The best time of year to start moving our bodies more is actually any time at all.

In January, it's easy to forget that.

Some of us see January as a continuation while some of us will come to it as a new beginning.

For those fulfilling a promise to themselves, welcome.

For those of us who seek the energy to keep going, welcome, also.



We're maintainers moving through the month of January.

New Year's Day, 2014:

60 minutes elliptical, cranked that sucker to resistance of 10, which means at times it hit 13, and oh Lord, this was tough
Squatting in the Smith machine
Also some reps on the adductor machine

New Year, new goals!

January 1: 105 minutes bikram yoga

Totals:
1 workout
105 minutes

January 1: 8 miles running on treadmill - incline 2% (1:13:13)
30 minutes foam rolling

New Year's Day

4 miles or so round London galleries, Tube and streets. (The steps in the Tube have been particularly good for me these last few weeks. Trying to think of something similar in my rural life.)

Thursday, Jan. 2nd:

45 minutes on treadmill at 4.6 mph, incline of 2.0, then 5 minutes walking at 3.7, then alternating two minutes at 5, with walking.

Sore joints after running, from knees to hamstrings to big toe joints. And I want to curl up and sleep, but I'm drinking coffee & keeping going.

January 1: Jumped into a frigid lake in a bikini. That surely counts?!

January 2: 20 min on arc trainer, lat pulldowns, bench dips, barbell shoulder press, half a mile on treadmill

January 2: 110 minutes bikram yoga. The instructor was mean and held us too long in lots of poses while correcting students. Everyone was rolling their eyes. I didn't care for her the first time I took her class....now I really don't care for her. Hypercritical but hopefully I burned a few extra calories glaring at her.

Totals:
2 workouts
215 minutes

Thanks for starting this, saef!

Nothing much today as I've been travelling.

January 2: P90X Core Synergistics (60 mins)
Yoga DVD (60 minutes)

Friday, January 3rd:

30 minutes Stairmaster, and this felt good
60 minutes back & biceps routine

I'm amazed to find that I can handle higher weights, which has pushed me out of a rut.

And yes, I trudged through a still settling-out blizzard to walk to my gym, where the manager was triumphant over having opened on time, when nearly nothing else was open for miles except the newstand where the guys who drive plows buy their coffee.

Nothing as yet and it's about 5.30 pm. (Rather a full day, getting back in order after being away for so long + electricity emergency.) I don't usually exercise in the evening but I think I'll try to fit in some stretches.

January 3: 7 miles on treadmill (1:02:45) incline 2%
P90X Kempo DVD (1 hour)
30 minutes foam rolling

Saturday, Jan. 4th:

60 minute spin class, and I kept peddling through the weight intervals, to give my upper body a rest
60 minute Pilates mat class, the instructor being tough, talking about the new year

January 3: 105 minutes bikram yoga with a great teacher. What a difference.

January 4: 60 minutes spin class followed by an extremely hard but good bikram yoga class (105) minutes

Totals:
5 workouts
485 minutes