working out for Disney

[Sans Souci]

Funny, EE is really the main reason I take time to go to AK. It's a pretty park, but for whatever reason, it just doesn't appeal to me like the others.

I could see that. Extreme sporting endeavors have become wildly popular and climbing Everest is typically one for the wealthy. The selfie part tells the other half of this story. So many people want to show off and what better way to show you're rich and doing something crazy? And no other mountain will do, since it has to be the tallest...since that signifies that it must be the best. I know there are plenty of peaks that are part of Everest and near Everest that get minimal traffic, simply because they're not the tallest. I just don't understand the people who bring their kids into this. It's not enough to climb it...let's climb it with a kid...and pray we all survive.

It's not quite the same, but I was walking the Castaway Cay 5K last year and there was this girl about 9-10 with her mom running. The girl was crying hysterically and the mom was yelling at her. It was awful. This man told her to chill out. It's an absolutely disgusting course. It's so sunny and there is dense foliage both sides of the path, so there is no airflow. It's so humid, too. There's a reason why I walk it and not run it. It was clear this poor girl did not want to be there, I don't know why her mom was such a drill sergeant about it. Let your kid enjoy their vacation.

 

[MinnieM123]

Funny, EE is really the main reason I take time to go to AK. It's a pretty park, but for whatever reason, it just doesn't appeal to me like the others.

I could see that. Extreme sporting endeavors have become wildly popular and climbing Everest is typically one for the wealthy. The selfie part tells the other half of this story. So many people want to show off and what better way to show you're rich and doing something crazy? And no other mountain will do, since it has to be the tallest...since that signifies that it must be the best. I know there are plenty of peaks that are part of Everest and near Everest that get minimal traffic, simply because they're not the tallest. I just don't understand the people who bring their kids into this. It's not enough to climb it...let's climb it with a kid...and pray we all survive.

There's been a lot about this on the news, both local and national (and international). One of the topics of discussion was that the country was giving out too many permits (not exactly sure that's the actual term) for individuals to climb Everest, and that was part of the dangerous conditions, for a number of hikers up there.

 

[HouCuseChickie]

It's not quite the same, but I was walking the Castaway Cay 5K last year and there was this girl about 9-10 with her mom running. The girl was crying hysterically and the mom was yelling at her. It was awful. This man told her to chill out. It's an absolutely disgusting course. It's so sunny and there is dense foliage both sides of the path, so there is no airflow. It's so humid, too. There's a reason why I walk it and not run it. It was clear this poor girl did not want to be there, I don't know why her mom was such a drill sergeant about it. Let your kid enjoy their vacation.

I've seen people's videos of the course and I don't think I'd enjoy it. I do my best to stay in the shade when I walk and run. It's part of why I'm on the fence about the 10k in my town. They claim there will be shade, but I know were they're going to run and the shade is only off the course, on the sides of the street. Back in our old neighborhood, shade was a luxury since the builder clear cut all of the mature trees. I'd say little prayers for the clouds to cover up the sun. I know people who run with their kids. I haven't seen it in person, but I can only imagine that it's a fun and supportive experience. That being said, I could see me losing it if I had to run with my older one...but that's why I don't. And it sounds like this mom didn't think about her child, her child's abilities and their relationship before signing up. I'm sure she had some dream running experience in her head without considering the reality of these things. It's not fair to expect anyone to jump into any kind of distance experience without planning for all of this. Poor kid!

 

[HouCuseChickie]

There's been a lot about this on the news, both local and national (and international). One of the topics of discussion was that the country was giving out too many permits (not exactly sure that's the actual term) for individuals to climb Everest, and that was part of the dangerous conditions, for a number of hikers up there.

Yes, I saw it make the news this morning. I was reading up on it a bit and apparently there were an above average number of deaths back in 1996 due to poor weather and a back up of excess permits being issued (with those people on the mountain). Nowadays, they issue even more, which sounds like they are just trying to cash in on the scores of people who want to say they climbed Everest. It got me looking at costs and brochures. People seem to pay anywhere from $45-100K to climb Everest, which often doesn't include the cost of training and travel. The adventure sites also bill it in a way to make it sound even more exclusive, to help bait people in and drive these excess permit issues...like it's the ultimate adventure and if they think they have what it takes, they can apply to be part of their next expedition team. Sounds like perfect bait for egomaniac thrill junkies who already have everything else.

