Exercise routines, tips and chatter?

[paradise lost]

Slyder your motivation is over the next hump in the road, if you get running now you'll catch it!!!

I am still technically injured, though i could probably run ok now. I had to miss pump last week so i'm giving myself until tomorrow (7 whole days) off and then going to pump to see how i go. My foot feels ok again and i'm wearing an ankle/foot brace to help a little. There's still something weird going on with my sacrum but i'm always shonky in my pelvis when AF is here so that's no surprise really. Often a good run sorts it out.

I can't wait to get out there. I'm going to try a gentle 5k on Wednesday if the weather's nice, with a few stops for stretching and a break at 3k for some abs work. I have decided i'm a jogger and i'm going to embrace that, and not worry about continuous running distance or speed too much. I know i can run 10 under an hour, which was my aim when i began all this. I also know i couldn't get too much faster without a) losing weight and b) seeing a chiro. I can't afford b and i'm not interested in a, so here we are.

I can't WAIT to do pump though.

How unfit are you now Slyder? Why not try a wee 5k and see if your mojo is out there on the road? Just jog it, it's only 30mins of running, see how you feel. Remember to get decent shoes!

Bx

[Nadine216]

To jog 5km takes only 30 minutes??

[paradise lost]

If you're someone who used to run 30-50k a week yes! If you're just beginning then no. But 5k is about 3 miles and 10mins/mile is a relatively average pace for someone who is used to running. With the jogger and DD i run 5k in about 33mins, on my own more like 25.

Bx

[Nadine216]

LOL Thanks - I was thinking ... I can't run 5 km in 30 minutes!! Heck, I don't even think I can run 1 km!!!

I am thinking about taking up jogging after this pg. Want to get my body back asap - not strugling for a year like with dd. And I think it might be fun AND it's cheaper than going to the gym. Money is going to be tight, come nr 2.

I definatly know who's number I'll be calling for some info and guideance

[slyder]

How unfit are you now Slyder? Why not try a wee 5k and see if your mojo is out there on the road? Just jog it, it's only 30mins of running, see how you feel. Remember to get decent shoes!

Not that unfit, but crap compared to what I was doing. I was starting to get near 45mins for 10km and running 4m:20sec kilometres over the shorter courses (ie. 5-6km).

Since I moved out of the city and into the country my motivation has gone. I thought it would be the opposite but I find endless paddocks and sheep actually quite boring to run by. I like the variety of the city and suburbs it seems. Blah. Harden up Slyder.

Good luck with your programme, Hoobley. Good to see you so committed.

[C~Q]

Harden up Slyder.
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Hee hee, that's going to be my motto for my PT clients! It's one of DH's favourite sayings (usually with a naughty word in the middle!). His other one is "dry your eyes princess"!

So Slyder...Harden up, dry you eyes and DROP AND GIVE ME 20!!! (or jump up and give me 10K's!)

Seriously though I really believe that you have to schedule in exercise. I think you need to make an appointment with yourself, put it in the diary and stick to it. If you don't give yourself a choice then there is no reason not to do it - you just do it. I don't think anyone leaves the gym or finishes a run and wishes they hadn't done it!

Last week I managed to add another class to my week! I figure if 'm going to teach Pump then I have to get my body used to doing a few days in a row so now it's looking pretty scary...
Mon - Pump, Step
Tues - Cycle, Combat
Wed - Combat, Pump
Thurs - Step, Pump
Fri - Pump, Step
Sat - Cycle

Luckily I'm off to England on Tues so all this will resume when I get back. I'm going to try and go to the gym when i'm in England but I know it's going to be hard to balance seeing everyone I want to see and not missing out on anything to go to the gym. The thing is and what people don't understandis that fitness leaves you so quickly, if I don't do anything for 6 weeks then everything I have worked so hard for the last 16 months will be for nothing I don't want to come back and have to start again building up my strength and stamina. I want to come back, finish my Cert 3, get Combat certified and go straight into my Cert 4 to becoome a PT.

Ok, whinge over! I will be a super organised, multi-tasking mother and do everything!

Take care everyone, hope you are all great!

[paradise lost]

There is NO WAY you can lose 16 months of fitness in 6 weeks! And you KNOW that! Sure, it'll be tough to get back into it for the first few weeks, but guess what; DRY YOUR EYES PRINCESS! You can do LM in England if you get time, and if you don't get time then you're gonna have fun working your butt off to get back into the groove! Life is a balancing act, things shouldn't get in the way of other things, enjoy your fitness but let go of any anxiety about it. As someone who has been fretting about (non-existant) weight gain due to not running i can tell you it's NOT WORTH IT.

It's funny, my pump instructor NEVER does 2 days in a row, but she does do 6 classes a week. She does them back to back. Like on Tues she does pump 6.30pm-7.30pm and 8pm-9pm (at two different gyms). She says it's easier than going every day. Just a thought for you.

My foot is STILL injured but i'm lifting more and more in pump. I'm going to try a wee run later today, nice and slow and see how i go...

In Pump i'm now lifting 7kg warm-up, 17kg squats, 9kg chest, 15kg back, 9kg triceps, 9kg biceps, 14kg lunges and 9kg shoulders (when using the bar). Next week i'm hitting 20kg with the squats to see if i can do it! I'm loving feeling so stong and my endomorphic body is loving it too - you should SEE my biceps! LOL.

Bx

[C~Q]

Nice one! I'm over in the UK now and Mum doesn't have broadband and their comp is really slow so I won't be on here much. I did Pump last night and i'm going to try and get to the gym at least 3/4 times a week and if not i'm not going to fret about it.

Loving being back (just don't ask about the flight ) i'd forgotten how beautiful and green the countryside is, all the rolling hills...it's so pretty.

[paradise lost]

I managed 20kg squats. I don't even have DOMS, after all that! So i don't know what my new target will be... I found my lower back suffered if anything. It didn't hurt as in an injury, but i feel like i need to get stronger there to be able to maintain good form while lifting more...

Bx

[Chalalan]

Hello Hoobley, Nadine, Rachel and anyone else who frequents this thread.

I have been reading through it and am totally impressed at the efforts of you super-fit ladies.

I started my fitness routine last month and am totally loving it. I am getting fitter and I am really enjoying being active.

I aim for a minimum of 4 hours of huffy-puffy activity a week and most weeks are a combination from the list below.

Mon: BodyStep (which I hate) or a run (which I hate too but not as much as Step!)
Tue: BodyJam --which I LOVE LOVE LOVE!
Wed: BodyPump
Thu: BodyAttack
Fri: BodyCombat
Sat: BodyJam
Sun: Bike ride or a long walk.

Can you go through what weights you are using in each of the sets for Pump Hoobley? I'm starting to learn the routine so it would be good to have some weights as guidelines / goals. At the moment I grab 2.5. 1.25 & 0.5 kg weights and mix and match, but means that greatest weight is only 8.5kg on the bar. I think I need more for the squats...not sure.

This thread is really inspirational so I hope to hear from you all about what you are up to.