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4th Workout Advent : CBDB’s Weekly Countdown to Xmas

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Ho, Ho, Ho! Only a few workouts to go! And so well done for having lifted, and stepped, and flexed and squatted!

We’re in our last week of our Advent workout countdown. Full introduction of this 4 week plan from the first Sunday is pinned, but again in short: join me in this last week of counting down to Xmas. Each Sunday there was a weekly list of workouts, you choose two or add your own. Elf workouts also featured, and at least one video workout has a Christmas theme!

Here the links to the first 3 weeks:

• 1st Workout Advent: healthunlocked.com/strength...

• 2nd Workout Advent: healthunlocked.com/strength...

• 3rd Workout Advent: healthunlocked.com/strength...

And here’s our 4th Workout Advent. Here we go!

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

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💪FitOn Breanne (11 min) Full Body Stretch to Unwind youtu.be/4c2Pv16Gr3A

💪NHS Fitness Studio Video (45 min) - Dancing: La Bomba (Level: Beginner)

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

💪Ekhart Yoga (10 min) Yoga Christmas Survival Kit

Working Link: tinyurl.com/y735rvey

YouTube link: youtu.be/YAwJF-BQcYM

💪Lindsay Jay (10min) Zumba Warm-up Christmas Mega-Mix

Working Link: tinyurl.com/y7l54gnc

YouTube Link: youtu.be/j6LCzjO7usg

💪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 Last Advent and a fabulous, workout-rich week, and then a wonderful Holiday period!

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(Credits, part 1/2) Well done everyone. And if you haven’t had the time to squeeze those workouts into your week, maybe the holiday break is a great time to catch up! Here is to us VWBs (virtual workout bodies)!👍🏽💪🦵

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Happy working out everyone!

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… (Credits, part 2/2) Well done everyone. Last week of workouts!

Littleoyellow Hedgehogs123 Cowladyrunning shuffleido Beatlesforever Bluebirdrunner Maddee_6333

Happy working out everyone!

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roseabi

Ooh! Esther Ekhart and Zumba - I'm up for those!!!

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linda9389 in reply toroseabi

I've never tried zumba roseabi . Maybe 2020's the year - what could possibly go wrong?

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roseabi in reply tolinda9389

Yay let's Zumba! 😍

I don't think I've tried actual Zumba, but I did a similar sort of workout once at Center Parcs, and it was great fun! I seem to remember I ended up a rather scary shade of beetroot, but it was a long time ago - I'm fitter these days...

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🤣🥵💃🏽👍🏽

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Hedgehogs123 in reply toroseabi

Haha maybe I need to teach an online Zumba class, I used to teach Zumba and love it!!

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CBDBAdministratorGraduate Gold in reply toHedgehogs123

Oooohhhh..... yesss👍🏽💃🏽✔️

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CBDBAdministratorGraduate Gold in reply toroseabi

Yes, my choice as well!! 🎄🧘‍♂️💃🏽

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SaskAlliecat

Thanks for doing this CBDB! Last week was a right off but I MUST do better this week. You’ve supplied us the some choices, now I just need to do them!

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CBDBAdministratorGraduate Gold in reply toSaskAlliecat

👍🏽👏💃🏽

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linda9389

Hmmm CBDB . I may be able to do some of these this week ... 🤞

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🤞🏽👌🏼👐👍🏽

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Hey you... this has been a great challenge. Fitting it in to the timetable of things going on mostly!Lots of fun too reading folks adventures. I was useless at the belly dancing... I think it is because I do not have much of a belly? That is my excuse anyway...I am carrying on with Amy... and y indoor walking and simply dancing around a lot generally...

Extra care days whilst Mama was working to tie up loose ends at work before the Christmas Break has been effective too.... whizzing around with a four year old is a workouts in itself:)

Thank you so much for this... it has kept me going and..... I did my first ???? ( how many times have I done this again) C25K run on Thursdays..

Here I go again!!!! xx

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CBDBAdministratorGraduate Gold in reply toOldfloss

Thank you! 🙏 I liked belly dancing but feel I could do better with less a belly! 🤣🤣🤣

I started doing workouts with Laura’s Strength and Flex in my first C25k consolidation period and have never looked back. It’s a whole new exciting world, and strangely enough doing it in my own private home keeps my motivation more up than when going to a public exercise class. It allowed me to be patient with myself.

And these forums have been crucial for me to stay confident that small and continuing progress is absolutely fine.

