I really need this thread. My fitness has tanked during the pandemic and it wasn't great before Covid either. Aside from walking my dog, I haven't been exercising much and I'm eating too much comfort food. I did order a faucet-attaching water filter to encourage myself to drink more water but it hasn't arrived yet. And I had a broccoli stir fry for one dinner this week and salad a couple times for lunch. I'll plan to post here if I see any improvements as I drink more water and try to eat healthier and exercise more.
Fitness Check In
- Thread starter Sharksheep
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When I went to the chiropractor on Wednesday they gave me the go ahead to resume my rehab exercises at home. I had a lot going on this week so I plan to start them up again tonight. I've got some tension bands that I use to build up arm and leg strength. I was only doing the exercises for maybe a week or so before my pain flared up again, but just during that short time I felt my muscles becoming significantly stronger. So I'm looking forward to getting back to that.
I just started exercising again tonight. I'm sick and have a bit of a stomach bug, so probably bad idea, but I just needed to give myself a boost. It feels great to get into it again and be active. Plus the energy it releases makes me feel great to. Going to keep at it this time!
If you like those foods because they are sweet, try throwing in cherry tomatoes into salads or sandwiches you eat. They're a lot sweeter and smaller than a regular tomato and you can just pop them in like a snack. They're easy to grow to. (Next year of course) and yield so many that you'll probably end up giving a ton away (or freeze them to sweeten dishes later on)
your local goomy
goom?
This isn't exactly fitness related but I've been doing intermittent fasting and just lost 4 lbs! ☺
Antonio
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I take this back, just finished moving to the back of the dorm and every ounce of my body is screaming in pain.I'm checking in by saying I have done absolutely no exercise
LuchaSloth
Sloth
I've been doing some random stuff each day...pushups, tension band, some presses with dumbbells, pullups. Even some "yoga" which I will put in quotations because it's just my own brand of stretching or whatever. I'm not about to take flak from the yogis out there. Lol.
Just whatever I feel like doing...but I've been pretty good about doing it regularly. Also, I'm walking a decent amount. But that's nothing new. I'm always walking around because I don't drive. Might get a bicycle soon too.
Just whatever I feel like doing...but I've been pretty good about doing it regularly. Also, I'm walking a decent amount. But that's nothing new. I'm always walking around because I don't drive. Might get a bicycle soon too.
LuchaSloth
Sloth
Went exploring this area that isn't a trail, but is considered an "open space", which is available for the public to use. In other words, it's very much dense woods and you have to find your own way. It was a lot of spring-fed streams and a ton of rocks. Probably more rock climbing/scrambling than hiking. Lots of ups and downs, climbing over logs, etc. Got some great exercise from the level changes. Also found some old bottles and stuff from the 1920's and 30's...an old pocket knife, a glass insulator for an old telephone pole. Some neat things. It was a good day of exercise and productivity.
I walked on the treadmill for 30 minutes today. Tomorrow I plan on walking somewhere (outside), also walking on the treadmill, and then doing some exercises with my weights and resistance bands. I wasn't feeling motivated to exercise, but to be honest I never am, but I always feel better once I do. I just have to push past that initial resistance and get started
I hope it's ok to post casually here! My workout streak was broken a couple of times due to not being at home, but I've done a couple weeks of 20 min treadmill + 20 min strength. I'm going to try increasing the intensity of my treadmill session by running a harder, 30 min program and do more reps for strength.
I am a potato so this is a huge improvement from the years and years of zeros under my belt.
Go me! And go everyone else trying to get/stay fit!
I am a potato so this is a huge improvement from the years and years of zeros under my belt.
Go me! And go everyone else trying to get/stay fit!
I increased the reps on my rehab exercises today from 20 to 30. I'm starting to see a difference in my arm muscles for sure and 20 was no longer a challenge. I'm hoping this increase will keep building me up to get stronger.
LuchaSloth
Sloth
Walked about 9 miles yesterday. I was planning on going further and also seeing how long it took me to get somewhere specific...but I get easily distracted if I don't actually NEED to do something. So, I ended up meandering down deer paths and taking photos of mushrooms and stuff when I should have just been focusing on getting from point A to point B. Lol.
TillyGoesMeow
sleepy bunny
woke up an hour early to do yoga yesterday and today, I also plan to go lift after work! school's been kicking my butt
_Donut_
Don’t eat me. I have a wife and kids. Eat them.
Been running 3-4 times a week for a couple months now and since this week I've been able to do 6km in one go, making progress 
I also keep up my weights workout but progress is a bit slower there, I think I have to eat more to gain more calories (I still tend to skip meals now and then
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I also keep up my weights workout but progress is a bit slower there, I think I have to eat more to gain more calories (I still tend to skip meals now and then
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