Hi, all. Too much running around to spend time on the internet on vacation, and only got to the planking one time. Between walking a lot, and never being sure exactly how clean the carpet was in hotels, I just decided to hold off for a week.

But I'm down to a new low, so something worked!

Huge Congrats on your new LOW!!! WTG!!

Ewwwwwwwww! Dirty hotel carpeting.... yuck! I don't blame you... I don't even go barefoot in those places...

Congrats on the new low! That's awesome!!!!

I'm with you on the icky hotel carpets.

Thanks, you guys.

I'm readjusting to my own time zone again today. I am pretty sure by Wed I should be back to normal. Last night, though, I was still going until 1 am. It felt like 11 pm, to me.

Happy Tuesday, Plankin' Peeps!

Hope everyone is well and wishing you all a totally terrific Tuesday in every single way! You're welcome, MS! Back to "normal" huh? Are any of us really "normal"? J/K!

[Standard (forearm/toe) Planks]

June 17: 45s x 3 (20s rest in btw)
June 18: 45s x 3 ((20s rest in btw)
June 20: 45s x 4 (20s rest in btw)
June 22: 30s x 4 (15s rest in btw)
June 24: 30s x 4 (15s rest in btw)
June 26: 30s x 4 (15s rest in btw)
June 28*: 1m, 20s rest & 45s
June 30: 1m, 20s rest & 1m
July 2: 1m, 20s rest & 45s
July 4: 1.5m, 20s rest & 45s
July 6: 1m 45s, 20s rest & 45s
July 8: 2m, 20s rest & 46s
July 10: 2m, 20s rest & 1m
July 12: 2m, 20s rest & 1m
July 14: 2m, 20s rest & 1m
July 16: 2m 15s, 20s rest & 1m
July 18: 2m 30s, 20s rest & 1m
July 20: 2m 30s, 20s rest & 1m
July 22: 2m 30s, 20s rest & 1m
July 24: 2m 30s, 20s rest & 1m
July 26: 2m 30s, 20s rest & 1m
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*MickiSue suggested holding the 1st plank as long as possible, rest and do another one. So that’s what I started doing as of 28 June

LOL, Jo. Maybe I should modify that to: as normal as possible.

Yesterday: 1:00/rest/30.

I knew it'd be an adjustment, and it was. Made it to lights out by 12:30, last night. A half hour a night will be good enough, I think.

Yesterday: 1:05/rest/35. Moving back up.

Did a bunch of weeding yesterday. It was 90+. I don't know how much exercise that equaled, but I certainly got a good sweat going. Better than a sauna!

Happy Thursday, Plankin' Peeps!

Hope everyone is doing well and Keep on Plankin'!

[Standard (forearm/toe) Planks]

June 17: 45s x 3 (20s rest in btw)
June 18: 45s x 3 ((20s rest in btw)
June 20: 45s x 4 (20s rest in btw)
June 22: 30s x 4 (15s rest in btw)
June 24: 30s x 4 (15s rest in btw)
June 26: 30s x 4 (15s rest in btw)
June 28*: 1m, 20s rest & 45s
June 30: 1m, 20s rest & 1m
July 2: 1m, 20s rest & 45s
July 4: 1.5m, 20s rest & 45s
July 6: 1m 45s, 20s rest & 45s
July 8: 2m, 20s rest & 46s
July 10: 2m, 20s rest & 1m
July 12: 2m, 20s rest & 1m
July 14: 2m, 20s rest & 1m
July 16: 2m 15s, 20s rest & 1m
July 18: 2m 30s, 20s rest & 1m
July 20: 2m 30s, 20s rest & 1m
July 22: 2m 30s, 20s rest & 1m
July 24: 2m 30s, 20s rest & 1m
July 26: 2m 30s, 20s rest & 1m
July 28: 2m 30s, 20s rest & 1m ~ I seem to be stuck at 2m 30s but it's all good. "Practice makes Progress!"
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*MickiSue suggested holding the 1st plank as long as possible, rest and do another one. So that’s what I started doing as of 28 June

Jo, you are flying along. You are actually planking for 3.5 min, you know!

Yesterday: increasing again. 1:10, waited while I checked email, 50 sec.

Jo, 3.5 minutes total is awesome!!!

MickiSue - 2 minutes is great progress!

Go Plankers GO!

Happy Friday all. It's a long weekend up here in Canada and I am looking forward to being outside.

I had very low energy this morning but decided to power through my workout anyway. I'm glad I did.

Yesterday meant a lot of weeding, and, as a result, a sore lower back. Only 1:10, then no more.

Strengthening in other ways, I guess, means not so much in the planned way, afterward.

Mouse, thanks for the rooting. But it's not nearly where I was before my vacation. Nor, as I have shown myself over the years, is patience one of my most obvious virtues.