It depends on the group size and the terrain, plus the temp.
The 12 miles we did earlier in our trip was 2 hikes, and both were somewhat steep. Plus we were a group of 10 or so staying fairly close together.
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Scary night in soccer last night. Another guy and I were watching a ball in the air and didn’t see each other so we collided hard. My knee went into his thigh and some body part of his smacked me in the chin.
The hit was hard enough that I was worried about being concussed (I was not). I woke up this AM not feeling any worse than a typical Wednesday.
Total exercise was likely north of 8K of steps.
Other exercize this week was pogo-ing/ and being edge of a mosh pit-- Fitbit thinks I was on a bike 
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That’s the reason why I took up CrossFit about 10+ years ago.
I played in both adult basketball and soccer leagues and there was always someone who thought he was playing for the “bad boys” Detroit Pistons of the 1980’s or thought they were playing in the World Cup.
I saw a guy who concussed himself doing a box jump (missed, fell back backwards) a few months ago. And I saw a guy who couldn’t handle the weight on the squat bar and fell forwards during the comp a few weeks ago. But at least you’re hurting yourself.
We survived the New Zealand bike trip. It was much more mountain biking and “technical” (think steep hills with big rocks and sharp turns with LONG drops if you don’t make it and a path not very wide) than many on the trip expected. One of the better riders in our group really wasn’t sure she was going to survive yesterday. Fortunately her fall was to the wall and not the water far below. Another actually did go off the path butt over head one day, but fortunately it was a place with bushes and it wasn’t that steep a drop off. Tomorrow we have a hike, and then we are on our own for maybe 10 days. I’ve closed my rings every day, and sometimes tripled my move goal, but we’ve done more bus sitting than expected also.
The trip has been nice, and weather has cooperated, but there haven’t been as many “ooh aaah” moments as I was hoping for.
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Wow, that sounds treacherous. You and your H are rock stars! (no pun intended!) How scary it sounds to me!
Hope you see more “ooh aaah” moments the next 10 days!
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Need some advice from this group…
I have started incorporating some strength training into my workout routine. Nothing terribly impressive - 20-30 minutes a few times a week, working only with a pair of 8lb dumbbells. I am now finding myself famished many days (especially the day after a workout). I’m talking a serious appetite, the likes of which I’ve not had in all of my years of other types of exercise (running, biking, tennis…).
I’ve been trying hard to get adequate protein, as I was thinking that was the issue, but I don’t think it’s working. As an example, for breakfast this morning, I had 30g of protein. I was hungry again within 2 hours. Help! What should I be doing to help manage this increase in appetite? Is this normal?
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How many calories are you taking in each day? Are you doing other exercise besides the 20-30 minute weights (which to me is a long time!).
I generally aim for about 2000. On my hungry days it’s closer to 2500.
On days when I do these strength workouts, the only other physical exercise I get is going for my daily 10k step walk.
Hi DeeCee36 - I had the same experience, somewhat, when upping my lifting. I had to really increase my water intake, plus added an electrolyte drink a few times a day (Liquid sub). That seemed to really help.
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Yes, as mentioned above, more water. Water will satiate your hunger to an extent.
Typically strength-based workouts make you hungrier. Nothing unusual there at all. The muscles have to recover and rebuild, so more protein is required by your body.
If you’re happy with your weight, then 30 +/- grams of protein per meal is adequate IMO.
Just want to say that I’m impressed with 8lb weights!
I usually do 3lb hand weights (and only 10 minutes). Have been thinking about buying 4lb because the 5lb set I bought last year still seem too heavy (and the 6lb from younger days may never get used again). In theory I can do 2+2 and 3+1 with my lighter weights, but that tends to bother my teeny, wimpy hands.
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don’t be too impressed, I’m struggling with them, and my form starts to fall apart somewhere in my third set on anything that requires me to lift over my head…it’s a work in progress!
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I think peeps above are on the right track of increase water, keep your protein and maybe add some good carbs? So like whole grain toast w/pb?
I have 3, 5 and 8 lb weights. I’m not very dedicated to using but I did feel it was right to add the 8 for some things
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Checking in the from the road. I finished the second month of workouts. Have mixed feelings about this month. I do like the workouts. I really like the burnouts at the end. I like the body part splits.
What I didn’t like. The first month he works out with his own trainer, Kristin and another dude. He hardly talked to the dude at all and focused on krisitn. But the second month it is just them two. And he gushes the entire time about how awesome she is. It’s very over the top. And if he wasn’t gay, I’d think it was in love with her. It just gets old.
On to month 3 next week. Had a good run/aerobic session. Did 5 miles outside followed by 4 miles on the TM at roughly 7.7mph then 30 min on the bike.
And don’t be afraid of heavier weights ladies!! Of course, don’t do what I did yesterday and smash your pinky fingernail between at 30lb DB and the metal base of my bench. Ouch. It’s gonna have a black spot for a while. Boo.
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This reminds me of a weight class I used to attend. The lead guy spent the whole time focused on the young student aide. I felt so bad for her and wrote him up on my semester evaluation.
My back is still a little wonky so I haven’t run all week, but I have closed my rings every day and have lost the weight I gained at my mom’s last week. I almost tried running today, but I’m trying to not be my old Type A self.
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My Tuesday night explicitly no-contact so that stuff doesn’t happen. My collision was purely accidental.
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We are done with the group tour part of our trip. We are now staying at one of the nicest accommodations I can remember staying in. Unobstructed ocean view from the bedroom, front deck and the kitchen area, beautiful Mountain View from the living room and back deck area, fully equipped little kitchen area, beautiful bathroom with Mountain View, and quiet as can be (we’ve been sitting on the ocean facing deck for maybe 30 minutes and one vehicle has gone by). I don’t want to know how much we paid for it, but it’s just what we need to relax after the crazy/definitely not relaxing bike trip.
Bad news on the exercise front… with the very long drive in the bus and then another 2 hours 2 get to current place, I will not be closing my rings today.
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Worth it!!! 
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Sounds wonderful! That is exactly the kind of day where closing the rings is not a big deal. Enjoy it all…
Excited to get some jogging in today for the first time in more than a week. Took it slow and alternated with walking, but got in more than 3.5 miles. I’m now having little nagging thing on the outside of my lower left let, same side as the hip thing. Def not a shin splint. Any ideas for stretching or something else?
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