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

[CBDB]

Woohoo! 🙌🙌🙌. Well done everyone who has joined in.

And I see on our sister forums some other Christmas activities going on, from winter runs to Christmas Bingo. 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: This week another workout focussing on some props.

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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🧘 art of motion academy (4 min) art of motion: Pilates & Props tinyurl.com/yr44hyrc

This is a bit of an unusual one. You’ll need a long foam roller and two small balls, I’d think tennis balls would do. Possible the smallest dumbbells you gave.

The combination of music and Pilates looks intriguing, but it’s probably not a workout that you can follow along easily.

But I’m up for it, and am really keen to try this.

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💪 🎄 All In Wellness (31 min) 12 Days of Christmas Workout | Total Body Pyramid with Dumbbells tinyurl.com/2p97e2xz

Ok, this looks like an intensive 30 min, so not for the faint hearted. It also has some jumping jacks, so not exactly low impact. But for those of you who consider yourself capable of advanced or intermediate intensity workouts, this might just be your thing!

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💪🎄 The Fitness Marshall (4 min) My Only Wish This Year - Britney Spears | Caleb Marshall | Dance Workout

tinyurl.com/2p8tt77m

One of @Oldfloss’ favourites, I believe. But also one of mine. The group is just so over-the-top that it’s just really fun!

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

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

This was so much fun when I first did that more than a year ago. And according to my partner, he was ready to throw roses at my feet seeing me belly dance! 🌹💃🌹 So I can’t guarantee you will find rose petals at your feet afterwards, but I can guarantee you will have had fun!

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💪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)

A classic, how can I miss that. This was my introduction to S&F! Yey! But as the NHS podcasts have in recent times stopped working, so here they are able to be downloaded healthunlocked.com/couchto5......

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

[Over60sRunner]

After a pretty pants week last week (too much to do, too little time!) I am definitely up for a better effort this week. I used to belly dance before we moved to Wales, and have done the belly dance workout before so DEFINITELY up for that one 😃

I also found a retro workout that I used to do all the time back in the day, until the video died on me. It's called the Y Plan Countdown and was a 30 day programme that took you from zero to a pretty good level of body tone. Anyway, you can't get the whole programme any more, but I found the maintaining programme on You Tube and I'm in love all over again - so this will be my other exercise this week. Not sure if I can do everything, but I'll modify what I can't manage and hopefully improve as the week goes on.

Now, be warned, it's very "Dallas" but the workout is actually tougher than you would imagine - especially for a chubby 62 year old like me!

I'm still doing a 5k run 2/3 times a week in the gym, so feeling quite motivated. Imight change up after Christmas though and try a couple of long jogs and a Fartlek in the middle too - wish me luck 🤪

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold in reply to Over60sRunner]

Oh well done!!!

Just had a look, is it this one:

youtu.be/dU9kzmfKaWs(Not working as expected?)

🤣🤣🤣 yeah the dress sense and hair gives it’s age away somewhat!

But looks great. I might try that!

[Over60sRunner in reply to CBDB]

That's the one CBDB ....and look how young Anthea Turner is 😳

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold in reply to Over60sRunner]

🤣🤣 (oh no!! we all looked that young at some point … 😅😅🧙)

[Over60sRunner]

You'll hear me crying all the way from Wales I suspect 😳😂😳

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold in reply to Over60sRunner]

😅😅💪