2015 Exercise Log/Challenge

[Catrin]

Last night I went back to my KB group after our competition Saturday. No competition work, right now our coach is turning up the conditioning level for all three of us. We will have to consider carefully what I will do next and the timing giving my thumb/wrist arthritis problem (and shoulder), have to be smart about this! Very proud of one of my training partners, she has real talent, and is 28 with NO broken bits (unlike me). She is unusually strong for a female her size, and she shows real promise of being able to do KB lifting professionally. Time will tell but it will be fun to watch/encourage her!

Rest day tonight after our session yesterday, and we have training again tomorrow night.

[Crankin]

I sure wish I had started all of this stuff in my 20s. I did start with group exercise at 28, thankfully, or I'd be in real trouble! You are so lucky your coach knows how to keep you healthy.
I am proud of myself. I've definitely been fighting a small version of my annual February illness, but I read my body right yesterday, and the skiing did not make me sicker. I feel better today, actually. I've been getting more sleep, drinking at least one cup of green tea a day, and doing yoga at least once a week.
Anyway, today I did half an hour of power yoga with my dvd and then about 15-20 minutes of my PT stuff. Boot camp tomorrow.

[Crankin]

It was hard to get up for boot camp and my body rebelled a bit when I got there, but my lumbar issues were not so bad, so I guess the amount of time I am putting in on the stretches is working.
We are going to western MA for x country skiing tomorrow morning. We will drive to Notchview, a touring center we've never been to, ski, eat lunch, then drive about 45 minutes north to a B and B. The blizzard should begin around dinner time; hoping everything stays open, as we have dinner reservations Sat. and Sunday night in Greenfield. On Sunday, we plan to ski at Northfield Mountain, one of my favorite places. It's a recreation area created by a power company. We may not be able to ski until later on Sunday... the blizzard is supposed to be done by noon, probably earlier out there, as less snow is predicted than in the Boston area. Let's not talk about the sub zero temps and wind! But, I'm prepared.