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07-03-19, 02:40 PM | |
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Lol, the thread is still going and I thought your post was great!
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07-04-19, 08:05 AM | ||
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2.)I've always been involved in sports so fitness is in my blood! I was a competitive swimmer as a small child through high school, played basketball until everyone grew taller than me , played golf for a while, did tap dance and acrobatics in grade school, and had a brief bout of being a cheerleader. After college in my early 20s I didn't do much fitness wise and the weight started creeping up on me. In my late 20s I started looking into fitness workouts. 3.) Favorite instructors are Tracie Long, Kelly Coffey Meyer, Chalene Johnson, and recently I've discovered Sydney Cummings on YouTube and really like her workouts, her demeanor, and her enthusiasm and encouragement! 4.)My summer workout plan is to just try to stay consistent! It seems like I'm busier in the summer and it is harder to fit in my workouts. Plus the heat and the humidity seem to affect my workouts...I can't workout as hard as i'd like. I did just order some heavier dumbbells so I'm going to try to increase my strength! Happy 4th everyone!!!
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07-04-19, 02:38 PM | |
Join Date: Mar 2013
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Long time lurker chiming in! I can't recall exactly when I found VF, but it has been over 10 years ago. I joined briefly at one point but only made a handful of posts. I've been a ghost participant of a number of bandwagons . I was "actively lurking" for sometime, but dropped off, and have visited sporadically over the years.
My fitness background has been inconsistent over the years; and I've never been a natural athlete. (Clumsy bookworm here too!) I "participated" in some high school sports but I was unskilled and rode the bench during games. Over the years I've kept up a "minimum effective dose" level of fitness, just enough to get by on life and job responsibilities. The only time I truly committed to a full program was the time (just prior to finding VF) that I competed in a novice figure competition. While I don't specifically regret committing to a goal and following through, I do regret how that process (and the environment and community influence in the bodybuilding world) permanently shifted how I saw my own body, resulting in a hyperawareness of perceived defects and such. (I know this doesn't happen to everyone...this was what happened to me). I needed variety and a completely different way to exercise. I was already familiar exercise videos, but my collection grew from experimenting and trying to find something I'd enjoy and offer positive results. Over my lurker years I had a baby who has grown into a kid (who still believes sleep is for the weak), got divorced, job changes, serious injury... common life challenges that can disrupt and overturn your fitness goals. I'm overthinking the "favorite instructors" question because that answer hinges on "which instructors don't get on my nerves?" which sounds negative! I have an unreasonable, almost comical level of intolerance to many popular instructors because there is just something that I'll find irritating and cannot un-see or un-hear and it ruins the workout for me. Too much talking, too much chipperness, oohss/awes/gratuitous human sound effects, mean coach/drill sergeants, etc etc etc. (I don't feel alone in this as Joni O'd is a verb here and my favorite exercise term of all time.) I've culled my collection *significantly* and I have a lot of Cathe and TA, but a lot of others too. Cathe talks quite a bit but I don't mind (and her workouts are spectacular), but in general, the less vocal excess, the more likely I'll keep the DVD (notice I didn't say "do" the DVD which is what needs addressing ). My summer plan is to get back into a solid workout habit. The last couple years have rocked me and I just want to get to a place where I'm working out regularly, even if it is just mini-workouts in the morning. Thanks for reading, and Sharaz thanks for starting this thread! |
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