Week 2, Day 1 and it’s a ‘no-running’ day today so an opportunity to do my favourite activity (not) – core strength exercises. Getting up early to do them didn’t quite work out this morning as amazingly I had a second night of 8 hours-plus sleep.
It’s 10.35 and I think I’ll have a go now. I’ll get back to you at 11.00 with an update. “Imagine the shame, Peter, if you don’t have good news to report?”
11.15: Success! All complete. And just as horrible as I remember them when all done together. Not helped by this one, who wants to add ‘ball throwing’ to the workout every time I get down on the floor.
These are the exercises Lee from KHRC sent me as part of my half marathon training plan a few months back. (Disclaimer – the video links are my own choice and I can’t vouch for the quality of the demonstrations. I’ve only included them to give a general idea of what each exercise entails).
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Leg stands
(Difficulty ******)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF6rzyfwhBc - Standard plank
(Difficulty ******)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASdvN_XEl_c - Side plank
(Difficulty ******)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2VljzCC16g - Squats
(Difficulty ******)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1v152b72lo - Press ups
(Difficulty ******)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NECcLiefy0M - Sit ups
(Difficulty ******)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDwoBqPH0jk - Seated sprint
(Difficulty ******)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ0S6fpzXlk - Single leg cycles
(Difficulty ******)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kZ3N7tho9E
Let’s hope I can make all these 1 star over the next few months!
My First Marathon 
My cat likes to help with my core exercises: his favourite way is to stand behind my back when I’ve come up in a sit-up so I can’t get back down again, or just staring. Good work, though!
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I only have to get out of the chair and Bonnie’s up and ready for playtime. I think vacuuming and my exercises are now her favourite ‘get up and go’ moments.
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Have you considered Bullworker? https://web.archive.org/web/20110409065836if_/http://www.sandowplus.co.uk:80/Competition/Bullworker/Bullworker.pdf
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Got one, David. I try to use if 2 or 3 times a week to supplement the core strength exercises. It seems a lot harder to use now than it did many moons ago!
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