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10-01-2009, 01:13 AM
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| Running/Walking/Fitness for Sobriety - pt 2.
Welcome to Part Two  Part One here: http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...briety-19.html (Running / walking / fitness for sobriety.) Enjoy! D
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10-01-2009, 08:26 PM
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Tried to run today but my hamstring felt a bit dodgy so I ended up cycling for an hour. Then worked my triceps, did some push ups and managed 107 chin ups. I've been doing chin ups every day and recently I began to dread them. I didn't do any yesterday and today I felt great doing them, almost looked forward to it. I think it's time for me to shake up my routine a bit and do chins every second day. |
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10-03-2009, 02:36 PM
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Hey, here we are!! 25 miles on this sunny October day. Sun shining through the corn... roads were all mine today!!  Mark
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10-03-2009, 04:24 PM
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28 miles. Beautiful weather... Found a small botanicle desert park right in the middle of town that I never knew existed. Mark's shots have given me the photo bug for my next post. Hope everyone has an amazing weekend.
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10-03-2009, 06:39 PM
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Had a great workout on Saturday. I ran a slow 10k then used some machines I'd never used before. Changing routines is always a big help for me. I lose weight and gain enthusiasm. Sunday morning now and my body is quite sore but a real nice sore. Today I will rest.
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10-03-2009, 06:57 PM
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| Like this Fitness Thing....
It was so cool to read everyone's workout posts. Very uplifting for me. I too, did a good, solid workout today (albeit nothing like what I read here....no 1700 calories, but I'm proud of my 500). I'm new to sobriety, new to this group, and new to the AA journey. I'm scared, confused and find that exercise and keeping busy is best for me. I've been to AA meetings everyday for five days. Tonight my husband and I are going to a dinner party. Of course wine will be served. This will be my first outing since officially declaring sobriety. I will simply drink water. My husband is a wonderful support system. As a good friend in the AA program told me yesterday, "alcohol is only a beverage". I found this quite comforting....."only a beverage"....."only a beverage". Wish me luck! Thanks to all of you for your generous support and sharing your stories. |
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10-04-2009, 12:50 PM
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I'm looking forward to being well enough to get out and run. A counsellor once told me that it's difficult for an alcoholic to hit the 'runners high'. I've certainly never had it but have others? I suspect he was talking ****! x |
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10-04-2009, 04:08 PM
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Lula... re: Runners high... Your Dr. Makes sense to me .. Didn't teLly start feeling it until I was a couple weeks sober... Now it is my DOC and almost as good as sex. 18 miles today @ 15.5 avg mph. 911 cal burn.
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10-09-2009, 03:59 PM
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Think I'll start posting weekly updates. Sunday: Played tennis Monday: 40 minute run, chin ups and tricep workout Tuesday: 40 minute run, dips, chest, back and bicep workout Wednesday: 1 hour on aerobike, 100 chin ups, 100 press ups and tricep workout Thursday: I hour on the chair bike thingy, dips, chest, bicep and back. Friday: I hour run, 100 chin ups, 100 press ups and tricep workout Today I'm going to try the elliptical for the first time. I'm having fun changing up my routine. |
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10-16-2009, 04:00 PM
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What's happened? Very quiet here. Well, I've had a mixed week. Saturday: First time on the elliptical. I got in the zone and went crazy doing almost 2 hours. The ground below was embarassingly wet. After that I did 100 chin ups and 100 push ups then worked my triceps. Sunday: My rest day. Moday: National holiday here. 10k run, chest, shoulders and bicep workout. Tuesday: 10k run, 100 chin ups, 100 push ups and triceps. Wednesday: Felt a possible cold coming on but stupidly went to the gym. Aerobike for one hour, chest, shoulders and biceps. Thursday: sick Friday: sick Saturday (today): still not feeling 100% but I'll probably play tennis. |
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10-19-2009, 11:23 AM
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Bike broken. Was on a 4 day sabatical... Since we went to part ii this thread seems to much less used. Keep it alive!!! This thread inspires me and it hope it does the sAme for others!
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10-26-2009, 06:37 AM
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Well I'm still going to post updates. Monday: still sick Tuesday: ran 10k, chest, biceps and started doing dips Wednesday: cycled for 1 hour, 100 chin ups and over 100 push ups, triceps Thursday: areobike for 1 hour, chest, bicep and dips Friday: felt realy great. ran 10k, 100 chin ups, over 100 push ups and triceps. Saturday: eliptical for 70 minute. chest, bicep and dips. Sunday: rest day but I did 200 push ups in the morning. |
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10-29-2009, 01:40 PM
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Hello everyone! I figured I'd jump in here. Exercise is my stronghold when it comes to sobriety. It gives me a reason to get up in the morning, and more importantly, a reason not to drink. I started running this summer and worked the C25K leading up to my first 5K in August. I had to lay off a few weeks this month after some minor surgery. This week I'm back at it though. Started off my week with an easy 2 miles Monday and Wednesday. I'll kick it back up to 3 on Friday. I really want to start working free weights back in on my off days. I used to work out regularly way back when. You know how it goes, though. Good luck to everyone and look forward to hearing from you! |
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11-04-2009, 11:06 AM
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I got into Muay Thai. It's great! It's a challenge and a great workout. I feel my stamina and energy have come back big time. Cause at first, I slept and ate A LOT. But now, I'm startin to have that strong feeling again. Plus it helps if I feel any shame, or regret (cause when those feelings arise I get a lil angry at myself when I compare what I know and understand now vs then) that I can direct it to the punching bag lol. |
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11-07-2009, 02:37 PM
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I decided to post because I NEED to be exercising more, and perhaps posting here might actually give me someone to report to: i.e. I'll be ashamed if I sit on my butt all week. I started on an exercise program a few days into my sobriety (I'm at 78 days now). I purchased a nice bicycle and measured out how far it is around the block - 7 miles. I and the kids rode this 7 mile loop a few times, and then I pushed it a little too hard one night and had to take a few nights off to recover. Hey, don't laugh, 7 miles is pretty good for this fatty. Long story short, a few nights off became about two months off, and now I would really like to get back on the wagon, er, bicycle. I have a goal - I'd like to get down to 200 pounds. The massive amount of chocolate my sober body craves is not helping... I also need to look for other ways to exercise in the winter. The gym is not an option for me. I know myself well enough to not even try to trick myself into thinking that could work. Manual labor is my exercise of choice. I did a lot of good for myself when I built my garage a few summers ago, but I don't need another building at the moment. I enjoy bailing hay, but it's not the right time of year for that. I dunno, I'll take suggestions Ok, so I guess I should put my money where my mouth is. It's a nice day and I'm going to round up the kids and take a ride on the bike. -Goat | |
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11-19-2009, 02:59 PM
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Hey, never noticed this thread before. I just signed up to do a half marathon in six months.
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