I did Day 3 of squats (30 'regular', 30 plie), I did Day 3 of abs (30 crunches), a 30 second plank.

I did Day 2 of the Dumbbell Challenge, but had to skip one side of the lunges and skip the toe raises altogether. I don't know what my podiatrist would say about me starting this, but I definitely don't see toe raises or bending that toe as a good idea! The leg raises were hard! I used 3 lb weights for all of the exercises, but I think I could have used 4 (which I don't have). I'll try 5s tomorrow!

--Beth

My thighs are KILLING me lol. I did day 2 late last night and I'm trying to work up the motivation to do day 3! It's more out of pain rather than a desire to actually want to do it.

It helped to do 1/2 plie squats since they use the inner thigh more and not the quads. But mine have been sore all day, too!

My quads aren't as sore today, but I can feel my glutes. I guess that means I worked them well. I feel as if I can't possibly be doing enough crunches since my abs aren't sore!

Today is my rest day for squats and crunches, but I'll do my 35 second plank and Day 3 of the dumbbell challenge.

Today was a squat and crunches rest day, but I did my 35 second plank. The first 20 seconds weren't too bad--but it definitely got hard there at the end. I was still able to let myself down gently.

I was able to do all of Day 3 of the 30 day Dumbbell challenge today--nothing that was too hard on my toes. The Dumbbell challenge worked abs today, so I didn't really get a day off for my abs!

hstello87, Nikel, how are things going?

starting the 30 day challenge today. its already the 7th but why wait til june 1 when i can start today. did three sets for my 50 squats. im gonna do crunches and my plank after kids go down and probably some walking on the treadmill too.

70 squats, including 24 with a dumbbell.
40 crunches
40 second plank

For Day 4 of the 30 day dumbbell challenge, I didn't add any additional ab work on, but I did the side lunges and added the weights to the squats. The two toe ones--still waiting on those. Only two more weeks in my post-op shoe!

Any one else want to report in?

I am definitely going to join up with you ladies! I also would like to add in a push up challenge (is there one currently?) and what is the dumbbell challenge?

The dumbbell challenge incorporates arms, legs, abs, chest, etc etc etc. It would probably be meaningful all by itself without squats, crunches, or plank!

There's a link in message 12.

Today, I did 75 squats (some plie, some wide, some shoulder width), 45 crunches (mostly ordinary, 10 reverse), and a 45 second plank.

I also did Day 5 of the dumbbell challenge, minus the reverse ab crunch, since I'd already worked my abs pretty thoroughly, and I'm using a weight bench and not an exercise ball.

DH went to Lowe's without me (which is one of my favorite stores) because I prioritized doing my routine! (YAY me!)

Hi everyone! I hope everyone's legs aren't too sore! I started something close to this Saturday and to tell the truth, thought my legs were going to fall off! But I stuck it out. I'm also doing russian twists, which about kill me, modified push ups, and jogging in place whenever possible. That especially helps my legs stretch out and I don't cramp up as much! But I'm absolutely terrified I won't be able to keep up the pace!
I'm really glad I found a forum doing this!

I'm in! I do squats everyday, so may as well. Planks too, but i hate planks. If i was a workout superhero, planks would be my nemesis....

I haven't been keeping up. I'm not sure what I'm going to do next. Do I start back up on one or all of these? If I were to just do one, it'd be the dumbbells.