Hobbyartist

Hullo! How are you all doing so far? I think I'm at a point in my move where I can manage every-other-day updates or even every day updates! Which is exciting because it also means I have time to work harder on my goals. Here's the link for my challenge: http://nerdfitnessrebellion.com/index.php?/topic/22211-something-sticky/#entry378691 Keep rocking it guys!

Thanks for the help guys I went back and looked at my diet and realized that Trying to cut them out like I originally wanted is kind of extreme (and nearly impossible as atm I have no grocery list authority) So I'm going to switch it to "Gradually lessen my intake of grains and see how far I get and how I feel then". Other goals for the past week! I walked for 5 minutes 4/7 days, 10 minutes 3/7, and 20 min 1/7. I think I should move my minimum up to ten minutes for the rest of the challenge and try to throw in some jogging next week. Okay! My crazy long list of mobility stretches: 3-plane neck movement, wrist circles, finger flexes, elbow circles, arm circles, torso twists, forward and backward bends, pelvic tilts, hip circles, leg rotations, high knee raises, kick backs, ankle tilts, hamstring stretch, lunges, & thigh stretch. 1 set 15 reps each. Whew. It looks like a lot, and it kind of is, but I love stretching so it's all good. This is partly because I'm really good at hurting myself, and partly that I want to avoid hurting myself when I start training the more advanced free-running/parkour stuff. I need to record this better (and will, with my shiny new wrist watch!) but approx 15-20 minutes every day? A guess-timate. Art & Story update tomorrow! I'm so nervous guys!!!!

I love reading your posts, but I think this is the first time I've said anything... Hullo! I think you're great! I love the enthusiasm you have for everything you do, and the way you push your limits is truly inspiring.

You're doing so well! It's great inspiration

Your goals are awesome I find that reading for 10-20 minutes before bed is really calming and then if I dream I usually dream about the book I was reading. Don't read in bed though! If you get into the habbit of reading in bed one day you'll try to go to sleep without reading and you wont be able to do it =_= Honey is really good for your skin! Don't rub it on your face though, that will just make you sticky. Have a teaspoon or 2 in some tea or yoghurt every day. It's also an anti-oxidant, anti-bacterial, and completely natural food product. I love listening to the violin! I play a sweet-potato ocarina myself.

Wonderful start!

First update, I'm nervous. This kind of feels like bringing my report card home when I was in primary school. I wasn't allowed to open the envelope until my parents were there to see it too. I was always super worried that I failed all of my classes. Anyway, I feel I am defiantly capable of better than I did this week and am disappointed in my diet the most. Grains... Though rice seems to be a better choice than most, I'd like your opinion on it? Everything else was acceptable, a minimum of 5 minutes walking every day and Stretching before and after the days I lifted heavy things and lugged them around. Artwork and story will be up either Thursday or Friday, depending. I might update one Thurs. and the other Fri So there's my update >< This gets easier the more you do it right? EDIT: I got an "Error You aren't permitted to upload this kind of file" message when I tried to upload my spreadsheet :/ So I'll just write it all out for you guys tomorrow

Thanks for the support guys Of course you get to see my artwork/stories I'll post a link to them once I have them up (aiming for Friday updates with that one) As for knee mobility stuff, my favorite is hamstring stretches, lunges and the like. Then stretching and exercising your thigh muscles will help with your knee as well. So that stretch where you bring your heel to your butt (or as close as you can get it) is good, hold it for as long as you can without twisting or arching your back (if you can get your heel to your butt and still don't feel the stretch, clench your bum ). There are also knee bends, which I haven't done in quite a while as I'm very flexible. For those you sit on the floor or a mat with your legs straight out in front of you and your back straight, then you slowly bend your knee bringing it up as far as you can without forcing, hold for 5 seconds and proceed to the start position slowly. Repeat with other leg (5 times for each leg is good). Edit: I hope that was helpful. Also, I will be posting a spread-sheet with the stretches and exercises I do involving joint mobility/strength with my weekly/bi-weekly updates for anyone who is interested.

Thank you so much! I didn't think that I could use a lot of the martial arts training I remember for this, I figured it would only be minimally useful.

So today is the start of the six week challenge, I'm pretty excited and a bit nervous. First time's the trickiest, I think I'll just run at it head-long and see what happens. My goals for this challenge are as follows: - Go for a walk or jog or run around my new community every day, starting today. - Strength train with special focus on strengthening muscles around joints to help prevent injury - Only eat grains one day a week. A cheat day, preferably on a day that I also exercise. - One short story and artwork to go with it per week. So at the end I should have 6 of each. I figure I'll update once or twice a week because I'm a bit flaky with time and schedules right now, as I just moved and still have lots of work to do in that department. I suppose a bonus goal can be 'be settled by the end of this challenge' for fun. So Friday updates and/or Tuesday/Wednesday. I look forward to this, and to seeing everyone's success stories as well

Hullo, I'm back! Wow, this place looks great, I'm excited to figure out how it all works. Alright, the low-down: I moved! Well, mostly. Going back to the old place this weekend for all the big furniture. So I've been lifting, travelling, holiday partying it up pretty hard lately. Gonna get back into the swing of normality soon I hope, because I'm exhausted. No workouts today, but food happened: 3 tangerines, an apple/bacon muffin thing my mum made, and some chicken paprikash with galushka. T'was all pretty tasty, but the muffin made me feel mildly ill. I think I shall try to avoid them from now on as I get cramps every time I have a moderately sized one. Went grocery shopping and got all of the fresh veggies [exaggeration] they almost didn't fit in the fridge [true]. Tomorrow I'm going to try out the angry birds routine and see how that turns out. I'm so ready for this new start business!

Thank you very much for the advice I've been told I probably sprained it, but if it persists I will defiantly go to an expert to see what's up. I do tend to have motivation issues when I'm not moving forward, but this will have to be a necessary challenge so that I can move forward. Thank you so much for the link! I can do some core exercises, I have more issues with planks than leg raises. I'm doing my pushups from my knees for the time being too to keep pressure off. Thank you both so much, your advice has helped a lot

Hey hey, I'm from Toronto

I wouldn't even call what I did today a workout as I didn't break a sweat. My Achilles tendon just would not relax today. If you have any advice, it would be much appreciated. I asked for help here > http://www.nerdfitness.com/community/showthread.php?21700-Help!-I-ve-fallen-and-don-t-know-what-to-do-about-it! My diet today consisted of a nutella/banana sandwich, milk, lots of water, my advent chocolate of the day, pot-stickers, and pork stew.

Hey guys, Bekki the hobby artist here. I hurt myself last week and I need some help. I indulged in my girly love for high-heeled pirate boots and now my Achilles tendon on my left leg has gone bonkers. It hurts so bad I can barely stand on 2 feet sometimes, but other times it's okay to walk or even jog lightly. I've been told to keep off of it as much as possible, rest it and even put ice on it sparingly. Most of my current exercises aggravate it, but I don't like the idea of not exercising while I heal. I don't know what to do. Any ideas/suggestions for speeding up the healing process and/or alternative strength training exercises I can do while my tendon calms down would be much appreciated.