Comments on: A Kick Up My Own Butt! Reluctant Home Workout

By: Katharine in Brussels

Katharine in Brussels — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 21:16:14 +0000

Exactly, same here too–and laziness is sure to be found everywhere, it’s not endemic to any one region 🙂 BTW for cold hands and ice cold steel, I know it’s so controversial but one could use biking gloves. I have Raynaud’s phenomenon and would go crazy without mine. So it’s 22:13 and I’m going to go do my KB workout now 🙂 Cheers and have a good move to the KSA.

By: Dom

Dom — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 15:28:22 +0000

Needed this! Have been in a workout slump for 3 months (due to travel, illness and plainly not being motivated) but finally getting out of it. Thank you

By: Marianne

Marianne — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 09:57:26 +0000

In reply to Polina.

Hi Polina,

Thank you for the suggestion. Good idea and something I used to do when I lived in belfast near the gym. Both times require motivation since i am at home.

I got my bands on Pullum Sport in the UK. I am sure you can get resistance bands on Amazon – choose ones that can help assist with chin-ups. They are normally 41inch and this band of mine is a “super mini”. I also have the small and the mini for helping clients do chin-ups.

# 1 – Mini (Plain) 5-35 lbs
# 2 – Super Mini (Red) 10-50 lbs
# 3 – Small (Blue) 25-80 lbs
# 4 – Medium (Green) 50-120 lbs
# 5 – Large (Black) 60-150 lbs
# 6 – XLarge (Orange) 70-175 lbs
# 7 – Monster (Plain) 80-200 lbs

By: Marianne

Marianne — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 09:53:09 +0000

In reply to bug.

Hi Bug 🙂

Thank you!

I am a US size 9 and I got a size 8 in the vibrums. I think the size guide tells you to measure your foot. Also, it will depend if you intend on wearing socks with them.

Hope this helps.

By: Polina

Polina — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:25:12 +0000

Hi Marianne,
Cool workout, short and ro the point.THe less exercises you put in, less chances to find an excuse to miss the workout.
WHere did you get this band? (the one you’re using for the x-band walks
Regarding the lack of motivation to train’ I have an idea for you.
Maybe you should try to get in you workout first thing in the morning?
I don’t how about you, naybe you’re not a “morning person”, but it works well for me. I try to get uo early, do to the gym and then have all day long “free” for work and other activities.

By: bug

bug — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:44:08 +0000

hi marianne, thank god im not the only one feeling like this. love the post, much needed today -2 outside 🙁

marianne congrats on all the plans. much excitement and lots to be done 🙂

can i ask your opinion please, i am ordering new trainers (cold weather motivation) and id like a pair of vibrams as im sure they will be warmer than barefoot.

i wear 8.5 usa sizing and id like to know in your experience should i order the same size as usual or do they run large/small ????

By: Mickela

Mickela — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:05:39 +0000

I hear you Marianne. I am in a big slump at the moment. I was just thinking about 2010 when I was training 6 days a week and my diet was really great, the last 6 months I have been running and doing yoga but not consistently and last week I started to beat myself up about it which doesn’t really make matters any better.

It is also getting cold here NYC which just adds another layer of laziness. I am glad you posted this. makes me feel like we are a community and we need each other to keep going and it’s not just exercise.
Thank you for the encouraging post

By: Marianne

Marianne — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:07:18 +0000

In reply to Tracey. :)

By: Marianne

Marianne — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:50:59 +0000

In reply to D.Staal.

Thank you for this 🙂 You hit the nail on the head! You are very insightful. What I really need to be doing is preparing the site (behind the scenes) for the new launch – there is so much i want to do. A wee blogging holiday would help.

Bet it colder where you are! The daylight (or lack thereof) really does affect me. It’s nearly 4pm and i want to sleep!

Hope you get through the winter without hibernating too much 🙂

By: Tracey

Tracey — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:34:38 +0000

Thanks for keeping it real my dear:)