#2026

[Mishmisha]

February 21st:

Wake Up! Mobility with EC (done early)
Wake Up! Energised with EC (30 reps)
Morning Stretching with EC (done early)
3-Minute HIIT day 21 (jumping jacks)
Push-Up Streak day 22 (75 incline push-ups in three sets)
Unbound day 22 + day 24 (accidentally)
Mobility Matrix with EC (kept balance)

~20min on treadmill (~2 km) - discounting the warm-up & cool-down walking, I managed to run 2km almost non-stop, with only 1min break in the middle. My left hip hurt right after, but in an hour or so it felt fine. I'm not sure if 5km will be an achievable distance for me, even after a month of training... It definitely isn't achievable right now, not if I want to keep my joints intact. And the decision about participating needs to be made soon, before all the spots are taken... I think I'll train for a week and see how it goes.
Dead hang (10-count)
Incline push-ups (for the push-up streak challenge)
Vertical/standing pull-ups (two sets, 20 reps each)
Back & Biceps Express (with 2.5kg dumbbells)

 

[Mishmisha]

February 22nd:

Wake Up! Mobility
Wake Up! Energised
Morning Stretching
3-Minute HIIT day 22 (march steps)
Push-Up Streak day 23 (80 incline push-ups in four sets)
Unbound day 23
Exercise of the day (50 back-fists)
Back Pain Relief
Mobility Matrix with EC (kept balance)

15 min manual program on elliptical trainer (6 km) - I got to the gym almost at the closing time and had to cut this short.
Dead hang (10-count)
Incline push-ups (for the push-up streak challenge)
Vertical/standing pull-ups (two sets, 20 reps each)
Back & Biceps Express (with 2.5 kg dumbbells)

 

[Mishmisha]

February 23rd:

Wake Up! Mobility with EC (done early)
Wake Up! Energised with EC (30 reps)
Morning Stretching with EC (done early)
3-Minute HIIT day 23 (jumping jacks)
Push-Up Streak day 24 (40 wall push-ups in one go)
Unbound day 24 (again)

Didn't have the energy to go to the gym this time.

 

[Mishmisha]

February 24th:

Wake Up! Mobility with EC (done early)
Wake Up! Energised with EC (30 reps)
Morning Stretching with EC (done early)
3-Minute HIIT day 24 (march steps)
Push-Up Streak day 25 (80 incline push-ups in four sets)
Unbound day 25
Exercise of the day (50 chest expansions)
Back Pain Relief
Mobility Matrix with EC (kept balance)

10 min manual program on elliptical trainer (4.08 km) - warming up for a short run.
10 min on a treadmill (1.12 km) - the short run in question. I did it HIIT-style: one minute walking or jogging at speed 6, one minute running at speed 8. Got a stitch in my right side by the end, but my joints were just fine; apparently it's running at a sustained pace for a long time that's the problem.
Dead hang (15-count)
Incline push-ups (for the push-up streak challenge)
Vertical/standing pull-ups (two sets, 20 reps each)
Back & Biceps Express (with 2.5 kg dumbbells)

 

[Mishmisha]

February 25th-26th:

Wake Up! Mobility with EC (done early) x2
Morning Stretching with EC (done early) x2
3-Minute HIIT day 25 (step jacks) + day 26 (march steps)
Push-Up Streak day 26 (85 wall push-ups in three sets) + day 28 (45 wall push-ups in one go)
Unbound day 27 + day 28

 

[Mishmisha]

February 27th:

Wake Up! Mobility with EC (done early)
Wake Up! Energised with EC (30 reps)
Morning Stretching with EC (done early)
3-Minute HIIT day 27 (jumping jacks)
Push-Up Streak day 27 (90 incline push-ups in five sets)
Unbound day 26
Better Sleep

10 min manual program on elliptical trainer (3.92 km)
12 min on a treadmill (1.17 km) - one minute warm-up walking, two minutes running at speed 8, seven minutes jogging at speed 6, two minutes cool-down walking.
Dead hang (15-count)
Incline push-ups (for the push-up streak challenge)
Vertical/standing pull-ups (two sets, 20 reps each)
Back & Biceps Express (with 2.5 kg dumbbells and shorter rest)

 

