2013-2014 Exercise Challenge

[Catrin]

Just bumping this up to see how everyone is doing. What I notice is that I hardly ever do any exercise that is more than an hour, except maybe once a week.

Thanks for bumping this up Crankin, and for the reminder to do my own spreadsheet update, hadn't updated it for a week! I typically get more than an hour when mobility work is factored in. I've chosen to separate that out however, it is a reminder to myself that I need to do mobility work EVERY day, not just exercise days. I have decreased the number of days I exercise however. I used to work 5-6 days a week, and that is just too much - I've the over-use injuries to prove it. My coach started talking to me about over-training, and I've dropped to 4 days a week with the occasional 5th day. I can tell a difference with the additional rest/recovery - given the intensity of much of what I do it is important. It is humbling to admit that I need more rest/recovery than I once did, but I do.

[Becky]

I can't remember the last time I updated the spreadsheet. Unless I record it right away, I forget...and with the holidays. I did manage to put in a good 12 hours or so over break. But that's a guesstimate at best.

[Catrin]

I can't remember the last time I updated the spreadsheet. Unless I record it right away, I forget...and with the holidays. I did manage to put in a good 12 hours or so over break. But that's a guesstimate at best.

I keep the same weekly schedule, and add to it on holiday weeks. It makes it easy to record if I forget to do so on the day of.

[Crankin]

I took 2 full days off, except for my "correctives/stretching." Still have not been back to the gym and it's a good break. Did a brutal ladder workout on the trainer this morning, and proud of myself that I didn't quit after the first set, without DH here to talk to! Tomorrow I will be back at bootcamp.

[Catrin]

Just bringing this back to the top. I finally got in the trainer the other day - the second time I've been on anything that looks like a bike since the incident in October - and it was my beloved Gunnar. We won't talk about how long, but I did ride her indoors Right now the metabolic conditioning, lifting, running conditioning is filling my exercise needs but I've not given up on riding, just taking a break. Given the weather, it would likely have been that way for at least December and January anyway, given our crazy weather this year!

[Crankin]

I'm doing a bunch of different stuff, but alas, there is no snow! It's snowing up north, so maybe next weekend.
In past years, I would have gone outside on my bike today. It was 43, sunny, little wind. It just seems too much prep for a short ride, so I went on a 3 mile walk.

[Crankin]

I'm halfway there, but only 5 weeks to go. I will be doing a few days of more than 1 hour of exercise a day when I go to VT, but I think I'm going to end up with about 80-85 based on what I've done.