1 October - walk/run 54 min - 4.24 km
2 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 15 min reformer pilates strength training
3 October - walk/run (mostly walking) 1 hr 6 min - 4.42 km
4 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 40 mins Jeanette Jenkins The Hollywood Trainer Yoga DVD
5 October - 35 mins walking 1.5 km
6 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises,
7 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 40 mins Billy Blanks Basic Training Bootcamp DVD
8 October - REST
9 October - 45 min run/walk (3.66km)
10 October - REST
11 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises,
12 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 15 mins additional reformer strength/abs/arms exercises
13 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises
14 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 15 min walking
15 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, Jeanette Jenkins Ab Blast DVD 20 mins
16 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 42 min run/walk (3.63km)
17 October - REST
18 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises
19 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 22 min walking (1.41km)
20 October -
21 October -
22 October -
23 October -
24 October -
25 October -
26 October -
27 October -
28 October -
29 October -
30 October -
31 October -

October's totals so far:

Time: 649 min

Distance: 18.86 km

October 13 - no exercise
October 14 - no exercise
October 15 - Cardio Kickboxing - 60 mins
October 16 - no exercise
October 17 - Run - 15 mins, Walking - 12 mins, Cycle - 20 mins, Abs - 13 mins
October 18 - Walking - 30 mins

Summary

Step n Sculpt - 120 mins
Treadmill - 57mins
Abs & Floor Work - 63 mins
Power Aerobics - 180 mins
Run - 31 mins
Weights - 54 mins
Cardio Kickboxing - 60 mins
Cycle - 20 mins

Total - 585 mins

1 October - walk/run 54 min - 4.24 km
2 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 15 min reformer pilates strength training
3 October - walk/run (mostly walking) 1 hr 6 min - 4.42 km
4 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 40 mins Jeanette Jenkins The Hollywood Trainer Yoga DVD
5 October - 35 mins walking 1.5 km
6 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises,
7 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 40 mins Billy Blanks Basic Training Bootcamp DVD
8 October - REST
9 October - 45 min run/walk (3.66km)
10 October - REST
11 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises,
12 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 15 mins additional reformer strength/abs/arms exercises
13 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises
14 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 15 min walking
15 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, Jeanette Jenkins Ab Blast DVD 20 mins
16 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 42 min run/walk (3.63km)
17 October - REST
18 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises
19 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 22 min walking (1.41km)
20 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 20 min walking
21 October - 20 min walking
22 October -
23 October -
24 October -
25 October -
26 October -
27 October -
28 October -
29 October -
30 October -
31 October -

October's totals so far:

Time: 709 min

Distance: 18.86 km

1 October - walk/run 54 min - 4.24 km
2 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 15 min reformer pilates strength training
3 October - walk/run (mostly walking) 1 hr 6 min - 4.42 km
4 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 40 mins Jeanette Jenkins The Hollywood Trainer Yoga DVD
5 October - 35 mins walking 1.5 km
6 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises,
7 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 40 mins Billy Blanks Basic Training Bootcamp DVD
8 October - REST
9 October - 45 min run/walk (3.66km)
10 October - REST
11 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises,
12 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 15 mins additional reformer strength/abs/arms exercises
13 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises
14 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 15 min walking
15 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, Jeanette Jenkins Ab Blast DVD 20 mins
16 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 42 min run/walk (3.63km)
17 October - REST
18 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises
19 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 22 min walking (1.41km)
20 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 20 min walking
21 October - 20 min walking
22 October - REST
23 October - REST
24 October -
25 October -
26 October -
27 October -
28 October -
29 October -
30 October -
31 October -

October's totals so far:

Time: 709 min

Distance: 18.86 km

My knees have flared up again So I'm taking the opportunity to rest and put my feet up.

I'm still here exercising....just don't have the time to log my minutes. I will try to do so before the end of the week.

1 October - walk/run 54 min - 4.24 km
2 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 15 min reformer pilates strength training
3 October - walk/run (mostly walking) 1 hr 6 min - 4.42 km
4 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 40 mins Jeanette Jenkins The Hollywood Trainer Yoga DVD
5 October - 35 mins walking 1.5 km
6 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises,
7 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 40 mins Billy Blanks Basic Training Bootcamp DVD
8 October - REST
9 October - 45 min run/walk (3.66km)
10 October - REST
11 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises,
12 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 15 mins additional reformer strength/abs/arms exercises
13 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises
14 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 15 min walking
15 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, Jeanette Jenkins Ab Blast DVD 20 mins
16 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 42 min run/walk (3.63km)
17 October - REST
18 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises
19 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 22 min walking (1.41km)
20 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 20 min walking
21 October - 20 min walking
22 October - REST
23 October - REST
24 October - REST
25 October - REST
26 October - 46 mins run/walk (3.25 km)
27 October -
28 October -
29 October -
30 October -
31 October -

October's totals so far:

Time: 755 min

Distance: 22.11 km

October 19 - no exercise
October 20 - Run - 15 mins, Elliptical - 10 min, Weights - 20 mins
October 21 - no exercise
October 22 - no exercise
October 23 - no exercise
October 24 - Run - 17 mins, T/Mill - 9 mins, Elliptical - 20 mins, Abs - 14 mins
October 25 - T/Mill - 23 mins, Weights - 37 mins
October 26 - Elliptical - 30 mins

Summary

Step n Sculpt - 120 mins
Treadmill - 89 mins
Abs & Floor Work - 77 mins
Power Aerobics - 180 mins
Run - 63 mins
Weights - 111 mins
Cardio Kickboxing - 60 mins
Cycle - 20 mins
Elliptical - 60 mins

Total - 780 mins

so i'm on my own today and away from home and obviously a bit bored as i decided to see if i could do a handstand against the wall (as you do.....???).

i can!!! it was fun!!!! so i did some more.
(should maybe mention at this point that i'm 43 and haven't done this for about 30 years)

i might see how my shoulders pull up tomorrow and then see if i can try a bit of walking on my hands. I could only ever stagger a couple of steps as a kid, so it would take a fair bit of work to improve on that now i guess!

