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3rd Workout Advent : CBDB’s Weekly Countdown to Xmas

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Woohoo! 🙌🙌🙌 We are rolling ….. Or rather working out! Judging by the number of replies to these posts, many of us are truly well in the habit of doing some sort of Strength and Flexibility sessions in the days between running, ‘painting’ gps art, finishing C25k, walking new routes or completing half-marathons! Hope you are feeling the benefit as much as I am. (Ran my first 8k yesterday! How did that happen!?)

So big wave 👋🏽 to our sister/brother forums: Couch to 5k; Bridge to 10k; Marathon Running and Active 10.👋🏽👋🏿👋🏻👋

Back to our seasonal Strength and Flex challenge: Full introduction of this 4 week plan from last Sunday is pinned, but again in short: join me in counting down to Xmas. Each Sunday there’ll be a weekly list of workouts, you choose two or add your own. Elf workouts will also feature, that is at least one video workout will have a Christmas theme!

Here we go!

2 Sundays to go to XMas (choose 2 this week or post your own)

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💪MVTM (Cailin, 30 min) Beginner Pilates Full-Body Workout | Day 1: "The Mountains are Calling" 10-Day Series

youtu.be/xcP676snGYU

💪Up to the BEat Fit (29 min) 2 Mile Dance That Walk | Christmas Beats 🎄 30 Minute Happy Holidays Walking Workout 2!

Working link: tinyurl.com/yy6bgxd9

YouTube link: youtu.be/I3TMBWd0ZUk

💪Louise Taube (15 min) Foam roller workout using a foam roller and Pilates

youtu.be/Rs0UmTKE-y8

💪NHS Fitness Studio (45 min) - Dancing: belly dance (Level: Beginner)

nhs.uk/conditions/nhs-fitne...

💪NHS Week 5 Strength & Flex with Laura - Podcast (43min) - WWW nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/s... or Download podcasts from iTunes

(This workout can be done outside in a park or garden, no mat required)

Have a very happy Third Advent and a fabulous, workout-rich week!

UPDATES

As last week, here you‘ll find collated this week‘s brilliant recommendations from the community:

🤸🏻‍♂️Recommended by Oldfloss: A great one with a festive theme to do with your kids during the holiday season:

Cosmic Kids Yoga (39 min) Kids Yoga For Christmas 🎄 Yoga Club (Week 20) | Cosmic Kids

youtu.be/P2bXRROGopc

🤸🏻‍♂️Recommended by Oldfloss: This also looks like so much fun, even without kids, and just 3 minutes that can be squeezed in anywhere!

The Fitness Marshall (3 min) Katy Perry - Cozy Little Christmas | Caleb Marshall | Holiday Dance Workout

Working link: tinyurl.com/y6dd7qad

youtu.be/xrz9MBmZPck

🤸🏻‍♂️Recommended by Oldfloss: if you have a treadmill, here’s an hour of gorgeous running or walking. I’m even considering just jogging on the spot watching this gorgeous video!

Treadmill TV (58 min) Old Man's Cave Snow Run

youtu.be/cX3gO4_3hfI

🤸🏻‍♂️Recommended by Lexi6, for those ABBA lovers out there (I know you exist! I actually married one🤣), here a great little walk that will get you moving: Up to the BEat Fit (16 min) Shrink Your Waist | 1 Mile | Disco Boogie to ABBA 💥

youtu.be/4wAzRW2LCus

💪Recommended by Roseabi: James Dunne (11 min) I tried ELIUD KIPCHOGE'S CORE STRENGTH workout...

youtu.be/7eFweoFgFf4

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(Credits, part 1/2) Well done everyone. Here the credits to everyone of us VWBs (virtual workout bodies)! And as we are so many, it’ll have to be over two replies! Our virtual rooms are getting crowded!👍🏽💪🦵

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Happy working out everyone!

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… (Credits, part 2/2) Well done everyone

Littleoyellow Hedgehogs123 Cowladyrunning shuffleido Dewdrop456 lexi6

Bluebirdrunner Maddee_6333

Happy working out everyone!

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Sorry I wasn’t actually there although I would have liked to have been!

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Ooops! But never too late! 😉

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Hi there!

Cannot wait for this!! The belly dancing is a definite!! Oh my!!!

I am doing okay so far... incorporating new routines into my daily regime.. I have continued with the Bodyfit with Amy exercises . Arms, legs and standing ab crunches.

Days when I care for small runner in training, are real workout days too... at 4 years old, she never stops and if you want some serious Yoga practice try looking at Cosmic Kids... which we do together... you may think... easy, but gosh.... up and down and up and down!

