Friday, December 17, 2010, Check-In

[muck_a_luck]

Hey, EED community!

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

If you are posting for the first time, or new to the community, please review the community's standards, below.


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

[just_ann_now]

My workplace has a delayed opening today, so I was able to do my morning work in a more relaxed manner. Today is also my last workday of the year (HOORAY) so from here on out I'll be able to practice in the late afternoon or evening, which my body seems to like much better. (I still can't believe how well I did earlier this week when I didn't get to my practice until almost 9 pm.)

[alexseanchai]

Whoever said yoga during menstruation is a bad idea? Full of shit.

[just_ann_now]

Hee. I'm of the generation whose mothers told us to go to bed with a hot water bottle during our periods. "Whut?

[alexseanchai]

Rice sock works better than hot water bottle, and both work better than Tylenol does for nasty cramps, in my experience. I didn't try yoga during the nasty cramps part of the cycle, but during the mild cramps part, all is shiny and well.

[rydra_wong]

Morning yoga, Shoulder Shape-up DVD -- though I skipped one exercise because it works muscles that already get overloaded when climbing, and substituted some nerve gliding instead as I think I've got a pinched nerve today.

[alexseanchai]

Actual cardio. Like, actual get up and start walking and not sit down for ten minutes cardio.

My stamina sucks. I meant to not sit down for twenty minutes.

[natmerc]

short walk, testing out my new skipping rope and 3 sets of squats

[willful_zephyr]

Vinyasa yoga after work.

[alphaviolet]

1 hr of qigong.