696 Days

[CODawn]

Wednesday 02.15.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Posture Challenge Day 17: 30 side bends, repeat twice, morning & evening:
3. Square One Day 30: Level 3, no rest.
4. Stay Awake Workout: 1 set.
5. SBY: 15 Minute Super Chill Yoga Stretches for Relaxation.
PC: Rating = 9.5
SO: Rating = 8.0. My foot was bothering me again so balancing was a challenge.
SA: Rating = 7.5. My legs. Ouch.
SBY: Rating = 9.0. This was super chill.

Notes: Too cold to walk. I don’t remember why I didn’t do Wednesday Boxing.

 

[JCU]

Congratulations on Square 1!

 

[CODawn]

Thank you @JCU

 

[CODawn]

Thursday 02.16.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Posture Challenge Day 18: 36 chest expansions, 3 sets in total throughout the day.
3. Unbound Day 1
4. Storm Princess Workout: Level 3, no rest.
5. Boxing: 40 minutes of speedbag/heavy bag (punching, kicking, strikes (knee, elbow, palm), back fist combos.

PC: Rating = 9.5
Unbound: Rating= 7.5. This was tough. I struggled with balance.
SP: Rating = 7.0. So many arm circles.
Boxing: Rating = 8.0. This was just ok. I could only do 1 set of round kick combos because my foot wasn't 100%.

Notes: Still too cold to walk but at least did boxing.

 

[CODawn]

Friday 02.17.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Posture Challenge Day 19: 34 side bends, repeat twice, morning & evening
3. Unbound Day 2.
4. Vitality Day 13: Level 3, no rest.
5. 6 mile walk outside. 1 hour and 45 minutes.

PC: Rating = 9.5.
Unbound: Rating = 8.0. 2 minutes of arm circles were brutal. The rest was ok. I kept my feet moving during arm circles.
Vitality: Level 3, no rest. Rating = 7.5. This hurt for some reason.

Notes: Yay! Back outside again!

 

[CODawn]

Saturday 02.18..2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Boxing: 20 minutes of speedbag/heavy bag (punching, kicking, strikes (knee, elbow, palm), back fist combos.
3. YWB: Gentle Yoga in Bed! | 30 Day Yoga Challenge | Day 24
4. Posture Challenge Day 20: 40 chest expansions, 3 sets in total throughout the day.
5. Unbound Day 3.
6. 6 mile walk outside. 1 hour and 43 minutes.

Boxing: Rating = 7.5. Just ok. I felt a little out of sync for a while and still had pain during round kicks.
YWB: Rating = 8.5
PC: Rating = 9.5
Unbound: Unbound Day 3: Rating = 7.5. My foot hurt during stretch 2 and my form wasn’t quite right for stretch 3.

 

[CODawn]

Sunday 02.19.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Boxing: 20 minutes of speedbag/heavy bag (punching, kicking, strikes (knee, elbow, palm), back fist combos.
3. YWB: Gentle Yoga in Bed! | 30 Day Yoga Challenge | Day 24
4. Posture Challenge Day 20: 36 side bends, repeat twice, morning & evening.
5. 4 mile walk outside. 1 hour and 8 minutes.
Boxing: Rating = 8.0. Better but still problems with foot.

YWB: Rating = 8.5
PC: Rating = 9.5
Walk: Too windy at times.

Notes: Today was weird. Other than Boxing and Yoga, my morning spent working on my personal project, which I finished around noon. The project is called the Journal Project, or JP for short. I’ve kept a journal since 1987, every day since 1998. Sometimes I’ve written a line, sometimes pages. The JP is when I go back and read all my journals from beginning to end. A successful JP is when I analyze and learn something about myself. This JP was not successful. I started out with the best of intentions in September but when Scott got injured October, I just basically read because I couldn’t focus on anything else. Towards the end, I just wanted to get it over with. My next planned JP starts on 02.20.2025. Hopefully it will be a better one.

 

[JCU]

I hope it goes better for you.

 

[CODawn]

Thank you @JCU . At least I have a while before the next one.

