03-04-21, 01:18 PM | |
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Join Date: Jul 2008
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Somewhat similar to Bubbles' theme idea..... with the help of my checkin group, I realized I needed some structure in my week to help me narrow down my choices. I went with the following as a straw man:
Sloggin' Sunday - for tough workouts Mellow Monday - maybe just a walking workout or yoga Two Tuesday - any two workouts Kickbox Wednesday - just because Throwback Thursday - something I haven't done in a long time Fun Friday - 'nuf said (usually a fun cardio) Surprise Saturday I'm thinking about going with: Slow Sunday Metabolic Monday and I think the rest the same.... maybe this will give you some inspiration.....
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03-04-21, 02:02 PM | ||
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03-04-21, 04:40 PM | |
Join Date: Mar 2014
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What's not to be excited about??
I have forgotten so many workouts I have, it's embarrassing. I had Crunch Pick Your Spot Pilates on my schedule and was pretty sure I had replaced the VHS. I looked and looked, thinking it was a single DVD, to no avail. Lo and behold, a 4 pack of Crunch Pilates I have no memory if buying!! It doesn't take much to excite me. Just looking at my collection is fun, but updating my spreadsheet and index cards and looking back through old logs definitely fires me up, as others have said.
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03-05-21, 03:16 PM | ||
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03-05-21, 04:26 PM | |
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Colorado
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A slightly different mindset: I don't try to stay excited about my collection; I try to stay excited about working out. OK, yes, sometimes that involves buying more stuff but mostly, it means spending time thinking about what is going on with my body, what kind of workouts I need, and also what's going on with my mind and what kind of workouts/kind of rotation I need for that reason -- like beach settings in the winter, or a low-impact rotation to let an injury heal.
When I'm thinking about the kind of workouts I need and want to do, then it's much more fun to buy new stuff that really meets those needs but also, since I DO have a gigantic collection, I can often rediscover a workout, instructor, or program that really fits what I need at the time. And that's fun!!
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03-05-21, 05:41 PM | |
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Modify City, State of Fierce
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Staying involved in my check-ins having VFers remind me of forgotten workouts or untried workouts.
Even dusting and reorganizing them is fun to me, lol. My husband walks in and says "Oh are you playing with your workouts?" It's very much like playing with dolls in a dollhouse to me But mostly it's from setting goals and using the workouts to accomplish the goals. Very similar to what laurajhawk mentioned. Creating rotations, following themes...all are interesting. I would be bored if I still had a small collection of only a few trainers. I am very thankful to have a varied collection.
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large collection, rotations, too many choices, too many options, variety |
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