JCC 2021 Fitness Goals

My runs tend to turn into power-walks, but I have resumed doing pushups and situps with them. I'd like to expand my workouts. I tend to be too impatient for planking, though that's good for running.

Edit: About being depressed, I have a hard time running when I experience a mood swing (happens often when alone, so power-walking feels like a good compromise when I don't have it in me to run).

 

@Luke02 my fitness tracker/smart watch runs $350.00 and it's barely mid range. I LOVE it though and I actually got 30% off so I only paid about $250 including shipping because most insurance plans offer discounts on things that will help keep you healthy. I love my watch, it counts may laps when I swim, can keep up with how far I run outside or on a treadmill, counts my steps, synchs with my calendar, it can find my phone, tracks my sleep, knows my heart rate and it holds music that connects to wireless headphones for running or any workouts. Plus it does more, it even tells time, LOL.

 

20k steps done for the day. Here is hoping I can keep it up

 

Core stability seems to be really key for many activities. If it's weak I guess the load falls elsewhere and other problems can ensue.

There's some serious stepping going on out there!

 

I ran 16km this morning. It was raining and I now have chafing in places best not elaborated upon. Total kms for the week were 37. Pretty happy with that these days.

 

@Billy Budd, vaseline is your friend.

 

Ooof my longish run this morning was not easy, it felt like I was running into the wind 75% of the time. I did remember to bring gatorade and I don't feel a headache coming on so that is a huge improvement over last week

 

Ex-runner advice: If you can, find a loop to run on and start with the wind facing you. That way, when you're running home, wind is at your back.

 

New Year Confession time - don't enjoy exercise at all. I'm OK with 5-10 mins but more than that? Can feel my ability to coordinate anything go way out the window.

Headphones? Not really a practical option.

My solution? Little and often seems to work. Just need to try to increase the frequency where I can.

 

It seems to. I'm lighter now than I was a year ago and have gotten better at spacing out the sweets. The virtual office has far less in the way of temptation in this respect.

What I find baffling is that it seems just about everyone else has a sufficient energy supply to work and then afterwards go out for a run. Feel like a Brand X bunny amid a load of Duracell rabbits.

Dyspraxic effect? Probably throws a spanner in the works, plus the partial hearing loss.

 

I'm Brand X as well...if I don't do my exercise first thing in the morning, it almost never happens after I finish work for the day--or even as a mid-day work break. Sounds like you've got the right idea to try to space it out into short periods throughout the day, though. Hope you have success with that approach!

Trying to minimize/space out the sweet treats is key for me as well, which is sometimes tough working from home, because I have noticed that my husband has been buying ice cream a lot more often since the pandemic began

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I did some new bodyweight exercises yesterday followed by a 30-minute "climb" ride this morning. My quads feel like two sore blocks of wood...and I'm loving that feeling!

 

It's currently once a day for me right now. Still, seems to have some effect.

 

I used to pop out of bed in the morning to exercise. That has been different for almost a year now. Without a routine I am struggling, yet somehow I have managed to keep up with exercise. I must say though, I really miss that amazing awake, energized feeling I had before this pandemic came along. For me the struggle is real. And by routine I mean I knew what my routine and my kids routine would be for that day and every day forever. I know now someday we will need to go back to a new normal and this is not permanent and for me that is just hard. And all the anxiety that comes from this Virus and what's going on here in the USA and just within my family and my personal life. It's been a lot. I miss my gym with a passion! I miss my running friends! I just keep telling myself those things are coming back and I want to be in shape so I can enjoy them.

 

For me, work was mostly mental effort, so at the end of the day I wanted to rest my brain and work my body. Going for a run after work was something I looked forward to. Switch off my brain for a while and put my body to work, it was a good way to switch things up.

 

Pre-Covid, I never had a set daily exercise routine because I work away a lot and my working times are often unpredictable. My job can be physically draining, so I would mostly train on my days off or at the end of a less intense work day. Unfortunately, the new lockdown has severely reduced my work opportunities and I find myself with too much time on my hands and missing the physical challenge of my job. I am finding ways to keep myself active with my spin bike, running and body weight exercises, but (like everyone else) I miss my old routine. On a positive note I can now do more chin-ups than I’ve ever managed before. I managed 80 in one day last week. I’m aiming to do 100 in a day before February.

 

I find the only way I can get weekday runs in these days is first thing in the morning, but I can't say it comes naturally to me at the time. I always feel good for it after though. I find I get to work in a good mental space. I ran 8k this morning. It was my first run after my 16k on the weekend and I found it pretty tough going. Really wanted to stop and walk after 4k but managed to hang in there til the end.

@Jedi Ben, I'm with you on the post-work runs. Early in the day it can seem like a good idea, but when the time comes I'm rarely up for it.

 

30k steps today or 13.1 miles. In retrospect I can’t imagine how I did this for 20 straight days once. Don’t get me wrong it’s good exercise but I think 20k steps is plenty

 

Always push yourself to do more if you can. But don't go crazy.

 

Today was the day when I tried to run fast for the first time in I don't know how long. I was quite apprehensive, but pleasantly surprised in the end. I was able to hold my old 5k pace for 2k. Admittedly I was on a treadmill, which is a bit different to out on the road, but still pretty decent. I was hoping for 1k and anything else a bonus, so I was happy to get to 2 (just!)

 

I switched up my running days this week so I wouldn't have to be out when it's less than 25 degrees in the morning. We've been lucky these past few weeks with no snow, but that could change next week. No dire forecasts yet, but lots of flakes popping up on the 10 day outlook. The awesome thing is I ran 6 hilly neighborhood miles back to back days and didn't even feel it! The strength training is paying off