 

[CODawn]

Monday 02.20.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Posture Challenge Day 24: 44 chest expansions, 3 sets in total throughout the day.
3. Unbound Day 4.
4. Vitality Day 14: Level 3, no rest.
5. Reps to the Rhythm: FUN 20 MIN Cardio Workout • POWER WALK • 2800 Steps • Keoni Tamayo • Walking Workout #105.
6. Heather Robertson: Day 20: ABS + BOOTY Workout.
7. Boxing: On the heavy bag: 2 sets of 50 knee-elbow strike combos (opposites), 1 set of 50 shin kicks.
8. 4 mile walk outside. 1 hour and 8 minutes.

PC: Rating = 9.5
Unbound: Rating = 9.0
Vitality: Rating = 8.5. I kept my feet moving.
RttR: Rating = 7.5 A lot of cute cats but for some reason, I couldn't keep the steps straight.
HR: Rating = 7.5. This was hard. Some modifications were needed.
Boxing: Rating = 9.0. Great finisher.

Notes: We were to have a ½ sick day for dental appointments but the hygienist called in sick. The dentist had 2 appointments (she’s not above doing cleanings). Scott took the one appointments. The other one was during an inconvenient time so I didn’t take it.

 

[CODawn]

Tuesday 02.21.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Posture Challenge Day 23: 36 side bends, repeat twice, morning & evening.
3. Unbound Day 5.
4. Vitality Day 15: Level 3, no rest.
5. Vitality Day 16: Level 3, no rest.
6. 4 mile walk outside. 1 hour and 9 minutes.
7. Lottie Murphy Pilates
8. YWB: Gentle Yoga in Bed! | 30 Day Yoga Challenge | Day 24

PC: Rating = 9.5.
Unbound: Rating = 9.0. This went well.
Vitality Day 15: Level 3, no rest. Rating = 9.0
Vitality Day 16: Level 3, no rest. Rating = 8.5. Small balancing problems.
LMP: Rating = 8.0. Pilates is never easy. This was a good session.
YWB: Rating = 8.5

Notes: Hair appointment after work so the walk was late. I did Pilates and Yoga after dinner.

 

[CODawn]

Wednesday 02.22.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Posture Challenge Day 24: 46 chest expansions, 3 sets in total throughout the day.
3. Unbound Day 6.
4. Vitality Day 17: Level 3, no rest.
5. Boxing: 90 minutes of speedbag/heavy bag (punching, kicking, strikes (knee, elbow, palm), back fist combos.

PC: Rating = 9.5
Unbound: Rating = 9.0 I kept my feet moving during the warmup.
Vitality: Rating = 9.0 I kept my feet moving during the warmup.
Boxing: Rating = 7.5. 90 minutes was a bit too long. My foot wasn't 100% for round kicks but it was better. My side kicks were terrible and my front kicks were a little sloppy at times. I did some new combos though.

Notes: I had a terrible day today…It was also too cold to walk outside. I didn’t feel like doing anything but boxing 90 minutes was too much. I also felt queasy and gross after dinner but at least it didn’t last too long.

 

[CODawn]

Thursday 02.23.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Posture Challenge Day 25: 40 side bends, repeat twice, morning & evening.
3. Unbound Day 7
4. Vitality Day 18: Level 3, no rest.
5. Vitality Day 19: Level 3, no rest.
6. Moving Mango Pilates: Day 20: White Roses | Dumbell Pilates for Empowerment Workout to plant Trust - 21 Days of Bloom

PC: Rating = 9.5
Unbound: Rating = 8.0. I had problems with balance during the first pose but I enjoyed reclined pigeon later on.
Vitality Day 18: Rating = 9.5
Vitality Day 19: Rating = 9.0
MMP: Rating = 8.5. Good session even though I didn't use the dumbbell.

Notes: Just really tired today. And it was too cold to walk again.

 

[CODawn]

Friday 02.24.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Posture Challenge Day 26: 50 chest expansions, 3 sets in total throughout the day.
3. Unbound Day 8
4. Vitality Day 20: Level 3, no rest.
5. Moving Mango Pilates: Day 21: Lotus | Pilates for Success Workout to plant Trust – 21 Days of Bloom
6. 4 mile walk outside. 1 hour and 9 minutes too cold to walk again.

