![]() I probably could have done that today too, but doing this challenge with so many others just ended up being so encouraging I was desperate to not miss out. Usually on my period day 1 I’m just so exhausted I can’t do anything and I use it as an excuse to not workout. I’m so proud of how much stronger my body has grown. I definitely did not have this kind of strength when I was doing the 2019 2 Week Shred back in May. I am so impressed that I was able to do all the moves and only paused to take a few longer breaks where Chloe had already planned them in. In general I thoroughly enjoyed today’s videos and I’m so happy I started this challenge. before the cramps kicked in and crippled me for a few hours. I ended up feeling super energised afterwards and went to clean the kitchen etc. I ended the set with a full 15min full body stretch & cool down, which my crackling joints desperately needed. Plus, honestly, my glutes were dying enough. I’m glad I didn’t try it banded because it was my first time doing this video so it’s always better to get to know the moves as-is first. This video had optional banded moves but, although I had been looking forward to trying out Chloe’s resistance bands, I decided it was going to be a hard no today thanks to monthly bleeding. The lower body video was a new one for me, and I enjoyed it too. I have done the abs video a few times for MOVE-mber and also during the Get Peachy Challenge, so it wasn’t as daunting. I felt like I got a really good workout from it, and because I did lower impact moves I still had enough energy to complete all the videos for the day. if it’s a simple squat, I’d do squat then go up onto my tiptoes and back down again) to make it marginally harder for myself, and my heart rate was in the 160-170bpm range for the majority of it. ![]() I did a higher impact version of lower impact moves (i.e. I’m really glad I did, because I liked the video a lot. Full Body with her most recently released 15min Full Body, but since my period was starting I didn’t want to be using equipment, so I stuck with the original schedule. I originally was going to replace Chloe’s Ep 1. Today I was originally going to workout with some people as a group, but early afternoon I realised that my period was starting, so I rushed to get my workout done before my cramps could descend in full on my body. ![]() Abs, Chloe Ting Legs & Glutes, MadFit 15min Cool Down. I’m just really excited to be exercising again, and with a gigantic group of online friends, no less. I am not expecting weight loss or even cm’s lost. Still, here are some updated photos that I hastily took after my morning coffee, that can potentially be used for comparison later. Originally I was thinking of doing the same sort of format as my initial challenge posts but my mindset about fitness has changed so much I really don’t care about the numbers at all anymore. It’s still my favourite warm up so I’m not going to stop following it any time soon. ![]() I’m still following Natacha Oceané’s 10min Warm Up video before every single session so I’m not going to be listing it under the daily completed videos list. I haven’t felt this motivated in a long time, and a quick look at the rest of this blog and it’s fairly obvious I haven’t been exercising regularly in a while now, so it’s really exciting for me. This time, I am doing this challenge with 30+ people. I have once again committed to a #chloetingchallenge. This post was last updated and completed on. Image screenshot: Chloe Ting 2020 2 Week Shred Challenge ![]()
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