For keeping my fitness journey documented and as a reference to some of these pretty good yoga classes I have to do my curiously tracking my fitness post for February. Skip if this is not interesting to you. No hard feelings.
Sunday, February 1st
10 min – Six pack Abs for total beginners – manageable but hard. Might be an option to do daily or weekly to get started
20 min – Minimal Cue Intermediate Yoga Flow – this was a really good one. I can see myself doing that daily.
5 min – Morning Affirmations – this makes me feel so positive
Monday, February 2nd
11 min – Beginners Lower Abs – good one, manageable
16 min – Morning Yoga – liked it, don’t like the pain in my shoulder
Tuesday, February 3rd
73 min – hike along the shore
5 min – Quick Daily Abs & Core
19 min – Gentle Yoga Stretch
Wednesday, February 4th
83 min – walk along the shore (roughly 5km) – nice recovery walk with the husband
40 min – Full Moon Yoga – Slow Moon Salutation – was harder than I though. Another cold?
Thursday, February 5th
53 min – walk along the shore with hubby
10 min – Standing Abs Workout – felt easy, might not have been able to make poses correctly
37 min – Vin to Yin Yoga for Stress relief – this was a really good one, first 20 min sweaty but then very relaxing, will do again.
Friday, February 6th
2 x 2km walk with the husband
Saturday, February 7th
42 min – Yin Yoga for Immune System – was not able to get still but this is a good one I will integrate more often to push my immune system.
Sunday February 8th
20 min – Yoga for back pain – did everything that felt good
112 min – 8 km walk in the snowy woods
Monday, February 9th
21 min – Yoga for Cold, Flue & Congestion – new to me teacher, liked her, a little to easy but I felt sickness creeping up again and this is better than nothing.
Tuesday, February 10th
13 min – Core on the Floor – good one. manageable but hard
5 min – leg work for skiing
5km biking – riding to a meeting, almost fell into mud holes
4,5km biking –biking back, found a shorter way with no mud holes
Wednesday, February 11th
28 min –bed yoga – hotel bed after a tough day on 3:45 min of sleep
Thursday, February 12th
11 min – Morning Yoga in bed – quick practice in my hotel bed before a busy day
Friday, February 13th
37 min – Morning Yin Yoga with Health Affirmations – had a migraine so my planned strength and core training fell flat. Again. This was hard. I was very unsettled.
Saturday, February 14th
91 min –7.34 km long walk – cut it short because I realized my body is not fully recovered after migraine
Sunday, February 15th
105 min – 7km long walk – took a slightly more difficult paths with more ups and downs and uneven trails
Monday, February 16th
56 min – 4,55km long walk – walking along the road instead of taking the bus
Tuesday, February 17th
30 min – Core Sculpt + additional weights – right shoulder still hurting, otherwise good
Wednesday, February 18th
38 min – walking with my friend – casual and easy
Thursday, February 19th
20 min – 2km speed walking to make an appointment – my fastest pace with 9’29”, quickly recovered, no sweating
Friday, February 20th
Rest Day
Saturday, February 21st
20 min – Yoga for Headache and Migraine Relief – not much better but it still felt good.
Sunday, February 22rd
5 min – Abs Workout at Home – short but makes me feel I did some core work. But tough on post migraine body/neck.
45 min – Boost your immune system – new to me instructor. Good flow. Will do again.
Monday, February 23th
25 min – yoga
Tuesday, February 24th
Rest Day
Wednesday, February 25th
Total Rest Day
Thursday, February 26th
20 min – short slow walk outside – enjoying the sunshine
Friday, February 27th
running errands felt hard but I managed a short stroll to get back into movement
Saturday, February 28th
45 min – Lazy Yin Yoga for Energy Depletion, Burnout and Mental Health – very restless, could not hold poses.
Observations I made
- I still like yoga.
- I can do 10 min core work and it feels like nothing but does something.
- I was able to battle that cold rather quickly but I took two full rest days with not working.
- I like my new yoga blocks.
A few other Stats
- doing yoga 14 times, total of 344 minutes averaging to 25 minutes a day.
- walking over 10.000 steps/day on 7 days, total of 151,6km and an average of 7.670 daily steps (109.6 % of goal).
- doing not one strength training. Not good. Need to get back to it.
- closing my apple rings four times.
- riding my bike a total of 9.64km. It’s been too icy still.
Emotionally I feel like I wasn’t as into fitness goals in February but writing it all down it doesn’t look like it. I liked integrating ten minutes of core work that I could easily do before Yoga. I need to keep that going.
How is your training going? Any milestones you want to share? What are you struggling with? Any motivation to share? What is your favorite yoga instructor? Tell me about your routines – special days for certain body parts?
5 comments
Hi Tobia – Thanks for the links, I tried the abs workout & plan to make it a regular part of my routine. I’m glad you had a safe trip & look forward to hearing more about it – what an adventure!
Thanks Donna. I need to get back into the abs workout too. You’ll be hearing more about the trip for sure.
And thank you for taking time to comment.
Great job with your February exercising! It’s nice that you find core work helps with your Yoga practice. I am doing very basic Yoga with Peloton. I need the bolster and blocks, and I sometimes laugh out loud at some of the positions that the instructors think are easy. I can barely do downward dog, and then they say to put one leg up in the air. Ha! Ha! That’s hilarious! But laughing aside, I listen to my body, and Yoga does wonders for me. My instructors do say that it’s each person’s responsibility to do what’s right for their bodies.
When I started out with yoga a three legged dog seemed impossible. Now I can do it and it feels nice too. So keep going. Some postures are tough but there is progress. Right now I am wondering if anyone is doing cow pose. Maybe one day… I also would like to do crow at one point. 10 min abs looks easy enough to manage and does do at least something. 40 mins looks like no fun and I wouldn’t do it.
Whatever works for you. Something is better than nothing.
Hi Tobia,
I joined our community sports and recreation center back in December and have been going alone and with my kids. Sometimes I do an elliptical, sometimes, weights, and sometimes I’d swim laps in the pool. I also like the cycling class as well.
My favorite activities are weights and the pool.
I’ve been going in the mornings and after work, depending on the day. Mornings are nice because I get it out of the way and exercise gives me energy for the day; and after work is a nice “reset” before going home.
Areas. I want to have strong arms (I’ve always had very skinny arms) so I like upper body. But also legs and stomach. Ultimately, mental health is what I am after- exercise seriously helps with my mood swings. Physique is secondary.