Let's Be Workout Freaks Together

[freakofnurture]

Surprisingly - at least I was surprised since I could find hardly any posts about that topic - there are a lot of people [DLMURL="https://www.ptsdforum.org/c/threads/does-workout-improve-your-mood.20283/"]here[/DLMURL] who benefit from working out one way or the other. Somewhat less surprisingly many also have problems to stay on track or to get going again after their workout schedule has been interrupted.

So I thought, why don't we make a thread where we can try to get motivated and stay motivated together? Let's chat about how we're doing, about our exercises, our goals maybe, our achievements and so on.

I am currently dealing with a bit of a cold, but I hope that I can get back on track tomorrow; purely physical symptoms are less of a motivation killer than psychosomatic ones, I find. Somehow it also helps me to drag someone with me who's even less motivated. It allows me to slip into that role where I am the sporty one and kind of a role model. It's good for my self-confidence, although I don't forget that it's a role I've dressed up with. It's funny, somehow.

 

[maddog]

Ok, gulp, I'll take up the challenge and try to join you here. It's currently 1.52am in the morning, so in a sense, the new day and my first chance to start afresh is here. Gosh, not sure how this will go, but I'll try.

MD

 

[Sazza]

Great thread, i like the idea :) especially as i am off the wagon at the moment and in need of kick start of that tomorrow that never seems to come when it comes to getting my exercise on track.

Well today after posting on the other poll thread, as i was writing a reply i got an urge of my old passion i use to have for working out and at that moment i got a call to ask if i fancied the gym. So i managed to go to the gym for an hour. I am now hoping to keep the momentum going and to go first thing in the morning, i will report back tomorrow.

Agreed freak of nature that its the mental symptoms that more deter us than being ill but be careful not to overdo it while your unwell. Maddog it doesn't matter so much how it goes but that you give it a go in the first place ;).

 

[The Albatross]

I aspire to a regular work out so count me in... but I'm intermittant, I'm warning ya.

 

[VDWngr1355]

nice thread and good idea. I will be doing yoga later when I get home from work tonight for about 45 minutes.

 

[Sazza]

Albatross every little counts, i am intermittant at moment but aspire to get back to where i was a year ago at the moment its a hard task but something i need to aim for to help my self esteem, mental health and my fitness. I miss going out on long runs just me my music and knowing i can do it. At moment a mile is a chore let alone 10 miles, i want to get back to running half marathons then aim for a full one. I really want to lose weight, so many reasons for me to get back on track just the mind standing in the way.

VD i keep saying i should try yoga as i need to work on my flexibiilty as when was really active was always getting injured and heard yoga good for core stability.

 

[VDWngr1355]

Yoga is great. I have the Jillian Michaels yoga dvd and the Bob Harper one as well and love both. It is slow (somewhat) but still a lot of movement and stretching. My core has gotten very strong since doing it and I love how strong I feel from it, which helps mentally.

 

[The Albatross]

At my best I was swimming a mile three times a week and doing 45 minutes of exercise 3... but I'm a long way from that right now. I'm in though.

 

[Hashi]

I need some motivation. Thanks for this thread, I hope if I post here then the accountability will help.

I like going to the gym but I find it hard to make the time and to make my feet take me there. I also get very disorganised and don't have time to get my gym stuff ready to take with me to work (gym is next door to work, literally, so I've got no other excuses).

So this week I commit to:

Monday evening: getting my gym bag ready, with a note to remember to pick up trainers on the way out.
Tuesday morning: remember to take gym bag and trainers to work.
Tuesday evening: gym after work.

Then the same again for Thursday/Friday.

Hashi

 

[intothelight]

Count me in! In the gym on Monday. Goal is a sum of a triathlon a week.

 

[freakofnurture]

Gosh, not sure how this will go, but I'll try.

I'm sure it'll go just good enough :) Like Sazza said, every little bit of exercise is good for you and counts.

I attempted to work out today although my husband felt a bit cold-ish and didn't want to participate. Alas, my uterus decided to have its grumpy day and ibuprofen didn't help to keep it quiet; so I stopped after two exercises. I hope that my organs will be more compliant tomorrow. I'm really itching to move, move, move.

I thought about what my goal is when it comes to working out, but I'm not really sure aside from wanting my arms to look less like sticks. Also staying below 60kg would be great. I basically always weighed 50, then jumped to 54 because of my contraceptive, never managed to get rid of that while being off the pill for a year (I didn't really try, but still), and now I'm on it again and gained another 2kg in just a month. Can all this really be water if it doesn't go away again after stopping the pill? I don't know. And all my clothes still fit. It's a mystery.

 

[amethist]

OK count me in too.

I wont be going to the gym, but I will get my Wii fit board out and get a daily routine going. It is not weight I need to loose, but could do with some serious muscle toning. :rolleyes: