s1m0n4

s1m0n4, 3 days ago to running

#workoutoftheday #running

It was a good run today. My PB for 12 km with an improvement of 20s/km compared to last week 🏃‍♀️🎉
Now I feel ready to increase the distance to 13 km.

#fitodon #fitness

Running map & some stats 12 km 768 cal 6:29 pace 01:17:55 duration
Running splits by km 1 6:54 2 6:47 3 6:16 4 6:34 5 6:16 6 6:27 7 6:21 8 6:22 9 6:18 10 6:27 11 6:41 12 6:24
Me posing with a hand sign of victory and a graffiti behind me

s1m0n4, 5 days ago to dance

#soundsofhome #jukeboxfridaynight

Last one is #Saltarello , a popular Italian #dance from the Middle Age somehow surviving across time and ages

https://youtu.be/wx4N6lOYZMU?feature=shared

s1m0n4, 5 days ago to juggling

#workoutoftheday

🤹‍♀️ 1h of #juggling

I've been trying the mills mess with 3 balls for what feels like a godzillion years and now I finally see the light at the end of the tunnel🕯️😁. I'm close!
The same goes for alternating 2-1 doubles with the clubs

Then it was time for my #circuitraining session.

2x45s, 2x30s:
1️⃣ High knees
2️⃣ Floor ladder (cardio)
3️⃣ Side plank
4️⃣ Bulgarian split squat
5️⃣ Scissors
6️⃣ Squat jump
7️⃣ Wall chair
8️⃣ Hollow hold
9️⃣ Russian twists @ 3kg
🔟 Adductors

#fitodon #fitness

Me struggling with mills mess 3 balls
Me struggling with clubs double 2-1 sequence
Me doing a 180° rotation while juggling with clubs. Ending the sequence by passing a club under my leg

s1m0n4, 8 days ago to running

#workoutoftheday #running

🏃‍♀️#fartlek: 45s slow + 15s fast (x30)

It was raining cats & dogs 🌧️ and I came back home completely drenched 💦

Afterwards I will help coaching my son's pre-school swimming lesson. It's not exactly an intense effort, but it's 30' floating and moving in the pool, so it isn't light exercise either.

Basically a day in water! 😂

#fitodon #fitness

s1m0n4, 10 days ago to running

#workoutoftheday #running

Back on track with my training plan. I ran for 12 km and the weather conditions were ideal. 14°C, a cloudy sky, no wind, no rain or big annoying water puddles.

#fitodon #fitness

Running stats by split 6:49 avg pace 01:22:09 duration
Running path alongside the river A graffiti on the right A boat on the river Apartment buildings on the left
An old building and boats parked on the river Grey sky

s1m0n4, 16 days ago to mastodon

One year on #Megalodon and #Mastodon and I found out only now that I can add my favourite hashtags as separate timeline tabs 🤦

#fediverse

Adding an a hashtag with advanced options

s1m0n4, 17 days ago to running

#workoutoftheday

I went #running today after an 11 day break. Knees were more or less ok. I applied a heating patch which gave me a burning sensation halfway through the run until the end.
The weather was hot, sunny and 22°C. An abrupt change of 15°C in just a couple of days.

I gave up after 8,3 km, as the sun and the burning knees won over my resolution. I walked for 10 min and then I ran again for another 1,8 km.

#fitodon #fitness

Run map by km from Saint-André-lez-Lille ti Les Trois Louches (6 km) and then back for another 2,3 km
Second run map & stats: 1,87 km 120 calories burned 6:26 pace 00:12:01 duration

s1m0n4, 17 days ago to Eurovision

#eurovision a serious candidate this year, France!

The set is too minimalist though, why didn't they add some effects?

#eurovision2024

s1m0n4, 17 days ago to Eurovision

#eurovision Norway tells the story of a maiden turned into a wolf.
An interesting singing technique applied to a rock tune. I need more time to process this song.

#eurovision2024

s1m0n4, 17 days ago to Eurovision

#eurovision the Cypriot song is 100% forgettable
#eurovision2024

s1m0n4, 17 days ago to Eurovision

#eurovision Portugal: a great voice in a very yawning song.
#eurovision2024

s1m0n4, 17 days ago to Eurovision

#eurovision
UK singer: you missed some notes there!
And I don't understand if the dancers are boxing or having sex 🐒
#eurovision2024

s1m0n4, 19 days ago to running

#workoutoftheday

🚴‍♀️ 7 km

x5:
1️⃣ fitball moguls x8/side
2️⃣ TRX pull-up x8
3️⃣ fitball hamstring curl x12
4️⃣ push-up x4
5️⃣ side plank & opening x8/side
6️⃣ TRX deep squat narrow stance x8

Notes: 4️⃣ I could keep good form touching the floor for 3 laps 💪
6️⃣ feels easier. I'm relying less on my arms but I still can't do it without the TRX assistance

I'm planning on resuming #running on Sunday after 10 days break. I'm hoping that my knee will feel ok before and after 🥹

#fitodon #fitness

s1m0n4, 22 days ago to Fitness

#workoutoftheday

🚴‍♀️ 8 km (4 km with groceries)

Strength (x5):
1️⃣ TRX pull-up x8
2️⃣ X mountain climbers x30/side
3️⃣ Push-up x4
4️⃣ #animalflow 🐒 swing practice x2/side
5️⃣ TRX dips X8
6️⃣ Static lunge + heel raise @ 8kg x8/side

Avoiding high impact exercises at the moment because of knee pain. I hope I can go back to normal within a few days, otherwise I'm stuck with mountain climbers as high intensity exercise with no jumping 😭.
I might try plank jacks too.

