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Also Working On It 8 years, 4 months agoAfter Pride I decided to give up beer for a month, cuz I think Indrank about five gallons a day during June (not entirely an over exaggeration… We were celebrating pretty hard!) I’m now in week two, substituting lots of water infused with lemons and berries for a nice cold refreshing drink that I won’t feel bad about guzzling by the gallon in…[Read more]
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Also Working On It 8 years, 4 months agoHave you guys ever heard of “The Plank Challenge?” You do “The Plank” every day for a month, gradually increasing the time you hold it.
There are a ton of free, simple apps which count down the time alloted for each day and I strongly recommend this!
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@amidola There are days when all the exercise I do is a couple minutes of planking, and this inspires me to get a little more consistent and thoughtful about it. Thanks for the tip!
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I’ve just started a 30 day ab challenge that includes planking! I’ll be sharing lots of feelings about the app in an upcoming post but so far I’m really enjoying it. I can only plank for 30 seconds but that number has been slowly increasing, which is nice.
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Plank makes baby Jesus cry. (At least they’re not burpees.)
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Also Working On It 8 years, 4 months agoHey Straddlers,
Here’s a problem: I fell out of love with the gym. I’ve been going since October (first with a personal trainer six times a month, then on my own since April, aiming for 3-4 times a week). When I came back after vacation, I went once, loathed every single second on the elliptical/treadmill (it felt awful and fake and loathsome…[Read more]
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Have you tried different instructors at your gym (do you have that option)? Group classes at my gym are all included in the membership, which is great, but I definitely find that some instructors are better than others and I prefer the ones who are less crazy fitness-y.
You could also look into cheap or free social dance opportunities in your city…[Read more]-
Mandy–I’ve been contra dancing for five years :D I’m going this Friday for my birthday
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hell yes contra! the best stealth workout
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Why don’t you find a Cardio thing that works for you? Godzilla couldn’t make me do the Elliptical, and I just don’t have the concentration and coordination for the treadmill. Also that whole running and puking my lungs out thing? Not for me.
What really works for me is rowing. I put on a playlist according to mood and then I use its rhythm.
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I second the erg! although it can be pretty intense. defs bring a good playlist.
also does your gym have a track? if you’re okay with running but hate the treadmill (me) actually physically covering distance can make it feel more real!
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Also Working On It 8 years, 4 months agoHi friends, I just figured out how to be here. I’m here.
I have a confession: I’ve had a bad month. In the past month, I’ve gone to the gym once. I normally go three times a week. I got a new tattoo, and I used the healing time as an excuse to not go to the gym. (I think technically you’re not supposed to get a new tattoo all sweaty…) I’ve also…[Read more]
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Well done on getting back on track! I’ve also been eating crap and skipping the gym the past few days, so I’m hoping today/Monday I’ll be able to turn things around again too. Good luck!
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Self-compassion, friend! Be kind to yourself now so you can go on to a more awesome tomorrow.
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Also Working On It 8 years, 4 months agoI came across a thing called the Functional Movement Screen to minimize chance of injury when taking on a new sport or workout regime. The FMS assesses balance, strength and flexibility of 7 basic types of movements in order to identify instability or lack of mobility, and corrective exercises to fix them.
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Also Working On It 8 years, 4 months agoWant to have an AS fitness group on Strava? We can cheer each other on, have virtual events together (like a 1k fun-run/walk or whatever we like!) It’s a an app /website you can upload routes and get mileage/elevation for running/biking/swimming, stuff like that.
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I don’t currently do any outdoor fitness and so this doesn’t seem relevant for me right now (?) HOWEVER if a few of you wanna go ahead and start an AS group then I’ll put it the details in an upcoming post and encourage people to join y’all.
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It’s for all type of stuff; doesn’t have to be outdoors or even a distance-related thing, though it does support mileage and route tracking if you want it. You can add like yoga or weight lifting or wtv on it.
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It’s here! https://www.strava.com/clubs/150735
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I don’t use Fitocracy anymore for various reasons, but I created an Autostraddle group there and would be happy to pass on the reins to anyone else who wants it :)
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Yes I would – at the moment I just use Strava to track myself but don’t use any of the social settings!
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So far there’s two of us heh. How about if we get a third, we’ll make a group? For now, feel free to follow me if you like; would be great to have a fellow swimmer who’s also getting back into their workouts to cheer each other on. Massive congratulations to finishing chemo btw. https://www.strava.com/athletes/9995785
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I followed you on strava. I’ve had the app for awhile but haven’t used it yet
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Cool. I think that makes three of us on AS using Strava, so I guess I’ll make a group on there. I’ll post that link here too.
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