Talk about your exercise experience today - Page 126

randrum · 05-29-2015, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gemme

I signed up as well. I can do 5 minutes, even if I did have a hard day at work.

5 minutes is totally feasible.

Anyone else?

I signed up too. I can handle 5 minutes.

cinnamongrrl · 05-29-2015, 03:57 PM

I signed up for the challenge as well....should be fun

cinnamongrrl · 05-31-2015, 07:39 AM

I need to ask....

Is there a way to bookmark or save youtube videos that you wish to watch again? I put in the same search criteria and couldn't find that video I posted. I had to come here to find it lol

Any help would be appreciated. I'm just not a savvy type girl

Not in all things anyway....

Gemme · 05-31-2015, 03:40 PM

Can't help you with the youtube thing, Cinn. I can't even bring up the slidey bar on my youtube videos anymore.

I want to expose you all to this woman.

She's a two-time cancer survivor, she has outlived her husband, trained for a marathon with staph infection in her legs, she has played Carnegie Hall 3 times and she has already beat the record for marathon time for a female over the age of 90.

16 times. She has run this marathon 16 TIMES.

My. Hero.

Gemme · 05-31-2015, 03:46 PM

This morning I had a good workout.

I hit up the elliptical first with my random program at level 5.
Stats: 274 cal, 2.33 mi, 30:00 min

Then I moved to circuit training and did my lower body training. While I was doing my back stretches, I saw a woman straddling the abduction machine backwards. I'd seen her before doing this and I decided to ask her about it today. A trainer taught her how to do it and when she moved off of that machine, I gave it a try. It's interesting. It's a combination of riding a horse and inline speed skating, depending on how low you go.

The intimate benefits of this exercise were not lost on me either but that's neither here nor there.

The point is that I learned something new today, so there.

I also did some ab work and my usual stretches. I was there about an hour and a half today.

nycfem · 05-31-2015, 07:30 PM

Yesterday I did this again:

Quote:

Originally Posted by nycfem

I walked and stair climbed for 4 hours in the park, including doing 20 sets of up/down the St Clair stairs (176 stair steps per set), totaling 3520 stair steps.

Today I did 45 minutes on the stair master and 15 minutes stretching and yoga.

Kelt · 05-31-2015, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nycfem

Yesterday I did this again:

Today I did 45 minutes on the stair master and 15 minutes stretching and yoga.

Does the stair master tell you the number of steps so you can see how it compares? Curious minds and all...

Gemme · 06-01-2015, 05:39 AM

Today's the day to begin that program! I'll be doing mine after work.

randrum · 06-01-2015, 07:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gemme

Today's the day to begin that program! I'll be doing mine after work.

I watched the video this morning. Today's activity is a little longer than 5 minutes, so I plan on completing it after work.

Good luck everyone who is participating!

randrum · 06-01-2015, 04:26 PM

How was everyone's "Soul Stroll"? I completed mine with my Monday workout.

Walking on treadmill, 22 minutes, varied speed, 1.0 incline. 1.02 miles, 169 calories.

Upper Body workout. 2 sets, 10-12 reps. Enough weight to fatigue the muscles by rep 10.

Arc Trainer. 20 minutes, P-4, L-5. 0.62 mi, 257 calories.

Then finished off with stretching and ab work.

Did anyone else download the playlist to go along with the "Soul Stroll"? At first I thought the affirmations were a little cheesy. But I got into it the more I went along. I thought it was a good start.

Jesse · 06-01-2015, 04:58 PM

Yes there is. Look right below the video, there is an ADD button. Use it to make your folders and save your videos.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cinnamongrrl

I need to ask....

Is there a way to bookmark or save youtube videos that you wish to watch again? I put in the same search criteria and couldn't find that video I posted. I had to come here to find it lol

Any help would be appreciated. I'm just not a savvy type girl

Not in all things anyway....

Jesse · 06-01-2015, 05:04 PM

So today was the the day that I finally stopped procrastinating and joined a Planet Fitness. It is a brand new 24/7 facility and only 1.5 miles from my home, so not much room there for excuses! Lol! I spent 1 1/2 hours there today with the trainer, getting me set up with the machines, and an exercise routine for the next 4 weeks. I feel good about this.

cinnamongrrl · 06-01-2015, 06:30 PM

I cleaned two houses for a total of 7.5 hours...today it counts!

and

did the 20 min h.i.i.t. workout I posted previously. It's an arse kicker!

