February Fitness

[Texaco Shirley]

It’s a nice event (I say entirely as a spectator) but I wouldn’t fancy running it I might do the 5K this year.

[bramblerose]

A great start to February! Good work everyone.

We should have run on Wednesday night but had to postpone due to traffic etc so we ran today. 5 mins w/u then 2 x 20 minutes with a minute recovery inbetween. I did just over 7km in total. We've still got a ways to go as our 10 miler is in 8 weeks.

[Hazey_Jane]

May I rejoin you all please? It’s been a while... I remember taking my stuff to use the gym after getting back from holiday in mid September and thinking ‘right- work life balance here I come...’ and I never went again.

However a brand new spanking gym has gone up on my neighbourhood and opened yesterday, I signed up a few months ago and have packed my bag to go after work tomorrow. Gym at work was only 5 euros a month but all the equipment was old and crappy with no free weights or kettle bells. Also I hated the hour long journey home afterwards and would never go at the weekends. My new one is considerably more swanky (and 60 a month) but will be better from a logistics point of view to attend and I’ll go on weekends too.

[Edith Bacon]

A gym membership you will use is always better value than one you won’t, regardless of the cost, Hazey.

I walked and bloody hell it was windy! And I got home less than two minutes before it started raining #blessed

[geek_kitten]

Weights this morning. I deeply regret telling my coach I wanted to do pull-ups and learn how to do a handstand. I can almost hear him cackling with every rep

[Luce]

I was thinking of you walking in this wind, Edith! I nearly got blown away on the school run!

Started off my week with a spin. It was a different instructor so that was fun but the music was all obscure dance music and I missed George Ezra/Jonas Bros/Lizzo because I'm basic

[ParisGal]

My instructor has this really odd playlist with a few of those ones that have come out recently remixing 90s stuff like Robert Miles Children, various non-descript things, and that Later, Bitches one, which I dislike and also makes me slightly uncomfortable in a class made up mostly of nice ladies in their 50s. Even if they probably don't know what bitch means

Also: Ya Basic (It's a human insult; you're devastated)

[Hazey_Jane]

My playlist at the gym today was about 90% Underworld today.


Ruddy hell, getting on and going with the cross trainer today after a 5 month break was bloody hard. But I did it (I am too embarrassed to post any stats) but better to do a little bit than nothing at all. The gym is also very nice and brand spanking new - I may have squealed when I saw the kettle bells :saddo:

On top of that I am taking the stairs at every opportunity.

I am happy but knackered.

[Edith Bacon]

That sounds good and positive, Hazey. And please, never be embarrassed about where you are at with it, or your stats or anything; I am literally just going for a walk every day and I am crowing about it like a mofo

[bramblerose]

Swimming this morning then after work was an hour's worth of weights and strength in the gym followed by a 30 minute Sprint class.

I'll feel it tomorrow

[Pippedydeadeye]

Yoga tonight. I’m going to ease back in on HIIT tomorrow evening.

[Pippedydeadeye]

Eased back into the FIIT mum thing with today’s shirt cardio workout. I’m going to have to steadily do the ones I’ve missed as & when.

[Texaco Shirley]

A sub-30 5km tonight. It felt the easiest run I’ve done since Christmas so either I’m finally fully over my cold or the new headphones worked some kind of voodoo.

[Edith Bacon]

That sounds very wise, Pip.

I walked today and it was lovely. I’ve started adding more walking into the rest of my days too, wherever I get chance. This wasn’t a conscious decision and has taken me quite by surprise.

[Edith Bacon]

Voodoo headphones Nice going, Tex.

[Texaco Shirley]

Voodoo headphones Nice going, Tex.

Thank you. I’ve always been suspicious of this bone conducting malarkey

[Pippedydeadeye]

Sub 30min 5k! Well done Tex.

[Texaco Shirley]

Thanks Pip.

[Topcat]

That's great work, Tex!

[Texaco Shirley]

Thanks Mog.