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whatodds
I am a 31 year old Canadian, living in Doha, Qatar. I am not at all fit, and always thought I hated exercising.
Doha - Qatar
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Feats Completed
- The Love Challenge:
- Love Body
- Love Mind
- Love Belly
- Love Soul
See all feats for The Love Challenge- Social Workout Challenge: New Years Edition:
- Home Food
- Stand Up
- Take A Bath
- Swap Meat
- Step It Up
- Sleep Log
- Jan Plan Plus
- Sugar Free
- Pimp Your Bed
- Plant Friendly
- Energy Sabbatical
- See all feats for Social Workout Challenge: New Years Edition
- Emergency Holiday Challenge:
- Unspike the Punch
- Reindeer Gaming
- Spread the Word
- Historic Dancing
- Sweat Sacred
- Tree Pose Decorating
- Stocking Stuffer
- Divine Singing
- Family Oriented
- Salute the Sun
- Walking on Christmas
- See all feats
Workout
Running To
I ran to Dad's. I never ran to anywhere before.
It's 2K from Dave's parents' to my parents' and Dave's parents live on the beach. It was so awesome to run across the beach and smell the saltwater and the wildflowers. This was probably my favourite run of all time.
Workout
Swapping Treadmills
I switched treadmills with Rolene, and there is definitely easier about her treadmill. I ran for 23 minutes, with no problems, which she struggled on my usual treadmill.
32 minutes on the 'mill, 300 calories burned.
My next run with be in Canada.
Place:
Al Jazeera Land 3 Clubhouse
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Workout
Running To
I ran to Dad's. I never ran to anywhere before.
It's 2K from Dave's parents' to my parents' and Dave's parents live on the beach. It was so awesome to run across the beach and smell the saltwater and the wildflowers. This was probably my favourite run of all time.
Workout
Swapping Treadmills
I switched treadmills with Rolene, and there is definitely easier about her treadmill. I ran for 23 minutes, with no problems, which she struggled on my usual treadmill.
32 minutes on the 'mill, 300 calories burned.
My next run with be in Canada.
Place:
Al Jazeera Land 3 Clubhouse
Workout
I'm Not Done With You Yet, Fitbit
We needed to keep the workout relatively short so I could go to yoga. I found it really hard so I stopped for 30 seconds after 5 minutes and another 30 at 10:30. I stopped for a minute around 15:00 and for 30 seconds at 20:00. I then ran another three minutes.
Workout
Another Solo Run
35 minute run, 46 minutes on the treadmill. 5.0K (4.0K of that was running). 441 kCal burned.
I was listening to my favourite "on the 'mill" podcast: Stuff Your Mom Never Told You (How Stuff Works). I love this, so someone please suggest something similar-ish!
Place:
Al Jazeera Land 3 Clubhouse
Workout
Oh D' Hamstrings
So all that yoga the other night means I can walk pretty well, but bending and climbing the starirs is a bitch.
I decided to run anyway yesterday. It was hard, but I managed to squeak out 26 minutes of running. Ouf. It was hard. I listened to a podcast about obesity and tried to feel smug that any day (hopefully by Sunday) now my BMI will dip into the "overweight" category.
Place:
Al Jazeera Land 3 Clubhouse
Workout
108 Sun Salutations for the Summer Solstice
Yama Yoga Studio hosted an event for the summer solstice yesterday: 108 Sun Salutations.
Oh did I mention that it was 104°F and they turned off the A/C? So I guess that counts as a hot yoga class. We sis ten sets on ten sun salutations, holding downward dog for five breaths only on every tenth salutation, and rounding off the last eight by holding every downward dog for five breaths.
Workout
Early Morning Run
The guy at the gym was cycling under the air conditioner, which was switched off. So I ran in the heat for 26.5 minutes. I set the incline at 2 so it went as high as 4 during the "bay run."
I ran at 7 km/h.I missed my running buddy.
Place:
Al Jazeera Land 3 Clubhouse
Workout
30 Minutes is Nothing
I got a fitbit.
I also lost my running buddy to an interview.And my iPod had died.
Place:
Al Jazeera Land 3 Clubhouse
Workout
Monday Workout
I ran for 23 minutes and that doesn't include a little one minute break.
It got really busy at the gym but I managed to run for 23 and walk for 5 + 2.5. I did some sun salutations afterwards.
Which was good because I skipped yoga today.
Place:
Al Jazeera Land 3 Clubhouse
Workout
We Ran
We ran, and I don't remember for how long, but I think it was for 23 minutes.