PC: Rating = 9.5
Unbound: Rating = 9.5
Vitality: Rating = 7.5. I kept my feet moving during all exercises. This was tiring for my upperbody.
MMP: Rating = 7.5. This was a hard one to end the series. I struggled with balance.

Notes: I thought it would be too cold to walk again but it ok and I was overdressed.
** I am finally caught up on my log. I kept my streak. I finished the redo of all but one of the Level I programs. But I’ve fallen away from a consistent Yoga practice (balance an flexibility have suffered) and I have mostly been going through the motions with my meditation practice. I have also kept up with a couple bad eating habits. I hope that I can keep up with this long and make some other positive changes.

 

[HellYeah]

Congrats on your achievements

 

[CODawn]

Thank you @HellYeah

 

[Tileenah]

Congratulations on your achievements

 

[CODawn]

Thank you @Tileenah

 

[CODawn]

Saturday 02.25.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Boxing: 20 minutes of speedbag/heavy bag (punching, kicking, strikes (knee, elbow, palm), back fist combos.
3. YWB: Gentle Yoga in Bed! | 30 Day Yoga Challenge | Day 24
4. Posture Challenge Day 27: 42 side bends, repeat twice, morning & evening.
5. 6 mile walk outside. 1 hour and 42 minutes.

Boxing: Rating = 8.5. Good workout today. My foot felt *mostly* normal on the round kicks. I was running out of energy towards the end.
YWB: Rating = 9.0.
PC: Rating = 9.5
Walk: Nice weather (warm and breezy) and a fast walk. I caught my wrist on a metal mailbox so I’m glad I am up to date on my tetanus shot.

Notes: My dad was having an extra-bad morning with his back today. I hope he felt well enough to go to the family gathering. Other than normal Saturday activities, spent the day getting caught up on my log.

 

[SlothEnergy]

Good job with Square 1!
And I hope your dad is getting better

 

[CODawn]

Thank you @TortoiseVibe

 

[Fremen]

Congrats

 

[CODawn]

Thank you @Fremen

 

[CODawn]

Sunday 02.26.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Boxing: 20 minutes of speedbag/heavy bag (punching, kicking, strikes (knee, elbow, palm), back fist combos.
3. YWB: Gentle Yoga in Bed! | 30 Day Yoga Challenge | Day 24
4. Posture Challenge Day 28: 52 chest expansions, 3 sets in total throughout the day. Rating = 9.5
5. Unbound Day 9
6. Exercise of the Day: 80 Elbow Strikes: In one go, not on the heavy bag.
7. Moving Mango Pilates: Pilates for Acknowledging Emotion | 30 Minute Workout | Day 1 Pilates for Emotional Awareness
8. 4 mile walk outside. 1 hour and 9 minutes
9. Workout of the Day: Health Potion: 1 set.

Boxing: Rating = 8.5. Good workout. My foot felt the same. I did a new a combo.
YWB: Rating = 9.0
PC: Rating = 9.5
Unbound: Rating = 7.0. Frustrating. For the life of me, I cannot do pose 5. I also think I did pose 3 incorrectly.
EotD: Rating = 8.0. This felt weird not on the he bag.
MMP: Rating = 8.0. This was an older video so no music. It was a good workout nonetheless. My core just isn't strong enough to handle all the moves.
Walk: Cool, cloudy and breezy.
WotD: Rating = 9.0. This was easy.

Notes: Kind of a blah day. The good news is that my dad was able to go to the family gathering yesterday and take the dog out this morning. The bad news is that Scott had a shitty workout complete with pain like when he had the pinched nerve. Also, my contacts were so irritating that I took them out at 7:30.

