Montserrat's Musings

[Anek]

Glad to see you back! Sorry about the breakup and the back pain, I wish you a speedy recovery!

 

[Fremen]

Welcome back

 

[mavie]

Welcome back and all the best for a fresh start.

 

[BetaCorvi]

Very glad to hear from you again.

 

[TopNotch]

Welcome back!

 

[BlackButler]

Welcome back buddy!

 

[CODawn]

Welcome back! I am hoping for happier days ahead for you.

 

[Lady Celerity]

I'm glad you are back on Darebee!

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

Welcome back, @Montserrat !

I am so relieved and happy for you that you landed okay with your housing situation. That is a stressful thing to live through (and getting more difficult and expensive to deal with in a lot of places these days).

Congratulations on completing Fit December! I hope your back issues continue to improve and resolve fully soon.

 

[NancyTree]

I'm sorry for your breakup. Good to hear you found a new place, I know how hard it can be nowadays.
Healing vibes

 

[Froud]

I very sorry for your break up. It is never easy

But I am glad to see you back in the Hive.
Things will get better!b

 

[Montserrat]

Thank you all for your very sweet replies! Starting today, I'm back, I think...

I'm doing OK, still adjusting but also looking forward to new things. My back is no longer as painful as it was before, but I am still very stiff. It just takes some time, I know.

So what could be a better time to start the new stretching program!

Seriously, it's great to hear from you all again.

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13-2-2023 - day 1

• Unbound day 1

and

• Back & Neck Pain Relief
• Back Pain Relief Chair Edition
• Back Fix

 

[Fremen]

 

[Montserrat]

A good day today, featuring sunny weather and a fairly long bicycle trip...

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14-2-2023 - day 2

• Unbound day 2

and

• Back & Neck Pain Relief
• Back Pain Relief Chair Edition
• Back Fix
• Chest and Lower Back Stretch
• Stretching for Back Pain Relief

 

[NancyTree]

Good to see you. Good luck with unbound!

 

[lpf]

unbound is cool... I enjoy it so far

 

[Anek]

Yay for good weather and biking! spring is coming!

 

[Montserrat]

I'm enjoying doing Unbound first thing in the morning. Hoping to add more exercise soon, but at least I'm back to a daily habit of doing something...

Hope you are all doing good!

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15-2-2023 - day 3

• Unbound day 3

16-2-2023 - day 4

• Unbound day 4

17-2-2023 - day 5

• Unbound day 5

18-2-2023 - day 6

• Unbound day 6

 

[BrigidForged]

Welcome back! I am sorry things have been tough for you but here is to better days!

 

[Montserrat]

I am trying to build a habit to go out for a walk more often. Among other things, I think this should help strengthen my lower back. (I still spend too much time sitting down.)

Let's see how it goes!

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19-2-2023 - day 7

• Unbound day 7

 

[Montserrat]

20-2-2023 - day 8

• Unbound day 8

 

[Montserrat]

21-2-2023 - day 9

• Unbound day 9

 

[Montserrat]

22-2-2023 - day 10

• Unbound day 10

 

[Montserrat]

23-2-2023 - day 11

• Unbound day 11

 

[Montserrat]

24-2-2023 - day 12

• Unbound day 12

 

[Montserrat]

25-2-2023 - day 13

• Unbound day 13

 

[Montserrat]

26-2-2023 - day 14

• Unbound day 14

 

[lpf]

25-2-2023 - day 13

• Unbound day 13

this was by the way the first and only day (so far) that I didn't enjoy in this program.... I really don't know why, it felt weird and exhausting when I did it...

 

[Montserrat]

this was by the way the first and only day (so far) that I didn't enjoy in this program.... I really don't know why, it felt weird and exhausting when I did it...

@lpf Stretches 5 and 6 were a bit awkward for me on that day. But overall, I'm really enjoying the program. And I sure need it too, by the way!

It is about time for something extra and that's why I came back to the Hybrid Calisthenics routine today. I have done it before but abandoned it because I was doing too many things at once. What attracts me in it is that I might be able to gradually build up to some exercises that I really cannot do at this point. (A longer set of pushups for instance, but some other things as well.) I went back to the easiest variations and I really felt it. They were not all that easy. But it takes time. Hopefully I can keep it up.