[Mishmisha]

February 28th:

Wake Up! Mobility with EC (done early)
Wake Up! Energised with EC (30 reps)
Morning Stretching with EC (done early)
3-Minute HIIT day 28 (march steps)
Push-Up Streak day 29 (100 incline push-ups in four sets)
Unbound day 29
Exercise of the day (20 side bends)
Back Pain Relief
Mobility Matrix with EC (kept balance)
Hand Tendons
FitTap (30 side bends, 10 pacer steps, 8 hero squats, 30 elbow clicks)

10 min manual program on elliptical trainer (4.10 km) - too tired for more than that.
Dead hang (10-count)
Incline push-ups (for the push-up streak challenge)
Vertical/standing pull-ups (two sets, 30 reps each)
Back & Biceps Express (with 2.5 kg dumbbells & shorter rest)

Planning for the next month: Girl Power Week looks interesting, and since the rules say it's ok for others to participate, I think I'll try it out. For the entire month I'm thinking about taking up Soft Cardio program, and maybe Epic Hold challenge - I can't do 60sec holds normally, but apparently there are easier variations. Might also be nice to take on a few easy, quality-of-life challenges like drinking water, giving yourself hugs, walking daily etc. Also, I've been drinking protein shakes for the last two months, and the muscle gain is starting to get noticeable! No negative side-effects so far; I'll buy some creatine as well.

 

[Mishmisha]

March 2026​

Program: Soft Cardio
This one looks like it would really work my arms and shoulders. Thankfully, I've been doing Wake Up! Energised with EC for a while, so I'm somewhat prepared to take this on.
Challenge 1: Epic Hold
The easier variations on the holds with some rest time are actually achievable for me, so, you know, why not. Strengthen my legs, strengthen my core... Arms too.

Challenge 2: Upper Body Blast
Cardio and holds are all well and good, but my arms need proper strength training, too. Unsure if I can manage shoulder taps, though... Oh well. If not, I'll just do it in a kneeling plank position instead. That should work, I think.

Challenge 3: Lower Body Blast
Because I need stronger legs. Maybe this will improve my running ability. Also, that makes a themed challenge set! And since this is the girl power month, I went for the girl-illustrated challenges, too.

Challenge 4: Glutes Of Steel
Because I need stronger legs... 2!!! Fun fact: I've actually tried it before but didn't have the muscle to stick it out. This time I'll make it for sure! Unbound prepared me for this.

Wellbeing challenges: First Thing Water, Daily Hug, Daily Gratitude, Counting Victories
I think I'll make these permanent until further notice. The notice being whenever they stop helping me and start being a chore and a hindrance. Even the most helpful mindfulness exercise can become boring with enough repetition, after all.

While I'm at it, Wake Up! Mobility and Morning Stretching should be permanent too. I already do them every morning, might as well make it official. Assume EC (done right after waking up) for both of these.

* * *
As days grow longer,
My willpower grows stronger;
Time to raise the stakes.
- Misha, March 2026

 

[Mishmisha]

March 1st:

Push-Up Streak day 30 (done twice: 55 wall push-ups in one go; and later in the gym - 45 incline push-ups in one go)
Unbound day 30
Exercise of the day (50 butt kicks)
Seated Calves with EC (done twice)
Super Abs (workout of the day)
Soft Cardio day 1 (level 1) - yep, that's a real workout for the shoulders. Wake Up! Energised prepared me for this, but not enough. Level 1 seems to be my limit for now.
Epic Hold day 1 (wall-supported squat hold (wall sit?) 3 x 20 seconds)
Upper Body Blast day 1
Lower Body Blast day 1 - split lunges are surprisingly difficult, but I can manage.
Glutes Of Steel day 1 - as I thought, after all the bridges in Unbound this is within my capabilities.
Come Alive with EC (kept balance without support)
Refresh
Reset Stretching

Oh, I seriously need to re-organize my way of logging the exercise. This^^^ is just exhausting.