I need to start doing more upper body since that workout is mostly lower...and my cleaning does do SOME upper body but...not with any consistancy or progressive challenges.

Gemme · 06-01-2015, 06:33 PM

My soul stroll will be right before bed. I want to zen myself out. It's been a stressful day.

Right now, it's all about SYTYCD: Stage vs. Street

randrum · 06-03-2015, 03:59 PM

Didn't much feel like working out today. So I thought I'd keep it simple.

I came home after work and did the Day 3 5-min workout. Those workouts are pretty good for just 5 minutes.

Then I rode my stationary bike for 15 minutes. I was aiming for 20-30, but the bike is terrible. I need a new in-home exercise equipment. I was thinking about the Bowflex TreadClimber, but I don't know if I want to spend that kind of money.

Finished off with some basic ab work. It wasn't much, but something for today.

cinnamongrrl · 06-03-2015, 06:13 PM

7.5 hours of cleaning a mc mansion all.by.myself. (typically I have a helper)

A LOT of up and down the stairs. I told the home owner I want to get a pedometer to see just how many steps I take while I'm there...she laughed

I don't think I have it in me to do the h.i.i.t workout tonight....maybe yoga in a bit...maybe

Gemme · 06-03-2015, 06:57 PM

The second workout for that program was pretty cool and being only 5 minutes doesn't give much leverage for excuse. I haven't done the 3rd one yet. I'm getting up at o'dark thirty to workout and then I get to bring my car to the shop for most, if not all, of the day.

Gemme · 06-04-2015, 12:50 PM

I had to bring my car to the shop first thing this morning so I was up around 4:30 and at the gym a little after 5am.

I hopped on my usual elliptical and this is what happened:

160 cal, 1.33 mi, 18:00 min

Then I popped onto an Arc trainer and this is what happened:

27 cal, .13 mi and ???

Apparently, I plugged in a program that only ran for a couple of minutes and that was it. I knew something was up when the Cool Down command came on and I'd barely warmed up yet.

Take two!

188 cal, .85 mi, 15:00 min

I followed that up with some stretching.

cinnamongrrl · 06-04-2015, 03:05 PM

cuz we need a laugh sometimes...

Gemme · 06-07-2015, 08:49 AM

Good workout this morning despite a very short night. For some reason, I just wasn't tired last night. I finally made myself go to bed around 1am because my alarm was set for 6:45. I needed some sleep. Eventually I made it there!

My workout was hard for me, but given the sleep deprivation, it's understandable.

E21, random program, level 5.
Stats: 283 cal, 2.75 mi, 30:00 min

I moved on to circuit training and worked my upper body for about half an hour. I did 3 sets of 10 reps with varying levels of weights. I started with my known max weight for that machine for the first 10 reps then I moved down to the next weight in the stack but placed a stackable weight on top and for the third set, I took the stackable weight off and continued at that weight under my max. My gym has stackable weights that are flat and funny looking but fit nicely on top of the normal stack. They range from 3-7 lbs, depending on how thick they are. The only machine I didn't do this on was the shoulder press. I have known issues with that machine so I only did 2 sets of 10 reps at low weight and paid close attention for anything that would signal a problem.

Then I did a mini ab workout and I stretched for 15 minutes. All in all, was a little over an hour.

05-29-2015, 03:57 PM	#2502
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05-31-2015, 07:39 AM	#2503
cinnamongrrl Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: cleverly disguised as a responsible adult* Preferred Pronoun?: wild woman Relationship Status: No, thank you. Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: in my heart I'm going to Carolina...but I'm in MA for now Posts: 7,574 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 14,881 Thanked 27,399 Times in 6,872 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	I need to ask.... Is there a way to bookmark or save youtube videos that you wish to watch again? I put in the same search criteria and couldn't find that video I posted. I had to come here to find it lol Any help would be appreciated. I'm just not a savvy type girl Not in all things anyway.... __________________

