Friday, Dec. 9th:

45 minute spin class
60 minute beginner Kripalu yoga class

Back to yoga class, which I'd been blowing off every night during the past week. I loved it and I am wondering at myself. I know it's because of the deep darkness at the end of the day, which tells me to stay home and huddle at the computer. Well, it's wrong. I'd be much happier getting out into the larger world and doing yoga in a class.

Saturday, Dec. 10th:

60 minute arc trainer, hill intervals, resistance at eight
60 minute Beginner Kripalu yoga class

Sunday, Dec. 11th:

10:14 to get to 2,013 meters on the Concept 2 rowing machine
60 minutes back and biceps with weights
30 minutes arc trainer, weight training, resistance at eight
60 minutes vinyasa yoga, the one that I struggle with mightily, taught by an ex-dancer

Monday, Dec. 12th:

45 minute spin class, with weight intervals, back at my old gym. I was pretty done in late in this class. I wondered if I've lost some endurance, or if my presence inspired the instructor to push, just to see if I was up to it after being away, since my bike was directly opposite hers.

Originally Posted by traveling michele:
Dec. 8: 60 minutes Zumba

Totals:
7 days
519 minutes

Dec. 9: 43 minutes running (a little over 4 miles)

Dec. 10: 70 minutes spinning-- I was proud because I went to an early spin class before leaving for my Napa trip

Dec. 11: 40 minutes elliptical-- and, upon returning from Napa went back to the gym to work off a few of the indulgences!

Totals:
10 days
672 minutes

Originally Posted by traveling michele:
Dec. 9: 43 minutes running (a little over 4 miles)

Dec. 10: 70 minutes spinning-- I was proud because I went to an early spin class before leaving for my Napa trip

Dec. 11: 40 minutes elliptical-- and, upon returning from Napa went back to the gym to work off a few of the indulgences!

Totals:
10 days
672 minutes

Dec. 12: 30 minutes Body Pump
30 minutes CX core work

Totals:
11 days
732 minutes

Catching up here, not having spent much time online yesterday ...

Tuesday, Dec. 13th:
9:15 minutes rowing on the familiar Concept 2 at my old gym to get just past 2,000 meters
45 minutes arm & shoulders routine, just once through
45 minutes on my old friend the elliptical, resistance at eight, for random intervals, and yes, it kicked my butt & has left me sore in completely new places.


Wednesday, Dec. 14th:
45 minute spin class, back Upstate, where we don't do jumps, don't do lighter-resistance sprint intervals, and don't lean way forward or way back while peddling. Just resistance at higher levels, which varies. The spin instructor downstate does not believe in high levels of resistance. She said to me, in a tone that brooked no argument, "I don't care what people say, high resistance bulks up your legs."
60 minute beginning Kripalu yoga class

Originally Posted by saef:
She said to me, in a tone that brooked no argument, "I don't care what people say, high resistance bulks up your legs."

:dizzy: High resistance builds leg muscle, it's true. I am endlessly amazed by how many women actively try to NOT have muscle in their legs for fear of looking bulky. There's one pilates video I do (yes Saef, Pop Pilates again) where she has a calf move and while we're doing it, does this monologue something along the lines of, "People keep asking me, how do I avoid getting bulky calves? And I think, muscular calves are sexy calves! So if you've got them, be proud! But if you don't want muscles in your calves then . . . I guess don't do this move. But you should have muscles!" :lol:

Originally Posted by traveling michele:
Dec. 12: 30 minutes Body Pump
30 minutes CX core work

Totals:
11 days
732 minutes

Dec. 13: none :mad:

Dec. 14: everything was working against me working out today. Dd had to be picked up at my regular class time so I planned to go to an 8 pm UJAM class. Everything hurt, I was tired, and it was cold out... I had to drag myself out...got to the gym and then remembered that the gym was "closing" at 8 pm to replace all of the cardio equipment. I was about to leave, but I asked and they were still having the class. Very glad I did it! I'm hoping it helps my crankiness. The next several days will be hard to fit exercise in, but I'm going to try!

60 minutes UJAM class

Totals:
12 days
792 minutes

December 15th:

20 minutes warmup on Stairmaster stepper, aerobic intervals, resistance at six
60 minutes chest, shoulders and triceps
40 minutes Stairmaster stepper, aerobic intervals, cranking the resistance to seven, and tiring during the last eight minutes

December 17th [oops] December 16th:

45 minute spin class, with me stretching for quite a while afterward, hoping not to be as sore as I was the day before

Originally Posted by saef:
December 17th:

45 minute spin class, with me stretching for quite a while afterward, hoping not to be as sore as I was the day before

Saef-- did you do this in the future?:dizzy:

Originally Posted by traveling michele:
Dec. 13: none :mad:

Dec. 14: everything was working against me working out today. Dd had to be picked up at my regular class time so I planned to go to an 8 pm UJAM class. Everything hurt, I was tired, and it was cold out... I had to drag myself out...got to the gym and then remembered that the gym was "closing" at 8 pm to replace all of the cardio equipment. I was about to leave, but I asked and they were still having the class. Very glad I did it! I'm hoping it helps my crankiness. The next several days will be hard to fit exercise in, but I'm going to try!

60 minutes UJAM class

Totals:
12 days
792 minutes

Dec. 15: 90 minutes Bikram Yoga

Dec. 16: 41 minutes elliptical-- our gym just put in all new cardio equipment-- it was amazing and high tech! Touch screens with all sorts of options-- Precor.

Totals:

14 days
923 minutes

Michele, you're right. I never know what the date is when I am not working. When I'm working, I'm staring at the date and time stamps on emails all day, or filling in dates, but when I'm not working, I have to make a point of checking a calendar.

Actually, on Saturday, I didn't do any formal exercise, as I woke up at 3:30 AM to take an early morning bus into Manhattan, and then did not get home till 1 AM the following morning.

Today, though, on Dec. 28th (oh no, I did it again!) Dec. 18th:
About 10:40 minutes rowing on the Concept 2 to get to 2,000 meters, and unfortunately, I did something to my lower back which is now sore as heck
60 minutes weights, back and biceps, with lat pulldowns and assisted pullups
45 minutes arc trainer, 2-to-1 intervals, resistance at eight, which was heavy going

Originally Posted by saef:
Today, though, on Dec. 28th:

Oh no! Where did the time go?? I must have sleepwalked through at least a week. And I should be in Edinburgh today!

I'm having breakfast in bed at the moment. I'll get up soon and perform a FEAT. One hour + of focused exercise at home in our newly spacious sitting room.