 

[HouCuseChickie]

Another raw and inside day as it was clearish this morning but too many downed branches to get out safely. DH had to take a minor detour to work. Yoga and a few LS miles done and I'm going right back to finish up because round 2 is expected this afternoon and kids are getting sent home as a precaution

Hope all was OK. I saw a lot of my NJ and PA friends posting all kinds of things about tornado warnings. I know my hometown in NJ was under warning for a while yesterday. Be safe!

 

[HouCuseChickie]

I got in my run last night. It was in the low 90s out, but it looks like I'm still making progress in the heat. I also officially ditched the app and am back to using his Disney training plans. This morning, I biked, walked, did some barre work with my legs, and some abs work with the exercise ball. Tonight is an off night for running, but I'll be back out there tomorrow night.

 

[Songbird76]

Good morning--

I started this 40 day yoga program today. I don't know if I will stay with it, but I'll take it one day at a time. It's meant to "unleash your creativity." Today's class was 50 minutes of sun salutations, which are hard on my shoulders. I hope they're not too sore later on. Otherwise, it was a bit different. It was lots of sitar and tabla drum music and poses called out in Sanskrit. There are also meditation and journaling prompts for each day, so I'll see how it goes. My only reservations are some of the classes are 90 minutes and there are classes with many hand and head stands--my nemeses.

I am hoping to pop out for a walk today in between storms.

I had a nice, relaxing Memorial Day. I went for a walk with my husband and basically spent the day in my yard doing nothing, but sitting in a lawn chair. The weather was perfect.

I've been reading stories about people dying trying to reach the peak of Everest. The weather has been poor, so people are milling around waiting for weather to clear. When the weather does clear, there is pent up demand to reach the top. People are running out of oxygen while waiting to ascend, so they become ill and die. People are reluctant to share their oxygen because of long waits. So, you're basically walking past people who are actively dying. What kind of experience this is? I don't know how I could reconcile just walking past someone who is succumbing to altitude sickness and then taking selfies while giving the peace sign on top of a peak that has the surface area of two ping-pong tables. Whatever happened to running a marathon or sailing around the world in a schooner as top bucket list items?

Wow....my high school government teacher climbed Everest, but his group didn't make it to the top. They had some bad weather and decided it wasn't worth the risk. They were disappointed, of course, but I can't imagine not helping someone. If you are willing to let someone die so you can do something for fun, you need to check your priorities!

I couldn't do your yogo thing. I can't do anything that puts that pressure on my wrists. I'm going to have to go to the doctor tomorrow about my right wrist. It's hurting a lot. Last night, I tried to grab my blanket to pull it over me, and I couldn't do it with my right hand. I can't lift a notebook with that hand right now. I've had this before, but never this bad, so I guess it's time for a doctor. But today is a holiday, so nothing is open, and it's not considered an emergency, so I have to wait until tomorrow.

 

[Songbird76]

Yesterday, I devoted extra time to the climber since I have started craving the rush of a run. I hope this doesn't come back to bite me. It was fine on the climber and I got in a nice bike ride afterwards, but I hope it doesn't push me towards injury while I'm out training. I've decided that the plan I was on is just wrong for me, so I mapped out all four half marathon plans on the website and app as well as the 10k/half plan. The differences are crazy, but I'll be flipping to the 10k beginner plan until I hit the start date for 10k/half training. I'm sure my knees will thank me.

Today, I got up and biked, walked, and then did arms and abs. Tonight, I'll be heading out for a 30 min run.