05-31-2015, 03:40 PM	#2504
Gemme Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Queer Stone Femme Girl of the Unicorn Variety Preferred Pronoun?: She, as in 'She's a GEM' Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The roads are narrow here Posts: 36,587 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 182,179 Thanked 108,768 Times in 25,659 Posts Rep Power: 21474887	Can't help you with the youtube thing, Cinn. I can't even bring up the slidey bar on my youtube videos anymore. I want to expose you all to this woman. She's a two-time cancer survivor, she has outlived her husband, trained for a marathon with staph infection in her legs, she has played Carnegie Hall 3 times and she has already beat the record for marathon time for a female over the age of 90. 16 times. She has run this marathon 16 TIMES. My. Hero. __________________ Gemme's Journal I'm misunderestimated.

05-31-2015, 03:46 PM	#2505
Gemme Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Queer Stone Femme Girl of the Unicorn Variety Preferred Pronoun?: She, as in 'She's a GEM' Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The roads are narrow here Posts: 36,587 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 182,179 Thanked 108,768 Times in 25,659 Posts Rep Power: 21474887	This morning I had a good workout. I hit up the elliptical first with my random program at level 5. Stats: 274 cal, 2.33 mi, 30:00 min Then I moved to circuit training and did my lower body training. While I was doing my back stretches, I saw a woman straddling the abduction machine backwards. I'd seen her before doing this and I decided to ask her about it today. A trainer taught her how to do it and when she moved off of that machine, I gave it a try. It's interesting. It's a combination of riding a horse and inline speed skating, depending on how low you go. The intimate benefits of this exercise were not lost on me either but that's neither here nor there. The point is that I learned something new today, so there. I also did some ab work and my usual stretches. I was there about an hour and a half today. __________________ Gemme's Journal I'm misunderestimated.

06-01-2015, 05:39 AM	#2508
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06-01-2015, 04:26 PM	#2510
randrum Member How Do You Identify?: Boi Preferred Pronoun?: Just call me G Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 695 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,480 Thanked 3,063 Times in 668 Posts Rep Power: 21474846	How was everyone's "Soul Stroll"? I completed mine with my Monday workout. Walking on treadmill, 22 minutes, varied speed, 1.0 incline. 1.02 miles, 169 calories. Upper Body workout. 2 sets, 10-12 reps. Enough weight to fatigue the muscles by rep 10. Arc Trainer. 20 minutes, P-4, L-5. 0.62 mi, 257 calories. Then finished off with stretching and ab work. Did anyone else download the playlist to go along with the "Soul Stroll"? At first I thought the affirmations were a little cheesy. But I got into it the more I went along. I thought it was a good start. __________________

06-01-2015, 05:04 PM	#2512
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06-01-2015, 06:30 PM	#2513
cinnamongrrl Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: cleverly disguised as a responsible adult* Preferred Pronoun?: wild woman Relationship Status: No, thank you. Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: in my heart I'm going to Carolina...but I'm in MA for now Posts: 7,574 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 14,881 Thanked 27,399 Times in 6,872 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	I cleaned two houses for a total of 7.5 hours...today it counts! and did the 20 min h.i.i.t. workout I posted previously. It's an arse kicker! I need to start doing more upper body since that workout is mostly lower...and my cleaning does do SOME upper body but...not with any consistancy or progressive challenges. __________________

06-01-2015, 06:33 PM	#2514
Gemme Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Queer Stone Femme Girl of the Unicorn Variety Preferred Pronoun?: She, as in 'She's a GEM' Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The roads are narrow here Posts: 36,587 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 182,179 Thanked 108,768 Times in 25,659 Posts Rep Power: 21474887	My soul stroll will be right before bed. I want to zen myself out. It's been a stressful day. Right now, it's all about SYTYCD: Stage vs. Street __________________ Gemme's Journal I'm misunderestimated.

