Wednesday, December 1, 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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1. Mod (that's me!) will post a Daily Check In post, for those who prefer to note their daily activities in response to a prompt. Please only place exercise comments here.

2. All members are encouraged to post daily independent posts about their activities, if they prefer that to a prompt.

3. Please place any NON-EXERCISE comments in independent update posts and behind a cut. Some people are sensitive to discussion of diet and nutrition. That is integral to many people's exercise activities, so I want members to be able to discuss that, but for those who are here strictly to log exercise, I would like them to be able to avert their eyes.

4. Everyone is encouraged to introduce themselves, discuss their exercise goals, and post updates on their activities. "I finally made it to running a mile!" or "I kicked up into handstand today!" are updates that we all want to hear about and share! Please put long posts and entries involving diet and nutrition behind a cut, though.

5. Aside from intro posts and injury announcements, please try to include an exercise update in every post.

Comments

40 More Days of Yoga, Day 8

[just_ann_now]

We're welcoming December with a severe thunderstorm warning and a tornado watch. Freaky.

Thanks to the weather alarms going off all night, I was able to get up early and get today's session in. I did very well on Warrior III, pretty well on Half Moon, and wobbled some on Wheel. Good thing we do Wheel three times - if I can extend to my own satisfaction once out of the three, I'm very happy.

Re: 40 More Days of Yoga, Day 8

[yvi]

On the other side of the Northern Hemisphere, we are starting into December with snow and -10°C. I think today might be a rest day for me.

Re: 40 More Days of Yoga, Day 8

[just_ann_now]

Wacky, wacky weather *shakes head*
Didn't you all have unseasonably early snow last year, too?

Re: 40 More Days of Yoga, Day 8

[muck_a_luck]

Go you on the balance poses! Argh. The three iterations of Wheel. I can hold Wheel a long time when I'm fresh, but where most instructors put Wheel in the practice, I admit I often wimp out and don't hold it as long as he does.

Re: 40 More Days of Yoga, Day 8

[just_ann_now]

I'm usually pretty good with the first one, wimp out on the second, and then get a great burst of energy (along the lines, of, "OMG,let's just get this over with!") for the third one. I'm having trouble with my hands, though, trying to figure out exactly where they need to be to give me the most leverage. It's an adventure every time.

Re: 40 More Days of Yoga, Day 8

[alexseanchai]

I wonder if that storm was big enough that you and I got the same one.

Re: 40 More Days of Yoga, Day 8

[just_ann_now]

If you are anywhere on the US Eastern Seaboard, yes, it probably was!

[kerrypolka]

After being on-and-off ill for a few weeks I was BACK IN THE WEIGHT room yesterday hurrah!

15 minute warm-up on the ellipticals, then 40 minutes or so of lifting heavy things.

[shanaqui]

Went for a walk in the snow. Very tiring!

[rydra_wong]

Morning yoga, then I got inspired and did an hour's yoga in the evening -- first time I've improvised for a full hour like that. I think I'm starting to get enough of a mental vocabulary and repertoire of mini-sequences that I can flow a bit.

(Also: owww abs owww.)

[on_topic]

Just bought 'Jillian Michaels: Yoga Meltdown.' I did the first 11 minutes of Level 1. It may take a few days, but I will get through the entire 30 minutes of Level 1.

[semielliptical]

Today only several little walks, maybe 35 minutes total. My stomach feels a little off so no yoga this evening.

[alexseanchai]

I think I strained something when I was hauling my ass and a heavy backpack all over campus this afternoon. I can get into downward-facing dog but it is not pleasant.

[willful_zephyr]

Pilates at lunch. Hoping to have enough energy later tonight for some yoga.

[mixofsun]

Walked for about 20 minutes in the snow, and then a bit of yoga later on.

[thene]

Sit-ups, bicep curls, and a five-mile walk (okay so the latter was only undertaken because our car broke down a few days ago and we needed more food!)