Healthy Diet and Living; Wednesday, Period One [ 06/10 ].

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Hopefully, all the students had gotten the handwavey message from Daisy requesting that the class meet in the gym this morning, in exercise clothes, and that they show up awake and breakfasted and ready for a day they could probably guess was coming based on that information, and that she was sure they were all looking forward to.

"Good morning!" she greeted them. "Today we're covering just a little bit of that 'living' part in the class's title, because you can eat as healthy as you want, but if you really want it to be effective, you have to pair it up with exercise." She started to send around some handouts. "Now, every body is different so not everyone's going to have the same effective workout as every one else, but today we'll just touch on some basic ones and then you can try to figure out one fit for you for next week!"

"Alright, then, get some water, you'll want to keep those electrolytes replenished, and let's start with some stretches. You can tell me about how your dinners went while we do that."

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Comments

Sign In -- 06/10.

[justice-beat.livejournal.com]

Working out hard.

Re: Sign In -- 06/10.

[flashesforinfo.livejournal.com]

Angela Montenegro

totally a workout

During the Talking Bits -- 06/10.

[justice-beat.livejournal.com]

There aren't many talking bits today, but groans and sighs about working out today are welcome.

Re: During the Talking Bits -- 06/10.

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

Not being all that awake was really going to make getting into all this exercise really damn hard. Alex was listening and rubbing his eyes.

Re: During the Talking Bits -- 06/10.

[gudspellr-claud.livejournal.com]

Claudia looked horrified. If she'd wanted to sweat and stuff she'd hang out by the salle where there were hot guys to look at.

Warm up and Stretch! -- 06/10.

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Leading the class through some stretches, Daisy has gone on for a bit about why stretching is important (http://www.sedgwickcounty.org/healthdept/stretching.asp).

"And your dinners?" she asked between stretches. "How'd they turn out for you? I didn't hear about any exploded ovens, so that's good."

Re: Warm up and Stretch! -- 06/10.

[flashesforinfo.livejournal.com]

"I... got distracted," Angela admitted as she pulled an arm across her chest. You know, what with the barely leaving her room, and now the fact her boyfriend was avoiding her and getting drunk instead... "But I meant to!" Good intentions.

Re: Warm up and Stretch! -- 06/10.

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

Alex didn't think smoking with someone else really counted so he said, "I heated up some old pizza. It was all I had. There were...other things happening last week."

He swung his arms a little, stretching them out, while he spoke. If he'd cooked, there'd been an exploded something.

Re: Warm up and Stretch! -- 06/10.

[gudspellr-claud.livejournal.com]

"We kind of forgot about the food part," Claudia said with a little smile.

Re: Warm up and Stretch! -- 06/10.

[gods-gymnast.livejournal.com]

"I didn't really cook much," Maron admitted as she stretched out with the ease of one who has been doing it for years. She'd been hiding out in her room for too much of it to actually cook. "But I stuck with salads, pretty much, so at least it was healthy?"

Running Laps -- 06/10.

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Next! Running laps, with a little bit on how running (http://www.justkeepthechange.com/3-reasons-running-is-good-for-you) is good for you.

Re: Running Laps -- 06/10.

[flashesforinfo.livejournal.com]

This part, actually wasn't so bad. Even without cheerleading to keep her exercising, Angela was fairly fit and a lot bouncy. Easy.

Plus, bonus points for giving her something else to think about today.

Re: Running Laps -- 06/10.

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

This was easy enough and Alex kept a fairly slow but steady pace as he jogged.

Re: Running Laps -- 06/10.

[gudspellr-claud.livejournal.com]

Claudia wondered if she could fake stomach cramps or something. As it was, she was being incredibly poky as she meandered her way around the track.

Re: Running Laps -- 06/10.

[gods-gymnast.livejournal.com]

Maron tied her hair back in a ponytail and set to running easily.

Lifting Weights -- 06/10.

[justice-beat.livejournal.com]

And of course there's a bit about why it's good to lift weights (http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/06/14/beginners-guide-to-lifting-weights/), and Daisy's making sure no one is an idiot and uses the equipment wrong.

Re: Lifting Weights -- 06/10.

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

Alex wasn't going to be an idiot with weights. He'd do these properly if only because he didn't need any pulled muscles. Those things freaking hurt.

Re: Lifting Weights -- 06/10.

[gudspellr-claud.livejournal.com]

Claudia sat down on one of the leg machines and swung her feet back and forth. It was a lot like lifting weights, except she wasn't really, you know, exercising.

Kickboxing -- 06/10.

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Not wanting any stone of a potential workout routine to go unturned, Daisy also took a moment to teach some kickboxing moves (http://www.expertvillage.com/video-series/168_beginning-kickboxing.htm) just to use this icon.

Re: Kickboxing -- 06/10.

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

Freaking hell, this was one of those torturous workouts that Alex saw on television and laughed about. Now that he was going through one, he regretted laughing.

Wait, no he didn't. He just wished it wasn't him doing the kickboxing now.

Re: Kickboxing -- 06/10.

[flashesforinfo.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it'd been a little too long since she'd last done an actual workout, so her kicks might not have been as high or as hard as they could have been.

She was never really going to be a fighter. But this was fun, in it's way.

Crunches from Hell -- 06/10.

[justice-beat.livejournal.com]

Because, seriously, it would not be a workout class unless you were forced to do a ton of crunches (http://munfitnessblog.com/abs-workout-2-basic-crunches/).

Re: Crunches from Hell -- 06/10.

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

Of course, now there'd be crunches when he was already ready to get the hell out of his class. Goddammit, if he ended up sore, he was going to be pissed.

Cool Down -- 06/10.

[justice-beat.livejournal.com]

Cool downs are just as important as warm ups! Plus, it means you get out of here soon.

Re: Cool Down -- 06/10.

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

Alex's cool down consisted of stretching enough to make sure he wasn't going to be the victim of pulled muscles.

Talk to Daisy -- 06/10.

[justice-beat.livejournal.com]

She's around and in a very good mood. From the exercise itself. Not the torturing students into exercise. Really!

OOC -- 06/10.

[justice-beat.livejournal.com]

This post reminds me that I have not been to the gym in two weeks. GO ME.

Also GO ME? I realized I had two week twos on my syllabus for this class, so we skipped ahead.