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[MadamMeow]

Congrats on completing Power Hold!

 

[Mamatigerj]

Cheers!

 

[NancyTree]

Congrats on Power Hold!

 

[Deadoks]

Congrats on power hold!

 

[Fremen]

 

[Mianevem]

Congrats on Power Hold!

 

[Anek]

Congrats on the challenge!!

 

[AnnieW]

@MadamMeow @Mamatigerj @NancyTree @Deadoks @Mianevem @Fremen @Anek My dear fellow Bees, thank you again for yous support. Much appreciated!

The Power Hold challenge was a pretty tough challenge, a good start of year. After all these years I’m still not a great push-up fan. Loved the squats.

Exercise of the Day (squat hold calf raises) - in one go
Day 12 of the Hug Challenge round 71
Day 31 of the 60 Days of HIIT program - level 3
Cuff Workout
Sore Feet Workout together with hand grip exercise
Balance & Coordination Workout

1415 CDoE

 

[CODawn]

Congratulations!

 

[AnnieW]

@CODawn Thank you!!!

Exercise of the Day (split jacks) - in one go
Day 13 of the Hug Challenge round 71
Day 1 of the Epic Cardio challenge
Day 32 of the 60 Days of HIIT program - level 3
Cuff Workout
Sore Feet Workout together with hand grip exercise
Balance & Coordination Workout

1416 CDoE

 

[AnnieW]

Exercise of the Day (jumping lunges) - in one go
Day 14 of the Hug Challenge round 71
Day 2 of the Epic Cardio challenge
Not Day 33 of the 60 Days of HIIT program - level 3, I’ll do that tomorrow
Cuff Workout
Sore Feet Workout together with hand grip exercise
Balance & Coordination Workout

1417 CDoE

 

[AnnieW]

Exercise of the Day (climber taps) - in one go
Day 15 of the Hug Challenge round 71 - done
Day 3 of the Epic Cardio challenge
Day 33 of the 60 Days of HIIT program - level 3
Cuff Workout
Sore Feet Workout together with hand grip exercise
Balance & Coordination Workout

1418 CDoE

 

[Fremen]

 

[CODawn]

Congratulations!

 

[AnnieW]

@Fremen @CODawn Thank you! Hugs to you too!

Exercise of the Day (leg raises) - in one go
Day 1 of the Hug Challenge round 72
Day 4 of the Epic Cardio challenge
Day 34 of the 60 Days of HIIT program - level 3
Cuff Workout
Sore Feet Workout together with hand grip exercise
Balance & Coordination Workout

1419 CDoE

 

[NancyTree]

 

[AnnieW]

@NancyTree Thanks! Hugs back!

Exercise of the Day (side bends) - in one go
Day 2 of the Hug Challenge round 72
Day 5 of the Epic Cardio challenge
Day 35 of the 60 Days of HIIT program - level 3
Cuff Workout
Sore Feet Workout together with hand grip exercise
Balance & Coordination Workout

1420 CDoE

 

[AnnieW]

Exercise of the Day (side leg swings) - in one go
Day 3 of the Hug Challenge round 72
Day 6 of the Epic Cardio challenge
Day 36 of the 60 Days of HIIT program - level 3
Cuff Workout
Sore Feet Workout together with hand grip exercise
Balance & Coordination Workout

1421 CDoE

 

[AnnieW]

Yesterday:
Day 4 of the Hug Challenge round 72
Day 7 of the Epic Cardio challenge
Day 37 of the 60 Days of HIIT program - level 3
Cuff Workout
Sore Feet Workout together with hand grip exercise
Balance & Coordination Workout

1422 CDoE

Today:
Exercise of the Day (superman stretch hold) - in one go
Day 5 of the Hug Challenge round 72
Day 8 of the Epic Cardio challenge
Day 38 of the 60 Days of HIIT program - level 3
Cuff Workout
Sore Feet Workout together with hand grip exercise
Balance & Coordination Workout

1423 CDoE

 

[AnnieW]

Exercise of the Day (elbow plank arm raises) - in one go
Day 6 of the Hug Challenge round 72
Day 9 of the Epic Cardio challenge
Day 39 of the 60 Days of HIIT program - level 3
Cuff Workout
Sore Feet Workout together with hand grip exercise
Balance & Coordination Workout

1424 CDoE

 

[AnnieW]

Exercise of the Day (squats) - in one go
Day 7 of the Hug Challenge round 72
Day 10 of the Epic Cardio challenge
Day 40 of the 60 Days of HIIT program - level 3
Cuff Workout
Sore Feet Workout together with hand grip exercise
Balance & Coordination Workout

1425 CDoE

 

[AnnieW]

