The getting back in shape thread

[Rapscallion]

Thirty-five minutes, 606 calories, avg bpm 163, max 177. Pushed it.

Rapscallion

[gunsage]

Until I get access to another workout center, here's what I've been doing...

Tuesdays and Thursdays my wife is at work, so I do chores every hour on the hour, usually just small stuff like a small load of dishes, put away a basket of laundry, etc. I throw in a quick set of jack knifes, in & outs, basic crunches, military push ups, diamond push ups, elevated push ups, mason twists, or whatever. I usually start at 10 AM and finish up at 6 PM, so 9 sets effectively.

Every other one of the days I walk to the Great Southern Plaza and do laps around the entire center. Last week I only did one to see how well I did. My feet hurt like a mofo, but not nearly as much as this week where I'm doing 2 per visit. I also do various errands after I'm done if necessary, so it's win-win. Next week I'll be doing 3 laps. The major problem here is driving to the center obviously costs gas, but other than that it's pretty simple, I'm out in the fresh air, and I'm enjoying myself.

Diet-wise, I'm doing what I've been doing: adding turmeric and garlic to things I eat, ensuring I get at least 100% of my daily fiber a day, taking multivitamins, and adding baby spinach to several things I eat. I also typically add an extra can of corn to soups I eat, but I'm unsure as to how good those soups are for me. I may need to switch to something slightly better.

Hopefully once the weather starts changing I can resume the P90X, or even better, actually get a membership somewhere, or better still, get a job that has a workout center. Time shall tell, I suppose.

[Cat]

10 min walk at work
30 mins Wii Step + 15 min lifting weights (while watching Red Bulls V Dallas....crazy game)

No exercise tomorrow....must rest for Big E!!!

[Magpie]

I think that the fact that yesterday was juggling club somewhat makes up for biking to work. And I actually juggled for most of the time, did some high-speed stuff too.

[Cat]

I've been somewhat slacking.....I haven't hit the gym as much as I should be. My leg is still a bit sore, and I need to keep it good for New Hampshire.

But I have been walking around town, the pond, and playing soccer.....so I am not stationary.

I was planning on going to the gym tonight, but it appears we are gonna be hit by some bad weather, so I may just stay home, play Wii, and watch the storm.


Maybe I'll do a lunchwalk. And I'll be walking all over the Big E on Sat.

[Magpie]

Confession post: I haven't been swimming since they shut the gym down for repairs, my mom has my bathing suit (we went camping, we went to the beach on our way out, so it didn't get packed and stayed in her van when she went home). And I biked in to work today . But that's because I have a late night class and I save a bit of time biking home.

[Whiskey]

6.33 miles biking yesterday. At least five later today

[firecat88]

New to this thread () but...over the course of last semester, there was a lot of remodeling done on the gym. Thus, I was unable to do anything there, which actually made me kind of sad. Before the renovations began, I was there two or three days a week to run laps on the track (and, yes, I say 'run' because it flows better than 'did laps in my wheelchair'). Well, the renovations are done and the new rec center, where the track is, is fabulous!!!


It is now twice as big as it used to be and, in fact, takes up about 1/3 of the building. The lower floor contains the treadmills and bikes, the weight set area, and basketball courts if you go through the door to where the *old* rec center used to be. My favorite part, though, is what's upstairs. They made the track twice as long, turned it into a figure-8 pattern, and added an uphill part of the course.

Rounding up, there's 6 laps to the mile. Last week, because of Labor Day (I didn't have the day off, but my parents did, so I slept in), I only did 4 miles. This week, though, my goal is 6 (2 miles 3 times a week)

[Rapscallion]

Thirty minutes on the bike, 441 calories.

Rapscallion

[Whiskey]

I fit in my skinny jeans.

[Magpie]

Done physio! I stopped doing the strength exercises on my own, when I discovered that the foot that "needed' them was stronger than the other. (The PT was ok with this when I told her). The balance ones are to be kept up for a while, but I don't need to go back. Crap, I suppose this means I lost my excuse for not swimming. I don't want to walk outside anymore than I need to though, there's frosh running around.

[gunsage]

Recently I started trying the P90X workout. I did this without doing any of the preliminary workout stuff leading up to it. Here's what I have to say. It MIGHT have worked better if I did the preliminary stuff, but more importantly, it would DEFINITELY have worked better if I had central AC. As it stands, I will not be resuming this until the weather gets a little colder. By then, I hope to also have a job again, given that if I had a workout center to go to, I would be able to at least write down what I'm supposed to do, then do it better there.

What I'm doing in the meantime is going to a local shopping center and doing laps. On days that I can't do that, I'm working out in between doing chores. I'm hoping I can gain access to a workout center soon or that the new rec center that's being proposed is something of awesomeness.

[technical.angel]

If it makes you feel better, I haven't been to the gym in two weeks. Curse you, back to school, CURSE YOU!

[BookstoreEscapee]

For various reasons I won't get into, I have done nothing for the last week+.

[Aethian]

Two body inches down...yay me.