5 min on elliptical trainer to warm up, then 30 min on a treadmill (2.88 km). Total running time - 25 minutes, walking time - 5 minutes (1 min warm-up, two 1 min breaks, 2 min cool-down). Discounting the walking, that's basically half of 5k run in one go, and my joints feel surprisingly alright! I think I will really be able to double this result during March, and then run 5k in April no problem.
Dead hang (10-count)
Vertical/standing pull-ups (3 x 20 reps)

Permanent challenges / daily exercise:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude

• I'm grateful for having my own place to live.
• I'm grateful for free access to the gym in my apartment building.
• I'm grateful for my family, who support me and want me to succeed, even when we don't see eye-to-eye.

Counting Victories

• The big victory for me is having had patience and persistence to keep working out for the last two years. I had to start very small and light, but because I kept at it, I am now—finally—at a level of fitness where I can take on challenges and programs I couldn't have managed a year ago. I've come a long way, and I have faith that eventually, I'll go even further.

February results

3-Minute HIIT done
Push-Up Streak done
Unbound done
Running MAX time: 25 minutes
Running total: 1 hour 5 minutes
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[Fremen]

Congrats

 

[Mishmisha]

March 2nd
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Today I'm trying out new way of logging my exercise. I've decided to split it into programs and challenges that I'm doing this month, challenges that I'll keep doing until I get sick of them, and any additional exercise I might want to log. During Girl Power Week that specific section will be present as well, since I want to do several workouts from what's available. Also while I'm training for a run, I'll add a running section just to log how I trained for that specifically.

The planks in my challenges are indeed very challenging! I keep having to drop to my knees or switch to standing on my fists instead of putting pressure on the wrists. But I still managed it!

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I wanted to utilize emoji more, so this is the system I'm using:
Done
Haven't done
Completed workout at level 1
Completed workout at level 2
Completed workout at level 3
Done with extra credit
Exercise from a source other than Darebee
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This month:
Soft Cardio
Epic Hold
Upper Body Blast
Lower Body Blast
Glutes Of Steel

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude

• I'm grateful for eating well today.
• I'm grateful for having found and downloaded so much good music.
• I'm grateful for the fresh bed sheets to sleep on.

Counting Victories

• Today's victory is finishing all the workouts I've wanted.

Running:
20 min on elliptical trainer (6.35 km, cardio program)
Walker
Sore Feet

Girl Power Week:
The Power of Positivity Courage To Change
The Power of Time Minute On Minute Off
The Power of Breath Greet The Day (That difficulty level is no joke. I definitely didn't do the proper poses, just the closest approximation I could manage.)

Additional:
Dead hang (10-count)
Vertical/standing pull-ups (3 x 20 reps)
Exercise of the day (20 split lunges)

 

[AgileGrrl]

Massive kudos to you on earning 3 new badges!! Congrats!!

 

[Mishmisha]

Massive kudos to you on earning 3 new badges!! Congrats!!

Thank you! I do try
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March 3rd​

Ugh, I'm all over the place today... Barely managed to finish most of my workouts from the list.

This month:
Soft Cardio
Epic Hold
Upper Body Blast
Lower Body Blast
Glutes Of Steel

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

Girl Power Week:
The Power of Positivity Made With Love
The Power of Time 7-Minute Legs
The Power of Breath Star Power

 

[Mishmisha]

March 4th​

This month:
Soft Cardio
Epic Hold
Upper Body Blast
Lower Body Blast
Glutes Of Steel

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

Girl Power Week:
The Power of Positivity I Showed Up
The Power of Time
The Power of Breath

March 5th​

This month:
Soft Cardio
Epic Hold
Upper Body Blast
Lower Body Blast
Glutes Of Steel

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

Girl Power Week:
The Power of Positivity Not Perfect
The Power of Time Power 18 (This looks interesting, but I didn't have the energy. Maybe next time)
The Power of Breath

 

[Mishmisha]

March 6th

This month:
Soft Cardio
Epic Hold
Upper Body Blast
Lower Body Blast
Glutes Of Steel

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

• Today's victory is finally loading the dishwasher after putting it off for days.

Girl Power Week:
The Power of Positivity Perseverance
The Power of Time Blink
The Power of Breath Bend, Don't Break

 

[Mishmisha]

March 7th

This month:
Soft Cardio
Epic Hold
Upper Body Blast
Lower Body Blast
Glutes Of Steel

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

• Today's victory is getting that document printed out. At last.

