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ugh my post got deleted! ok i guess i must have closed the window before i submitted but still, so annoying!
i will make it shorter this time. julta, i have an AWESOME packet of achilles stretches/strengthening exercises and can scan it and email it to you monday if you would like (you can pm me your email). it is usually on the internet, but it got "lost" somehow so i recently asked for a hard copy to be sent to me. its from where my running coaches work, and it is very detailed and helpful. they have other packets available (a great one on plantar fascia pain/recovery that you may be interested in julta) if anyone wants to check them out... http://smiweb.org/massage/injuries.html
one good stretch for the achilles is get into position for a regular calf stretch, then move your back foot forward about six inches and bend you back knee (your front knee should be bent too) until you feel a stretch in the area. stretches are hard for me to explain, so see this picture for what i mean: http://www.nismat.org/ptcor/eccentric_achilles/ecc4.jpg and you should feel the stretch in the back leg. |
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Fri Jul 20, 2007 7:52 pm |
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| meemoo
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| Hey guys, here is the Results Thread |
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Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:42 pm |
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| packerprincess
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arghhhh! We had the lowest score! But we did have one less member so actually we kicked butt!
My score won't be as high this week, too many other things to do. We are golfing this afternoon and I plan on walking to get some more cardio in - that's at least a two hour event! Does smacking that ball count as strength training!
What would you consider gardening? I have to scrap a couple inches of rocks aside, dig out dirt into wheel barrow and haul, add fresh dirt and planting? Got a couple hours of that to do. Does house cleaning count as anything?
Have a good weekend everyone! |
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Sat Jul 21, 2007 2:02 pm |
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| PoutyB
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We did great with one less person! I'm doing even better this week, I've done something everyday. I feel like I'm getting into the exercise groove which is what I've been trying to do for months now.
Not sure about house cleaning and gardening packerprincess, but you are active so it should count for something! This website says yes :D
http://www.nutristrategy.com/activitylist.htm |
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Sat Jul 21, 2007 6:36 pm |
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Considering we are low one member, not too bad! I too, am doing better this week with exercise, so hopefully my score will be better as well.
At the risk of sounding snobby and nitpicky, which I am truly not trying to be, I'm not sure we should start counting household chores as exercise. Not that they aren't activities and they do burn calories, but I feel like it might be a slippery slope that will lead us to choose those activities in lieu of real hard-core exercising. But that's just my thought, we don't have to go by that. Sorry. :oops: |
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Sat Jul 21, 2007 7:33 pm |
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| packerprincess
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| BoSoxGirl: I have to admit I agree with you on the house chores. I just kind of wondered, since someone on another team got goal points for reading a book...... |
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Sun Jul 22, 2007 12:42 am |
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| raj7survey
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REQUIREMENTS:
Cardio: 3_workouts @ 5 points each = _15_points
Strength:_2_ workouts @ 5 points each = _10_ points
Water: 6__/7 days @ 2 points each = __12 points
Goals: Met _3_/3 goals @ 5 points each = __ points
TOTAL REQUIREMENT POINTS: 52__ POINTS
BONUSES:
Additional cardio: 3__ @ 5 points each = 15__ points
Additional strength: __ @ 2 points each = __ points
Trying a different exercise: _1_ @ 2 points each = _2_ points
Workouts over 90 minutes: __1 @ 5 points each = _5_ points
Push it: __ @ 2 points each: __points
TOTAL BONUS POINTS: __22 POINTS
TOTAL POINTS: _74__points
NEXT WEEK'S GOALS:
1. take mulivitamins everyday
2. up my cardio to 45 mins each
3. 3 strength days
Folks I just posted my week 2 results and my FIRST results for the first time.
correct me if am wrong.
thanks |
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Sun Jul 22, 2007 12:11 pm |
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Yeah not too bad with being a member down. I can't wait to see how we do this week.
raj7survey - your results look great! That'll be very helpful to add to our team total! Woo hoo! :o What will happen is meemoo will create a Week 3 thread and that's where we'll post our Week 2 results along with our Week 3 goals. But no matter, it's still to great to get a peek at yours.
I myself used gardening as strength last week. The reason behind it was it was over two hours of squatting, digging, lugging, etc. And I could feel it more than some of my other standard exercise, which for me meant it really was a workout. I agree that perhaps household chores maybe shouldn't count, even though I'd love to get credit for vacuuming, dusting, washing floors, etc. because that would maybe motivate me to do them. :wink: I will be using gardening as strength points this week too as DH and I completely redid a flower bed yesterday. We hope to get to another one today.
meemoo - what's your take? |
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Sun Jul 22, 2007 3:04 pm |
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| meemoo
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Here's the Week 3 Thread
Pa'dow! wrote: meemoo - what's your take?
This has come up before in previous challenges. If I remember correctly the final decision was made based on your "chores" needing to be something that you don't normally do, but things that really get you working and get your heart rate or perceived rate of exertion up there. I didn't consider gardening as much exercise until I actually got outside and was digging ditches and squatting down pulling weeds etc. So that's a yes for me on that one. As far as cleaning house, it really has to be something that makes you work. I haven't found anything that does it for me yet (unless you count up and down the stairs while hauling laundry while pregnant :wink: ).
Does that sound OK to everyone? Good luck this week! You guys are awesome!! |
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Sun Jul 22, 2007 3:26 pm |
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raj7survey wrote:
NEXT WEEK'S GOALS:
1. take mulivitamins everyday
2. up my cardio to 45 mins each
3. 3 strength days
Folks I just posted my week 2 results and my FIRST results for the first time.
correct me if am wrong.
thanks
Your goals need to be something that you couldn't already receive points for. Upping your cardio to 45 min. would enable you to receive "push it" points for each time you did that (if you regularly did only 30 min.). Also, you would get points for any extra strength days over 2. Maybe you could change your strength goal to focus on a specific part of your body (one of my goals this week is to do ab work at least twice). Same with cardio, you could specify that you wanted to walk your dog for two of your cardio sessions or something like that. |
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Mon Jul 23, 2007 3:25 pm |
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