gooster Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 Aww, you aren't too old to be a gym bunny I am feeling my muscles working harder from my mucking out this week - it's only been just over a week since I mucked out and did all my farm jobs, but it is amazing how quickly you get used to not working those muscles! Core workout in the morning - am guessing it is going to be full of planks and other evil stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooster Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 OMG, am gonna have abs of steel if I do the core workout every week It's really tough going, even the warm up and mobilisation is hard work Get the feeling I may be a bit achy tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murtle Posted February 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 I wanna do exercise not sit in an office!! Mags, only when I started exercising did I start understanding things. I think you'll find you are Catching it though as...you jogged not walked cause you wanted to do something!! It is sunny...lovely running weather... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooster Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 Am really annoyed with myself as after next Tuesday I can't do that class with Mr G for a month as have booked work in Bloody work getting in the way of my workout schedule They do it on a Sunday afternoon, not sure who does it then, may have to swap to that one to keep my core work going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murtle Posted February 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 Welcome to my world Jayne. I can confirm it is a pain...I want to run in the sun but am loathe to run at work though there are lots who do. A lunchtime run and shower is too much of a pain for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happylittlegreensquirrel Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 At last an advantage to being an unpaid charity worker I can do my workouts when I want as I "work" from home This morning I did my circuit training at 09.00hrs , tomorrow I am at the gym at midday I know Mark finds it a lot lot harder with his working day , I am not sure I would be able to do half as much if I was doing paid work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happylittlegreensquirrel Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 Mags, only when I started exercising did I start understanding things. I think you'll find you are Catching it though as...you jogged not walked cause you wanted to do something!! I am amazed at what I didn't know before I joined the gym and what I thought I knew ( and didn't ) Great source of info for me is Jillian Michael's podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/jillian-michaels-podcast/id356128530?mt=2 when I subscribed I downloaded all the previous shows and am working my way through them now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooster Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 It is much nicer being able to workout when the gym is quieter - on weeknights I never have problems getting on the cardio machines, but sometimes I feel a bit hemmed in whilst working on the ball downstairs amongst all the big beefy blokes doing weights. Doesn't bother me too much though, I have every right to be there as they do, even if I am using 3kg weights t do my stuff whilst the use 25kg ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooster Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Tone and shape was really hard today.Definitely going to be feeling that tomorrow. Lots of squats and other delightful things. Really enjoyed it though And Mr G told me I did really well and that the class was hard today, and it wasn't because I have not done a tone and shape for a few weeks One of the exercises was where we had to be in the squat position and kind of 'bounce' for 1 minute - Mr G did this one with us, and was counting the seconds for us. I felt that we had been going for ages, when Mr G told us we had done 10 seconds. Everyone laughed when I said 'is that it?' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mags Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 I did some more jogging this morning. My pedometer told me that in half an hour I did just over 5 miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happylittlegreensquirrel Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 I did some more jogging this morning. My pedometer told me that in half an hour I did just over 5 miles well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonny Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 I did some more jogging this morning. My pedometer told me that in half an hour I did just over 5 miles Fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooster Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Well done Mags My abs are starting to ache now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 i haven't done anything at all........ i just can't motivate myself... i will need to give myself a big kick up the bum!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murtle Posted February 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Griff - one thing I found that helps me is the thought that 5 minutes is better than no minutes. Could you motiviate yourself to do a really short time? I do like the 12 minute blasts which are done on time 45 seconds on 15 seconds break - 3 rounds 1. exercise 1 2. exercise 2 3. exercise 3 4. exercise 4 You can choose the exercise that you do - but you could do it for a shorter time if 12 minutes is too long. Something is better than nothing :-) I am doing it for abs at the moment sit ups sit up twists balance and tap ball to each side plank At least with this I can slot it in before work and I do something!! xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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