Girl Power Week:
The Power of Positivity I Am Enough
The Power of Time
The Power of Breath

 

[Mishmisha]

March 8th​

This month:
Soft Cardio
Epic Hold
Upper Body Blast
Lower Body Blast
Glutes Of Steel

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

• Today's victory is finishing the Girl Power Week!

Girl Power Week:
The Power of Positivity I Am in Charge
The Power of Time
The Power of Breath Deep
Final Meditation

Additional:
Exercise of the day (30 knee-to-elbow)

 

[Mishmisha]

March 9th​

This month:
Soft Cardio
Epic Hold
Upper Body Blast
Lower Body Blast
Glutes Of Steel

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude

• I'm grateful for obtaining half of my grocery list yesterday.
• I'm grateful for pushing through a difficult-to-read moment in my current reading project.
• I'm grateful for Firefox's VPN extensions.

Counting Victories

• Today's victory is going to bed early.

 

[Mishmisha]

March 10th​

This month:
Soft Cardio
Epic Hold
Upper Body Blast
Lower Body Blast
Glutes Of Steel

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude

• I'm grateful for the existence of tulips - very beautiful flowers.
• I'm grateful for all the various people uploading their video essays on YT.
• I'm grateful to my former coworker for telling me about that one website.

Counting Victories

• Today's victory is cleaning the kitchen counter and table.

 

[Mishmisha]

Curses, foiled again... Fell victim to procrastination and stopped daily logging my exercise. Maybe I should switch to weekly reports?

In any case, during this month I ran out of energy and had to not just stop with the daily log, but also slow down on the program in order to keep up with the challenges. Thus, I'll be finishing Soft Cardio during April. Also, the 5k run fell through a few weeks back - my dad said there weren't any more slots for participants... But life keeps going, and so do I.

March results

Epic Hold done
Upper Body Blast done
Lower Body Blast done
Glutes Of Steel done
(bonus) First Thing Water done

TREASURE HUNT 2026
Underground Lake reached
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[Mishmisha]

March 31st

This month:
Soft Cardio

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude

• I'm grateful to find so many beautiful socks getting sold at reasonable prices.
• I'm grateful for deciding to go out last weekend and having such a good time there.
• I'm grateful to my bank for providing cashback at our (relatively) local coffee roasting company and getting me to check it out, which led to having many great coffee experiences.

Counting Victories

• Today's victory is doing all these extra workouts.

Additional:
X Marks the Spot
Prime Shift
Exercise of the day (40 split jacks)
Exercise of the (yester)day (40 calf raises)
15 MIN GROOVY DANCE WORKOUT | Follow Along (YT) - wow, it's been a while since I was at any type of a dance lesson. That felt really good.

Actually, I first tried a different kind of dance video, where they show you the move and repeat it a few times, then do it faster, but... it was really bad. The count ("one-and-two-and-three-and-four") went completely off-beat! At some point the teacher started to show the move that went "[one-and-two] aand... threeandfour!" and I just. Rage-quit the entire video. Because if you're going to count, count evenly! Don't stretch out a single beat then finish the others so quickly! Either the entire sequence goes slow, or the entire sequence goes fast, otherwise it's just confusing and annoying.

 

[Mishmisha]

April 2026​

Program 1: Back & Core because I want to upgrade my core strength and also this is labeled as add-on program, so I'm hoping it won't take so much energy that I'll have to take a break from it.

Program 2: Soft Cardio (last few days) because I still need to finish it.

Challenge 1: Jump Start because it's challenge of the month, and looks fun.

Challenge 2: Easy Cardio because I'll need it once Soft Cardio is done, but it's also easy enough to do while also doing Soft Cardio.

Challenge 3: Knee Push-Ups because my arms need extra work.

Challenge 4: Leg Day Everyday because my legs need extra work.

Wellbeing challenges (cont.) are First Thing Water, Daily Hug, Daily Gratitude, and Counting Victories.