Exercise of the Day (side-to-side lunges with toe point) - in one go
Day 8 of the Hug Challenge round 72
Day 11 of the Epic Cardio challenge
Day 41 of the 60 Days of HIIT program - level 3
Cuff Workout
Sore Feet Workout together with hand grip exercise
Balance & Coordination Workout

1426 CDoE

 

[AnnieW]

Exercise of the Day (get-ups) - in one go
Day 9 of the Hug Challenge round 72
Day 12 of the Epic Cardio challenge
Day 42 of the 60 Days of HIIT program - level 3
Cuff Workout
Sore Feet Workout together with hand grip exercise
Balance & Coordination Workout

1427 CDoE

 

[AnnieW]

Exercise of the Day (reverse plank kicks) - in one go
Day 10 of the Hug Challenge round 72
Day 13 of the Epic Cardio challenge
Day 43 of the 60 Days of HIIT program - level 3
Cuff Workout
Sore Feet Workout together with hand grip exercise
Balance & Coordination Workout

1428 CDoE

 

[AnnieW]

Exercise of the Day (butterfly sit-ups) - in one go
Day 11 of the Hug Challenge round 72
Day 14 of the Epic Cardio challenge
Day 44 of the 60 Days of HIIT program - level 3
Cuff Workout
Sore Feet Workout together with hand grip exercise
Balance & Coordination Workout

1429 CDoE

 

[AnnieW]

Exercise of the Day (elbow plank hold) - in one go
Day 12 of the Hug Challenge round 72
Day 15 of the Epic Cardio challenge
Day 45 of the 60 Days of HIIT program - level 3
Cuff Workout
Sore Feet Workout together with hand grip exercise
Balance & Coordination Workout

1430 CDoE

 

[AnnieW]

I arrived in San Diego (California, USA) yesterday. Did my workout before falling asleep. My sister (where I’m staying) had scheduled an outdoor fitness lesson for us. That’s a great way of getting over a jet lag! I didn’t know that, but it’s surprisingly good.

1 hour fitness
Exercise of the Day (side plank rotations) - in one go
Day 13 of the Hug Challenge round 72
Day 16 of the Epic Cardio challenge
Day 46 of the 60 Days of HIIT program - level 3
Rotator Cuff Workout
Sore Feet Workout together with hand grip exercise
Balance & Coordination Workout

1431 CDoE





Hmmm, still jet lagged, forgot to hit the Post button

 

[AnnieW]

Exercise of the Day (knee strikes) - in one go
Day 14 of the Hug Challenge round 72
Day 17 of the Epic Cardio challenge
Day 47 of the 60 Days of HIIT program - level 3
Rotator Cuff Workout
Sore Feet Workout together with hand grip exercise
Balance & Coordination Workout

1432 CDoE

 

[Mamatigerj]

I hope you enjoy your visit with your sister.

 

[AnnieW]

@Mamatigerj Thank you! We're having a great time. Sun, palm trees, good company, what’s not to like!

Exercise of the Day (side bends) - in one go
Day 15 of the Hug Challenge round 72 - done
Day 18 of the Epic Cardio challenge
Day 48 of the 60 Days of HIIT program - level 3
Rotator Cuff Workout
Sore Feet Workout together with hand grip exercise
Balance & Coordination Workout

1433 CDoE

 

[Fremen]

 

[AnnieW]

@Fremen A hug back! Thanks!

Exercise of the Day (cross tricep extensions) - did them with my hands on the sofa and managed to do 5 that way
Day 1 of the Hug Challenge round 73
Day 19 of the Epic Cardio challenge
Day 49 of the 60 Days of HIIT program - level 3
Rotator Cuff Workout
Sore Feet Workout together with hand grip exercise
Balance & Coordination Workout

5,8 km run - road and trail

1434 CDoE

San Diego has a lot of little canyons between neighbourhoods. Sometimes they have great trails. I can do a nice little round from my sister's with a 2,5 km stretch in the canyon behind the house.



This morning we had a bit of rain and the webs of the spiders looked marvellous.

 

[Mamatigerj]

Lovely photos!

 

[Anek]

Really pretty!

 

[AnnieW]

@Mamatigerj @Anek Thanks!

Exercise of the Day (single leg bridges) - in one go
Day 2 of the Hug Challenge round 73
Day 20 of the Epic Cardio challenge
Day 50 of the 60 Days of HIIT program - level 3
Rotator Cuff Workout
Sore Feet Workout together with hand grip exercise
Balance & Coordination Workout

1435 CDoE

 

[NancyTree]

Nice pictures!
And for another round

 

[AnnieW]

@NancyTree Thank you and hugs to you too!

