Monday fitness challenge 11/9

[frecklesnbrains]

Happy Monday morning everyone! I know personally I have needed an extra kick in the butt to keep my body moving through 1st trimester, so let's try to motivate each other!

1. What have you done in the past week to keep your body moving? (And yes, that 5 minute walk around the block, the 30 minutes of vacuuming you did, dragging your exhausted self to the playground with your kid, etc. all count!)
2. What are your fitness goals this week?

[frecklesnbrains]

1. I jogged yesterday for the first time in 3 weeks! I was proud of myself for making it 3 miles without needing to stop, though my pace was really, really slow. But I slept sooooo well last night, so I know it was worth it. Also, my daily commute includes a total of about 40 minutes of walking, so I'm doing that each weekday purely out of necessity.

2. I have a goal to jog at least 2-3 times this week. I'm 10 weeks tomorrow so my first trimester symptoms are starting to abate, which means I don't have any more excuses.

[mymilkshake]

1. I jogged for the first time in forever yesterday too! I probably did about 2-2.25 miles, but I'm just glad I got back out there. Other than that, I've been walking my dog about 2 miles everyday. I also try and throw in some squats and push-ups but I have been lazy about it.

2. I always used to work out- basically daily. I'm going to try and come up with a schedule so either I'm running or doing a little strength each day. I need to get my ass back in gear.

[manybellsdown]

1. Joining in the theme! I also went for a run yesterday, for the first time since, oh, approximately 13dpo. (I'm 9 weeks.) Super proud of myself, super slow, ate another cookie because of it. I walk the dog and I walk to the train every day. I often carry DD up and down the stairs in our house, which shouldn't be as hard as it is, and yet.

2. Last time I ran until about 29 weeks, so I really have no excuses. I felt better yesterday for the first time in a long while, too. I'd like to add some prenatal yoga.

[frecklesnbrains]

Yay to my running buddies mymilkshake and manybellsdown!!! I think we kicked some serious butt yesterday by getting out there. Let's keep it up!

manybellsdown - I'd love to keep going until 29 weeks. I'm just hoping we don't get 7 feet of snow this winter like we did last... that threw a serious wrench in my running schedule. And I'm really going to be much less willing to take chances of slipping and falling on ice when pregnant. But, I did do a lot of snowshoeing on weekends, which I'm planning to do this winter too.

[titania]

1. I am not a runner, but I did some great dog walking the past few days! She is a puller, so I have to walk fairly quickly to catch up. We walked about 2 miles Friday and yesterday. It is a start!

2. What are your fitness goals this week? Continue my 2 mile dog walks and I'm also going back to the gym this week to try and get in the pool for some laps!

[Flair Underwood]

1. I elliptical-ed at the gym one day and another day went for a 2 mile run. I raked leaves with DD and we walked around TJ Maxx for an hour (does that count). I have always been a night-time outside runner (even through the dead of Central PA winter) but now I just feel really unsafe running by myself outside after dark (which, i don't know why it's different now), so I need to get to the gym.

2. I hope to get in at least another workout or run. DH is SWAMPED finishing his degree and my OB freaked me out about this subchorionic bleed. But the nurse this morning said that as long as there's no spotting, I don't need to worry so that was nice.

[manybellsdown]

Nov 9, 2015 8:12:04 GMT -5 frecklesnbrains said:

Yay to my running buddies mymilkshake and manybellsdown!!! I think we kicked some serious butt yesterday by getting out there. Let's keep it up!

manybellsdown - I'd love to keep going until 29 weeks. I'm just hoping we don't get 7 feet of snow this winter like we did last... that threw a serious wrench in my running schedule. And I'm really going to be much less willing to take chances of slipping and falling on ice when pregnant. But, I did do a lot of snowshoeing on weekends, which I'm planning to do this winter too.

I'm with you completely. The seasons were more on my side last time. DNW snow like that, much less to run in. I hope I can handle treadmill time!

[sandandsea]

I took DS to the playground twice, we went on a bike ride, and we walked around the mall and shopping yesterday.

We have an elliptical at home and I'd like to try to do it for 20 minutes twice this week. baby steps. I have to convince DS to entertain himself after work to make this happen.