Place:
Al Jazeera Land 3 Clubhouse
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New challenges! ooh, ooh!
Posted in response to: What the Hell Happened to the Blog And Other Important Matters
I'm back too! Same reason. Welcome back!
Posted in response to: Now that the million minute challenge is over. I'm back.
@oliver - I loved the holiday challenge and although I wasn't around for last year's summer madness or esb challenges they looked cool. I liked the picking and choosing of feats and a mix of fitness + eating properly + well being feats in addition to one workout challenge.
Posted in response to: Salute the Sun!
My fit bit the dust and now I am mlogging my every move on the fitbit website. It's so tedious, and then I have to add 5 minutes of typing every time I update until they send a replacement . :(
Posted in response to: Doh! Time to Throw Away Your Fitbit?
How I love thee, and what timing for me! I'm so in!
Posted in response to: Salute the Sun!
Is the swine flu still relevant? (Sorry, I don't live in North America. Nobody cares here.)
Posted in response to: Rice Krispies Won't Keep You From Getting Swine Flu
I hear you, sweat sister! I polkadot the treadmill with my sweat droplets. I have to use a skidless towel over my yoga mat. Sometimes I wear skidless toe socks in addition to the towel to make the sweat less obvious. Please help me introduce the post-workout wi-five to the world!
Posted in response to: On being the sweatiest girl at the gym. EVER.
So we aren't required to complete each "feat" right? (Taking all feats into consideration I'm trying to calculate a delicious goal!)
Posted in response to: And They're Off...
Making my own yogurt is the "one thing I will never try" but not because I don't want to. I read French Women Don't Get Fat and got excited about making my own yogurt, but my husband said he would divorce me if I tried it! He is a nice guy, honestly; I guess he just felt really strong about me "brewing" cultures in the kitchen. I'm envious.
Posted in response to: Elizabeth Makes Her Own Yogurt and Hates Running Skirts
I'm on the bench for this one too. Here's hoping there's another great challenge around the corner...
Posted in response to: Today, I put on pants that did not fit six months ago
Up until last week I was running a 15 minute mile. We ran a race and there was one lady ahead of us, walking, not even speedwalking, really, and we never passed her. Over the course of the whole race (2.6 miles). We are trying to speed up; not that a 13-minute mile is anything to be proud of...
Posted in response to: what's most embarrassing...
Pfft. I like to weight myself because it feels game showy, but honestly I don't really feel my scale is being objective because it sees me all the time, you know?
Posted in response to: four pound prize
I wondered the same thing but I stayed up late reading so I could post feat accompli, but I didn't enjoy the book as much as I probably would have if I took my time and read it over two weeks.
Posted in response to: Love Mind
Saucy D's room looks like how I would want my room to look (if my husband's clothes weren't on the floor*)
Run Leela Run's flowers in a vase + box of earplugs + moleskines made me swoon.
ZuZu Petal's bed spoke to me, too.
* OK I admit, my clothes are also on the floor but if it wasn't so messy anyway, I would be more tidy, I swear!
Posted in response to: Pimp Your Bed Voting Starts...Now!
I have my book too, but haven't got past the first page. I never figured out what to do for body, or for belly, really. I'm not feeling the love!
Posted in response to: hows the love challenge going for you?
Emergency Holiday Challenge?
Posted in response to: Challenge Celebration with Booze and Boulders
It's weird, how I have gone on evening walks because I "had to get my steps" and started taking vitamins because I read a book about health as prescribed by the "spread the word" feat in the Emergency Holiday Challenge.
I've turned into a real fitness nut in the last two months. For serious. Good luck, habibti!
Posted in response to: Newbie shooting for better things in 2010
I wished that I hadn't read Eat Pray Love because it's pretty much the perfect book for this challenge. I like your ideas a lot and hope I get some soon.
Posted in response to: Dubious but going for it - my Love Challenge goals
I used audacity to mix my own intervals, for example, 60 seconds Daft Punk, 90 seconds Madonna; then I looped it until I had 20 minutes of music, then saved it as .mp3 and loaded it on my iPod.
I used different music for each week and stuck to the C25K program probably because I enjoyed making the mixes so much.
Good luck!
Posted in response to: Pounding the (rubberized substitute) pavement again.
That was awesome! Thanks for sharing that with us, you guys!
Posted in response to: pimp (in) my bed.
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on 1 year 28 weeks ago by whatodds