Workout Accountability/check-ins

[naturalooks15]

Hi All,

Hoping people would be interested in this. 

I want to work out regularly and have a group of people who can keep each other accountable, just do daily check IN’s. I keep falling off the routine and then get into inertia and then it takes few weeks to couple of months to start back up. I am still not fully recovered after last years health issues and excercising is imperative to my health and everyone’s health. 

Please let me know your ideas !! We can structure it how everyone wants it.

I was thinking a check in and any tips people have, every day. This is the social group I interact most with and love the company of you kind and fun ladies. 

Also let me know if we need to move this thread in any other group.

Some tips I learned for athletic/ athleisure clothes -  I used buying new workout clothes as my motivation incentive for being consistent for 1 months rather than any food incentive. Used points to convert to gift cards and then bought 2 sets during sales. Before this I just had 1 legging and 2 Costco shirt. I didn't want to spend any money till I convinced myself that I would consistently use the clothes. Now I do so did some shopping 🙂

Leggings (criteria not rolling down on tummy fat, not needed to be pulled up a lot during the workout) - 

• Old Navy compression leggings - Very highly recommended and affordable
• Athleta Contender Leggings - Mid range, they have sales (semi-annual and general)
• Zella Live-in leggings from Nordstorms (people stock-up during anniversary sales)
• Sweaty Betty Power Leggings
• LuluLemon Fast & Free - High price but people love these
• Reebok Cotton 7/8 - I love these for yoga. These are my most "roll-down-proof-during-downward-dog" on my tummy since I gained mass in mis-section after surgeries. 
• Nike Dry Fit etc. from big box sporting goods store (name starts with D)

Shirts -

• I like short sleeve so most of mine are from Costco (Tuff brand or Kirkland)
• Tanks from Athleta. They have most of their styles in all sleeve length (from Tanks, short sleeves as well as long sleeve shirts)
• Tanks from Old Navy
• Calia by Carrie Underwood - I have been eyeing some but waiting for them to go on sale
• Nike Dry-Fit
• Under Arrmer compression shirts

How to take care of your workout clothes - I learnt about these recently. I always bought workout clothes from clearance racks in the past so used to just wash with regular clothes in normal cycle. That can cause them to fade soon. If investing in pricier/ better clothes, better take care of these 🙂

• Wash in cold/ delicate/ "activewear mode" if your machine has one
• If not washing immediately, let them air out if wet and not put it in hampers
• Line dry or tumble dry WITHOUT heat
• If too sweaty/ too stinky soak in a bucket full of water with 1/2 cup white vinegar overnight and then dump in the wash

*****Goals ***** <<still updating>>

@naturalooks15  Excercise 4 x week. still get to 7000 steps on off days. PT specific exercises 4 x week

@Brutalitops 

-Exercise at least once a day, no matter how little

-Go to an (easy) yoga class once a week until I can do it without muscle soreness the following day

@RNGesusPls 

Weekly goals: 

Run 30+ min on at least 1 weekday, 6 miles on a weekend

@scott1201 

• Exercise class 6x a week
• At least two long walks around the neighborhood 
• Try out all the trials from local studios (1st class free! One week for $10, etc) before committing to a new studio contract
• Make myself talk to a person at each class

@MissPuff 

Goal: 6-7 miles a week, split into 2 or 3 evening runs

Proof: Selfie or run stats screenshot

@gonerogue 

personal training/weight lifting 2x a week

add in a 3rd day of boot camp (class) and

a 4th day of just cardio (running)

@jen143xo 

Exercise 5-6 days a week (Lifting and cardio)

add more HITT cardio in approx 2x-3x a week

Hit my macro numbers everyday

Drink more water

[pocketvenus]

@eshoeYes, everything I do is online, mostly through YouTube. For fun channels, I'd recommend Blogilates or Madfit. I'd classify them as moderate. They are not going to push you to gain a lot of muscle or endurance unless you are a beginner.

I also attend live yoga classes online. Many studios in Toronto have gone online and for the most part, the prices are either the same or close to the same which is good because teachers need to get paid fairly. I miss going to class but now I get to support studios that I would consider too far for me to commute to! There are a couple that are too far but I know and love the teachers so I've recently taken classes with teachers I haven't seen in years 🙂

And thanks reviving this thread! I'm drinking more water and doing legs-focused workouts twice a week, one day where I push myself supersetting and end up pretty sore and a maintenance day. On non-leg days, I'll still hit my legs with compound exercises or tension band workouts. I totally forgot about back though, I'm only hitting back when I do full body barre!

[eshoe]

@pocketvenus it sounds like you have quite a few really good options! I love that you know a few of the teachers, especially right now-if nothing else, just to feel connected to others. 

[pocketvenus]

@eshoe Yes, it's so nice to see them still teaching!! ❤️

[Brutalitops]

Another catchup!

