This week I finished The Idea of You by Robinne Lee. I feel like this would have been a great book club pick because while I don't think it's a particularly good book I would really like to talk about it with someone. The basic premise is that a 39 year old mom starts dating a 20 year old musician. Did I dislike it because the characters were boring? Did I dislike it because it was cleverly inverting the "older man younger woman" narrative, but I wouldn't read a book about an old man who dates a young hot rockstar so of course I didn't like the inverse? Did I not like it because the characters seemed perpetually able to go out to dinner like normal people while also being "the most famous person in the world"?
Also it was made into a terrible looking movie starting Anne Hathaway. How is Anne Hathaway 41 and how is she also so gorgeous? And how did they make this book into a film because my other issue with this book is it goes a little too far down the 50 shades of grey route of sexiness.
I have a 7 day loan of The Husbands now. It's quirky and engaging so far.
Workouts
Monday
20 minute run listening to a Peleton Run by Andy Spear.
30 minute Pilates from Kristin McGee
Tuesday
30 minute Barre class with sports friend.
30 minute quick walk with friend and babies in carriers
90 minute walk pushing the pram because babies were very grumpy.
Wednesday
Nothing. Just normal heaving 40lbs of babies around all day
Thursday (I had childcare so it was all-out exercise day!)
1 hour Core and Cardio with gym buddy*
45 minute Peloton ride on friend's bike
15 minute Arms & Shoulders workout on Peloton app
20 minute incidental bike riding to friend's house
Friday
30 Minute Full Body Strength workout on Peloton App
10 Minute Postnatal Phase 2 workout on Peloton App
Saturday
30 minute interval run (Peloton app)
15 Minute Arms & Shoulders workout on Peloton app
I've been listening to Peloton running soundtracks and it turns out interval training *is* the way to get faster. I was doing a speed walk from Robin Arzon on Saturday but used it for a bit of running intervals / jogging and was incredibly surprised to see the following on Strava after.
In case you're wondering, I have abandoned couch to 5k now. Probably because I've done a 5k now.
The main reason I've been able to get this amount of excercise is due to having childcare (our weekly babysitter) and husband with a super flexible job so he can watch babies for an hour. I don't know where exercise will fit when I go back to work... but that's not for 2 months. Anyways, I am feeling really good about my current level of sport.
Sleep
Time log shows 8.2 hours on average last week but currently 7.3 hours average for this week. I need to go to bed early tonight. Babies are still shenanigan-ing at night, but I am pretty sure we are going to be on better sleep soon. No one is feeding at night anymore (since Tuesday). They're just... somewhat awake sometimes. Here's 8:30pm to 5:00am:
*gym buddy knows I like crazy workouts. For this one, he hung upside down from a rack while I laid on the floor underneath. He did a hanging crunch with a 6kg wall ball, then passed it down to me where I did a normal crunch, then I passed it back to him from the top of my crunch. I'm sure we looked ridiculous but I felt SO COOL.
Have you read The Idea of You? Have you seen the film? Do you like social exercise? If you could do dinner, drinks, or movement with your friends which would you pick?
Thank you for writing about your experience with the running classes on Peloton. I’ve also been loving the app (I even use some of the bike boot camp classes on the non-Peloton stationary bike I had to get when I hurt my knee) but I’ve never tried the running classes and I’ve been wondering what they are like. I just got back into running again after my knee injury and I’m definitely curious, but I’ve had a good audiobook to listen to so I haven’t tried a class yet. You’ve inspired me and this week will be the week.
ReplyDeleteI have not read that book (or seen the movie) but my daughter (14yo) wants to see it because she thinks that, and I quote, “Ann Hathaway has aged like fine wine.” She’s barely even seen young Ann Hathaway in things (maybe only Princess Diaries) but even she recognizes how good she still looks. (On a related note I watched Top Gun Maverick on a plane next to her last night and we were both drooling over Jennifer Connolly. Talk about about aging like a fine wine! She looks incredible!! Poor Tom Cruise must have been devastated when they cast her. 🤣
Did you try a running class? I did one of the treadmill classes outside and it wasn't bad! I definitely run faster if I'm doing a class than listening to an audio book.
DeleteYour daughter is on point about Ann Hathaway!
That sounds like a really cool workout!
ReplyDeleteI cannot imagine dating a 20 year old. Sounds like a nightmare. -rachel
Haha! I know! I don't even know how to interact with 20 year olds I employ!
DeleteI recently read The Husbands and loved it! Quirky and engaging are perfect descriptors.
ReplyDeleteI hate intense workouts. That is why I stick to yoga LOL it could get intense sometimes, too, but not as much as others. Ca I tell you that I have sweating?
ReplyDeleteOh that movie... I have seen it pop up here and there, and so far I don't think I'll watch it. I mean, romantic movies or comedies are not really my thing. Give horror and thriller any day. And yes, Anne Hathaway never ages - she must have sold her soul to the devil LOL
I saw The Idea of You, and it was fine. Not horrible, not great. I think it was Nicole who read the book and said it was HORRIBLY written.
ReplyDeleteYeah I would agree that it's not well written. I know I don't have the best taste in books but I often thought "this is a worse version of 50 shades of grey" and I felt like that was an insult on multiple levels.
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