🧘🏼‍♂️🤾🏻‍♀️Getting Sweaty Again: The 3rd Circuit 🚴🏼‍♂️🏋🏼‍♀️

[AveryElle]

Good Morning and happy hump day! ​

It is also Walking Lunges Day! (Oof whose idea was this)? Do you do lunges? I remember a personal trainer I had making me do these with leg bands on across the gym and back. He must have had a thing for pain.

Which exercises do you groan thinking about having to do? I know that @AlpineFresco loves burpees, but that was one part of my workout I didn’t enjoy, and also the lunges. Do you have a least favorite?

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Looking ahead to tomorrow: it will be a day to share pictures - anything fitness related. Giving you a heads up about this assignment so you have some time to be creative

I don’t like yoga. In fact, I really hate it. I’ve tried so many times and so many types. I just hate it. And I know it’s good for you. I just hate it. Whoops.

Most other things I can handle.

 

[Love_Is_Blonde]

@Love_Is_Blonde I love what you're doing here, and all the Litsters, including myself, who are participating in whatever way they can, who are inspired to get better, stronger, healthier, fitter... And the support provided that is so necessary. It's awesome.

It's a beautiful day here in the foothills, but I chose a low impact 20min full-body video on YouTube and 15min of yoga for the stretch and mental focus.
As I mentioned in another post, I need variety in exercise or I won't stick to it.

Again, thank you for all you're doing on this thread and to everyone here who is supportive otlf everyone else, in public and private.

@spankableBelle this was so thoughtful of you. I am really happy with the community here and I’m so glad you’re a part of it.

Well I've just gotten back in from a nice walk in the sunshine with the dog. Went looking for Pokemon as my motivation for the day.

Wanna be Pokémon friends!!?!?!

@RosewoodTulip and @Cat - I think that @Azuldrgon is also a Pokémon go player- or at least he was a while ago. Maybe another Pokémon go friend for you all? (Maybe he will see this)

Don't be talking about me in exercise threads. I've been banned.

only because of your choice of baseball teams

I hate running. Really don't enjoy it, I used to make myself do it but I just don't bother anymore. I'll cycle or do burpees for cardio.
I don't really like planks, but I'll do them.

Lunges, though? They're okay, and I honestly should do more!

I remember you saying you don’t like planks. I thought you were running? No- biking? And doing pull ups. Still doing those?

Am I the only one that likes running?! I admit that I used to dislike it, but something flipped and here we are. There is something cathartic about it. The struggle, the sitting with your own thoughts, realizing it's not at all about the finish line.

Come on, anyone want to come for a run?

I like running. I’m just slow. I kind of just plod along, thinking my thoughts. Listening to music. It’s the only real time I’m by myself.

I used to bring my dog running. He was so so fast and he loved it, but he’s 13 now so we walk instead.

Which exercises do you groan thinking about having to do?
Pistol squats. Trying to work on my flexibility and have been attempting to do these. Key word is attempting. Will end up getting them I think but look like a fucking idiot right now while doing them

I have to look up pistol squats. They sound intimidating

I don’t like yoga. In fact, I really hate it. I’ve tried so many times and so many types. I just hate it. And I know it’s good for you. I just hate it. Whoops.

Most other things I can handle.

I want to love yoga. I like the calmness of the studio. But honestly, I’m not a yoga person- yet. I want to keep trying it. I did like hot yoga better than other classes I’ve tried.

 

[Love_Is_Blonde]

Good Morning, Sweaters!
It’s “Picture Perfect” Thursday

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Alright so today it’s Picture Day! Dust off those cameras and share a fitness related photo. This can be of yourself looking spiffy in your workout clothes, or a view from your workout, or your workout buddy, or your shoes, or whatever! We are visual learners here.

If you’re not the photo type and want to share another meme, etc., you get points for that too.
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and remember your goal you set on day 1. Is it working for you? Do you need to adjust it? Keep up the good work ️️️​

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[AlpineFresco]

@Love_Is_Blonde I cycle a lot, I really enjoy it and it's my main way of travelling around the city. Pull-up wise, I still do them but I have hit a hard wall at a pretty low number. I still want to get to 10 consecutive but it's going to require more specific focus than I expected.

