Some words for those that might have something fitness related as part of their 2021 resolution
Inspired by @Mikaiah Motivation to Exercise thread started, by coincidence, the same week I decided it's finally time for me to stop sitting around all day and be more active at home. Which is hard because I looked forward to go to the climbing gym to see my friends and they are what kept me motivated and accountable for showing up. So maybe someone else here is also looking for an accountabuddy too!
The goal is to post in this thread every day on what you did! Don't have to be super detailed if you don't want to share your whole routine "yoga for 30 minutes" or "rest day" is good enough.
Fitness is vague but it can be anything from
Here's a template and feel to free to fill out just one thing or all the things and give a short blurb about yourself.
Pre pandemic, on average, I went to the climbing gym twice a week and did a workout at the gym with my personal trainer or at home at least once a week. I went from being somewhat active to couch potato in March when my city when on lockdown and also when New Horizons came out. Now that my interest in NH isn't as intense, it's time for me to focus on my health and fitness again because while my weight hasn't changed much, my measurements have and what little muscle I had became fat.
Day 1
Workout/Rest Day Summary:
Weight training, Core
Working on fixing my bad ankles/balance.
For the people who tend to roll their ankles or get ankle sprains a lot, you can do most of the exercises with no equipment.
NYTimes Blog about it: https://web.archive.org/web/2020060...nytimes.com/2009/07/08/how-to-fix-bad-ankles/
Here's the corresponding video on the exercises:
Short Term Goal: Work out at least twice a week for the rest of August
Long Term Goal: Get my palms flat on the floor with straight legs and be able do a solid plank for a minute
Happy New Year Everyone! Some words for the people who might be starting their fitness journey as part of their New Year Resolution or having trouble with maintaining a consistent routine.
I view fitness as an act of self care and not a punishment. So it's important to me to dedicate time out of my week to focus on myself and my body. I have not treat it well all of my life but that's not a good reason to continue bad habits. Life happens. You are sick, you need a mental health day, you had to work long hours at work, you are moving, or you have to study for all your exams and write all of your papers, etc. It's ok if you need to take a break to focus on other aspect of your life. It's a journey and sometimes you get a little lost but the important thing to continue forward.
Fitness is all about the delayed gratification. It's natural that progress is slow. It's ok if you can't go as long or as hard as your last session. It's ok to have to scale back the amount you do. Whatever your goals are, it's important to focus on how you feel and the trends and not the numbers and how you look.
I view fitness as an act of self care and not a punishment. So it's important to me to dedicate time out of my week to focus on myself and my body. I have not treat it well all of my life but that's not a good reason to continue bad habits. Life happens. You are sick, you need a mental health day, you had to work long hours at work, you are moving, or you have to study for all your exams and write all of your papers, etc. It's ok if you need to take a break to focus on other aspect of your life. It's a journey and sometimes you get a little lost but the important thing to continue forward.
Fitness is all about the delayed gratification. It's natural that progress is slow. It's ok if you can't go as long or as hard as your last session. It's ok to have to scale back the amount you do. Whatever your goals are, it's important to focus on how you feel and the trends and not the numbers and how you look.
Inspired by @Mikaiah Motivation to Exercise thread started, by coincidence, the same week I decided it's finally time for me to stop sitting around all day and be more active at home. Which is hard because I looked forward to go to the climbing gym to see my friends and they are what kept me motivated and accountable for showing up. So maybe someone else here is also looking for an accountabuddy too!
The goal is to post in this thread every day on what you did! Don't have to be super detailed if you don't want to share your whole routine "yoga for 30 minutes" or "rest day" is good enough.
Fitness is vague but it can be anything from
- weight training
- yoga sessions
- A play session with ringfit/wii fit
- 20 minute walk
- Getting a certain number of steps on your fitbit/applewatch/smart watch
- Flexibility training
- Balance training
Here's a template and feel to free to fill out just one thing or all the things and give a short blurb about yourself.
Pre pandemic, on average, I went to the climbing gym twice a week and did a workout at the gym with my personal trainer or at home at least once a week. I went from being somewhat active to couch potato in March when my city when on lockdown and also when New Horizons came out. Now that my interest in NH isn't as intense, it's time for me to focus on my health and fitness again because while my weight hasn't changed much, my measurements have and what little muscle I had became fat.
Day 1
Workout/Rest Day Summary:
Weight training, Core
Working on fixing my bad ankles/balance.
For the people who tend to roll their ankles or get ankle sprains a lot, you can do most of the exercises with no equipment.
NYTimes Blog about it: https://web.archive.org/web/2020060...nytimes.com/2009/07/08/how-to-fix-bad-ankles/
Here's the corresponding video on the exercises:
Long Term Goal: Get my palms flat on the floor with straight legs and be able do a solid plank for a minute
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Backfilling yesterday's too!
I can see where that name comes from though (definitely felt that way to me when first learning the movement). Learn something new every day! X)
