Yes, chainsawing through a couple cords of wood and walking around Disney World definitely count as movement. Both sound a lot more fun or at least useful than some of my recent trips to the gym.
Tuesday, November 8:
20 minutes on the Stairmaster stepper, resistance at six, warmup, feeling like a plodder next to the treadmill runners who were chatting while putting in their mileage
60 minutes shoulders, chest and triceps, with me putting 5-lb discs on the weights on the bench and getting in a couple reps. I need to look up how heavy these bars are, as I've no idea how much I am bench-pressing.
40 minutes recumbent bike, resistance at eight steadily through the whole time
60 minutes beginner Kripalu yoga class, where we are learning to do sequences, which I imagine is in preparation for vinyasa. I had a better class than yesterday and last Monday, which is all one can hope for.
And I want to share with probabely the one woman that I know who will appreciate this specific nsv: birch, i actually got myself an electric chaisaw and am already halfway through my 5m3 of firewood for the winter. Something strangely satisfying in chopping wood to little bits with a chainsaw.
Rabbit! What wonderful news! Well done, you. You've got the safety goggles and gloves, haven't you? And serious boots, steel toe-capped for preference? Don't want you to end up at the vet! 5m3 sounds a good amount. We've got about 8m3 stacked which the SO thinks will see us through (it's our main source of heat) but I think will only last to February. I think you've got central heating too, haven't you?
Gymn on Monday left me exhausted so a rest day today. Back at it tomorrow.
Saef, we have some rather serious athletes at our gymn too. Mountain guides, rock climbers and a few competitive body builders. These last don't find it easy to walk because their brawn seems to get in the way. And then there are the fire fighters and the police. I feel for you and I also admire you because you are sweating it out with them.
Welcome back, Michele! I haven't been here either as I've been stacking wood, painting the shed and mending its roof.
45 minute spin class, with the instructor who ups the resistance and does tabatas. There were four new people in the class, trying it out, so she called out instructions for the "regulars" and for the new people. Apparently I've become one of the "regulars." This felt good and helped me understand that while I'm not a triathlete in training, I'm not a complete newbie, either.
Today was meant to be a gymn day but I've hurt my knee. Let's say I've pulled a ligament. I think it started on the crosstrainer last week and it's specially annoying as this is the knee whose tracking I've been training for weeks. So a day off today and an opportunity to wear my sports knee support! It's now mid-afternoon and it's feeling lots better. I'd have a rest day tomorrow as well but the SO and I have to go to the Roman/mediaeval/Tudor/you name your historical period city. I am in urgent need of a warm and waterproof winter coat; he has to get his specs sorted out. We go alone, dear friends, without our DB. A romantic interlude.
20 minutes warmup on Stairmaster stepper, aerobic intervals, resistance at six. And yes, it does warm me up. I drip sweat by the end.
60 minutes back and shoulders routine. I think I can feel myself getting stronger & better at pulling 70 lbs on the lateral pulldown machine.
40 minutes recumbent bike, resistance at eight and then at seven
45 minute spin class, not as intense as the other instructor's class, but still a good workout in its own way. Interesting to see how many who don't have to work on Veteran's Day opting to sleep in, or having gone away on a three-day weekend, as the gym was decidedly emptier than usual this morning. My company doesn't acknowledge this holiday, though.
60 minutes arc trainer, intervals, resistance at eight. This is the equivalent of my "long run" day apparently.
60 minutes beginning yoga class, with another gifted instructor. I haven't had a bad one yet at the yoga center, but a few are particularly brilliant, and this was one of them.
Just over 10 minutes rowing on the Concept 2 to get to just over 2,000 yards, as a warmup
45 minutes arm and shoulders workout
45 minutes arc trainer, hill intervals, resistance at eight
60 minute yoga class, sort of getting into vinyasa flow, in which I relearned again about my inflexible hips and also about the limits of my torso and arms. I feel so compact and chunky in this class. What one gym teacher used to call a "shot putter." This is not the long slender feminine ideal. But I feel that ideal is just simply not my body type.
I have been busy lately so I was slacking off posting on this thread, but I had to post to let you guys know that I went to the pool yesterday for the first time in a couple months and managed to make it a whole mile, in about 48 minutes. I was exhausted afterwards, but I'm glad I did it!
Well done, Jessica! Once for going to the pool and once for swimming a whole mile! Not a bad way to spend 48 minutes, in my view!
I went to the gymn this morning and did legs. I'm also exhausted but it's not my turn to make the tea so I'm resting. I think the let's call it a pulled ligament is healing.