 

[Mishmisha]

April 1st

This month:
Soft Cardio
Back & Core
Jump Start
Easy Cardio
Knee Push-Ups
Leg Day Everyday

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

Additional:
Kneeling Sun Salutation

 

[Mishmisha]

April 2nd

This month:
Soft Cardio
Back & Core
Jump Start
Easy Cardio
Knee Push-Ups
Leg Day Everyday

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude

• I'm grateful to have some of my favorite foreign works get official translations.
• I'm grateful to my mom for helping me to get bookshelves for my apartment.
• I'm grateful to both of my parents for digging out my old bicycle so that I can start cycling again this summer.

Counting Victories

• Today's victory is successfully going for a nice long walk to get my pre-ordered book, dinner, and groceries all at once.

Additional:
Sanctuary
Backtracked from the underground lake with 200 high knees, 200 march steps, 50 jumping jacks, and 50 step jacks (from today's Easy Cardio).

 

[Mishmisha]

April 3rd

This month:
Soft Cardio
Back & Core
Jump Start
Easy Cardio
Knee Push-Ups
Leg Day Everyday

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

• Today's victory is reaching the caves.

Additional:
Got to the crystal caves at TREASURE HUNT with 250 high knees, 250 march steps, and 100 squats.

 

[Mishmisha]

April 4th-7th

This month:
Soft Cardio
Back & Core
Jump Start
Easy Cardio
Knee Push-Ups
Leg Day Everyday

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

• April 7th's victory is getting the copy of the key that I promised three days ago.

Additional:
Exercise of the day on April 4th (40 high knees)
Exercise of the day on April 6th (40 shoulder taps)
Going to get groceries on a bicycle instead of just walking - on April 7th.
Using the stairs instead of elevator to go up to my apartment - twice.

 

[Mishmisha]

April 8th

This month:
Soft Cardio
Back & Core
Jump Start
Easy Cardio
Knee Push-Ups
Leg Day Everyday

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

• Today's victory is spending like an hour to help my mom measure the apartment.

Additional:
Exercise of the day (20 heel get-ups)

 

[Mishmisha]

April 9th

This month:
Soft Cardio
Back & Core
Jump Start
Easy Cardio
Knee Push-Ups
Leg Day Everyday

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude

• I'm grateful for my hiking experience that taught me to sleep on the ground & in cold temperatures (had to bunk on my sibling's floor with a couple of blankets while there's a cold snap going on, with snow and everything).
• I'm grateful for getting a filling meal for dinner.
• I'm grateful for washing my head before going out.

Counting Victories

• Walked up the elevator stairs in subway without stopping.

Additional:
Exercise of the day (40 side jacks)

 

[Mishmisha]

April 10th-14th

This month:
Soft Cardio
Back & Core
Jump Start
Easy Cardio
Knee Push-Ups
Leg Day Everyday

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

April 13th:

• I'm grateful I won't have to put up with flies getting through my open windows anymore.
• I'm grateful that I got to go out for lunch and bring back some takeout for dinner.
• I'm grateful that piece of brick didn't break anything.
• Today's victory is cleaning my entire desk\windowsill and reorganizing it.

April 14th:

• I'm grateful for my houseplants' continued good health.
• I'm grateful for lofi music of Yellow Cherry Jam (YT channel).
• I'm grateful for having just enough sugar left for making a bottle of iced tea.
• Today's victory is finally taping together that handcut puzzle my sibling gave me as a present so I never have to complete it again but can still look at the finished picture.

 

[Mishmisha]

April 15th

This month:
Soft Cardio
Back & Core
Jump Start
Easy Cardio
Knee Push-Ups
Leg Day Everyday

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude

• I'm grateful to be alive.
• I'm grateful to live by myself.
• I'm grateful to always have something nice to look at when I'm home.

Counting Victories

• Today's victory is finally, at last, finding that one comic I've read years ago and liked but couldn't remember the name of. (It's "Stand Still, Stay Silent" and free to read online, you can look it up if you haven't heard of it.)

 

[Mishmisha]

April 16th

This month:
Soft Cardio
Back & Core
Jump Start
Easy Cardio
Knee Push-Ups
Leg Day Everyday

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude

• I'm grateful to live in a world with dogs in it.
• I'm grateful for today's delicious food.
• I'm grateful for so many talented musicians and singers sharing their art on YouTube.

Counting Victories

• Cleaned up the kitchen a little and washed some dishes.