 

[JCU]

 

[CODawn]

Thank you @JCU

 

[Tileenah]

 

[CODawn]

Thank you @Tileenah

 

[CODawn]

Monday 02.27.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Posture Challenge Day 27: 42 side bends, repeat twice, morning & evening.
3. Unbound Day 10
4. Vitality Day 21: Level 3, no rest.
5. Exercise of the Day: 40 Staggered Deadlifts: In one go.
6. Workout of the Day: Feel Alive 1 set. Not on the bag.
7. Get Fit With Rick: 5000 Steps at home | FAST Walking Workout | Daily Workout at Home
8. Boxing: 50 knee-elbow strike combos, 50 shin kicks.
9. 4 mile walk outside. 1 hour and 9 minutes
10. BrettLarkinYoga: 10 Min Beginner Hips and Back Morning Yoga | YOGA FOR WOMEN

PC: Rating = 9.5
Unbound: The 2 minutes of arm circles weren’t bad. I kept my feet moving during them.
Vitality: Rating = 9.0. My neck makes gross noises during the neck stretch.
EotD: Rating = 7.5. I did not find this fun.
WotD: Rating = 9.0. I liked this one. I just didn't have time to do more during the day.
GFWR: Rating = 8.5. This was fun even if I am uncoordinated.
Boxing: Rating = 8.0. Combos were fine. I could feel some issues with my foot with the shin kicks.
Walk: Cool and a bit too windy at times.
BLY: Rating = 9.5. Relaxing but with great hip openers. I really loved this one.

Notes: Monday mornings are tough…especially after a craptastic night of sleep. I also had a dentist appointment at 9:30. The awesome thing is that my implant is doing so well that she forgot it wasn’t a regular tooth. The crappy thing is that my bottom wisdom tooth has a crack in it. I pretty much knew it though. Time is running out for my last 2 wisdom teeth. The rest of the day was ok. Work was annoying but Get Fit With Rick was fun and yoga was awesome.

 

[CODawn]

Tuesday 02.282023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Posture Challenge Day 30: 54 chest expansions, 3 sets in total throughout the day. Rating = 9.5
3. Exercise of the Day: 2 minutes Chest Expansions. In one go.
4. Unbound Day 11.
5. Vitality Day 22: Level 3, no rest.
6. Workout of the Day: Protagonist. 1 set.
7. Reps to the Rhythm: FUN RETRO WALK and DANCE • 1300 Steps • Walking Workout # • Keoni Tamayo
8. Heather Robertson: Day 21 30 Minute Full Body HIIT Workout With Weights
9. 4 mile walk outside. 1 hour and 9 minutes
10. BrettLarkinYoga: FEEL INCREDIBLE! Women's Morning Yoga for Beginners | Energy Boost Yoga

PC: Rating = 9.5
EotD: = 8.0. Two minutes seems like a long time to anything non-stop but this wasn't bad. I kept my feet moving.
Unbound: Rating = 9.5. This one is my favorite.
Vitality: Rating = 8.5. Balance was ok today.
WotD: Rating = 8.5. A little bit of everything.
RttR: Rating = 9.5. This was fun even though I still can’t get the steps right.
HR: Rating = 7.5. This was hard and it required modifications and breathers.
Walk: Rating = 7.5. This was hard and it required modifications and breathers.
BLY: Rating = 9.0. Definitely an active session but a good one. I find her voice soothing.

Notes: Work got me down today but at least Scott’s PT appointment went well and didn’t as windy as it was supposed to. I am already sore from my workout. Oh, and I finished the Posture Challenge. I liked it but I kept forgetting to do the last set until right before bed.

 

[Tileenah]

Congrats on the posture challenge!
I hope things get better at work for you

 

[CODawn]

Thank you @Tileenah

 

[JCU]

Congrats on the challenge!

I hope work gets better soon

 

[Fremen]

Congrats

 

[Anek]

Congrats on the challenge!

 

[CODawn]

Thank you @JCU @Fremen @Anek

 

[CODawn]

Wednesday 03.01.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Easy Arms Challenge Day 1: 44 arm circles, 30 seconds active rest of march steps, 3 sets in total.
3. Unbound Day 12.
4. Exercise of the Day: 2 minutes half jacks: In one go.
5. Vitality Day 23: Level 3, no rest.
6. Workout of the Day: Clean Slate: 1 set.
7. Boxing: 40 minutes of speedbag/heavy bag (punching, kicking, strikes (knee, elbow, palm), back fist combos.
8. Unplugged Workout: Level 3, no rest.
9. BrettLarkinYoga: Women’s Morning Yoga for Emotional Control

EAC: Rating = 9.5. Today was easy. I heard that by the end this gets hard though.
Unbound: Rating = 7.5. I had balancing problems today.
EotD: Rating = 7.0. This was hard.
Vitality: Rating = 8.0. I kept my feet moving.
WotD: 1 set. Rating = 8.5. I kept my feet moving during upperbody exercises. My ass‐DOMS hurt during the lower body exercises.
Boxing: Rating = 7.5. This was hard today. I think I was dealing with too many DOMS.
Unplugged: Rating = 7.5. This wasn’t bad. Some of it bothered my DOMS though.
BLY: Rating = 7.5. This wasn't bad. Some of it bothered my DOMS though.