 

[Love_Is_Blonde]

@Love_Is_Blonde I cycle a lot, I really enjoy it and it's my main way of travelling around the city. Pull-up wise, I still do them but I have hit a hard wall at a pretty low number. I still want to get to 10 consecutive but it's going to require more specific focus than I expected.

They’re super hard! Plus I remember when you were just starting this journey. You’ve improved a lot!

 

[Cat]

Good morning lovely people!

Picture perfect.
- welcome to my gym!

https://imgur.com/a/FqrvBX3

Just did my yoga and HIIT workout..so, I do sound a bit tired.

 

[Love_Is_Blonde]

For my picture perfect Thursday- this is one of my favorite fitness related memories. I did the Warrior Dash with my Moms Boot Camp group. Me before the mud run and after. I had a lot of fun. Some obstacles were easy and some were really hard and/or scary. But it was so much fun to complete this with a group of friends.

If you want to do a Mud Run, there are some things I didn’t know before I started.
1. You do not have to do any of the obstacles if you do not want to. If there’s one you’re scared of, you can just walk around it. No one is there telling you that you have to do every one. Plenty of people skipped some.
2. Do not wear your nicest running shoes. Wear the ones that are about to become lawn mowing shoes or the ones that you’re about to get rid of.
3, Wear clothes that wick water so that you will dry off a little between obstacles. Lots of them had water spraying on you.

It was a great memory because it was out of my comfort zone. But I did it

 

[Love_Is_Blonde]

Good morning lovely people!

Picture perfect.
- welcome to my gym!

https://imgur.com/a/FqrvBX3

Just did my yoga and HIIT workout..so, I do sound a bit tired.

@Cat !

I LOVE this! I want to be there with you!

And also I adore your voice.

Thank you for sharing this!

 

[Cogan]

Good morning lovely people!

Picture perfect.
- welcome to my gym!

https://imgur.com/a/FqrvBX3

Just did my yoga and HIIT workout..so, I do sound a bit tired.

Damn! I need to get rid of my cough! I'm quite eager to get started again but the cough keeps me away for at least this week.

 

[Cat]

@Cat !

I LOVE this! I want to be there with you!

And also I adore your voice.

Thank you for sharing this!

I would love nothing more than working out here with you!!

Now I have to do 15 minutes elliptical, before it is time to go home to the kitten and take a bath!
(He turns 17 weeks today..I think.. or 16.. I am a bit tired )

 

[Cat]

Damn! I need to get rid of my cough! I'm quite eager to get started again but the cough keeps me away for at least this week.

God bedring!!! Please get better fast

Lots of tea and warm blankets!!

 

[Azuldrgon]

@RosewoodTulip and @Cat - I think that @Azuldrgon is also a Pokémon go player- or at least he was a while ago. Maybe another Pokémon go friend for you all? (Maybe he will see this)

I saw this today and yes I still do play that game.

@Cat is already on my list and I would love to add @RosewoodTulip
If anyone wants to add me as a friend on there, my friend code is 4756 1883 3389.

 

[Cat]

@Cat is already on my list and I would love to add @RosewoodTulip
If anyone wants to add me as a friend on there, my friend code is 4756 1883 3389.

There should be a Lit Pokémon group!!

Seriously, it is actually a really cool game.. And it sort of.. Well.. It will nudge you outside.. walking, lots and lots of walking!!

And, gosh.. I need to ask Azul a ton of questions.. Which Pokémon should I collect, what about strategies?! ... Right now, I am just trying to catch them all!

 

[QuietCanadian]

and remember your goal you set on day 1. Is it working for you? Do you need to adjust it? Keep up the good work ️️️​

It is working for me, yes. Thank you. It's nice to have created a schedule and have some accountability to stick to it. I might need to add some more stretching into said schedule though... never been my strong suit to keep up on.

