So I have my pom poms out and doing the whole PollyAnna thing for today and so thrilled to have Helen with me for the month and everyone else that we drag along!!! YAY !!!!
We are ray(s) of sunshine around here. (Can we hear the song
"walking on sunshine" playing in the background as I post.
) Ha!
Ok, enough of that. On to my check in .....
Helen: Yep. It is by all means
CONTAGIOUS so I am glad to see you posting and hanging out here. It makes me happy to come and see a post from Helen! Maybe the time difference isn't such a bad thing. (Not that I'll ever adjust to it). And never EVER feel bad about buying Cathes. To be honest? I just have so many workouts I have never de shrunk that I do feel a bit guilty even buying new ones. Occasionally i'll order KCMs cuz her format works for me. And I actually de shrunk (one) of her new ones that came. Maybe I should put that on my list?!? Too many workouts, not enough time. And right now in my workout world? I have soooo many choices, I really do not need more. When I think back to the old vhs days. or even before that ?? the cassettes and the old 33s?!?
Wow .. now I sound old. LOL Funhy you mention the date thing. I wondered if you did month-day-year or day-month-year.
Monday Monday ... :: sigh :: so good to me!
(I hear another song)
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down ....
(boy I'm on a singing bender this a.m. and yes! It's raining out but NO! I'm not down.!)
Lili: Yes! by all means you count that 50 minutes of gardening. Functional fitness at it's best. It's more beneficial to do small bouts of exercise throughout the day then to just do a good workout and then sit. Also known and referred to as NEAT (non exercise activity Thermogenesis) we talk about it a lot on my coaching facebook page! so yes! you're doing GREAT things and it counts. (this is also why I often get in a walk or SOMETHING later in the day). Thanks for permission to NOT do the dust bunny/virgin challenge (although it would do me good) !!!
As for meditation? I can focus, but have to bring myself back. Dh swears I can't shut my brain off, but I can!!! It takes practice. The other problem though? as soon as I do? I fall asleep. Then I read if you fall asleep in less than 5 minutes you might be sleep deprived. Well, DUH? But anyway .... I know it's good for me and it does calm the mind.
Pam: Your steps are good for a rainy blustery or EVEN a sunny day for that matter. My fitbit ONE died (and that's a whole nother story so I'll spare you guys for now, this post will be plenty long enough) so I'm not even counting steps these days. Go figure! Great check in as always.
On to me, me and all me. I think I'm still floating high from yesterday's workout. I did the tabata that was I had planned (mentally in my brain) and let me tell you - it was everything i had hoped it would be and everything the other one
WAS NOT. I may try to attach a picture of it, cuz the graph is frame worthy and I am super pleased with my outcome. (pats self on back). Ironically? i'm not too sore today (maybe DOMS will set in later?) I did a proper warm up and cool down plus post ride stretch, so that probably helped. Oh and I'm in pretty good shape considering .... I had done the other tabata ride (which was only 3 segments - so 24 intervals, but still counts) only 2 days prior. What was I thinking?
Anyway:
10/11/2020: Warmed up with
Power Zone endurance (CDE) 30 mins. ride for the Challenge, followed by
Ally Love's 45 mintue Tabata (56 intervals)
, cooled down with
30 minutes Power Zone ride with Matt Wilpers (for the challenge) and
10 minute Classical music cool down ride with Emma Lovewell (one of my favorites) and
a post ride stretch.
I felt/feel
PHENOMENAL. Talking about starting to focus on more running/treadmill for the
RECESS. (which is coming up in 2 workouts). So I have about 4 weeks off cuz I got way ahead of schedule!! But I"ll take it. I am looking forward to running farther and maybe even faster.?!?!?
Today is my first check in with my new coach. I will have new macros assigned. And I am determined to make this work and stay focused. 3 weeks to the end of October and then 2 months till the end of the year. As of today? 80 days left of 2020. . . .
Make it a great day and HAPPY MONDAY. . .
Cleda
PS ... It worked! It worked!!!! Frameworthy tabata graph attached. Wahhhhooooooooooooooooooo ...........