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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