I can't believe how quick the week has gone! I guess keeping active is helpful! I am busy keeping the troops amused, those out in facebook land that is, some are even joining in with me! So what have I been up to since Tuesday! Well I found this great workout on youtube of course, it said it was for beginners, not only that, but it also featured 'normal' people! I thought this was totally up my street and for some of my friends! Real people, people who are not impossible beautiful, who don't have that perfect per butts, tiny waist that you wonder where they keep all their internal organs, who are not inanely smiley or perfectly made up to walk down the catwalk! This guy chose two members from the Body Project team to come along and work out on his video on youtube. A girl, who has more curves than than a curly wurly but she really is fit! And a guy, a big guy, who has decided to change his ways and he was smashing it!
I set up my iPad to the t.v. and set up my phone already to 'go live' on Facebook! I know it's nuts, but it feels like I am doing stuff with my friends, I am working out with my friends! And I have found out, they are actually doing it with me! It's brilliant, some friends just watch and smile, even that feels good, knowing that I have put a smile on peoples faces! And if I have inspired others to do some exercises at home, quietly, unlike me and blast it all over Facebook, then that's brilliant too!
I can't remember the guys name, but he was quite fit himself, although he didn't use weights, the little dumb bells, the girl did!
He put me, and his members through our paces, a nice warm up to start with though. Always important to warm up and cool down! His session was all standing exercises, you could actually do these in a shoe cupboard, also no equipment necessary, not even those weights that the girl was using. All that I needed was ....me!
I worked as hard as I can, working my legs, I just knew that I was going to hurt the next morning! It had to be done though, sitting around for a majority of the day is not good for the mind or body! If I feel a little achey I shall feel grateful, things could be worse! I kept up with this guy watching him with his two buddies. The girl did not put those blimmin weights down, not once! The guy, he took a breather, just a second or two, grabbed a sip of water, you know like normal people like me! Yeah, I enjoyed this one, I may just have to go search the web for another of his ones!
Lou took a picture for me, so this is me, on her computer/phone/tablet or whatever she uses to look at Facebook!
Today I went back to Peloton app. I really was feeling my legs this morning! I thought maybe going back to do the dance cardio one, but I think I'm leaving that for Friday! Friday dance off, it has a ring to it. So I scrolled through the 'strength' sections on my app and saw Oliver Lee doing a beginners class and it was only 20 minutes long! Perfect, just what I need. So, I prepared my self mentally, basically I sad "Get outta bed, you lazy mare", then got my gym stuff off......basically I got my running pants and parkrun top on, and then went down stairs to get everything set up. I put a message up saying I was going to go live shortly and then just relaxed a bit!
I never know who will be watching, I mean, when you think about it, it's a middle aged (fecking 'ell did I actually say that?) woman, prancing about her living room, trying to get fit during lockdown! Riveting! But viewers I do get, some of them even join in! It's all good fun, and if I can get fit while doing it, it's win win situation!
Oliver Lee was all cued up, live Facebook happening, a couple of views already and then I start my exercises. Just nice and gently at first, again I looked through to see if there was any specialist equipment that I would need and thankfully there wasn't! No dumb bells, elastic bands or kettle balls! He did have a mat down, but I thought my blanket would do. I started with butt kicks, just nice and gentle, I could really feel my legs complaining, but I am sure a nice gentle start will soon loosen them up. Some knee hugging and then we were good to go!
He had to reps of exercises planned, lunges to strengthen legs and core and glutes, it had it all there! It meant going down on the floor! Lucky I had my blanket though! He showed us how to to the easy pushups, you know the ones on you knees, but he also said to make sure to go right down on the floor! I think that is probably where I have always gone wrong, I sort of just slightly bend my elbows and call it a push up! There was also some 'superman' poses, Oliver called it something else, but I was way to busy and grunting loudly to hear what he called them. Some 'table top' core thingy with some leg raises and some other stuff! And that was it......except we had to do it all again. Anyway, it was pretty blimmin tough but good fun. I am sure it must be doing me some good!
This is me in my superman pose!
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