Lets Post our Daily Exercise

Rest day yesterday and boot camp tonight.

5k run tonight after a late meeting. Wasn't even tired at the end!!! Still need to do weights, and finish making a Chicken Marsala. Having with the yummy asparagus I brought back from Eastern Washington.

I think I have better endurance now that I am done with the AI. Plus noticed that some general achiness has disappeared. I also think my skin looks better. This could all be my imagination, but the not having hip pain is a major bonus. Not that it ever stopped me, but it was there.

Gorgeous gloaming this evening. - Claire

Enjoying the daily exercise updates and Fitbit comparisons. As an analog woman, I'm more inclined to go with over-time consistent results yet, the motivation by tracking all-day activity does increase movement and sense of achievement. Like the shared photos too, although snow in May is diabolical.

In our home, our 16 year old is in the middle of GCSE exams. It would be difficult to explain to you other than, the 14 exams are the culmination of all he has learned in high school, creates some tension and teen strop on a daily basis. Our son goes to a selective boy's grammar school so the bar is set high for him to stay there for A levels. I have faith he will do well, he is a bright lad, yet, being a teen in the UK is a pressure cooker if you want to attend uni. US SAT scores that can be re-taken are a terrific option but then, I tend to romanticize teen life in the US over what my kid experiences here.

I've been shadowing body balance and learning more tracks by rote. I'm at the front of the class on my mat next to the instructor and it's helpful as left is right and right is left. I tned to yap too much and need to shut up offering two cues per body part direction. They also have to listen to my flat California nasal which I'm sure is grating next to flowing, proper English. Today, I'll ask to teach tracks 4&5. Skipping vi-box as it's a burns me out and I have to scoot over by 1 o'clock to another gym to practice my Level 3 Medical Referral practical assessment - this Saturday morning. I have a hypothetical referred client named Harold, who weighs 105Kg (231.49 lbs), stage 1 (stable on medication) hypertension (high blood pressure), clinically depressed and taking prozac. I run Harold (actually my pert, blonde, slim lycra clad classmate) though a series of warm-ups, main exercises and cool-down lasting 50 minutes that in four weeks, becomes a phenomenal start to get his life turned around. Operative word being "start".

Don't know if you follow the Chelsea Flower Show, yet two charities I support won medals. Breakthrough Breast Cancer won the Silver Gilt Medal and The Haven Breast Cancer Support won a Gold Medal. I'm thrilled as Chelsea is not an easy win by a long shot and both beautiful, sensitively sculptured gardens where lead for and by women designers - brilliant!

Let's all keep at it, thanks to all of you, I'm here fumbling around on my mat in the background.

For my friends here who like to do yoga, this will make you smile!

Pets Interrupting Yoga

A gorgeous day for a walk in the park!

Thanks hbcheryl, it IS motivating and I read every post. 30 minute walk today at noon around the lake, breezy and cool. One of about 4 days each spring we get before humidity sets in. I saw an egret, mamma and baby ducks, and turtles.

Ruth that is a beautiful park, you girls must have enjoyed your walk this morning. Jazzy that was too funny, I had posted that last screen shot to my friends FB wall as she has a little 5 month old kitten who gets in front of the camera when she is filming her yoga. LB your poor DS I know he is under so much pressure, I know you will take very good care of 'Harold' and yes you have to now think your left is right and your right is left, btw my friend Nichol is on the cover of the BF69 release she is the one closest to the front with black hair.

This morning did Sh'bam and tonight Body Combat, it was quite funny it was the same instructor for both classes and we were both dressed exactly the same for both classes, this morning I had on black top and pants and my very colorful dance shoes and she had on black/black and the same shoes and tonight we both had orange tops on, I posted on her wall that it was like we were twinsies except there's a 35 year age and a 60lb difference, yeah twinsies

Big shout out to you ambitious ladies like ruthbru, hbcheryl, lilacblue, and others who are managing to get in two or more fitness classes a day.  Holy cow!  How do you find the time?  You girls motivate me to work harder! 

Exercise today was a four-mile trail run.  Going to a fun wine and shopping event tonight with a friend called Sip, Shop, and Stroll.  Hope I don't do too much sipping which tends to lead to way to much shopping and not enough strolling

LB: I am so impressed with your hard work, dedication, talent, and desire to do what you are doing. May your ds feel your love and concern for him.

Jazzy: Cute video!

Ruth: I have been privileged to hear your stories and that student nailed it!

Hi All. I've been under the weather with a stomach bug that's going around so no activity for me. Not 100% better yet but feeling much better that a few days ago. Hope to get back in the swing of things starting tomorrow.

Meijo I only have me to worry about, no family so I can do as I please hence sometimes I go to the gym twice a day. Feel better Wonderland. Ruth that kid got it right, you are a great storyteller. Odie those quads are going to be screaming on Sunday but I know you can do it.

Tonight did Body Jam I cricked my neck at one point as I was so busy throwing myself around the dance floor

LB just read there was an earthquake in Kent, hope all is okay, you probably feel right at home being a Cali girl!!!

LB, beautiful! I also love your vision for PRP.

Odie, good luck! I'd need to be carried out in a stretcher if I tried that.

Feel better wonderland !

Cheryl, careful with the neck! I am still not recovered from the whiplash-like injury from my mammo two months ago. Zumba last Tuesday was too much jumping and turning I was dizzy half the time.

The sun is shining today so will get out on my bike then have a massage later today to work on those nasty trigger points.

I got 12,000 steps with no 'exercise' today.....subbed, bought $$$$$ worth of flowers, planted for 2 1/2 hours, went and bought more potting soil, checked on my old friend at the nursing home (since I can't make our coffee date tomorrow), and dropped off a graduation present. I am tired!!!

TwoHobbies, this article has a close up of the wonderful statue:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3085280/Designer-reveals-losing-sister-law-breast-cancer-inspired-garden-shaped-like-DNA-Chelsea-Flower-Show.html At mid-day today, Chelsea closes so it's a quick week and the gold standard - the mother of all flower shows. I didn't know you were in a "cancercise" program; thanks for sharing and it's this thread that stoked the flames of my passion. Thank you amazing fit women!

I'm off in a bit to the gym for my final practical assessment. Thinking of you Odie and your inspiring challenge. Bank holiday weekend here too (3 day weekend) and as usual, the weather is iffy - spring rain and grey - oh well hoping we can still have our first barbecue of the year, one of these 3 days.

A nice morning here. I took a long walk & now we are off to watch our sports playing godson in the regional baseball tournament. If they win, they go to state. If they lose, they go home. The pressure is ON!

Looks like the weather is helping a lot of us move a bit more! Two hobbies, I do love walking around the lake-lots of baby and mamma ducklings tonight. I did 30 minutes again and met my goal this week for exercising 4x!