"In my craft or sullen art. . ."

Welcome for another week of fitness successes and challenges, friends!

I hope the week has treated you kindly, but if it has not, please do feel free to vent, kvetch, share, etc., here. This is a safe space for all kinds of letting it all out.

And, as always, if you're feeling up to it, please do share how you're doing on your goals.

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Here's to a week full of self-care, self-kindness, and self-confidence for us all!

Hello, Friends!

How'd the week go for you? I hope you have good news to report, but even if the week was a wash, don't despair--there's another week ahead to give you time to achieve your goals. Please do share, if you're so inclined, and know that there's no judgement here, only support.

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May your week be a good one, whatever that means for you.

Hello, Fitness Friends!

How has your fitness journey been this past week? Ups? Downs? Indifferences? Please do share how you've been coming along.

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I'm hoping the week ahead is an excellent one for you all!

Greetings from our vacation cabin, where we'll be for the week. We've left our fur-babies in the capable hands of my BFF, who's enjoying the peace and quiet there while we are just beginning to appreciate a different kind of peace, quiet, and beauty here. It is very, very humid today, so we may not get many more steps in, but we spent the morning and early afternoon cleaning and packing the car, so it's all good. While I dislike sweating so profusely when I'm not dressed for it (i.e., workout clothes), I do appreciate practical exercise.

Is there something you do regularly that helps you to feel fit?

Feel free to ignore the question, but if you're so inclined, please share how your past week has been, fitness-wise and/or otherwise.

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I hope you have a great week, my friends!

We're in the hazy, humid, hot summer months in my part of the world, and that means I'm not getting nearly enough walking outdoors done. Thankfully, the elliptical is in a nicely temperature-controlled room convenient to the television, but I really would prefer to be outside. *sighs*

I hope wherever you are the weather is being more agreeable for the fitness pursuits you most prefer. Regardless of agreeability, I hope the weather is *safe* where you are. There is a great deal of dangerous weather out there.

As usual, please share as much or as little as you'd like about your fitness efforts (or lack thereof) this past week. No judgement, only support!

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May the week ahead give you plenty of opportunities to do something kind for yourself.

Hello from beneath the sweltering, humid skies of a heat wave! I hope wherever you are the temperatures are a bit more temperate.

As always, please share as much or as little as you'd like of your fitness journey here. Please know that I so appreciate your participation but also understand that sometimes you just cannot. :-)

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Have an exceptional week, my friends!

How has the week been for you, friends? Did you meet your goals, fall short, make new ones, take a break from goal-getting? Whatever the answer, please know that this is a judgement-free zone. We're here to support your fitness journey no matter what zigs and zags it takes!

As always, please do share what you're willing to share here. And, as always, please know that you can change and/or update your fitness goals at any point in the year.

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I'm sending you good summertime vibes from my neck of the woods, where the temperatures have been moderate and the rains welcome.

Hereabouts, it's a long weekend, and we had Friday off, as well, so that has meant indulging a little but has also meant long rambles between raindrops and today's gardening-palooza. Once again, I'm reminded forcibly how important it is for me to be active and outdoors. The snakes in my brain are significantly less hissy when I get outside and exercise.

What do you do to help your mental health? If you feel like sharing, please do. As usual, please also share how you are doing on your fitness goals. And, as always, know that you can change those goals at any time.

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May the week be a good one for us all!

This past weekend, we finally got two full days of perfect gardening weather (dry and not too hot), so naturally, I'm partially crippled this morning. T. and I have an annual joke about how I inevitably "overdo" it when the weather finally turns but am somehow also surprised to find myself in agony. I'm pleased to report that this year, the pain is manageable and not nearly as pervasive as it has been in past years, and I attribute the relative reduction of post-garden-work pain to both yoga (which makes me more flexible and stronger) and weight-lifting (which also increases my strength). My neck and the tops of my shoulders are a bit stiff, but I am otherwise doing pretty well today.

I enjoy getting exercise that is purposeful, i.e. gardening, and am pleased that I am able to get out into the gardens once more. Do you have a regular activity that also gives you exercise (i.e. walking to and from work, taking a stroll on a work break, etc.)? It feels somehow like cheating to get fit AND achieve something else at the same time, doesn't it?

Anyway, as usual, please share how your week has been, fitness-wise and/or otherwise. :-)

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I'm sending you lots of good vibes for practical fitness this week, my friends! Good luck!

I am so grateful that May is almost here, not only because it means the weather is more conducive to outside activity--including gardening--but also because it means that my work year is coming to a close. It has been a stressful, very long academic year, and I am ready to see the backs of these darlings. ;-)

What are you looking at on the calendar with hope and/or heart-eyes? I hope there's something you're looking forward to to help you through the rough patches.

As usual, please share your fitness ups and downs here, but also know that you are welcome to talk about anything you'd like. We're here to listen and not to judge.

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Wishing you the best week ahead, my friends!