Additional:
Exercise of the day (20 split lunges)

Soft Cardio done
Finally!
​

 

[Mishmisha]

April 17th

This month:
Back & Core
Jump Start
Easy Cardio
Knee Push-Ups
Leg Day Everyday

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories



April 18th

This month:
Back & Core
Jump Start
Easy Cardio
Knee Push-Ups
Leg Day Everyday

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude

• I'm grateful to still have all the medicine for my skin so I can handle flare-ups without buying more.
• I'm grateful that I've bought more milk before I ran out.
• I'm grateful to have a working shower with good water pressure.

Counting Victories

• Got to the grocery store just in time to grab a snack before it closed.

 

[Mishmisha]

April 19th

This month:
Back & Core
Jump Start
Easy Cardio
Knee Push-Ups
Leg Day Everyday

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude

• I'm grateful to have ready-to-eat food in my fridge.
• I'm grateful that I've managed to look outside the window just in time to catch sunset reflecting in a distant skyscraper's windows.
• I'm grateful for my increased fitness allowing me to walk more with less effort.

Counting Victories

• Reorganized my footwear storage.

 

[Mishmisha]

April 20th

This month:
Back & Core Day 20 in this program is actually pretty fun? I definitely like it more than static holds.
Jump Start
Easy Cardio
Knee Push-Ups
Leg Day Everyday

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude

• I'm grateful to my cousin for lending me a ladder even though it was a pretty inconvenient time.
• I'm grateful to the workers that got my A/C cleaned today.
• I'm grateful to my mom for today's really nice (downright fancy) lunch.

Counting Victories

• Finally cleaned the humidifier.
• Cleaned and completely re-organized the kitchen counter.
• Made some really tasty coffee with oat milk despite not having any kind of espresso machine.
• Started on regrowing a salad from a store-bought live one (the kind that gets sold in tiny pots with soil and roots coming out every which way).
• Realized I don't actually need to limit myself to only one (1) victory per day.

 

[Mishmisha]

April 21st

This month:
Back & Core
Jump Start
Easy Cardio
Knee Push-Ups
Leg Day Everyday

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude

• I'm grateful that I didn't wake up still feeling sick.
• I'm grateful to have extra coffee filters so I don't have to buy more right now.
• I'm grateful to have a freshly cleaned, empty vacuum.

Counting Victories

• Successfully(?) made turkish coffee.
• Grated the block of cheese that was about to go bad and froze it.
• Improvised an edible one-pot meal with aforementioned grated cheese and chopped salad leaves.

 

[Mishmisha]

April 22nd

This month:
Back & Core
Jump Start
Easy Cardio
Knee Push-Ups
Leg Day Everyday

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude

• I'm grateful for the sun's existence.
• I'm grateful to see green leaves starting to grow on the trees all around.
• I'm grateful to have found a delicious way to make coffee with oat milk.

Counting Victories

• Rode my bicycle to the convenience store and back.
• Went out for groceries afterwards.
• Good hair day.

Additional:
Exercise of the day (20 get-ups)

 

[Mishmisha]

April 23rd

This month:
Back & Core
Jump Start
Easy Cardio
Knee Push-Ups
Leg Day Everyday

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude

• I'm grateful that salad plants I'm growing out of scraps are starting to show leaves already.
• I'm grateful that nothing in my fridge went bad before I could use it.
• I'm grateful I have enough empty bottles saved for all kinds of iced tea as well as re-hydrated powdered milk.

Counting Victories

• Made some really tasty food today.
• Completed today's exercises all together in one go instead of splitting them up.
• Did all the dishes. Even the ones I usually would've left for later.

 

[Mishmisha]

April 24th

This month:
Back & Core
Jump Start
Easy Cardio
Knee Push-Ups
Leg Day Everyday

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude

• I'm grateful for people who make free VPN apps and browser extensions.
• I'm grateful to my sibling for sharing an extremely delicious kind of marzipan with me (usually marzipan is too sweet for my tastebuds, but this one is just right!).
• I'm grateful that my local grocery store finally stocked up on properly fresh fruit and vegetables (as opposed to the usual near-moldy and actually moldy options).