#fitness #fitodon

Me doing TRX pull-ups
Me doing X mountain climbers
Me practicing the monkey 🐒 swing
Me doing static lunge + heel raises

s1m0n4, 1 month ago to running

#workoutoftheday

I'm a slow runner and I don't care.

My priorities are:
1️⃣ Slowly increasing the distance
2️⃣ Maintaining a good #running form that allows me to keep doing it consistently "for as long as I breath" (quote from the awesome"Dune - Part 2" movie 😉).

My aim in #fitness is functional. I want to be able to do things no matter how long it takes me. And what I can't afford at all is injury.

Also they finally opened the river path in the other direction 🎉. I saw a 🐎 too!

#fitodon

Running stats
Docked boats and a church in the opposite side of the river
The horse

s1m0n4, 1 month ago to Fitness

#workoutoftheday

🚴‍♀️ 12 km bike-ride
🐒 Animal flow with an Avengers/impossible move called "ape swing" 🙀

https://youtu.be/UO7w0QnktOQ

No, I can't do it yet. Yes, I'm going to practice it because I'm a masochist who likes pure torture 😂

#fitness #fitodon

s1m0n4, 1 month ago to random

It's the end of April and the weather feels like February 😭😭😭

s1m0n4, 1 month ago to Bulgaria

We make fun of US citizens who lack geographic knowledge and yet many people from different European countries now believe that the UK has left Europe.

Let's make this clear: Europe is a continent and the UK remains in Europe. Even part of Turkey is in Europe.

The British did instead leave the European Union, which is a group of member States agreeing to a common legislation and free movement of people and merchandise (no tax, no visas).

#Brexit #EU #Europe

s1m0n4, 1 month ago to running

#workoutoftheday #fartlek

➡️ 45' slow + 15' fast (x30)

I was afraid because yesterday my knees hurt during circuit training. I don't know why and it never happened before. We trained outside and there was a chilly wind, so maybe that's a possible cause.

Anyway I could run pain free today, so nothing to worry about 😅

#running #fitodon #fitness

Running map
Running stats Active time 30' 32" Distance 4,86 km Energy expended 379 cal Move minutes 31 Pace 6:15/km 1 06:19 2 06:32 3 06:15 4 06:01 5 06:14

s1m0n4, 1 month ago to outside

#kpopmonday for Earth Day. Today's theme is #outside.

"Bon Voyage" by YooA, filmed in Jeju Island.

https://youtu.be/AAOOKbk-knM?feature=shared

#kpop

s1m0n4, 1 month ago to running

#workoutoftheday #running

Wind was at 25-30 km/h. After 6 km I wanted to give up. At km 8 I was convinced I could get to 9 and then stop. Then it got weirdly easier because I thought that I could continue until 10 km and once at 10 I convinced myself that the 11 km I planned were attainable.

It was a fight against the wind and my mental will 😂.

#fitodon #fitness

s1m0n4, 1 month ago to Fitness

#circuittraining #workoutoftheday

2x45s, 2x30s:
1️⃣ High knees
2️⃣ Lateral shoulder raise @ 4 kg & 6 kg
3️⃣ Wall chair
4️⃣ Hollow hold
5️⃣ Dips
6️⃣ Step touch
7️⃣ Adductor leg raises
8️⃣ Frontal shoulder raise @ 4 kg & 6 kg
9️⃣ Bulgarian split squat
🔟 Side plank

#fitness #fitodon

s1m0n4, 1 month ago to kpop

#workoutoftheday #kpop #dance

1️⃣ #IVE - Love Dive + #NCT - Dive Into You [07:50]
https://bit.ly/3VW3ZBp
2️⃣ #LeSserafim - Easy, Smart & Perfect Night [09:54]
https://bit.ly/3x8d5R1
3️⃣ #Ateez - Bouncy, Halazia, Guerrillla [10:41]
https://bit.ly/49yiAHm
4️⃣ #Blackpink - Shutdown & Pink Venom [06:33]
https://bit.ly/422ww9n
5️⃣ #Aespa - Next Level [06:26]
https://bit.ly/3U853AH
6️⃣ Ateez - Fireworks & Answer [08:31]
https://bit.ly/4aO9GFL

#fitodon #fitness

s1m0n4, 1 month ago to Fitness

#workoutoftheday

x5:
1️⃣ rope skipping: (3 SU + 1 DU) x8
2️⃣ Australian pull-up x8
3️⃣ side plank & leg lift x8/side
4️⃣ push-up x4
5️⃣ static lunge + calf raise @ 10kg x8/side
6️⃣ hollow hold 30s

Though I haven't tried DUs in months, I was able to do 4 consecutive reps of 3 single-unders + 1 double-under. I thought I would have lost it all!

I'm struggling big time with side planks instead!

#fitness #fitodon

Me doing Australian pull-ups at the gym
Me doing push-ups at the gym. Cartoon filtered.
Me skipping rope at the gym
Me doing side plank & leg lift at the gym

s1m0n4, 1 month ago to running

#workoutoftheday

There were tons of people and I had to slalom and preemptly visualize the change of direction to make my way through them.

On top of that my respiration is still stuffy, even if I feel good now, so I had to keep an easy pace even when the path was clear.

It's a sunny and warm day. The first one of the year I thought it would be good to have water with me.

Next time I'll wear my new #running belt with many large pockets!

#fitodon #fitness

Running belt with pockets all around it