2015 Exercise Log/Challenge

[Crankin]

I've enjoyed it a lot more since the evil one quit teaching last summer. Well, she didn't quit, she just doesn't teach at 5:30 AM anymore. I know her class was harder, but not in a good way. The one I do now is hard enough! What I like the most is that it's different every time.
I also have to admit I am enjoying going to the step and sculpt class on Wednesdays, since the last few bike group things have been too far away/too easy. I just ignore the other participants! This week, the instructor, who is the fitness director, had 2 songs that were on some of my first cardio tapes when I was teaching classes. It made me smile. Not that I want to teach again... because it would have to be senior classes!
ETA: I *think* I wrote this post and didn't add in the hour on the spreadsheet, so I added it in now. Hoping I am not giving myself an extra hour, but I do remember the total I put in on Thursday, and it was the same when I looked this morning.

[Catrin]

There were only 3 of us today, two of us did the dry competition run on Thursday evening. Our coach was very easy on us and, frankly, it didn't really even feel like a workout - but it was supposed to be more of an easy recovery pace. It certainly was that

Crankin, I've had to do that at least once myself when I posted before editing my spreadsheet entry. It is easy to forget.

[Crankin]

So, I've concluded that I will not ever go to the Saturday boot camp. I can't really do that 2 days in a row, and while I woke up at 6:30, I just couldn't get out of bed, knowing I had to dress and go out in 8 F temperature and drive longer than to my usual gym to get there. Good decision, though. Just came back from a 1.5 hour hike in the Stow Town Forest. There's nothing spectacular about this place, except there is a 350 foot hill, which when you get to the top, feels like you're in the deep woods. We did the climb from the slightly easier side and down the steeper side first, then did the flatter circumfrence trail, for about 3.5 miles. It's all harder and prettier in deep snow, but it was gorgeous out, bright sun, about 23 degrees. I hadn't done any exercise outside in a week, because my friend wimped out on me on Wednesday.
Going to go see the movie Wild with our friends in a bit.

[Catrin]

Sounds like a good choice Crankin - and frankly - I think it is bad for our bodies to do that type of workout 2 days in a row. We need recovery time. Sounds like you had a great hike though! I thought about hiking this afternoon - it is well in the 40's!!! Everything is melting, of course, and the wind is howling. I've settled for turning off my heater, opening some windows, and settling down to a good apartment cleaning. If it wasn't so windy I probably would have gone, but the trails are likely hip deep in mud at this point anyway.

[Crankin]

Good spin class this morning. There were only 3 of us, but, still fun. At first, I thought there might be no class because of the holiday weekend, but nothing had been posted, and the instructor just got there a little later than she usually does.
It's going to be warmer out today, but rainy. I do have tomorrow off, am planning to get up early and do my boot camp, but, I won't beat myself up if I don't, as I can go later. DH is going to be staying in the city all week, for his company's annual meeting, so I will have plenty of time to exercise and probably (hopefully) eat a bit less. We are going up to Franconia, NH for nordic skiing next weekend. Very excited.

[Catrin]

I am going to ask a silly question here Cranking - what is Nordic skiing? I looked it up and the definition I found seemed to include every possible type of skiing that I could think of - competition/downhill/cross-country. Regardless, it sounds like fun!

Planning on a home-based KB workout this afternoon - since I will be at the gym tomorrow, today I will have an easier 300 swing/clean workout rather than my usual Sunday 500 swing workout. I worked it out with my coach yesterday so I don't do something stupid and re-injure before my competition. Tomorrow planning on becoming a hamster on some machines at my gym.

[Crankin]

Just another term for x country skiing. Generally any kind of "free heel" skiing. I think it just takes less time to type Nordic, so I use it.
Got our reservation made at the B and B we usually stay at. We have to leave a bit later than our friends, as DH has to get out of the city and home, pack, and I am working a bit later than usual this Friday. We are targeting to leave at 4, and hope we don't hit all of the ski traffic going up north for downhill. We will be skiing at Bretton Woods, most likely, at the Mt. Washington Resort. They have excellent grooming, wide trails, and a variety of terrain. However, one of the restaurants at the hotel has the best onion rings I've ever had... let's just say that you could not continue skiing after eating these onion rings! I haven't had them in 2 years, but we shall see if we can resist.