Notes: I guess the word of the day is DOMS. Is that really a word though? I’m so sore! It was cold and snowy so we didn’t walk. In other news, I finished “The Interestings”. I thought it was good.

 

[DorothyMH]

Good work keeping your streak going

 

[CODawn]

Thank you @DorothyMH

 

[CODawn]

Thursday 03.02.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Easy Arms Challenge Day 2: 44 bicep extensions, 30 seconds active rest of march steps, 3 sets in total.
3. Exercise of the Day: 2 minutes Stretch Hold
4. Unbound Day 13
5. Vitality Day 24: Level 3, no rest
6. Workout of the Day: Party of One: 1 set
7. Reps to the Rhythm: HAPPY and FAST 1300 Steps • Home Workout • Walking Workout 29# • Keoni Tamayo
8. 4 mile walk outside. 1 hour and 10 minutes.
9. BrettLarkinYoga: 10 Min Beginner Yoga Stretch FOR WOMEN

EAC: Rating = 8.5
EotD: Rating = 9.0. I didn't go that low.
Unbound: Rating = 7.0. I had trouble with this one snd and I don't know if I was doing the poses correctly.
Vitality: Rating = 9.0
WotD: Rating = 7.0. Seal jacks are not my friend.
RttR: Rating = 9.0. Fun and low impact...with cats. I don't care if I am uncoordinated.
Walk: Chilly and breezy. At least it was sunny.
BLY: Rating = 7.5. This was ok. The standing parts were hard for me tonight.

Notes: So ugh. I had a mini-meltdown at work (so grateful I WFH) because I couldn’t get stuff working. I finally did and was able to complete my task. In between 2 yucky meetings, I talked to my dad. At least he had a good doctor’s appointment. I was still very sore from Tuesday (mostly legs) so I picked a low impact workout. At least the sun was shining today and started a new book.

 

[Tileenah]

on meltdowns and yucky meetings

 

[JCU]

 

[Anek]

What book?

 

[CODawn]

Thank you @Tileenah @JCU @Anek

What book?

It's called The Rain in Sapphire by Kayla Rose

 

[NancyTree]

I finally caught up, congrats on finishing challenges and programs!
And for tough days

 

[TheLibrarian]

 

[CODawn]

Thank you @NancyTree and @TheLibrarian

 

[CODawn]

Friday 03.03.2023
1. 10 Jumping Jacks
2. Easy Arms Challenge Day 3: 48 arm circles, 30 seconds active rest of march steps, 3 sets in total.
3. Exercise of the Day: 50 reverse plank kicks: In one go.
4. Unbound Day 14
5. Vitality Day 25: Level 3, no rest
6. Moving Mango Pilates: Pilates for Awareness of Others | 30 Minute Workout | Day 2 Pilates for Emotional Awareness
8. 4 mile walk outside. 1 hour and 9 minutes.
9. BrettLarkinYoga: Feel Your BEST Beginner Morning Yoga for Women

EAC: Rating = 9.5
EotD: Rating = 8.0. This wasn’t easy and I did stop and shake out my wrists between sides.
Unbound: Rating = 7.5. I had to hang on during the balance poses.
Vitality: Rating = 9.0
MMP: Rating = 8.5. This was good. A lot of core work though.
BLY: Rating = 8.0. This a unique session that I mostly enjoyed.

Notes: Finally Friday. I was my busier than expected at work so I didn’t get to do the workout of the day. At least my DOMS were better and we had decent walking weather.

 

[Gandhalfit]

May your weekend be long and relaxing

 

[CODawn]

Thanks @Gandhalfit