Exercise of the Day (upward downward dog) - in one go
Day 3 of the Hug Challenge round 73
Day 21 of the Epic Cardio challenge
Day 51 of the 60 Days of HIIT program - level 3
Rotator Cuff Workout
Sore Feet Workout together with hand grip exercise
Balance & Coordination Workout

1436 CDoE

 

[AnnieW]

Exercise of the Day (knee-to-elbow) - in one go
Day 4 of the Hug Challenge round 73
Day 22 of the Epic Cardio challenge
Day 52 of the 60 Days of HIIT program - level 3
Rotator Cuff Workout
Sore Feet Workout together with hand grip exercise
Balance & Coordination Workout

1437 CDoE

 

[AnnieW]

Exercise of the Day (jumping lunges) - in one go
Day 5 of the Hug Challenge round 73
Day 23 of the Epic Cardio challenge
Day 53 of the 60 Days of HIIT program - level 3
Rotator Cuff Workout
Sore Feet Workout together with hand grip exercise
Balance & Coordination Workout

1 hour of outdoor fitness with my sister early in the morning. If anyone ever needs a tip for a great fitness instructor in San Diego, just drop me a message. I got a load of useful directions and the instructor is a very nice person as well.

1438 CDoE

 

[CODawn]

Nice pictures!

 

[AnnieW]

@CODawn thank you!

Exercise of the Day (elbow plank) - in one go
Day 6 of the Hug Challenge round 73
Day 24 of the Epic Cardio challenge
Day 54 of the 60 Days of HIIT program - level 3
Rotator Cuff Workout
Sore Feet Workout together with hand grip exercise
Balance & Coordination Workout

1439 CDoE

 

[AnnieW]

Exercise of the Day (shoulders tabs) - in one go
Day 7 of the Hug Challenge round 73
Day 25 of the Epic Cardio challenge
Day 55 of the 60 Days of HIIT program - level 3
Rotator Cuff Workout
Sore Feet Workout together with hand grip exercise
Balance & Coordination Workout

5,8 km run - road and trail

1440 CDoE

I did the same run as a few days ago, in the little neighbourhood canyon. It's a quite grey day. I saw a lot of birds though. I managed to snap a picture of a blue heron. I don't know if it's the same species as the European blue heron, it looks very much alike.



Edit: just found out the European blue heron is called grey heron in English. Since the lighter parts of the heron in the picture are more pinkish than light grey, this is a great blue heron. There must also be a noticable difference in proportion of the legs, but well, the bird is standing in the water and did not want to show any leg.

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

Yes, your photo here is of a Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias). It is a North and Central American bird. They are magnificent!

The Great Blue is a close relative of your Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea), but isn't normally found in your part of the world.

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[AnnieW]

@Laura Rainbow Dragon thanks for confirming my suspicions!

Exercise of the Day (pacer steps) - in one go
Day 8 of the Hug Challenge round 73
Day 26 of the Epic Cardio challenge
Day 56 of the 60 Days of HIIT program - level 3
Rotator Cuff Workout
Sore Feet Workout together with hand grip exercise
Balance & Coordination Workout

1441 CDoE

 

[AnnieW]

Exercise of the Day (toe taps) - in one go
Day 9 of the Hug Challenge round 73
Day 27 of the Epic Cardio challenge
Day 58 of the 60 Days of HIIT program - level 3
Rotator Cuff Workout
Sore Feet Workout together with hand grip exercise
Balance & Coordination Workout

5,2 km hike - trail, Borrego Palm Canyon Trail

1442 CDoE



Finally did a trip to the desert today. Lots of flowers and exceptionally green, a beautiful day. Tomorrow I'm flying home again.

 

[Anek]

Beautiful!

 

[Lady Celerity]

Nice photos!

 

[MadamMeow]

That looks so peaceful!

 

[AnnieW]

@Anek @Lady Celerity @MadamMeow Thanks!

Yesterday:
1 hour fitness with my sister
1,5 hr hike in the canyon near my sister’s home, 5,8 km, but we had a dog with us. Our finest moment was when we spotted a bobcat in the distance. Wow, just wow!
Day 10 of the Hug Challenge round 73

1443 CDoE

Traveled back from California to The Netherlands. Left at 18:00 Californian time, home at at 21:00 next day Dutch time.

Today:
Exercise of the Day (pacer steps) - in one go
Day 11 of the Hug Challenge round 73
Day 28 of the Epic Cardio challenge
Day 57 of the 60 Days of HIIT program - level 3
Rotator Cuff Workout
Sore Feet Workout together with hand grip exercise
Balance & Coordination Workout

1444 CDoE

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

Our finest moment was when we spotted a bobcat in the distance. Wow, just wow!