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roseabiUltramarathon34 VotersI'm a bit annoyed with myself for not getting much swimming or cycling done recently! It is a bit hard to fit it in at the moment, though 😊 I do some windsurfing (other), and I forgot to click strength training ha!
Enjoying the mix of cycling and swimming 
A bit slacking with the strength training... Does hill training count? 
As strength training or cross training? 😊
Yoga and spin.
Mostly I walk to work, uphill on the way there. That's my preferred criss training, but physio says I need to work on my core. I knew, but... So I'm doing floor exercises and a bit of weights gym work too.
Excellent!
Do weekly zumba, fitsteps and pilates classes count?
Resistance Band strength session are a regular part of my training. I'm told that cycling and/or swimming will start to play a part soon. Cycling is fine, I've plenty of history on a bike and quite enjoy it. Swimming I'm particularly crap at, despite quite a bit of coaching. Just can't get a front crawl to work.
What do you find difficult about crawl? I have quite a few tips... 😊
Timing mostly, I think. I had a few sessions with a TI coach a while ago, I was okay with the individual drills, but struggled to bring it all together. Particularly breathing. Kicked too fast too, which had me out of breath.
I expect your coach already said everything I would say! Practice makes better 😊
Definitely don't kick so much - you barely need to kick at all in crawl, just enough to keep your legs up. Practice breathing out under water while stationary - blow bubbles and get into the habit of emptying your lungs when you breathe out, the idea being that when you're swimming and you turn to breathe, your lungs naturally fill. Relax. Did you do sidekick drills? They are really good for learning to breathe, because they teach you to turn your whole body in the water. When you take a breath in crawl you don't just turn your head; with the whole body turning it is much easier to take a relaxed breath of air without lifting the head and causing tension in the neck.
No kick drills, didn't quite get that far, hence the kicking too fast thing. Body roll was a drill though and made a huge difference, as was the stationary breathing. Actually, breathing was a huge focus. I should really get back in a pool and try to get it all to come together.
Swimming, power yoga and body balance. Not all as regularly as I should
Wow, power yoga! What is body balance?
Power yoga sounds more impressive than it is - it's basically a lot of planks and body resistance exercise. Body Balance is the Les Mills class that a lot of gyms run. It's a mix of Tai Chi, pilates and yoga set to music. I really like it but the 'proper' yoga ladies don't think it adheres to the rules.
Bit of cycling and walking, but other than that I do push-ups and use a skipping rope or jump rope as the Americans call it.
I like the term 'jump rope' - so much more descriptive! How are you finding it?
I like the fact you can just pick it up anytime and do a quick workout. You certainly feel you have had a workout too. I am trying to build up to 200 consecutive skips at the moment.
I feel I am doing well, then my daughter comes along and does the same amount of skips whilst bouncing on the trampoline. Oh to be that young and energetic again!
Ah, trampoline? That's cheating 😊
200! I can only manage just over 60! Very impressive.
I have been doing a bit of yoga and quite a lot of high intensity interval training which has been a revelation!
Fantastic! What's your HIIT routine?
My others are yoga and skipping! (Has to be seen to be believed!)
Great combo! Do you go to yoga classes, or freestyle at home?
I do occasionally go to a body balance class, but mainly I do 30 mins yoga each morning (Mon- Fri too lazy to do it before parkrun!) app at home. It's called Downdog. It's free and it starts you at a pretty basic level and then gradually builds up the intensity. You can pay if you want to be able to work specific stretches/muscle groups, but personally, I like the variety the standard package gives. Highly recommended!
Nice one!
We drag the kids (14 & 15) out on a cycle ride once a week of about 11 miles. It's not much of a workout though as daughter is very slow.
Oh, and tap dancing during term time.
Tap dancing? Awesome!!
I'm not sure it's officially crosstraining, but I walk or cycle a few miles a day to work and back. I don't really have time for anything else annoyingly, though I try to do some core stuff when I have a few minutes before a shower or bath...
Gosh too long to list Abi.
Every type of single muscle all body resistance m/c in existance,every free weight and compound exercise equipment in existance,and all the usual t/m, r/m, s/b, spinners, c/t , pull up facility, etc.
A very well equipped gym about to be fully updated.👍👏👏
You are completely awesome!! 💥
The gym and some of its members certainly are.💥
You and this forum are also.💥
I am just shuffling along, making it up and enjoying it. Must learn to stop trying to run through brick walks though.Seems to be only one winner.I thought the builders were supposed to be not as good these days.🤔🙈😂😂💥🏃♀️💥
I cycle because I enjoy it and swim because I need to get better at it!
I keep saying I should do more strength training but its just so tedious!
