Hey all, sorry I wasn't here yesterday -- I was with Lorraine in the hospital! It's a long story, I'll post it in the chat thread, but I'll just say that it was very scary, and that she's ok and out now. So I wasn't here yesterday to start up this thread for the new week! So NOONE exercised yesterday???? Or noone announced it? I sure hope it was the latter!

I didn't end up exercising when I was away all weekend -- I really had a lot of trouble with my breathing, and while I had access to an elliptical and could have walked outside, both of them are weight-bearing exercises, and that's where I run into trouble at this point. No breath!!

This morning I did 20 minutes on the exercise bike -- another 5 miles.

How about you guys?????

HI Sarah! I hope Lorraine is better now!

I did alot of walking yesterday.....today I will do my Miracle Mile when I get home.

Monday - gym, did 40 minutes cardio, and did my leg weights for half an hour

Tuesday - swum for an hour with my new goggles and a boy between my legs ( a pull buoy before you start being rude!!!) AND went to the gym at lunch at did eliptical and fat tummy exercises on the fitball. I must look a sight on the fitball, but I don't care!!!!!

I exercised as well! I'm quite proud of it too... lol... Sunday I hiked up a mountain, 3 km's total, but 3 HOURS total! It was pretty much straight up, and the walk down sure got those leg muscles working!

Monday I did some abs and some arms, but it was HOT! I'd say around 32 degrees plus that ol' humidity. Today my exercise will probably consist of lounging in the sun

-Aimee

Sarah - Hope you and Lorraine are both OK - and thanks for getting us started on this thread, in the midst of all your traumas/challenges! If that doesn't get us going, nothing will....

OK, so I confess I do not have my act together on the exercise front right now, or for some while. What I can most easily bring myself to do is a) walk (part of my journey to/from work, so pretty much part of my daily routine during the week b) swim. So I can going to try and do both of those regularly for the next couple of weeks, after which I will start building in some weights....

Saturday: 30 min swim
Sunday: 45 min aquarobics (by mistake....was planning to swim, but the class was starting when I got in the pool, so I figured I should just join in! It was fun...)
Monday: 35 min walk
Tuesday: 40 min walk

Hopefully be able to make it to the pool again tomorrow.....

Hi y'all...I did my MIracle Mile DVD today....and will do it again when I get home. I want to work up to the two mile one in a couple of weeks.

I need to get my backside in gear and start doing more than having walks. Joining a gym is not an option, neither is swimming, so I've ordered some videos from the library to check out--a couple on belly dancing and a couple on yoga, both for beginners, of course.

I used to love doing step aerobics even though I was a sweaty mess at the end of the workout, but I chucked my beloved Reebok step on the tip before I emigrated. I figured it had already been gathering cobwebs in the shed for donkey's years, and I wasn't going to take it 4,000 odd miles just to substitute Canadian spiders for English ones!

I should've kept it though....

It's been many years since I did any exercise, bar walking and a little cycling, so I know I'll have to start out slowly. When the vids come in, I'll pop here and let you know how I get on. Truth be told, I'm really quite nervous....

Did my Tae Bo Ultimate Fat Blasting DVD today right after my 8 Minute Moves.
I think it is time to pick up the resistance bands to use while doing the video because the arm work segment is getting waaaaaaaay boring without!
Think I want to get the Tae Bo Ultimate Fat Blasting Cardio DVD too. Look for it next week when I'm in Half Priced Books (LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that store!). Got a whole list of stuff to look for while I'm there.

I did my upper body weights yesterday, I hurt today, so I must have done it right!!! I hurt most under my boobs along my chest muscles!! Who knew I had muscles lurking under there??? And I did 30 lengths of the pool. AND I went to the gym at lunch and did eliptical and fitball to help my poor fat tummy, which seems to be staying fat. And dear fiends, it's 7 in the morning, I am up breakfasted and off to the gym, toodle loo!!!

Bought some 5 lb hand weights today. (Did I just type that?! I bought what?!?)
Will need them for the exercises in the book I borrowed from the library; the original "8 Minutes in the Morning". Will be fun to try them out in the morning.

Bike ride to work 3 times this week: so that's 6 hours bike

Also, on hour laps at the pool...

Week-end calls for showers Saturday and uncertain for Sunday, so i guess laps at the pool will be on the menu...

Did another Miracle Mile last night...that is two miles for the week!

I have been skipping my cardio workouts again. I had been on a roll and doing cardio 5 or 6 days a week. I want to get back to that so to build up my stamina so I can try sparring at a Tae Kwon Do tournament this fall.
Still doing really well each day doing my 8 Minute Moves and am noticing some nice new muscles. Tried out the exercises from the book I borrowed with my new weights today!

I walked to the library and picked up a bellydance video for beginners yesterday. It's an arms and abs one. I watched it a couple of times first to get an idea of what I had to do, and then did the warm up, watched it again, and practised the movements. I looked and felt about as graceful as a dancing hippo!

Anyway, I persevered and did the whole thing--including the initial stretches again--and was surprised to actually get all the way through to the end.

I can feel a slight ache in my obliques and traps this morning, but nothing really significant considering how long it's been since I worked any muscles. I expected to hurt more....

I'm just going to get a good walk in today, and tomorrow I'll check out the Yoga for Weight Loss vid I also got. Can yoga really help with weight loss...?

I did my 8 Minute Moves and 45 minutes of Tae Bo today. Works out best for me to do it all right away in the morning but I have to get up an hour earlier each day-Blech!