Day 31 of 31: I finished with 33 minutes of yoga this evening. The cats were overwhelmed by my efforts! I hope I've done a little bit to help raise awareness of hidden conditions like Crohn's and colitis. We have raised over £700 for #crohnsandcolitisuk by doing the #BigWinterWorkout
Woo hoo! We did it 🎉
Never thought for one minute that I'd get all the way through #BigWinterWorkout.
Only did it to keep my mate company.
And do you know what? I intend to keep doing it 💪
Not every day, just 5 days a week.
If you can, 🙏 donate. Only £20 off target
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I've been refusing friend requests for people at work as I was going to delete FB & insta at the end of our #BigWinterWorkout but we've had far more success in fundraising there than anywhere so will probably keep it for the next effort.
Folk I work with are going to think I'm just plain rude 😂
Day 28: an hour at public skating this evening. Practised my forward and backward crossovers whilst dodging the double peril of wobbly beginners and speed skaters. #crohnsandcolitisuk #BigWinterWorkout
Day 27: Fitsteps again tonight. Am feeling so fit after all this extra movement this month that I gave it my all tonight with extra jumping about and now my knee feels stiff and my back aches. That didn't happen in my 20s 😂
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Already over target and still have 4 more days to do 🥳
Shocked I've made it his far considering how unwell I've been this past year 😖
If you can support our #BigWinterWorkout with a small donation, please use the link below👇
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3 race horse mares and their foals grazing in a sunny field with bare trees behind them and blue sky above.
Day 23 (yesterday): had that Friday feeling so forced myself out for a 31 minute lunchtime walk and felt so much better for it. Saw how the foals are growing and enjoying a bit of rare winter sun. Movement is good! #bigwinterworkout #crohnsandcolitis.org.uk
Day 18 of 31: ice skating lesson today. Had a little breakthrough with my inside 3-turns and was marked as Good by my teacher. Lesson only 30 minutes so will do a little yoga session this eve to stretch my aching muscles. #bigwinterworkout
Day 17: It's the end of the week, so was hard to get started today. I tried FitnessBlender, recommended by a colleague, and did a 32-minute cardio workout. #BigWinterWorkout Watch 'It takes guts to talk about Crohn's and colitis' video from #crohnsandcolitisuk youtu.be/TG4srmK_WDU
Day 11 (belatedly): Cambridge ice rink today for my own skating lesson. It only lasts 30 minutes so I took a walk in the frost to get the extra minutes! #BigWinterWorkout
Day 15: Another yoga class today - 55 minutes at lunchtime. Busy first class of the new year. #crohnsandcolitisuk #BigWinterWorkout
I started the #Couchto5k today as part of the #BigWinterWorkout for Crohn's and Colitis UK. Typically ended up with heel blisters, but all for a good cause!
It's day 13 and we're £4 from our goal of £150 for a brilliant cause. Can you help us get there?
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Day 10: in Nottingham today, my daughter is competing in an ice skating competition. Had to be at the rink at 6am, so I got my 31 minute walk in around the quiet streets of Nottingham City centre very early! #bigwinterworkout crohnsandcolitis.org.uk
Day 9 #bigwinterworkout just had time for a 31-minute walk in the frost and sun at lunchtime today. Disturbed a sparrowhawk eating her lunch... she flew off with something plump in her talons.
Day 8 of #BigWinterWorkout 60-minute yin yoga session which was both slow paced and hardcore! I reckon I'll ache tomorrow... no photo this time, just a cats gif.
NHS waiting lists mean that many people are hospitalised before they get diagnosis and treatment for IBD. #crohnsandcolitisuk
Day 7: hard to get off the sofa and out to the ice rink this evening, but did 50 minutes public skating - mostly going round in circles but also practising my three turns and crossovers. Photo before I went on as didn't want to drop my phone in the ice 🙃 #crohns #colitis #bigwinterworkout
Blimey, I've managed 7 days straight so far 😅
When I said I'd try to do this with her, I didn't realise how much of a slave driver she'd be 🙄
If you can help support our #BigWinterWorkout with a small donation we'd really appreciate it 🙏
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Day 6: a 60-minute FitSteps class today with my daughter. I always leave that class with a smile! (There were more than 2 of us in class but I didn't want to ask others to be in my photo). #bigwinterworkout #crohns #colitis
We've done day 3 of #BigWinterWorkOut bright and early despite my banging head 🤯
Not sure I can do the whole 7 day a week thing with her for the whole month but we'll see.
If you'd like to support us, you can do so here 👇
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Day one of work wife's #BigWinterWorkout is complete ✅
We did pilates - well I did pilates for arthritis but that still counts!
Tomorrow will be walking (at lunchtime as well as to and from work)👣
Still £30 shy of her target so if you can, please drop a small donation:
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A really worthy cause that supports so many of us and her page is set it up so the donations go directly to the Charity.
Please donate if you can 🙏
#FaceTheFacts #BigWinterWorkout #Crohns #Colitis #IBD
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