Saturday, September 25, 2010, Check-In

[muck_a_luck]

Hey, EED community!

Here is your daily check-in post! Hope everyone is having a great day!

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CK on September 25

[muck_a_luck]

Sadie Nardini: Power Hour Whole Body + Abs.

I did the whole thing, which I presume is an hour, except I just watched the 10 minutes or so of wall work, because I don't have a good wall near my TV.

Sadie Nardini is an evil, evil woman. That is all.

Intro Post

[zhelana]

Hello! I'm new here. I will be 29 this week (eek!) and am starting my 2nd year of a phd program. Last year I managed to gain about 80lbs. I've taken 40 of it off already, but I'm working on that other 40 (well 60 since I was already overweight). I enjoy DDR, and walking my dogs as my favorite forms of exercise, though I'm trying to go to the gym more often, too. *waves*

Week 8: Three miles

[codyne]

I was still pretty worn out from separating piles brush and tree limbs for three hours yesterday, so I was really glad to only have a three-mile run/walk scheduled for today. I was a bit slow, but I got it done, followed by my usual 4x15 crunches and stretches.

intro post

[thene]

Hi, everyone! I've been lurking here for a couple of weeks now, but when I first joined I was sadly a) sick and b) doing physically demanding work for 5 days a week. a) has since greatly improved, b) will continue for another three weeks yet, but I do need to make sure I get some exercise in on the weekends.

I live near Atlanta, and it's still vicious hot out right now, but I'm trying to get back into my running/distance walking groove (and hoping I can stay there until next summer, when it will become too hot once again). Currently, I do a little triangle near my home; it's a mile total and on an incline, so first I run uphill (or try to; today, I didn't make it all the way up) for a third of a mile, then I run level for another third of a mile, and then I walk downhill to cool down. I'd like to move on to a longer route, or to doing multiple laps. Once it's a little cooler I hope to start doing proper hillwalks again too.

I've also inherited a set of weights from a friend who recently moved out of state, and I need to go find out how to use them properly. I also want to do something to work on my flexibility, because it used to be great and currently sucks. Other things I like doing, when I have the time and opportunity; swimming, tai chi, skating (ice or inline), cycling (I am the worst cyclist ever).

Meet my exercise buddy, Grendel:

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He is a good exercise buddy as he gets motivated more easily than me.