Counting Victories

• Finished yesterday's errand mom asked me to do.
• Disengaged from an argument in a comments section.
• Successfully (not that I have anything to compare it with) made Vietnamese egg coffee.
• Got enough fruit and veg to last me at least a week, maybe more.

Additional:
Exercise of the day (40 knee-to-elbow)
Sofa Workout

 

[Mishmisha]

April 25th

This month:
Back & Core
Jump Start
Easy Cardio
Knee Push-Ups
Leg Day Everyday

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude

• I'm grateful for all the talented writers who share their work for free.
• I'm grateful to see green leaves starting to unfurl on the trees and shrubbery all around.
• I'm grateful to have the ability to taste so many interesting flavors.

Counting Victories

• Acquired more coffee brewing devices.
• Tried a fancy roast and it came out pretty great!
• Got different kinds of water to try making coffee with.
• Made some truly delicious lentils.

 

[Mishmisha]

April 26th

This month:
Back & Core
Jump Start
Easy Cardio
Knee Push-Ups
Leg Day Everyday

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude

• I'm grateful I decided to go see the play after all.
• I'm grateful I got to spend some time with my sibling.
• I'm grateful I kept my apartment clean so far.

Counting Victories

• Went out despite not feeling it and ended up having fun.

 

[Mishmisha]

April 27th

This month:
Back & Core
Jump Start
Easy Cardio
Knee Push-Ups
Leg Day Everyday

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude

• Got to wear my favorite sweater+jacket combo.
• Drum lesson went well.
• Found more artists making beautiful music on YT, with all kinds of flutes and handpans.

Counting Victories

• Went to the drum lesson and did well enough there.
• Successfully experimented with making some of my usual dishes a bit differently.
• Made delicious coffee.
• Kept my space clean and tidy.
• Wrote several image descriptions.
• Did not let dirty dishes accumulate in the sink.

 

[AgileGrrl]

Soft Cardio done
Finally!​

I'm doing major catchup on everyone's logs so MASSIVE (belated) congrats on finishing Soft Cardio.

 

[Mishmisha]

April 28th

This month:
Back & Core
Jump Start
Easy Cardio
Knee Push-Ups
Leg Day Everyday

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude

• Another chance to wear my favorite sweater+jacket combo!
• My skin seems to have gotten better after the last flare-up so I can hold off getting more medicine.
• Absolutely delicious coffee.

Counting Victories

• Made wonderful coffee and finally managed to taste the undertones people were talking about! It really did taste a little like peach, pineapple, tangerine, and jasmine tea all at once. Fresh and tart and definitely not something I've ever tasted in a coffee before. I'm really happy.
• Washed up as I cooked today, so another build-up of dirty dishes was avoided.

 

[Mishmisha]

April 29th

This month:
Back & Core
Jump Start
Easy Cardio
Knee Push-Ups
Leg Day Everyday

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude

• My lettuce plants are growing well.
• Didn't have to cook today (had leftovers from yesterday).
• Almost done with this month's program and challenges.

Counting Victories

• Had my own delicious bumble coffee with freshly squeezed orange juice and espresso from moka pot (got my own now!). It was a really tiny portion, unfortunately, because my moka pot is only 50ml and my manual juicer is, well, manual, and also not very big, so I only juiced one medium-sized orange. Anyway, this bumble coffee was more delicious than any I've tried before. Definitely doing this again. This coffee roast is marked as having grapefruit notes (which I could actually feel when I tried it on its own) so I want to try making bumble coffee with grapefruit juice, see if there will be any interesting synergy. Luckily I already have a grapefruit I can juice for this.
• I think I finally figured out how to taste flavors and notes in coffee. It's aeration! Very unfair that aeration isn't mentioned more prominently as something that can drastically change your coffee experience. I basically stumbled upon it.

Additional:
Exercise of the day (50 shoulder taps)

 

[Mishmisha]

April 30th

This month:
Back & Core
Jump Start
Easy Cardio
Knee Push-Ups
Leg Day Everyday

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude

• Grateful to have working elevators in our building.
• Found my computer glasses and they're working just fine.
• Completely finished this month's program and challenges! No stragglers to drag behind me when entering the new month!