On a related note, I booked my lodging for my run trip I was going to work with a travel agent, but she said she couldn't book until June when rack rates post. Well, I saw all kinds of people in my run groups talking about already being booked and that 499 days out booking still applies. So, I called and sure enough...they were right. I don't normally use an agent, and it looks like I won't be this time either. I was hoping she'd do the legwork IF/WHEN room discounts hit, but looks like it'll be on me. I'm glad I called because one of the options I was considering had no rooms! So, I'm booked in a preferred room at Caribbean Beach.

It's so weird that you can book it yourself, but a travel agent can't! I wonder why that is? But a preferred room at CBR should be great! That's what we have booked for our summer trip, because there were no standard rooms left and it only cost me something like 15 euros more for the preferred. I'm a bit nervous, because when we went to DLP, we stayed in the Sequoia Lodge Montana rooms, which is supposed to be the preferred version...closer to the amenities and everything. But they gave us the last room on the farthest coridor, and it was not only run down and in need of refurbishment, but it was the farthest room from any of the facilities and amenities in the entire building. We couldn't have been further away from anything, and even some of the other buildings were closer to the restaurant and pool and such. It was a total waste of money, and that cost me a couple hundred extra for just a couple of days. So I hope that DisneyWorld is better about that and that the preferred rooms actually have better locations to make it worth paying the extra. We are staying for 2 weeks, so being stuck in a room that's farther from the bus stop, or away from the food court, etc would be annoying for that length of time. If it's just a couple of days, you can make do, but 2 weeks would be less than stellar.

 

[Songbird76]

That's shocking we learned the basics of how to read music in grammar school and at least one year of an instrument beyond the plastic flute thingy was highly encouraged.

We learned the basics in elementary....like, this is a quarter note, and this is a time signature, this is a treble clef, the spaces in treble clef spell FACE. But we didn't learn key signatures. I played alto clarinet in 5th grade, but our teacher had previously been a regular classroom teacher and was forced to teach band that year because she was the only music qualified teacher. She didn't want to teach band, and the district didn't want to have to search for a new music teacher, so they told her she HAD to teach band. I don't even remember if she finished out that year...I don't think she did, but then at least by the next year she left rather than teach band again. So the district had to find a new band teacher and we ended up with 3 different teachers in one year as they brought in subs and such. I switched to flute that year, but we had periods where we didn't have band for a couple of months because there was no teacher. We learned very very little. Then when I got to secondary school, the band teacher left because she was tired of fighting the administration, and then they brought in a teacher who we had had for the last part of 6th grade, and she threw things at us, yelled at us, and was apparently an alcoholic. So I chose not to take band that year, and it was good, because she ended up getting fired when she choked one of the girls, and then they found liquor in her filing cabinets....she was completely soused. The next year, I decided to try again, but they brought in a guy who was on sabatical from his normal school, and the guy told us every day that we were a bunch of whiny losers, we'd never amount to anything, he missed his old school, he hated us....then he stood up at the concert and yelled at the parents about how they were all to blame for what crappy kids we were and that we couldn't play, etc. I asked my mom if I could PLEASE quit, and she finally admitted defeat. The rule in our house had always been you finish what you start. You have to at least finish out the year because you made a commitment. But she let me out of it that one time only because I obviously wasn't learning anything and we were being verbally abused constantly. So our musical instruction was sporadic and low quality. I stuck with choir, where we got no theory. So all I knew were the basics we learned in elementary, and in first year band. We never got any further. So things like key sigs were beyond me....I knew C-major and B-flat major and that was it, and I didn't know HOW you knew which key it was, just that C had no sharps or flats (my theory prof called it "the moronic key"), and B-flat had a B-flat and E-flat.

 

[Figgy1]

Hope all was OK. I saw a lot of my NJ and PA friends posting all kinds of things about tornado warnings. I know my hometown in NJ was under warning for a while yesterday. Be safe!

