Note from CK
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exercise_every_dayMorinin,' y'all!
I know I have not managed to do community newsletter thingies. Sorry. RL.
BUT, I wanted to do a quick note to say how excited I am to be seeing so many new faces the last week or so! Welcome, all of you joining us (or delurking)!
We have had 29 people report exercise since September 1, and on a daily basis, we regularly have more than 10 people reporting in!
Lots of people are accomplishing good stuff, too!rydra_wong is up to four dead-hang pullups, willful_zephyr achieved a satisfying Pincha Mayurasana, kuangning has joined us and been enthusiastically back in the (bicycle) saddle again, and nicolakgreen is back from her surfing vacation (and owes us a report!). codyne's half-marathon training continues apace and on schedule. green's accomplishments and determination are inspirational! You kick ass, woman!
Everybody else, GO US! :D
I haven't checked to see how many, if any of us, have managed the September challenge and exercised EVERY day (I didn't. *stomps feet*), but there are a few of us who are darned close. I still think we should pick a day when we ALL try to report in with something. Maybe it can be our October challenge.
Anybody want to suggest good community challenges? Pushups have been popular. We could do a "25 Pushups" challenge - everybody try to build up to doing 25 pushups by the end of 30 days? Requires no equipment... Thoughts?
Thanks for being here with us, moving and breathing and making our bodies nice places to live in! I hope you all have a wonderful Equinox. Let's say goodbye to summer, and look foward to the decline of the year with enthusiasm and energy brought by the cooler weather. And for our friends on the flip side, enjoy spring and rebirth!
Namaste!
CK
I know I have not managed to do community newsletter thingies. Sorry. RL.
BUT, I wanted to do a quick note to say how excited I am to be seeing so many new faces the last week or so! Welcome, all of you joining us (or delurking)!
We have had 29 people report exercise since September 1, and on a daily basis, we regularly have more than 10 people reporting in!
Lots of people are accomplishing good stuff, too!
rydra_wong is up to four dead-hang pullups, willful_zephyr achieved a satisfying Pincha Mayurasana, kuangning has joined us and been enthusiastically back in the (bicycle) saddle again, and nicolakgreen is back from her surfing vacation (and owes us a report!). codyne's half-marathon training continues apace and on schedule. green's accomplishments and determination are inspirational! You kick ass, woman!Everybody else, GO US! :D
I haven't checked to see how many, if any of us, have managed the September challenge and exercised EVERY day (I didn't. *stomps feet*), but there are a few of us who are darned close. I still think we should pick a day when we ALL try to report in with something. Maybe it can be our October challenge.
Anybody want to suggest good community challenges? Pushups have been popular. We could do a "25 Pushups" challenge - everybody try to build up to doing 25 pushups by the end of 30 days? Requires no equipment... Thoughts?
Thanks for being here with us, moving and breathing and making our bodies nice places to live in! I hope you all have a wonderful Equinox. Let's say goodbye to summer, and look foward to the decline of the year with enthusiasm and energy brought by the cooler weather. And for our friends on the flip side, enjoy spring and rebirth!
Namaste!
CK
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Date: 2010-09-23 01:55 pm (UTC):DDDD
I am all for a challenge if other people want to do it, too. I don't know what it should be, though.
I have exercised every day this month! Do I get a trophy? :D?
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Date: 2010-09-23 02:25 pm (UTC)Oh, and, introduction --
Last December my partner and I signed out family up with the YMCA. Since then we have been working out three days a week, every week, including the kids. I've gone from ten minutes on the elliptical and dying to thirty minutes of cardio being barely enough. I've gone from a 60 pound lat pull-down to 100 pounds. From benching the bar once to benching 70 pounds in multiple sets and reps.
Dudes, I can now squat down and stand up again without assistance.
So while I am not exercising every day, I am enjoying the dedication of this community. The focus on commitment to exercise in a long-term way, the reaching for constant improvement. :waves: Nice to meet you all!
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Date: 2010-09-23 03:29 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-24 04:30 am (UTC)I ♥ this comm. Everyone is so positive and inspirational and, most importantly, not intimidating! 25 pushups in 30 days sounds like a good doable goal. Though I've slacked off due to illness this past week, I found my strength increasing pretty quickly while I was doing them.