June Workouts and Mindfulness

willashbaby

Check-in here if you want to discuss working out, eating healthy or any other healthy habit you're working on!

What physical workouts are you doing?

What are you doing for your mental health?

What mindfulness practices are you doing?

Do you have any questions for the board?

notvincent

What physical workouts are you doing? Running, walking, biking, and occasional power yoga. I used to do a lot of Orange Theory, but they've been closed. They're re-opening now, but I'm still too nervous to head back to the studio. Maybe I'll change my mind at some point. Maybe. Walking up the stairs leaves me out of breath these days, so that complicates things.

What are you doing for your mental health? Trying to get outside for my workouts! That helps so much. 

What mindfulness practices are you doing? Meditating every day. I'm thinking of switching from Headspace to Waking Up, but I haven't pulled the trigger yet. It's silly, but I don't want to break my meditation streak that I have in Headspace by switching to a new app (~200 days). Even though I'd still be keeping the streak up with the new app.

Do you have any questions for the board? I don't think so!

willashbaby

What physical workouts are you doing? Managing to get more spinning in on the Peloton and more walking around the neighborhood again, yay!

What are you doing for your mental health? I'm just trying not to stress out over work. Everything is out of my control so I'm just taking it one day at a time. 

What mindfulness practices are you doing? Nothing really, I make sure I get to unwind after my Son goes to bed, lots of candles and quiet. 

Do you have any questions for the board? Anyone find maternity active or bike shorts?

thankfullyamama

What physical workouts are you doing?
my Pilates pregnancy program the bump method! And lots and lots of walks every day!

What are you doing for your mental health?
still meditating and trying to get my naps in when needed!

What mindfulness practices are you doing? Getting outdoors being with nature

Do you have any questions for the board? Anyone else feeling like they finally have more energy to get a workout in? Because I definitely am! 

laurenspdx

@tryingktogku Feeling a bit more motivation for sure!

What physical workouts are you doing?
Running, strength training (body weight and resistance band based), yoga

What are you doing for your mental health?
Not doing so hot in this area. I should be doing mindfulness more...

What mindfulness practices are you doing?
See above

Do you have any questions for the board?
I’ve been trying to do some interval work while running but also not trying to get too winded (as per pregnancy workout recs) but I get so winded doing anything! For those of you who cycle, are you still doing interval based workouts and how have you adapted?

willashbaby

@laurenspdx Yes all of the Peloton workouts are basically intervals. I just go as "hard" as I can and keep an eye on my breathing and heart rate. I do 30 min spin cycles because any longer I need to pee    I can't go above 95 cadence right now, I've tried and can only manage it for a few seconds. I stick between 80-90 mostly, resistance I can still crank the intervals on.