06-03-2015, 03:59 PM	#2515
randrum Member How Do You Identify?: Boi Preferred Pronoun?: Just call me G Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 695 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,480 Thanked 3,063 Times in 668 Posts Rep Power: 21474846	Didn't much feel like working out today. So I thought I'd keep it simple. I came home after work and did the Day 3 5-min workout. Those workouts are pretty good for just 5 minutes. Then I rode my stationary bike for 15 minutes. I was aiming for 20-30, but the bike is terrible. I need a new in-home exercise equipment. I was thinking about the Bowflex TreadClimber, but I don't know if I want to spend that kind of money. Finished off with some basic ab work. It wasn't much, but something for today. __________________

06-03-2015, 06:13 PM	#2516
cinnamongrrl Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: cleverly disguised as a responsible adult* Preferred Pronoun?: wild woman Relationship Status: No, thank you. Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: in my heart I'm going to Carolina...but I'm in MA for now Posts: 7,574 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 14,881 Thanked 27,399 Times in 6,872 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	7.5 hours of cleaning a mc mansion all.by.myself. (typically I have a helper) A LOT of up and down the stairs. I told the home owner I want to get a pedometer to see just how many steps I take while I'm there...she laughed I don't think I have it in me to do the h.i.i.t workout tonight....maybe yoga in a bit...maybe __________________

06-03-2015, 06:57 PM	#2517
Gemme Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Queer Stone Femme Girl of the Unicorn Variety Preferred Pronoun?: She, as in 'She's a GEM' Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The roads are narrow here Posts: 36,587 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 182,179 Thanked 108,768 Times in 25,659 Posts Rep Power: 21474887	The second workout for that program was pretty cool and being only 5 minutes doesn't give much leverage for excuse. I haven't done the 3rd one yet. I'm getting up at o'dark thirty to workout and then I get to bring my car to the shop for most, if not all, of the day. __________________ Gemme's Journal I'm misunderestimated.

06-04-2015, 12:50 PM	#2518
Gemme Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Queer Stone Femme Girl of the Unicorn Variety Preferred Pronoun?: She, as in 'She's a GEM' Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The roads are narrow here Posts: 36,587 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 182,179 Thanked 108,768 Times in 25,659 Posts Rep Power: 21474887	I had to bring my car to the shop first thing this morning so I was up around 4:30 and at the gym a little after 5am. I hopped on my usual elliptical and this is what happened: 160 cal, 1.33 mi, 18:00 min Then I popped onto an Arc trainer and this is what happened: 27 cal, .13 mi and ??? Apparently, I plugged in a program that only ran for a couple of minutes and that was it. I knew something was up when the Cool Down command came on and I'd barely warmed up yet. Take two! 188 cal, .85 mi, 15:00 min I followed that up with some stretching. __________________ Gemme's Journal I'm misunderestimated.

06-04-2015, 03:05 PM	#2519
cinnamongrrl Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: cleverly disguised as a responsible adult* Preferred Pronoun?: wild woman Relationship Status: No, thank you. Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: in my heart I'm going to Carolina...but I'm in MA for now Posts: 7,574 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 14,881 Thanked 27,399 Times in 6,872 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	cuz we need a laugh sometimes... __________________

06-07-2015, 08:49 AM	#2520
Gemme Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Queer Stone Femme Girl of the Unicorn Variety Preferred Pronoun?: She, as in 'She's a GEM' Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The roads are narrow here Posts: 36,587 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 182,179 Thanked 108,768 Times in 25,659 Posts Rep Power: 21474887	Good workout this morning despite a very short night. For some reason, I just wasn't tired last night. I finally made myself go to bed around 1am because my alarm was set for 6:45. I needed some sleep. Eventually I made it there! My workout was hard for me, but given the sleep deprivation, it's understandable. E21, random program, level 5. Stats: 283 cal, 2.75 mi, 30:00 min I moved on to circuit training and worked my upper body for about half an hour. I did 3 sets of 10 reps with varying levels of weights. I started with my known max weight for that machine for the first 10 reps then I moved down to the next weight in the stack but placed a stackable weight on top and for the third set, I took the stackable weight off and continued at that weight under my max. My gym has stackable weights that are flat and funny looking but fit nicely on top of the normal stack. They range from 3-7 lbs, depending on how thick they are. The only machine I didn't do this on was the shoulder press. I have known issues with that machine so I only did 2 sets of 10 reps at low weight and paid close attention for anything that would signal a problem. Then I did a mini ab workout and I stretched for 15 minutes. All in all, was a little over an hour. __________________ Gemme's Journal I'm misunderestimated.