We do the story book ones... Going on a Bear Hunt, is such fun! Currently, there is a Festive one out now.. and would be great to do if you have small children or grandchildren:)

youtube.com/watch?v=P2bXRRO...

I love doing some virtual walks too, as I am still not running... using YouTube videos... but I also came across this, which is just simple fun !!

It is easy, not particularly strenuous and it made me smile the whole time I was doing it and we all need a lot of smiles right now don't we?

youtube.com/watch?v=xrz9MBm...

Happy workouts folks and thanks for this CBDB

Floss x

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That is so lovely! Your post got me hunting out all sorts of things! I love the Seasonal Cosmic Kids video!!! And your mention of virtual walks got me down a whole different rabbit hole of YouTube videos for treadmill walking and running! Nice!!! 👍🏽🙏👏👏👏 Have fun doing the belly dance! I really like that one and it got my husband commenting very favourably about my new moves! 🤣🥀💐🙏💪

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👍Sounds good..I have loads of links for Virtual runs..I use my treadmill when it is icy. Ice us a no go for me....There is a lovely one. I use...It is great.

youtu.be/cX3gO4_3hfI

I find it therapeutic and a really great support after injury too.

After I broke my ribs a few years ago...I used my treadmill and virtual runs...and my leg strength was amazing when I headed out again!

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Wow!! 🤩🤩 All new to me (still a runner newbie exploring this amazing world), and I don’t have a treadmill, but seeing those amazing virtual runs, treadmill running suddenly becomes immensely attractive.

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Bought for husband and I.. for me specifically for icy conditions, after a fall on ice. Never again! And after injury ..excellent for building back to full strength . Worth every penny!

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Yes, the Cosmic kids yoga is great - our children at school love it! 🙂

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👍🏽yes, I enjoyed flipping through that 👩‍🚀🧸🪁🪀

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Wonderful..I struggle with the Hungry Caterpillar one!! And small one's Downward Dog...Wow!!

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I’m a day behind! Still have one left to choose from week 2, but have done the winter wonderland workout from last week! Belly dancing looks fun though!

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CBDBAdministratorGraduate Gold in reply to PurpleFish59

Nice!!👍🏽👏 And there is always time in the festive break for catching up and trying some more workouts! Belly dancing is a good one! 👍🏽🙏

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Maddee_6333

How did I miss this starting?

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CBDBAdministratorGraduate Gold in reply to Maddee_6333

You’ve had too much fun with Ella, resistance bands, and dumbbells? 🤣🤣🤣

(does this mean I can add you to the VWB’s team - Virtual Workout Buddies?)

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Just posted my 1st workout for the week, and hubby and I chose MVMT-with-Cailin‘s Day 1 of her “The mountains are calling“ series.

It’s as good as the title suggests, and for me she is the equivalent for Pilates, what Adriene is for Yoga. At least for the moment, as my follower-ship can be fickle in this age of workout abundance.

So for anyone never having tried a Pilates workout, this one might just win you over.

My review: healthunlocked.com/strength...

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So many to try CBDB and I love those treadmill runs Old Floss. Wow! I love Gina B’s energy, if time is a little short she does a fab one mile Abba Walk (about 14 mins) but first I have to try that 30 minute festive workout.

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Yeah, those treadmill walks are amazing. I‘m thinking of starting indoor jogging on the spot even without a treadmill just to get that video experience! 👏👍🏽🏃🏻‍♀️🏞🏃🏻‍♀️🌄🏃🏻‍♀️🌅🏃🏻‍♀️🏜

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Fab idea CBDB I’m going to pinch that 👍

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Whoa ha! Me and hubby just did the ABBA 14 min one! (He is the one who adores ABBA, I fear I don’t) but weyhey! Woof! Wow!

We thought it was on double speed at first!🤣🤣

Great fun! 💪👍🏽🏃🏻‍♀️🕺🏼🕺🏼

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😂😂😂 Brilliant!

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I have just tried out the foam roller workout with Louise Taube. I found the style of the video a little peculiar with the extra voiceover bits on top of the video sound - felt a bit like subliminal messaging 😄 I like the moves though, nice for the desk-jockey!

I got a link from James Dunne in my inbox to his 'I tried Eliud Kipchoge's core workout' video the other day, so I thought I'd give it a go today as well. And it was pretty hard, but good!

youtu.be/7eFweoFgFf4

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Yes 🤣🤣🤣 I know what you mean with subliminal messaging 🤣🤣🤣 And Dunne’s workout looks great. Hard, though. Ta 🙏👍🏽

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Oh no somehow I've missed this week's workouts 😀 I'm still on Winter Wonderland ⛄by the way my Garmin forerunner move IQ feature keeps thinking I've gone swimming when I'm doing this !!

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