This week went better, I've been feeling pretty sick- not sure if it's just allergies or something more- but we still managed to do a yoga video 4/7 nights this week and walks 3/7 nights. Add in a cleaning day and physical activity has actually been okay

I've been cooking more so while I'm getting more whole fruits, veggies, legumes, etc. in my diet it's been a huge pain calorie tracking wise so I've been vaguely estimating. Even so, after readjusting my goals in MFP for my weight lost so far and my new goals (I now get 100 less calories a day) I've been getting pretty darn close most days without really trying to limit my intake or worrying about my food choices- so that's been awesome.

[Brutalitops]

Oof, last post was two weeks ago- whoops. For the last two weeks we have been pretty consistent on the yoga videos, though we have skipped a day here or there. We've also been going on walks when the weather is suitable

The calorie budget was a bust last week but this week I did better and I did get to my three days within budget! After redoing my "goals" in MFP my budget has gone down 100 calories so we'll see if I can keep it up

[Brutalitops]

Catchup!

Friday 4/9- One 30-minute yoga session and a walk to the grocery store, calorie budget met

Sat- Two 30-minute yoga classes, a 6+ mile walk, calorie budget met!

Sun- One 30-minute yoga class

Mon- 30 minute yoga class

Tues- Have to count work steps

Wed- Still counting work steps

Today- Got in a 30 minute workout!

with the quarantine and all I've clearly transitioned from buying my feelings to eating my feelings. I'm hoping to reclaim some momentum this weekend that'll keep me going through the next week. Looking forward to the sale, and hoping for some nice weather to at least get a breath of fresh air this weekend 😎

[Sarav27]

Women workout app is good with lots of different moves totally free .

[naturalooks15]

Mon Apr 13th - 1 hr OrangetheoryAtHome workout

Tue Apr 14th - 30 Min Barre workout Popsugar video on YouTube

[naturalooks15]

Sun Apr 12 - 45 min Barre workout, Youtube PopSugar fitness !

[eshoe]

I haven’t tried any of the barre workouts, @naturalooks15 - they look so challenging. But you give me hope, took today off and back at it tomorrow:)

[naturalooks15]

This particular one was ok so do give it a try @eshoe  Esp because this one didn’t have any equipments but still felt effective (shoulder & glute muscles burning).

 I used to attend Barre classes in a studio 2-3 years ago and they do get very hard esp if you are using bands etc. 

I plan to do 50 min of OrangetheoryAtHome workout today evening in another hour. 

[naturalooks15]

Fri Apr 10th - Rest day (thought was not really needed 😄)

Sat Apr 11th - Popsugar dance workout from YouTube along with my daughters. Thanks @eshoe for suggesting these. It was fun !

[eshoe]

💓 @naturalooks15 so much fun!

[naturalooks15]

Thur 9th Apr - ✅ 45 min of HIIT workout (OrangetheoryAtHome) 

[naturalooks15]

Free Resource - Peloton App is giving 90 day free trial right now if anyone wants to try.

Sun Apr 5th - 30 min Yoga with Adrienne  (YouTube Free)

Mon Apr 6th - 50 Min OrangetheoryAtHome (free video on YouTube)

Tue Apr 7th - 45 Min Yoga. Tried Peloton app. Yoga with Kristin. But too fast for my daughters as they don’t have as much experience with Yoga so I will try the other class they have, called “Slow Flow” which is slow (obv) and more detailed instructions 

Wed Apr 8th - 45 min OrangetheoryAtHome (free video on YouTube)

[Brutalitops]

Catch up time!

Sun 4/5- One hour (2 30-min) yoga classes, Calorie budget met!

Mon 4/6- I'm counting the 12+ flights of stairs at work since I'm covering for our quality person and had to switch to a 4-am Schedule

Tues 4/7- I'm counting the stairs again, calorie budget met!

wed 4/8- One 30 minute yoga class- calorie budget met!

Today- one 1-hour (2 30-minute) yoga session! Ant the calorie budget is looking good!

[naturalooks15]

Great work @Brutalitops  !! You met goals all week !!

Thanks for updating

[Brutalitops]

Thanks @naturalooks15 !

[KatieBT]

Thanks for creating this thread @naturalooks15 !

I need to get involved in this thread so someone can hold me accountable. I have been off the workout game since sheltering in place. 

I was starting to get back into yoga before everything closed so I'm hoping to get enough yoga in at home to be somewhat decent once I'm able to get back into the studio. 

[naturalooks15]

@KatieBT  Please join. And if you didn’t already know - Peloton is giving 90 day free trial right now. I tried one yoga class. It was pretty decent. Also ‘doyogawithme’ dot com currently has a free 7 day challenge (they email a new yoga workout everyday).

before shutdown, I was going to Orange Theory (I need to monitor my heart rate closely when working out due to med stuff and they have heart rate based workouts). After the quarantine, they have free videos on YouTube. Just search with Hashtag OrangetheoryAtHome workouts.
I have Both my daughters (almost teens) doing all these workouts with me and they are getting hooked to OrangetheoryAtHome ones most 👍✅ 

[naturalooks15]

Anyone has a recommendation of online dance workout classes?