Thank you last night's worst storms were south of us, I hope @Sans Souci didn't get hit too hard

 

[Sans Souci]

Yes, I saw it make the news this morning. I was reading up on it a bit and apparently there were an above average number of deaths back in 1996 due to poor weather and a back up of excess permits being issued (with those people on the mountain). Nowadays, they issue even more, which sounds like they are just trying to cash in on the scores of people who want to say they climbed Everest. It got me looking at costs and brochures. People seem to pay anywhere from $45-100K to climb Everest, which often doesn't include the cost of training and travel. The adventure sites also bill it in a way to make it sound even more exclusive, to help bait people in and drive these excess permit issues...like it's the ultimate adventure and if they think they have what it takes, they can apply to be part of their next expedition team. Sounds like perfect bait for egomaniac thrill junkies who already have everything else.

I read about this doctor (who was the one dissing selfie takers, while having his photo taken with the "Hi mom" sign) who had some sort chamber to replicate low oxygen environments in his back yard. It cost $70K. I knew it wasn't cheap to do this, but the total money spent on this is like the cost of a house in some parts of the US. To each his/her own, but then you realize some people have done this more than once!

 

[Sans Souci]

Wow....my high school government teacher climbed Everest, but his group didn't make it to the top. They had some bad weather and decided it wasn't worth the risk. They were disappointed, of course, but I can't imagine not helping someone. If you are willing to let someone die so you can do something for fun, you need to check your priorities!

I couldn't do your yogo thing. I can't do anything that puts that pressure on my wrists. I'm going to have to go to the doctor tomorrow about my right wrist. It's hurting a lot. Last night, I tried to grab my blanket to pull it over me, and I couldn't do it with my right hand. I can't lift a notebook with that hand right now. I've had this before, but never this bad, so I guess it's time for a doctor. But today is a holiday, so nothing is open, and it's not considered an emergency, so I have to wait until tomorrow.

It's not worth the risk. You can't out-maneuver bad weather and you can't withstand low oxygen environments. I think social media fuels a lot of this. I think there are a lot of things people wouldn't do if it meant they couldn't broadcast it to the world. I am convinced yoga is one of these things. I don't think it would be as popular as it is if it wasn't for Instagram. There are so many women who do various yoga poses in bikinis on the beach. There are naked yoga accounts, too.

I hope your wrist feels better. That sounds awful. Are you taking anything like ibuprofen to help with the pain? I wonder if you have carpal tunnel syndrome?

 

[Sans Souci]

We learned the basics in elementary....like, this is a quarter note, and this is a time signature, this is a treble clef, the spaces in treble clef spell FACE. But we didn't learn key signatures. I played alto clarinet in 5th grade, but our teacher had previously been a regular classroom teacher and was forced to teach band that year because she was the only music qualified teacher. She didn't want to teach band, and the district didn't want to have to search for a new music teacher, so they told her she HAD to teach band. I don't even remember if she finished out that year...I don't think she did, but then at least by the next year she left rather than teach band again. So the district had to find a new band teacher and we ended up with 3 different teachers in one year as they brought in subs and such. I switched to flute that year, but we had periods where we didn't have band for a couple of months because there was no teacher. We learned very very little. Then when I got to secondary school, the band teacher left because she was tired of fighting the administration, and then they brought in a teacher who we had had for the last part of 6th grade, and she threw things at us, yelled at us, and was apparently an alcoholic. So I chose not to take band that year, and it was good, because she ended up getting fired when she choked one of the girls, and then they found liquor in her filing cabinets....she was completely soused. The next year, I decided to try again, but they brought in a guy who was on sabatical from his normal school, and the guy told us every day that we were a bunch of whiny losers, we'd never amount to anything, he missed his old school, he hated us....then he stood up at the concert and yelled at the parents about how they were all to blame for what crappy kids we were and that we couldn't play, etc. I asked my mom if I could PLEASE quit, and she finally admitted defeat. The rule in our house had always been you finish what you start. You have to at least finish out the year because you made a commitment. But she let me out of it that one time only because I obviously wasn't learning anything and we were being verbally abused constantly. So our musical instruction was sporadic and low quality. I stuck with choir, where we got no theory. So all I knew were the basics we learned in elementary, and in first year band. We never got any further. So things like key sigs were beyond me....I knew C-major and B-flat major and that was it, and I didn't know HOW you knew which key it was, just that C had no sharps or flats (my theory prof called it "the moronic key"), and B-flat had a B-flat and E-flat.

