<p>Chintzy- Boo. I hope you get it all resolved quickly. Feel better!</p>
<p>chintzy, please take care of yourself and get better soon. Exercise can wait for a few more weeks.</p>
<p>Chintzy, do take care of yourself. Sometimes things come in bunches. Hopefully this is the last of this bunch.</p>
<p>Chintzy – ouch. I hope you’re much better, very soon.</p>
<p>Just 90 minutes of doubles this morning. My partner played three hours yesterday and could only handle two sets today. Going into Boston and we should get in four or five miles of walking. I’m thinking of going back to doing barbell squats again as my knees seem to be in better shape these days despite a very heavy exercise load.</p>
<p>I’m a couch potato starting to follow this thread late in the game… .but inspired by all who have made progress on the fitness front!</p>
<p>It’s not at all late in the game. It’s early in the exercising portion of the game.</p>
<p>Definitely not late in the game.</p>
<p>I was so out of shape when I started exercising last year that I wrecked the exercise bike, first time out! I literally was huffin’ and puffin’ and getting shin splints walking a quarter mile.</p>
<p>I think it is like planting a tree – sure it would have been great if you’d done it twenty years ago, but if that didn’t match your reality, today is a great day to plant one.</p>
<p>Finished out July with 181.2 running miles, so I’m only 20 miles behind the 1500 mile pace bunny. Gaining. 5 40+ mile weeks in a row. Yes, I’m tired. Running streak of 60 days. Running is stupid.</p>
<p>After a very short run this morning I rode 38 miles with my husband and 3 other women. One of them is a fairly new cyclist but does a lot of spin class. Her tire was low to start, so we had a delay while we took care of that. H got a flat at about 21 miles but he’s good at fixing them. We were later than we should have been on the return route, and got into some traffic that I did NOT like. Plus, he got too far ahead of us on a stretch before that and it was discouraging. The whole thing seemed like it took us forever. A few pretty tough climbs, but not the worst in the area by any means. I am a wimpy, fearful cyclist and I’m sure I am about to die most of the way. If I didn’t want to do the MS 150 Jack and Back so badly in October I would not be riding. But I do and I am. Whine, whine, whine.</p>
<p>Chintzy, what a way to ruin a vacation! Get well soon!</p>
<p>Welcome, colorado-mom.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the well wishes!! Welcome, colorado_mom! arabrab, I like your analogy.</p>
<p>I actually did get in shape 10 years ago when they added a Fitness Center at work. I lost 15 pounds (a lot on my tiny frame)… but gained it all back in the past few years when required job switch meant less opportunity to go to the lunchtime classes. I’ve been paying the fee all along, getter there once in a great while. I’m determined to go more often. Maybe if I can learn to tolerate boredom with equipment I can deal with the schedule problems.</p>
<p>There are lots of small workout buddy/teams at my office. Small groups of two or three people that run together or do weights together or do classes together. They drag each other down to workout when one isn’t feeling as enthusiastic for the day. It also adds a social aspect to working out - for those exercises that allow you to talk.</p>
<p>Rest Day</p>
<p>Was going to go to a dance fitness class, but decided my body was telling me to take a day off – just felt a little drained. Hopefully, that will translate to a good workout tomorrow.</p>
<p>Also, today is the last day of the 30 day Paleo challenge, that I have followed to a t. I will let you know my results, or lack thereof, tomorrow.</p>
<p>Drove into Boston today and walked for about five miles - a usual Boston day-trip + shopping. There were a ton of people out and about in Boston - beautiful day, low humidity, etc. I wore my regular New Balance shoes without extra cushioning - it seems that I need less and less of the extra supports in daily activities. It would be cool if I didn’t need the support in exercise too. I may try workout out without the Ultra Arch insole in the future. Today was a relatively light day. I should factor in a rest day soon as I’ve been going without one for a while.</p>
<p>Rest day for me, too. The only “exercise” for me was washing the deck in the back of the house - we spent the extra $$ and built a stone deck with aluminum railing instead of a wood one. No pressure washing of any kind, yet the deck is spotless!</p>
<p>Count me in for a rest day, too. I haven’t taken a look at what iPod nazi has in store for me this week, but the fourth week of each phase is usually a little lighter. Fine with me because last week’s core workout was gruelling.</p>
<p>I just finished a rest month.</p>
<p>My job really gets in the way of working out. About every other month, I get scheduled for 9 days in a row. That’s when I get off track…just to tired to do anything else.</p>