I like running. I’m just slow. I kind of just plod along, thinking my thoughts. Listening to music. It’s the only real time I’m by myself.

I used to bring my dog running. He was so so fast and he loved it, but he’s 13 now so we walk instead.

I'm slow, too. And that's ok! Doing is a big deal, even if it's slower than others I might see out there. Most of us won't run a marathon or at a 4.5 per KM pace, we're the normal ones!

Not a photo of me, but this is from my run this morning.

 

[positiveflirt]

Good morning lovely people!

Picture perfect.
- welcome to my gym!

*looks up house prices in the city*
*cringes*
maybe next year..

 

[j769]

There should be a lit meetup workout group just saying we can burn calories in all aspects. I bike a lot along the beach. Who’s up for it?

Sunset Biking

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Walking across town to go to the library this morning and stopped at this quiet little spot. A good, long moment of peace was very much needed. Now back to walking.

 

[positiveflirt]

There should be a lit meetup workout group just saying we can burn calories in all aspects. I bike a lot along the beach. Who’s up for it?

Sunset Biking

Yes please! Can you provide the beach too?

 

[Cogan]

God bedring!!! Please get better fast

Lots of tea and warm blankets!!

Tack för omtanken.

I took a walk instead of the gym. About 5 km and I didn't cough my lungs out. I think I'm getting better.

 

[Lmizzler]

Good Morning, Sweaters!
It’s “Picture Perfect” Thursday
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and remember your goal you set on day 1. Is it working for you? Do you need to adjust it? Keep up the good work ️️️​

Great motivation taking place with all of this. Thanks. I have been keeping up with my goals mostly. Been hitting 10K steps and doing cardio a couple times a week and have increased my push-ups.
Now to figure out a way for me to not enjoy food so much!

A few pics from my bike ride this morning. I used to run more but my knees don’t like it. Plus I just don’t enjoy it as much. Which is too bad cause it is a super efficient exercise.
Just started biking again within the last few weeks because of some knee issues. Hoping it doesn’t require surgery but we will see.

https://imgur.com/a/Ix6a1dm

 

[DeerTrace118]

I took this picture after I finished my run this morning. Arlington Cemetery is a very humbling place for anyone who deployed and made it home.

 

[Love_Is_Blonde]

TGIF!! Today is Mystery VIP Day!
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This workout is brought to you by a fellow Litster, and it is a challenging one! Your assignment today is to do some or all of the below workout and also use the clues I’m going to give you to guess who the Mystery VIP is.

Here is our Mystery VIP’s workout


“I am a huge fan of body weight circuits that you can do anywhere and require little to no extra equipment. I have a workout I do sometimes that can be modified as needed but you can either set a number of rounds you want to complete or set a time limit and accomplish as much as you can in that time frame.

10 Bear Crawls
20 Jumping Jacks
15 Air Squats
15 Pushups
15 Frogger Jumps
20 skaters
15 burpees
20 situps
10 tricep dips
20 mountain climbers
45 second wall sit
45 second plank

Repeat!”

There you have it. The gauntlet has been thrown! Now, if you are like me, I might pick and choose what to do from this list. Maybe you just want to do part of this workout- whatever works for you! This is meant to give you new ideas and get a peek into what others like to do.

Some MYSTERY VIP CLUES:

This Litster:

1. Infrequently posts on AmPics in different threads.
2. Loves to laugh and be ridiculous and has a tough time saying no to challenges of different types.
3. Is probably best known for a very creative way of acting out being a helicopter! .

Any guesses?? Post your guesses here and let us know how your workout goes today. Remember, this is to supplement your original goal. Use this any way you would like. It’s an intense workout, so do what works for you.

Have fun!

 

[QuietCanadian]

I'm just going to do the first one and read it as beer crawls.

 

[Love_Is_Blonde]

After my walk this morning, I did
- 20 jumping jacks
- 10 push-ups
- 25 sit ups
- 45 second plank

Thank you, Mystery VIP

 

[Whiskeyjack]

I'm just going to do the first one and read it as beer crawls.

I read it as bear claws, and yeah... I could eat 10 of those.