I don't know what it is about directing that attracts the most dysfunctional people. I was in the percussion section from 5th grade until I graduated HS and I have seen some of the most miserable people directing band. I think they forget they are dealing with children learning to play an instrument and read music. I think some of them have an unrealistic expectation about children's abilities. I had one director who rage quit during class in jr high. There was another who routinely threw his baton on the ground, would stomp to his office 20 feet away and slam the door. He would sulk in there and give us the silent treatment if someone went to the door to get him to come back out. He would make these crappy, little remarks if you came in too late during a piece. I don't think he cared that there is a way to correct someone without publicly belittling them.

The final straw for me was he gave me a two day suspension in addition to cleaning the band room floor for stepping away during a song to get a drink of water from the fountain, steps away, in the band room. I was on antibiotics and it was time for me to take it. I didn't even have to play in the part they were practicing. I told him why I needed a drink and showed him the bottle of antibiotics, he didn't care. He told me he was the one who would tell me when I could have a drink. I quit when I returned from my suspension. That was the only time in school I ever got in trouble. I was so angry, because I wasn't someone who got in trouble at school. I never skipped class, I never gave teachers grief or turned in papers/homework late, etc. I missed two days of class because of some sociopathic jerk.

 

[Sans Souci]

Thank you last night's worst storms were south of us, I hope @Sans Souci didn't get hit too hard

I'm ok! It wasn't too bad here. It got really dark, but I'd say we dodged a bullet (again).

 

[Sans Souci]

Good morning--

So, this morning I tried to do the third day of that 40 day "unleash your creativity" program and I bailed after a few minutes. She did the first "exhaaaaaaaallllllleeee" and I just said, "NOPE." Then I streamed a different class. It was not as rigorous as I would have liked, but he was not annoying. It was actually a good core workout.


I am walking to my hair appointment today, luckily, it's before the another round of storms roll in.

I've been slowly ramping up my interview prep. I don't want to look too polished, because they want to see candid answers. I was practicing public announcements this AM. When I said, "This is flight [number] with service to [city]." I said "cervix," instead of "service." I know people make mistakes, but all of all words to say! I think it's because I pick random cities when I practice and I was going to say "Phoenix" this time.

 

[HouCuseChickie]

It's so weird that you can book it yourself, but a travel agent can't! I wonder why that is? But a preferred room at CBR should be great! That's what we have booked for our summer trip, because there were no standard rooms left and it only cost me something like 15 euros more for the preferred. I'm a bit nervous, because when we went to DLP, we stayed in the Sequoia Lodge Montana rooms, which is supposed to be the preferred version...closer to the amenities and everything. But they gave us the last room on the farthest coridor, and it was not only run down and in need of refurbishment, but it was the farthest room from any of the facilities and amenities in the entire building. We couldn't have been further away from anything, and even some of the other buildings were closer to the restaurant and pool and such. It was a total waste of money, and that cost me a couple hundred extra for just a couple of days. So I hope that DisneyWorld is better about that and that the preferred rooms actually have better locations to make it worth paying the extra. We are staying for 2 weeks, so being stuck in a room that's farther from the bus stop, or away from the food court, etc would be annoying for that length of time. If it's just a couple of days, you can make do, but 2 weeks would be less than stellar.

I have a feeling she can, but maybe doesn't know she can...which doesn't give me a lot of confidence in her knowledge. In the end, I'm usually my own best travel agent... , so maybe it's for the best. I'm a bit nervous about the resort and room type as well, but I'm sure some of it is just that it's a new experience. My parents stayed at CBR a couple of times back when they were AP holders and they really liked it, so that helps ease my nerves. I saw a review griping about having to take a shuttle to get to their room, but I already knew this and don't mind it. This reviewer also complained about a 5 minute walk to the food court and a 15 minute walk to the customs house. I'm not saying it won't be a walk, but I've stayed a number of places at Disney where griped about walks ended up being non-issues. So, I'm going to approach this with optimism. I'm only going to be there 6 days to your 2 weeks, but I need to find out more about how they handle race and expo buses since I don't want to have to hike any great distances in the middle of the night to make a bus for a race. I will be curious to see how your stay goes and am hopeful that all is good. My friend really wants to stay at CBR...not that I don't...but I warned her that I might change or upgrade if discounts hit and I'm able to get BC, BWI or the garden wing at the Contemporary for a decent price. I'm not optimistic about any of that if CSR is already booked up, but you never know.

