, I had to cut it five minutes short *sigh*)
30-minute Werq (dance) class
Tuesday, April 8
15-minute chair yoga class at our workplace's Wellness Day event
45-minute body blast class at the community center after work
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| The community center is a lovely place to exercise |
Wednesday, April 9
15-minute stretch class at lunchtime
30-minute yin yoga for chest and shoulders
Thursday, April 10
30-minute yoga class at the student union during lunchtime
Friday, April 11 - Saturday, April 12
Days off
Sunday, April 13
10-minutes of a no repeat circuits video - Seems like a good video, but I'm implementing my 10 minute rule - if I start a workout and I am not into it, I have to do it for ten minutes before I bail
45-minute total body yoga deep stretch with Adriene - I did this last month and it was hard. Friends, it's still hard.
Monday, April 14
30-minute yoga class at the student union during lunchtime
30-minute Werq (dance) class
Tuesday, April 15
45-minute body blast class at the community center after work
Wednesday, April 16
15-minute stretch class at lunchtime
Thursday, April 17
30-minute yoga class at the student union during lunchtime
Friday, April 18
15-minute stretch class at lunchtime
30-minute standing Pilates - good workout, really got a sweat on
Saturday, April 19
35-minute upper body workout with Fitness Blender
20-minute full body yoga stretch
Sunday, April 20
Day off
Monday, April 21
30-minute yoga class at the student union during lunchtime
30-minute Werq (dance) class after work
Tuesday, April 22
45-minute body blast class at the community center after work
Wednesday, April 23
Day off
Thursday, April 24
30-minute yoga class at the student union during lunchtime
60-minute Zumba class after work
Friday, April 25
30-minute morning yin yoga - I actually did it in the morning!
Saturday, April 26 - Sunday, April 27
Days off
Monday, April 28
30-minute yoga class at the student union during lunchtime
30-minute Werq (dance) class after work
Tuesday, April 29
45-minute body blast class at the community center after work
Wednesday, April 30
15-minute stretch class at lunchtime
40-minute slow flow yoga with 2 Birds
Totals: 22/30 (73.3%)
11 days yoga
14 days strength/cardio
5 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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This was not to my 80% goal. Grrr. Things are just hard right now, but hopefully my schedule will loosen up and can actually get to 80% for the entire year.
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Do you have a rule about when you can stop working out like my 10-minute rule? I always think it's my body's way of telling me something and I should listen.
I love your 10-minute rule. Sometimes I specifically look for a video that is just 10 minutes, so I'm sorta already doing something similar.
ReplyDeleteWow - your community centre is gorgeous. What a bright, welcoming space!
The community center space is fabulous. I'm so lucky to have it just around the corner!
DeleteI think the ten minute rule is great - I always used to caution my students to really listen to their bodies and not push through if something felt off.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard for me to know what is "off" and what is "don't want to do it." LOL. But that day I think I might have been undercaloried and I seriously thought I might hurt myself. It's rare, but I try to listen.
DeleteIf I hate a video right away, I switch it. Like yesterday, I hit play on a Pilates video and I just... got a bad vibe in the first ten seconds, so bam! went to a different video by a different person. But I am guessing maybe your rule is more about the exercise than the quality of the instruction? If I am exercising and I'm just not into it, or it feels especially hard, or definitely if I'm experiencing unusual pain, I will stop. Or at least shift to a different exercise. For some reason, lunges are really hard on my knees, so there are times when I do dead lifts instead.
ReplyDeleteLove your community center exercise area! It is so full of light!
Ten seconds! Wow! That's impressive. Sometimes I end up muting videos because the music is terrible. I'm realizing that's a very superficial reason.
DeleteI see you did my favorite deadbug workout! And... seated lower body strength? How does that work? I'm intrigued.
ReplyDeleteYou did well- don't worry about not hitting 80%. You did what you could, and kept your body moving. Nice work.
I was so close to 80%. Oh, well. Presumably I can make that up elsewhere. *sigh*
DeleteIf you were walking Hannah on the path near Brock's Riverwalk this morning around 6:35 and she started barking at a passerby right outside the tunnel, that was me. I almost said hi but wasn't 100% sure it was you. Sure looked like your dog though!
ReplyDeleteIt WAS us! It was the only time she barked on the whole walk. LOL. She really doesn't like men and she likes to warn me. It's probably best you didn't try to engage with me - she might have murdered you! What a fun coincidence!
DeleteHa! I knew it. Funny that I recognized your dog more easily than you. I'm sure our paths will cross again...if and when they do, I'll be as non-threatening as possible, lol.
DeleteI like your ten minute rule. I choose the classes that I like from videos my fav instructor posted during covid- so I know what I’m getting into. Your community center does look like a great place to workout in.
ReplyDeleteHa. My local instructor has put up all the classes from COVID, but I REFUSE to acknowledge COVID. LOL. It stresses me out just looking at those videos.
DeleteI sometimes tell myself I need to do three poses for yoga or just 5 minutes – it usually is always more. The hard thing is starting. And if I am really just tired and can't do it I resume stretching or just being in Childs pose for forever....
ReplyDeletePeople say the hard thing is starting and I think it is, but I am not a person who gets into workout - I count every passing minute - so I have to force myself to do a few minutes before I can just give up.
DeleteI do have a rule about starting, and it's pretty rare that I give up but when I do it really feels impossible to continue so i don't beat myself up. I skipped the walking club this month because of really pain in the ass left knee and foot issues, but i did help move my daughter's three years worth of stuff out of her student house and into storage or home, and I did yoga at least three times a week.
ReplyDeleteLower limb issues are such a drag. It really limits what you can do, doesn't it?
DeleteSometimes when I have decision fatigue and/or am procrastinating working out, I will come to your previous month Accountability Buddy post and pick one 30 minute workout from your list. I hope you know that this record keeping is VERY useful. THANK YOU!! <3
ReplyDelete-Steph
DeleteHappy to help! I sometimes go back to videos I've done in the past, too. It's nice to have them already vetted.
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