So thank YOU!!! 🙏👍🏽💪

So well done and let’s keep going on our individual-but-together fitness journeys.

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Cowladyrunning

Thank you for doing this....I may not have fitted them all in but at least you have given me an interesting range to chose from! I love zumba so think I'll try that one!

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CBDBAdministratorGraduate Gold in reply toCowladyrunning

Still have to try the Zumba. Tomorrow is the day!

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Cowladyrunning in reply toCBDB

Well it's perhaps not the best video if you are starting out in zumba as lots of top body only clips when you need to see feet! But if you've done zumba before you can fill in with the moves you know already. But as they all say... it doesn't matter if you get it wrong as long as you move it's fine! I went on and did a couple of other zumba videos and then the same lady's cool down. 👍

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Great tip! 🙏👍🏽

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CBDBAdministratorGraduate Gold in reply toCBDB

Ok, “tomorrow” wasn’t quite the day today, but tomorrow will be! 😠

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PurpleFish59

Wow can’t believe it’s already week 4! Thanks for hosting CBDB!

Things I learnt last week:

1. I need a bigger living room for dance workouts

2. I can do arms or legs sort of in time but not both

3. That DHL delivery driver is probably still mentally scarred/laughing or a combination of the two 😂

4. I don’t care because I was having fun 🤪 and we could all use a bit of that right now

Looking forward to this week!

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CBDBAdministratorGraduate Gold in reply toPurpleFish59

🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏

1) yeah, never big enough

2) me too! 🤣

3) for me, replace this with puzzled but still scowling teenage son

4) same!

👏👍🏽

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Well, I did a number of workouts this evening as I just wasn’t satisfied after the first two, for various reasons.

🧘‍♂️Ekhart Yoga was actually a nice short series of Yoga positions that will come handy during the food-rich Christmas period, but it was too short for me to get a real workout.

🧘🏾‍♂️I then moved on to FitOn’s Breann and her Full Body Stretch, which was great (write up here healthunlocked.com/strength... ) but there were quite a few positions that I know I shouldn’t do because of my knees. So I still felt a bit cheated.

💃🏽The La Bomba I know was a bit too dynamic for me on this tired evening and the Zumba I’m saving up to do together with hubby.

💪So back to lovely familiar Laura and her classic NHS Strength & Flex workout (week 5). It just shows how well this has been put together, giving everyone a good workout whilst considering all sorts of diverse niggles. It’s just the perfect 43min if one needs a safe and great option for a workout!

Thank you NHS and Laura!

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Well. I finally got off the couch and had a go at the zumba. My daughter happily joined me. Bear in mind this was my first ever experience of zumba .... it was a bit of a fail, and made me hot and sweaty in my thick Christmas jumper. Ungainly, unco-ordinated ... at best!

Can't imagine how many times I'd have to do that before I knew what I was doing 😅😅😅🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️

Edit:

Having just watched the video my daugter took I'd say all that was missing was a santa hat and some long hair and then you'd not have been able to tell the difference from the real thing 😅 🙄😍

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CBDBAdministratorGraduate Gold in reply tolinda9389

Awwwhhh, lovely daughter and I believe it! Well done! I know what you mean with coordination, and I have to admit I’m relieved that I’m not the only one thinking I have to learn from scratch how to coordinate all my limbs again! 🤣🤣👏

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linda9389 in reply toCBDB

It was impossible (and it made my hip grumble the way I did it!) but I have since watched an absolute beginners video on youtube for 4 basic steps ... I may try that tomorrow

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CBDBAdministratorGraduate Gold in reply tolinda9389

Ohhh let us have the link if it’s any good, if you have a moment, I would love to become more coordinated! 💪💃🏽😄

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linda9389 in reply toCBDB

It looked quite straightforward - concentrating on the legs - but will actually try it tomorrow and let you know!

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shuffleido

Thanks for this. I think I will also use these throughout the year when I get time.

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Fabulous! Yes, we’ll keep it pinned until next years Advent challenges! 👍🏽🤣👍🏽💪👏

Have a wonderful Christmas 🎄!

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Ok! I think it’s a wrap!

I finally did my last workout, Lindsay Jay’s Zumba Christmas Mega-Mix! And phew! But on the way learned about Zumba. Write-up is here healthunlocked.com/strength...

That’s it, I think for the season.

Have a wonderful rest of the holidays!

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