Exercise/Diet Support Group

Did the la luz trail run yesterday. Timed competitive event starting at the base of the Sandia mountains in Albuquerque start at 6210 feet finish at 10,300 feet. Over 4000 feet of climb in 9.2 miles, including large section running over loose rocks and boulders. Cardio butt kicker consistently ranks among hardest trail runs in the US. Took just a bit over 3 hrs. Tired today !!!!
 
Don't know what I did to my arms yesterday, but whatever it was I did it good; can feel it in my bicep muscles; maybe I'm at the beginning of getting some definition
 
Caught onto a great Zumba leader and an amazing Yoga instructor at big box gym near fwy. Because the nearest gym to me closed for a complete renovation.
I have not been that sore in a long long time. But it was a good "sore"
 
1. Indicate exercise/diet goal
Practice for at least an hour 4x a week. Go to the gym for an hour 3x a week.
2. Share plan of action to obtain goal
I've been doing this for 2 weeks now, but I'm coming to a plateau where my motivation is failing. Somedays I just don't want to go to the gym and see Darla (that's what I have named the stair stepper) or I don't have the discipline to stay and practice rumba walks for an hour.
3. Update on progress daily (or whenever I have the opportunity to check in)
My goal is to check in once a week, so hopefully you can keep me honest about my progress, and if anyone has any motivational quotes or videos they'd like to share...I would greatly appreciate that :)
 
I hit a plateau for 5 months. Added practicing more than just one dance, but my limit was to 30 minutes for 4 dances, after Zumba, yoga or walking 6,000 steps. It didn't allow me to mess up because I had limited time. Sometime I broke up my walking with breaking into choreography then walk again. Change up the stair stepper, so you ambush your body at least every once in awhile. Motivation can waiver, that is human nature. Know what the end game is, better posture? Better balance? Stronger bones? Peace in the body rather than stress related muscle tension, stamina,,,,knowing that helps to maintain your course. We've all been there. Good luck.
 
If you are going to the gym and just using a stair master that gets boring. You need to mix in some interval training. Use rowing as cardio for a total body workout as opposed to stair master which is legs only

Jacobs ladders are good ,stair masters are easy to plateau on
 
3wishes said:
Know what the end game is, better posture? Better balance? Stronger bones? Peace in the body rather than stress related muscle tension, stamina,,,,knowing that helps to maintain your course.
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Truth.

It would be nice if time at the gym were pleasant itself but I only go to improve my fitness for dance. While I do an exercise I hold in my mind what that is for: core strength and core coordination for balance, poise, and power; planks to actually hold upright posture for 90 seconds; butt, leg, and foot strength for softening foxtrot strides, explosive tango strides, and holding 3 at maximum waltz rise while our teacher searches the ends of the universe for the sweet relief of the word "and" so we can lower. The exercises I enjoy for themselves are swimming, foam roller and stretching. I know stretching will help prevent injury and maintain flexibility. And I know the swimming helps keep weight down and stamina up but I just enjoy moving thru the water.

I do not spend much time on the stair climber, treadmill, stationary bikes or elliptical, only enough to warm up. Base cardio I'd rather get from dance. There's ample social dance here that is as calorie-burning as machines and far more fun, and with better music than a zumba class.
 
So apparently the crazy Zumba I've been doing, then all the hiking, grand cyn, Flagstaff, Prescott, Sedona, this week actually helped me this week at Galaxy Dancesport! But today, I am soooooo sore, like a rubber band that has snapped and contracted after competing in multiple unanticipated rounds yesterday. Today is a day for checking out the Baltimore Spa Shops, that's going to be my form of exercise, "charge it please"!!!!! Rofl.
 
2 nights cruise on Disney Wonder out of San Diego, let's leave at "plenty of stairs and steps, without the gym or even checking the fit bit.
 
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