Day 216 – Week 31 – 31 mins
I am quite proud of myself this weekend.
Between my day 215 exercise session and today’s exercise session, I have taken part in no less than four social events. This is unheard of for me, who generally spends my weekends at home pottering about on the computer.
I have:
1) met some friends from Australia for a drink in a pub on their lightning quick visit to London
2) Gone on from there to a dinner party on the other side of London (then stayed the night)
3) Visited some friends for coffee in the morning
4) Attended the premiere of a short film in the afternoon
And THEN I managed to come home and do some exercise, which of course was needed after the higher than usual alcohol content and a couple of pieces of Christmas cake at the premiere.
So that’s me now exhausted and ready for bed! Got to get my energy back before moving on to 32 mins tomorrow,
Suzi
Day 215 – Week 31 – 31 mins (22)
Oh it was truly stormy today, and I was really disappointed I couldn’t pop outside for my jog. I’ve been fortunate to have a pretty good run of lovely weather lately, and have got used to being able to make it outdoors.
I am truly surprised that I am disappointed when I cannot go outside to run. I’m not kidding myself that it is the ‘not being able to run’ that I am disappointed about. But if it’s a choice being going out for a run, or staying inside and jigging about some other way, like the bosu, I prefer the outdoors every time.
This is a direct contrast to how I used to feel before starting this experiment, and I have no idea why it’s happened. But as we all know, getting out in the fresh air is a good thing, so I guess it is to be encouraged.
So today – I had to pull out the bosu for the first time in a while and jig about on that to get my heart rate up. I managed about 22 minutes before getting bored and deciding to call it a day. I think I need to pull out some great 80’s rock anthems to get me a little more motivated…any good suggestions?
Suzi
Day 214 – Week 31 – 31 mins
Actually enjoyed working slowly and steadily through my full 31 minutes of stretching and strengthening today.
Some things are getting much easier – like the crunches, and toe-touching. Others are still pretty tough, like my mini-planks. I can still only do about 35 seconds for each one, but I guess at some stage it will improve.
My routine is starting to include a bit of light weights work, with a couple of small dumbbells I had lying around. And I’m pleased to see a bit more muscle definition in my arms – though thankfully, Arnie Schwarzenegger I am not!
Suzi
