Hello and welcome to the weekly fitness thread. This week’s topic is: Nutrition! How does nutrition affect your diet and/or exercise? Are there foods you try to avoid? Foods you’re trying to eat more of? Do you lack iron or calcium?     As well as the weekly topic, feel free to discuss your progress, missteps, and goals. Remember that this thread is about encouraging each other to do better. Be safe, be smart, be kind; to others and to yourselves. 🙂 Continue reading Weekly Fitness Thread Eats Some Avocado

Hello and welcome to the weekly fitness thread. This week’s topic is: Cooling down. Summer is beginning in the Northern Hemisphere and we’ve gotta deal with it. How do you cool down after being outside? How do you keep cool? Do you do “cool down” exercises after intense workouts? As well as the weekly topic, feel free to discuss your progress, missteps, and goals. Remember that this thread is about encouraging each other to do better. Be safe, be smart, be kind; to others and to yourselves. 🙂 Continue reading Weekly Fitness Thread Cools Down

Hello and welcome to the weekly fitness thread. This week’s topic is: Intensity! There are a variety of workouts you can do, from low-intensity stretches to high-intensity crossfit. How much intensity do your workouts call for? Do you vary intensity based on muscle group or day of the week? As well as the weekly topic, feel free to discuss your progress, missteps, and goals. Remember that this thread is about encouraging each other to do better. Be safe, be smart, be kind; to others and to yourselves. 🙂 Continue reading Weekly Fitness Thread Gets Intense

Hello and welcome to the weekly fitness thread. This week’s topic is: Food! What you put into yourself often affects your health and fitness. What kind of foods do you avoid before workouts? Do you eat or drink recovery food/drinks? Which are good foods to keep you going? Do you have a diet or food regimen?   As well as the weekly topic, feel free to discuss your progress, missteps, and goals. Remember that this thread is about encouraging each other to do better. Be safe, be smart, be kind; to others and to yourselves. 🙂 Continue reading Weekly Fitness Thread Eats Food

Hello and welcome to the weekly fitness thread. This week’s topic is: Progress! How have you progressed over the past year? What stumbling blocks have you overcome? Do you feel better than you did this time last year? As well as the weekly topic, feel free to discuss your progress, missteps, and goals. Remember that this thread is about encouraging each other to do better. Be safe, be smart, be kind; to others and to yourselves. 🙂 Continue reading Weekly Fitness Thread Shows Off Gains

Hello and welcome to the weekly fitness thread. This week’s topic is: Butts! What glute exercises are the most effective for you? How do you stay safe while working glutes? Do you work your glutes at all? How does your diet effect your bum? As well as the weekly topic, feel free to discuss your progress, missteps, and goals. Remember that this thread is about encouraging each other to do better. Be safe, be smart, be kind; to others and to yourselves. 🙂 Continue reading Weekly Fitness Thread Feels Like It’s Wearing Nothing At All

Hello and welcome to the weekly fitness thread. This week’s topic is: Safety! How do you stay safe while exercising? Do you ever lose track of where people are? What precautions do you take before lifting? As well as the weekly topic, feel free to discuss your progress, missteps, and goals. Remember that this thread is about encouraging each other to do better. Be safe, be smart, be kind; to others and to yourselves. 🙂 Continue reading Weekly Fitness Thread Stays Safe

Hello and welcome to the weekly fitness thread. This week’s topic is: Music! A good friend of mine is starting up a krav maga class in her new city and needs some suggestions for music. Feel free to share your favorite tunes to run to, to punch to, or lift to. As well as the weekly topic, feel free to discuss your progress, missteps, and goals. Remember that this thread is about encouraging each other to do better. Be safe, be smart, be kind; to others and to yourselves. 🙂 Continue reading Weekly Fitness Thread Needs Tunes

Hello and welcome to the weekly fitness thread. This week’s topic is: Rhythm! From dance to martial arts to running, rhythm can be an integral part of exercise. How do you find your rhythm when you work out? On a larger scale, how do you keep a healthy daily/weekly/monthly rhythm? Do you have a rhythm for your diet? As well as the weekly topic, feel free to discuss your progress, missteps, and goals. Remember that this thread is about encouraging each other to do better. Be safe, be smart, be kind; to others and to yourselves. 🙂 Continue reading Weekly Fitness Thread Dances

Hello and welcome to the weekly fitness thread. This week’s topic is: Games! Turning fitness into games is something humans have been doing for… months, I wanna say? What games do you play that help with fitness? Do you use any fitness game apps? What sports have you played? As well as the weekly topic, feel free to discuss your progress, missteps, and goals. Remember that this thread is about encouraging each other to do better. Be safe, be smart, be kind; to others and to yourselves. 🙂 Continue reading Weekly Fitness Thread Games