Counting Victories

• Made bumble coffee with grapefruit juice! And it was delicious!
• Did the last days of all my challenges & the program in one go after waking up.
• Got what I wanted from the grocery store just before it closed, even though I had to bike like crazy to get there in time.

Additional:
No Equipment Bicep Builder
Upperbody Tendon Strength
Undone Stretching Workout x2
Balance - this workout has become a milestone of sorts. This time, my feet didn't hurt as much as before, but my thighs really felt the strain.
Shoulder Work
Back Pain Relief
Bicycle trip to the grocery store and back (15-25min total or whereabouts)

 

[Mishmisha]

April results

Back & Core done
Soft Cardio done
Jump Start done
Easy Cardio done
Knee Push-Ups done
Leg Day Everyday done
Bicycle OUT OF STORAGE

​

 

[Mishmisha]

May 2026​

Program: Cardio Go! Because summer is coming, and I'm going to need some stamina to keep up with everything.

New challenges:
1. Groundwork Abs. Although it looks a little beyond my current abilities, it IS the challenge of the month, and also I want to... well... challenge myself. I might have to eventually drop a set (or two), but I really want to go all the way to the end of this challenge.
2. Atlas for some of that full body strength! I'm not a fan of isometric holds but I know they have their benefits, and with how much movement this month is going to have, I wanted to add something calmer.

Done challenges:
1. Push-Up Streak. I've done it before with wall push-ups. And now that I've upgraded to knee push-ups, I wanted to test my results and hopefully push them further.
2. Power Grip. It's been a while, and my forearms kind of lost the definition they got from the last time I did this challenge... So I'm repeating it.

Wellbeing challenges (cont.) are First Thing Water, Daily Hug, Daily Gratitude, and Counting Victories.

I'll keep doing Wake Up! Mobility and Morning Stretching in the morning as well.

 

[Mishmisha]

May 1st

This month:
Cardio Go!
Groundwork Abs
Push-Up Streak
Atlas
Power Grip

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

Kind of a weird start to a month... First I went for a really late night walk (at like 2am) completely unprompted. Not even I know why I did that, it just... happened. Then in the morning my family came to visit unexpectedly with only 10 minutes of warning, so I had to clean up everything very quickly and didn't even have time to put the kettle on (mine's stovetop, not electric, so it takes time). Turns out they went to a Stranger Things-themed escape room and I was just on their way back, so they decided to come visit while they were around. Oh well, it did give me the chance to pass on the coffee grounds I've been collecting for their vegetable plot; and they brought snacks, saving me from having to make lunch, so... It ended up being kinda nice.

Anyway, I was totally scatterbrained the entire day, and barely managed to exercise. On a side note, I didn't need a mat for this day's exercise after all, which was surprising. I probably won't be able to get away with that when leg raises and reverse crunches come into play.

 

[Mishmisha]

May 2nd

This month:
Cardio Go!
Groundwork Abs
Push-Up Streak
Atlas
Power Grip

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude

• Valuable information was gained from my attempt to make coffee in a cezve. The next attempt will surely go better.
• A necessary piece of furniture received.
• Didn't have to cook today, thanks to yesterday's leftover soup and all the snacks I got at the last grocery run.

Counting Victories

• Made it through the day without taking a nap.
• Got so much exercise done!

Additional:
Loosening Exercises for the Morning with Shi Heng Yi for about 10 minutes (YT video). This one reminded me strongly of the gym class tbh.
Exercise of the yesterday (40 jumping jacks)
Exercise of the day (60 balance leg swings)
Qigong for about 20 minutes (YT video). This was actually quite nice! The hardest part was keeping balance with bent knees for so long.
Undone Stretching (workout of the day) I've actually done this one very recently. Still nice stretch though.
5 exercise for waking up (YT short) I was so excited about being able to do all five of these, I actually did 20 reps for each exercise.
Back Pain Relief

 

[Mishmisha]

May 3rd

This month:
Cardio Go!
Groundwork Abs
Push-Up Streak
Atlas
Power Grip

Permanent/daily:
Wake Up! Mobility
Morning Stretching
First Thing Water
Daily Hug
Daily Gratitude
Counting Victories

Additional:
5 exercise for waking up [YT short] 20 reps for each exercise.
Exercise of the day (30 jump squats)