 

[HouCuseChickie]

Wow....my high school government teacher climbed Everest, but his group didn't make it to the top. They had some bad weather and decided it wasn't worth the risk. They were disappointed, of course, but I can't imagine not helping someone. If you are willing to let someone die so you can do something for fun, you need to check your priorities!

I couldn't do your yogo thing. I can't do anything that puts that pressure on my wrists. I'm going to have to go to the doctor tomorrow about my right wrist. It's hurting a lot. Last night, I tried to grab my blanket to pull it over me, and I couldn't do it with my right hand. I can't lift a notebook with that hand right now. I've had this before, but never this bad, so I guess it's time for a doctor. But today is a holiday, so nothing is open, and it's not considered an emergency, so I have to wait until tomorrow.

Oh wow, I hope everything ends up being OK with your wrists! I had something like this happen a few years ago. I had so much pain and weakness on my right side that I was having to use my left arm to shift my vehicle into drive, etc. It was shifting between sides too. They wound up testing me for all kinds of things, but it just seemed to be some rotator cuff aggravation. Hopefully yours is nothing major as well!

 

[HouCuseChickie]

I read about this doctor (who was the one dissing selfie takers, while having his photo taken with the "Hi mom" sign) who had some sort chamber to replicate low oxygen environments in his back yard. It cost $70K. I knew it wasn't cheap to do this, but the total money spent on this is like the cost of a house in some parts of the US. To each his/her own, but then you realize some people have done this more than once!

I'm sure it's on par with people who sink hundreds of thousands into cars or other frivolities that would never be considerations for the average person. The expedition tour company I was looking at is definitely designed for the repeat climber. Their expeditions detail the mountains and peaks offered, like they are a set of crown jewels for you to complete. It's not all Everest related stuff, but for the Everest enthusiast, you can climb Everest as well as the peaks around Everest so you can get to experience it from all different angles. What's wild, but also understandable, is that some of the other peaks are supposedly more demanding climb...well, in some regards. Everest is a longer climb (est 63 days), so you need more endurance, but some of the other peaks that are shorter climbs require more climbing ability due to slope and standard conditions.

And what's really bizarre in all of this...my company's logo is a mountain...parent mountain to said logo peak is Everest. Our computer backgrounds, lock screens, etc. are all of this peak and I can see climbers as well as Everest in some of the images.

 

[HouCuseChickie]

It's not worth the risk. You can't out-maneuver bad weather and you can't withstand low oxygen environments. I think social media fuels a lot of this. I think there are a lot of things people wouldn't do if it meant they couldn't broadcast it to the world. I am convinced yoga is one of these things. I don't think it would be as popular as it is if it wasn't for Instagram. There are so many women who do various yoga poses in bikinis on the beach. There are naked yoga accounts, too.

I've often wondered about that with yoga. A girl I knew from college is really into acro yoga. All of their pictures were in bathing suits in crazy places and/or scenic spots. It was all interesting to look at and made for good pictures, while also feeling a bit odd. Like, why are you wearing a bikini in the middle of a city parking lot doing poses on old cars? I have several friends who teach yoga, and while every now and then they'll post a pic if they managed a really wild pose (Astavakrasana? I think), most times it's just encouraging people to attend class, yoga etiquette jokes, or how much they enjoy yoga after some other kind of workout day.

 

[SoarinSupergirl]

Hey guys, I have started my workout routine to be fit for Disney last month. 4 months to get where I want to be.
Jillian Michaels has been kicking my butt for almost 6 weeks now, and I'm LOVING the results I'm getting. It makes me eat better and feel better all around! Good job everyone