Will let you know if i give it a go.

Not real comfortable with my head being upside down for very long, but maybe you get used to it??

Anyone else used to be able to do this (or still can?) Any top tips??

I used to do handstands all the time when I was a teenager, oh and cartwheels... remember cartwheels? They were fun. I haven't tried to do a cartwheel for ages but I did a handstand a few months ago and it wasn't so bad. I do a fair bit of yoga so having my head upside down is not really that strange for me, perhaps you can incorporate some yoga into your fitness routine to help with that?


I guess you might also need to work on building up shoulder strength and flexibility. For that I would recommend trying Pilates - floor or mat, it doesn't matter as long as you are improving your condition!

1 October - walk/run 54 min - 4.24 km
2 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 15 min reformer pilates strength training
3 October - walk/run (mostly walking) 1 hr 6 min - 4.42 km
4 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 40 mins Jeanette Jenkins The Hollywood Trainer Yoga DVD
5 October - 35 mins walking 1.5 km
6 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises,
7 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 40 mins Billy Blanks Basic Training Bootcamp DVD
8 October - REST
9 October - 45 min run/walk (3.66km)
10 October - REST
11 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises,
12 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 15 mins additional reformer strength/abs/arms exercises
13 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises
14 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 15 min walking
15 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, Jeanette Jenkins Ab Blast DVD 20 mins
16 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 42 min run/walk (3.63km)
17 October - REST
18 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises
19 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 22 min walking (1.41km)
20 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 20 min walking
21 October - 20 min walking
22 October - REST
23 October - REST
24 October - REST
25 October - REST
26 October - 46 mins run/walk (3.25 km)
27 October - Jeanette Jenkins The Hollywood Trainer Pilates DVD (48 mins), 15 min walk
28 October -
29 October -
30 October -
31 October -

October's totals so far:

Time: 818 min

Distance: 22.11 km

1 October - walk/run 54 min - 4.24 km
2 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 15 min reformer pilates strength training
3 October - walk/run (mostly walking) 1 hr 6 min - 4.42 km
4 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 40 mins Jeanette Jenkins The Hollywood Trainer Yoga DVD
5 October - 35 mins walking 1.5 km
6 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises,
7 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 40 mins Billy Blanks Basic Training Bootcamp DVD
8 October - REST
9 October - 45 min run/walk (3.66km)
10 October - REST
11 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises,
12 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 15 mins additional reformer strength/abs/arms exercises
13 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises
14 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 15 min walking
15 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, Jeanette Jenkins Ab Blast DVD 20 mins
16 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 42 min run/walk (3.63km)
17 October - REST
18 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises
19 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 22 min walking (1.41km)
20 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 20 min walking
21 October - 20 min walking
22 October - REST
23 October - REST
24 October - REST
25 October - REST
26 October - 46 mins run/walk (3.25 km)
27 October - Jeanette Jenkins The Hollywood Trainer Pilates DVD (48 mins), 15 min walk
28 October - 20 min walk
29 October - 45 min walk
30 October - Billy Blanks Basic Boot Camp DVD (55 mins)
31 October -

October's totals so far:

Time: 938 min

Distance: 22.11 km

Managed to get thru a whole Billy Blanks DVD (with kicking yay!!)

I'm going to start November's thread...look out for it!

October 27 - no exercise
October 28 - Treadmill - 23 mins, Abs - 10 mins, Weights - 22 mins, Elliptical - 10 mins
October 29 - Weights - 70 mins
October 30 - no exercise
October 31 - Treadmill - 28 mins, Abs - 10 mins, Elliptical - 22 mins

Summary

Step n Sculpt - 120 mins
Treadmill - 140 mins
Abs & Floor Work - 97 mins
Power Aerobics - 180 mins
Run - 63 mins
Weights - 203 mins
Cardio Kickboxing - 60 mins
Cycle - 20 mins
Elliptical - 92 mins

Total - 975 mins

1 October - walk/run 54 min - 4.24 km
2 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 15 min reformer pilates strength training
3 October - walk/run (mostly walking) 1 hr 6 min - 4.42 km
4 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 40 mins Jeanette Jenkins The Hollywood Trainer Yoga DVD
5 October - 35 mins walking 1.5 km
6 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises,
7 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 40 mins Billy Blanks Basic Training Bootcamp DVD
8 October - REST
9 October - 45 min run/walk (3.66km)
10 October - REST
11 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises,
12 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 15 mins additional reformer strength/abs/arms exercises
13 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises
14 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 15 min walking
15 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, Jeanette Jenkins Ab Blast DVD 20 mins
16 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 42 min run/walk (3.63km)
17 October - REST
18 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises
19 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 22 min walking (1.41km)
20 October - 20 mins knee rehab exercises, 20 min walking
21 October - 20 min walking
22 October - REST
23 October - REST
24 October - REST
25 October - REST
26 October - 46 mins run/walk (3.25 km)
27 October - Jeanette Jenkins The Hollywood Trainer Pilates DVD (48 mins), 15 min walk
28 October - 20 min walk
29 October - 45 min walk
30 October - Billy Blanks Basic Boot Camp DVD (55 mins)
31 October - REST

October's totals

Time: 938 min

Distance: 22.11 km