The Exercise Motivation Thread - 2023

[Norachan]

I've had a good week. Yoga every day and lots of gardening and cleaning. The garden is just about done for now, so I did an hour of yoga and walked for an hour this afternoon. How's everyone else doing?

 

[rubysmama]

Rained and/or was drizzly and cold all week here. Finally sunny and warm today, so will probably get in a walk or some garden work.

 

[Lari]

I finally got back to Stroller Strides yesterday! M got fussy halfway though, so I had to wear her and modify half the workout, but better than nothing.

I feel so out of shape.

 

[furmonster mom]

I went for a walk on Monday, set a pace and practiced my songs for the minstrel group. That was challenging, lol.
Weights yesterday.
Probably try to get another walk in tonight.
I haven’t been running because my knee has been popping a lot lately. 🫤

 

[rubysmama]

I bought new sneakers yesterday, so no excuse to not go walking. Have I gone yet? Uhm... no.

 

[Lari]

Okay, I've decided to train for a 5k I can't actually run because it's the evening of my birthday with the stroller strides crew because this baby weight isn't really budging.

Tuesday I walked/jogged 1.5 miles and yesterday I went to Stroller Strides. I'm planning to go to the cardio based class tonight to get today's 1.5 miles in.

 

[furmonster mom]

My knee has had a fairly large fluid bubble on it for a few weeks now.
After about a week of comfrey poultices it’s finally come down a bit.
Might be able to get a walk in tonight.

 

[Norachan]

I've had a visitor from home over the past month so I haven't posted here much, but I've had plenty of exercise. We had a day sight seeing in Tokyo, then 2 and a half days in Kyoto. We did loads of walking, 3 to 6 hours each day, up and down hundreds of steps as we looked around the old temples.

Then we had a week here, but did some very long walks around the forest and lakes. Then three days on the Izu Peninsular, which was just gorgeous! I got up at 6 am to do yoga on the beach, as well as lots of walking and even a bit of a swim.

Not my pictures, but this is the beach we stayed near.

90 minutes walk yesterday, 90 minutes of yoga today. Feeling very refreshed after my trip to the sea side.

 

[Lari]

So far in training:

5-30 1.5 mi jog
6-1 1.5 mi through class
6-3 1.5 mi jog
6-4 30 min walk
6-6 1.75 mi jog
6-8 1.5 mi jog
6-10 1.75 mi jog
6-11 35 min walk

I've been trying to up my intensity. I've gone from jogging for a count of 45 and walking to a count of 120, to jogging for a count of 65 and then walking for a count of 11.

Today's walk was to Dunkin and home, though, so maybe not the best training day.

 

[JamesCalifornia]

" The only way that you can hurt your body is not use it . "

~ Jack LaLanne​

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[Norachan]

Good job Lari When I first started jogging, after a very long break, I used to do "lampposts". That's where you jog between one set of lampposts, then walk between the second, jog between the third and so on. I miss running, but our roads are way too steep, rocky and uneven for me to risk it.

I've been doing a lot of yard work, I had loads of wood that I needed to move, a new shed to put up and some other DIY. I've done yoga every day and walked for 90 minutes yesterday.

 

[furmonster mom]

Love that lamp post idea.
My knee is about the size of a grapefruit these days. So wearing a support, and no running 🫤
Really hard for me to control my weight without the intense cardio.

 

[furmonster mom]

Weight training today.
May have met or slightly beat my static hold chin up. yay!

I feel like jello.

And I have cat food to make.

 

[Norachan]

Good for you furmonster mom

I'm not doing so well today. I've had a cold for about 2 weeks now and it's turned into a really persistent dry cough. I started a one hour yoga routine yesterday, but only got 40 minutes done and then took an early shavasana for the rest of the time.

Today I can't even walk up and down the stairs without coughing. Going to the doctor tomorrow if it doesn't feel any better.

 

[Lari]

I did 2ish miles for my run/walk Tuesday. Today I only have to do 1.5.

 

[lunch]

I am recovering from both a back injury and a head injury. Back wants exercise and head wants rest, it's such a balance. I get psyched out a lot from the recovery work but after reading this thread I'm feeling jazzed to get into it. Starting small, going to walk to the market and back this afternoon, and bring lots of water to sip

 

[furmonster mom]

Was standing on a chair to fix a smoke detector, stepped off and tweaked my knee something fierce. I believe I may have used my entire lexicon of colorful adult language all at once. The neighbors haven’t mentioned anything…. yet.

 

[Lari]

I have to do 2 miles today.

 

[Norachan]

Oh dear, this is turning into the sickness and injury thread.

I've got a chest infection. My doctor prescribed loads of different medicine and told me to drink plenty of fluids and get some rest. Apart from a bit of outdoor work I haven't been able to do anything active. Usually by now I'd be having one of my didn't-get-enough-exercise tantrums, but I can't take deep enough breaths for that.



Going to try some very gentle stretching today, because I get too stiff just sitting around.

Get well soon everyone!

 

[furmonster mom]

Weight training today. Lower body (legs).

Thankfully my trainer is giving me exercises that are low impact, but still work the muscles.