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Sooooo I’ve been on holidays and I brought my 3lb weights, ankle weights and mat. Normally I lift and do cardio, but this week I’ve been doing the Sculpt 30s, barre, Pilates and yoga sculpt.

Yoga sculpt is hands down superior. Greta and Johanna do a fantastic job. Make us pulse for longer periods. No more slow 2 counts of 8 then break. I don’t want breaks. Make it chaotic. I want to burn.

I know this is old news and discussed a lot, but sculpt 30 can be so good if they were more of a Yoga sculpt, just scrap the yoga lol.

Hi yall! Please excuse my ignorance. My family are booked in to stay at Mabel Lake for a week on Monday. We’ve called to confirm if it was still a go with the wild fires and they said they weren’t affected.

A couple days later they sent an email saying there is an evacuation alert** but they’re still untouched and we’re welcome to go. As a visitor to the province, we’re still not sure if it’s a good idea to drive that direction or not. Kicker is we’re not sure if we’d get our money back as our cabin is pre paid. A lot can change in a week but we just want to make sure we’re making the right decision.

Update: thank you all very much for your replies! We’ll continue with our plans. Really hoping these fires get settled soon. Heartbreaking stuff.

Hi yall,

I understand PZ Pack isn’t owned by Peloton, but I’m curious if there are people in this group that use their service and have been able to get a hold of them?

I made an impulse purchase last week to go pro but it’s not entirely what I was expecting and immediately sent them a message to ask to cancel and get a refund. I’ve been emailing and sending messages via their website but I haven’t heard anything. Even a simple, “no sorry” would be better than being ghosted. It was my decision to make the purchase so I will take responsibility, but it’s frustrating not hearing back. I also wasn’t factoring the dollar change, so seeing $116 CAD come out wasn’t a good feeling.

Anyone go through something similar or have gotten a hold of them before?

I’m so mad at myself for never giving power zone a try in the 4 years I’ve joined Peloton. I never understood it, tbh I still don’t really get it 😅 BUT they’re addicting once you get the hang of it.

I did an FTP test back in 2023, and again the other week. I only cycle 1-2 times a week with strength being my main focus, but I’d really like to incorporate more. I like how they are certainly challenging, but I don’t dread going into a PZ class as I would with a regular ride. I’m hoping these PZ classes will improve my cycling in the other classes because I find myself SO gassed out seeing little to no improvement, including strength and mobility.

Anyways, I’m excited I finally joined the power zone crew!

This might be a silly question but when do yall fit in your hikes? I do lower body strength twice a week and I’m usually facing DOMs quite regularly. I’d love to hike more but my legs are always so sore, even with recovery and mobility work. Same goes for the bike, but I do find doing a low impact or Progression ride doable.

Could a person add a bike class to a lower body strength day?

I’m a lifer Metric fan. I used to listen to BSS and Stars in 2005, but my heart stayed with Metric.

I went to see the Edmonton show and even with the loss of BSS’s drummer, I loved their performance. There were a few kinks, but Kevin did a great job making us laugh and feeling GOOD.

Ever since then, I went back to explore their music. I’ll admit, some aren’t my vibe, but SO many other songs make up for it. Hug of Thunder is my favourite. I wish I would have heard it back in 2017.

Anyways, I’m glad I got to see them perform and I’m happy to do more and more listening.

Does anyone feel anxiety towards their step kids?

Long story short, I met my SO almost 10 years ago, SS was 11. I came in with 0 kid experience. With BM drama, a bit of a Disney dad and becoming pregnant very early in our relationship, I found it very very very hard to play mom. With there being no consistent structure from both parents, I felt as if my SO was hoping I’d swing in to be the hero.

I was not.

I had to disengage. Take a step back, not in a malicious way, but I was there as a support in the background if needed.

Fast forward, SS is 20. I have two young kiddos. Everything is fine except I have 0 relationship with SS. He lives with us full time. I don’t know how to talk to him, and vise versa. It’s like I feel a pang of anxiety if we’re alone in the kitchen or whatever. It’s not like I don’t like him, I do he’s a good kid but since he never really had the structure, he really isn’t doing much as a young adult. He’s now working on getting his licence which will be huge. I’m hoping moving forward they’ll be serious about job hunting or any secondary.

I’m not sure if it’s resentment or if we just tolerate each other’s existence. I cook his meals every night, he’ll come upstairs to eat then back to his room. 🤷‍♀️

Anyways, I’m curious if anyone ended up in a similar situation. I feel bad that it’s come to this, I just wouldn’t know how to properly engage without the rejection. It’s a weird feeling.

K I’m not sure if I’m overthinking things and this is probably a dumb question but my ticket says 7pm. Is that when doors open or when the initial performance starts? We’re driving 4 hours tomorrow so I’m trying to plan my life out. Lol

So my 5 year old LOVES Mario Party. And I get it, it’s been a staple game in my life since 1998.

I’m balanced in the sense of some days we are full of TV, some days we are not. Some days we’re outside all day long, some days we’re nestled in doing artsy stuff. I keep my girls busy with some regular activities, park days, etc.

No iPads or YouTube, I’m fine with Netflix

I encourage them to play when they’re bored, and sometimes, or most times it’s a battle with my youngest.

She would play Mario Party all day long if I’d let her. I don’t, but there have been days where she would be on there for hours and I would judge myself hard as a parent. Now that it’s her summer break, it’s the first thing she requests every morning. I truly don’t mind her playing it, but I don’t know how to navigate the amount of time lol. I’m thinking absolutely no screens in the morning. Add a time slot in the afternoon type thing.

It’s been rainy so we haven’t been outside much, I might just be overthinking this. But I’m curious how yall gauge your Nintendo time?

I always loved Nintendo. I wouldn’t classify myself as a gamer but my friends and I used to play a lot of Mario games. But we also knew how to get off the game and go outside. I’ve seen how too much gaming affects kids. I’d hate to be the parent that let it happen.

So now that I have added more moisturizer and spf to my daily routine, I have found that my makeup makes my skin extremely shiny and my mascara brings me back to the drunken bar days with how smudged my eyes get.

How on earth do we prevent this? I use decent product, I apply minimally, nothing crazy. I don’t like waterproof mascara, but if anyone has some solid recs.

I have two summer weddings this year and I would really like to not be a shiny smudgy mess. I do have a setting powder but it clearly sucks. lol

How do yall keep your makeup looking solid?

So now that I have added more moisturizer and spf to my daily routine, I have found that my makeup makes my skin extremely shiny and my mascara brings me back to the drunken bar days with how smudged my eyes get.

How on earth do we prevent this? I use decent product, I apply minimally, nothing crazy. I don’t like waterproof mascara, but if anyone has some solid recs.

I have two summer weddings this year and I would really like to not be a shiny smudgy mess. I do have a setting powder but it clearly sucks. lol

How do yall keep your makeup looking solid?

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THANK YOU ALL for the great suggestions!!!!!!!