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27-2-2023 - day 15

• Unbound day 15

and

• HC Hybrid Routine
  • 3x50 Wall Pushups
  • 2x30 Knee Raises

 

[Montserrat]

28-2-2023 - day 16

• Unbound day 16

and

• HC Hybrid Routine
  • 3x50 Wall Pullups
  • 3x35 Jackknife Squats

 

[Montserrat]

1-3-2023 - day 17

• Unbound day 17

and

• HC Hybrid Routine
  • 3x50 Glute Bridges
  • 3x60 seconds Straight Leg Twists (both sides)

 

[Montserrat]

It really is remarkable how sore my muscles (triceps & abs) are from doing the wall pushups and knee raises. These are relatively easy exercises that I had no problem doing before, but it is very noticeable that it's been a month or two since I last did them.

Well, on the positive side... they must benefit me then!

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2-3-2023 - day 18

• Unbound day 18

and

• HC Hybrid Routine
  • 3x50 Wall Pushups
  • 2x30 Knee Raises

 

[Montserrat]

3-3-2023 - day 19

• Unbound day 19

and

• HC Hybrid Routine
  • 3x50 Wall Pullups
  • 3x35 Jackknife Squats

 

[Montserrat]

4-3-2023 - day 20

• Unbound day 20

and

• HC Hybrid Routine
  • 3x50 Glute Bridges
  • 3x60 seconds Straight Leg Twists (both sides)

and

• EotD: 2 Minutes Shoulder Taps w/EC

 

[Montserrat]

5-3-2023 - day 21

• Unbound day 21

 

[Montserrat]

6-3-2023 - day 22

• Unbound day 22

and

• HC Hybrid Routine
  • 3x50 Wall Pushups
  • 2x30 Knee Raises

 

[Montserrat]

7-3-2023 - day 23

• Unbound day 23

and

• HC Hybrid Routine
  • 3x50 Wall Pullups
  • 3x35 Jackknife Squats

 

[Montserrat]

8-3-2023 - day 24

• Unbound day 24

and

• HC Hybrid Routine
  • 3x50 Glute Bridges
  • 3x60 seconds Straight Leg Twists (both sides)

 

[Montserrat]

9-3-2023 - day 25

• Unbound day 25

and

• HC Hybrid Routine
  • 3x50 Wall Pushups
  • 2x30 Knee Raises

 

[Montserrat]

I've been trying my best to walk more recently, so why not add the Walking Challenge to the list? It snowed today, but it was nice to go out for a walk of about an hour or so.

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10-3-2023 - day 26

• Unbound day 26

and

• HC Hybrid Routine
  • 3x50 Wall Pullups
  • 3x35 Jackknife Squats

and

• Walking Challenge day 1

 

[Montserrat]

11-3-2023 - day 27

• Unbound day 27

and

• HC Hybrid Routine
  • 3x50 Glute Bridges
  • 3x60 seconds Straight Leg Twists (both sides)

and

• Walking Challenge day 2

12-3-2023 - day 28

• Unbound day 28

and

• Walking Challenge day 3

 

[Lady Celerity]

That's a lot of glute bridges!

 

[Montserrat]

@Lady Celerity Absolutely!

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13-3-2023 - day 29

• Unbound day 29

and

• HC Hybrid Routine
  • 3x50 Wall Pushups
  • 2x30 Knee Raises

and

• Walking Challenge day 4

 

[Montserrat]

Slowly, I'm getting back into a steady routine. Today I reestablished a 30 day streak!

And I finished the Unbound program. Yay! I used this as my first-thing-after-waking-up-in-the-morning program.

I liked it a lot and would probably benefit from repeating it, but there are so many other things still to do! That's why tomorrow I'll start 30 Days of Yoga. I've done that one before, but for some reason abandoned it after 20 days or so. Should do better this time...

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14-3-2023 - day 30

• Unbound day 30

and

• HC Hybrid Routine
  • 3x50 Wall Pullups
  • 3x35 Jackknife Squats

and

• Walking Challenge day 5

 

[HellYeah]

Congrats

 

[BetaCorvi]

Congrats on Unbound!

 

[JCU]

Congratulations on Unbound and your 30 day streak!

 

[TopNotch]

Congrats on 30 days and the programme!

 

[Lady Celerity]

Well done for Unbound and a 30 day streak!!

 

[CODawn]

Congratulations!