How are you exercising?

[PrincessFiona]

I just started walking on the treadmill. I’d like to eventually join the gym and use the weight machines, but figured this is a good start.

Kris


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[alotofyarn]

J and I are loving our Peloton!

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[TulipsAndSunscreen]

Running. Always with the running. Currently averaging 22-25 miles/week. I used to run like 40 but I don’t see how I get back there any time soon.

Weekday runs of 4-5 plus a weekend of 8-9 is about as good as I can ever get. With two off days that only adds up to 22-25.


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[Bluejay]

Weekday runs of 4-5 plus a weekend of 8-9 is about as good as I can ever get.


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Curious, how many minutes do your runs take? I'm still a way off from there, but I'm setting goals about time and distance for my running.

[TulipsAndSunscreen]

Curious, how many minutes do your runs take? I'm still a way off from there, but I'm setting goals about time and distance for my running.

I generally run between 9:30 and 10 minute miles. I race faster than that usually 8:45-9:15 though I haven’t broken 9 mins in a half marathon since I had my son.


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[Bluejay]

I generally run between 9:30 and 10 minute miles. I race faster than that usually 8:45-9:15 though I haven’t broken 9 mins in a half marathon since I had my son.


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I have a loooong way to go. I am running about a 20 minute mile. And yes, I am running, not walking lol. Jogging.

[TulipsAndSunscreen]

I have a loooong way to go. I am running about a 20 minute mile. And yes, I am running, not walking lol. Jogging.

You have to start somewhere! And you’re right to make it about total workout time and not speed. When I’ve got a limitation (injury, pregnant, etc), I always try to move for 40-50 minutes regardless of how far I go.


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[MDPhDWife]

I’ve been walking with a neighbor friend three to five times a week around our steep hilly neighborhood. We walk for an hour and we started out at a pace of 2.5 mph and have progressed to 3.0-3.2 mph. It works out to about 3 mi or about a 5K each time we go. Having a friend to go with makes it so much more fun and it helps to have an accountability partner. We’ve been at it for 83 days and I’ve lost 31 pounds so far.

I’ve also been doing yoga with my 14 year old daughter. It’s one of our favorite things to do together.

Another friend has invited me to go check out the grand opening of the Orange Theory in my city tonight. I’m intrigued, but it seems a little pricey. Anyone else doing OT here?


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[diggitydot]

Running, walking, rowing, hiking, and weightlifting. I’m mostly doing walking and running, though. After losing almost 70 lbs in the last year, running doesn’t fucking suck nearly as much.

[PrincessFiona]

Running, walking, rowing, hiking, and weightlifting. I’m mostly doing walking and running, though. After losing almost 70 lbs in the last year, running doesn’t fucking suck nearly as much.

70 pounds?!! Congratulations!!! How did you do it? I’m looking to do the same.

Kris


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[spotty_dog]

Whenever I want to get back to moving my body I try to start slowly and sustainably. Especially because my feet have been a nightmare for the past few years and I know if they get bad enough I will be truly crippled and that scares me.

Lately I've been remembering how good it feels to be in shape for running, and how good it is for my heart health. Also, I got my athletic puppy precisely because I wanted a running partner, even though I basically quit running shortly after I started searching for him ~3 years ago. So I've decided to run a 10k in August. My hope is to be at about 15 miles of running per week by mid-June, and then to do an 8-week run training program in hopes of running a moderately fast 10k. This week I've done a 35-45 minute walk/jog every 2-3 days and gone for a 3-5 mile hike most days in between. (And left my purse at HOME, LOL!) I try to do long warmups and cooldowns, and stretch during and after, in hopes of coddling my poor ol' body.

I feel like for another aspect of long-term health I need to get strength training back into the mix, but gyms aren't an option where I live. I do try to do bodyweight exercises now and again. The None to Run plan has some very simple bodyweight workouts that feel like a good start, I should do those regularly and go from there!
[MENTION=1310]MDPhDWife[/MENTION] I think [MENTION=1889]SoonerTexan[/MENTION] has done OT?

[diggitydot]

70 pounds?!! Congratulations!!! How did you do it? I’m looking to do the same.

I worked with a local weight loss and bariatric clinic for about 6 months to get started. Insurance covered most of it (besides any meal replacement products) because of my starting BMI and comorbidities. Because the clinic was part of my dude’s group, I received a discount on any meal replacement products. The meal replacement products didn’t cost any more than what we’d have spent on regular groceries for me in that same time frame.

[PrincessFiona]

I worked with a local weight loss and bariatric clinic for about 6 months to get started. Insurance covered most of it (besides any meal replacement products) because of my starting BMI and comorbidities. Because the clinic was part of my dude’s group, I received a discount on any meal replacement products. The meal replacement products didn’t cost any more than what we’d have spent on regular groceries for me in that same time frame.

That’s great! We have a bariatric clinic and they’re covered, but our deductible is so high that I’d have to pay out-of-pocket. Maybe I should reconsider it.

Kris


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[alotofyarn]

I just started walking on the treadmill. I’d like to eventually join the gym and use the weight machines, but figured this is a good start.

Kris


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If you want some more motivation on the treadmill, you could try out the Peloton app. They have both walking and running classes for the treadmill that you can do live or on demand. I think you can try it for free, but it's $19.49/month after that. They also have strength, stretching, yoga, and all kinds of other classes on the app.

[PrincessFiona]

If you want some more motivation on the treadmill, you could try out the Peloton app. They have both walking and running classes for the treadmill that you can do live or on demand. I think you can try it for free, but it's $19.49/month after that. They also have strength, stretching, yoga, and all kinds of other classes on the app.

Thanks! I’m going to look at that right now!

Kris


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