National Women’s Checkup Day & The Great Tattoo Reveal (video post).

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Whether you decided to join in the Woman Challenge or not—-TODAY is a very important day.

Today, May 11, is National Women’s Check-up Day.

It’s the day to set aside all of our irrational fears (“what if there’s something wrong? I’d rather not know!” “what if my doctor looks at me and thinks: Good G-d has she *gained* weight since last visit?”) and love ourselves enough to take care of the only body we have.

It’s the day set aside for us to focus on SPEAKING UP and being heard.

It’s the day to take the time and make a list of all the questions we wanna ask our health care practitioners so we don’t forget anything in that hurryinandhurryout fifteen minutes we have their undivided attention.

Hell, print out this checklist for health if you want (I did), grab a hi-lighter & have at it!

Mark the things you have questions about.

Mark the tests you wanna ask about.

Mark the screenings youve been remiss in getting.

Use this interactive health screening tool (send the link on to a woman you love perhaps?) if you dont know where to begin—-JUST START.

Today’s the day.

It’s like the day at the library when they forgive all the late fees.Ā  If you’re behind on your checkups—make today the day you call and schedule an appointment.

You’re worth it.

(*cue lovely music* which acts as a perfect segue to:)

With the launch of the Woman Challenge & my announcement there’s no way in hell I’m logging my workouts in their activity tracker, I’ve received a number of comments/emails asking for specifics with regards to my current workout routine.

(if by routine you mean catch as catch can—–which I do.)

If you’ve inquired—-your answer is below.

(If you’re a longtimereader you may commence rolling your eyes, stomping your feet, & whining that you know all this already.)

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tb50h7U7cQ

And, if you’ve tat’quired, a video is here.

The art is not yet colored (& a little TMI) so, if you choose to watch, perhaps brace your collective selves…

Monday MishMash Post complete.

MizFit OUT.

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  1. Heh, nice tattoos šŸ˜‰

    I’ve been looking at the shortest possible workout that can still have results lately, is this one which showed benefits from a strength routine as brief as 11 minutes 3xweekly – 3-6 reps, 9 exercises so it looks like they went in and did one circuit through a pretty standard setup. You could probably even do roughly the same in 5 exercises if you were in a real hurry that day.

    Nice to know where the practical minimum for how much you need to train to see some benefit is, don’t you think?

    ‘Course, this is for strength training. For endurance training if your goal is to increase your mileage, you’ve gotta put in the miles. But if your goal is just to strengthen your cardiovascular system or to do some metabolic conditioning, the shortest possible workout is a set of Tabata intervals clocking in at 4 minutes.

    I have no idea what relevance this has to anything, I just like knowing stuff šŸ˜‰

  2. Uh Oh.
    This felt as though you were talking to me šŸ™‚

    I am really behind on getting to all my doctors (eye, teeth…)—–I will try to call today.

  3. I have heard you talk about this before and still can buy into the fact that you don’t workout all day long šŸ™‚

    I spend about 2 hours a day exercising & look half as good.

    Any suggestions for how I can cut back?

  4. Heh heh.. was JUST having this convo with my father. Try taking care of your body the way you take care of your vehicle. Preventative maintenance.
    Good shtuff as always!

  5. Peeking it. Toddler INEXPLICABLY up and going…

    this:

    Try taking care of your body the way you take care of your vehicle. Preventative maintenance.

    I only try to avoid saying that as Im known to take TERRIBLE care of my cars (wink)

  7. I really have to get to a dermatologist to have my moles checked… It’s such a schlep, but I have to do it.

    Your tattoos are… Wow!

  8. I know you meant this for the women but I am going to nag my girlfriend today as well.

    I want her to be healthy to be here for me—I don’t care what she weights.

  9. Holy tattoo! LOOOVE it!!!

    post hit home. just started back up on the HIIT bandwagon and am off to an ultrasound today for an overdue “check”. Fingers crossed šŸ™‚

  10. You do seem to be the living embodiment of moving every day just SOMETHING works.

    Right now I do about 70-90 mintes a day.

    Five days a week.

    Is that ok?

  11. Thanks for sharing your exercise routine! And the tattoos! They really are amazingly well drawn and who doesn’t love Suess? Can’t wait to see them colored in.

    Good reminder about preventative care… I’m a couple months overdue for dr/dentist/ and mammo and need to make some phone calls. Sigh.

  12. I’m a new reader so the routine stuff was interesting to me.

    I know that I need a check up soon and have fallen into the trap of wanting to lost weight before I go to the doctor.

    It sounds silly when I type it out and it makes sense in my head.

    LOVE THE TATTOO I saw your tweet that you may lock the video and had to check it out.

  13. aye aye ayyyyye – tattooooooooooooooooooooooo

    And, Miss Mizzi, why NOT log your activity on the Woman Challenge tracker??? HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM?

    how can we see how our team is doing if we all don’t do that? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm? (Just saying.)

    Me – I’m walking. Strength 2 X a week for now.

    Make it a great day.

  14. Yes! Go to the Doctors! I try to be as good as I can about getting in for a yearly physical and women doctors appointment!

    Love the tats! VERY cool

  15. Love the tat Miz!

    Thanks for the reminder…I’m terrible about these things!

    must.go.to.doctor. ok, in the brain now šŸ™‚

  16. And, Miss Mizzi, why NOT log your activity on the Woman Challenge tracker??? HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM?

    I know, Linda, but Im a rebel that way.

    I know me.
    And I fear if I announced Im logging all my exercise—-id rebel.

    and not exercise.

    or much anyway.

    I know. I know.

    I shall try to remember to long *some*

  17. Wow, that’s a LOT of outlining! How long did it take to get that done?

    I could never get one done on the inner thigh like that; not from pain, but because of ticklishness!

  18. Hey…I went to the doctor! She didn’t even give me “the look” since it’s been, oh…5 years. Did I really need the “what you need to think about as menopause is in your near to mid future” talk? Yeah, prolly.

    I went right to the tat vid, as my knees are trashed so working out is not possible. However, learning that there are people who still show their thighs in the daylight makes me wonder what I can do and still keep knee replacement at bay….

  19. The tattoo is AMAZING, it’s going to look even more fabulous with the color. You’re one cool Babymama that’s for sure šŸ™‚

  20. You mean I can really return all these books I have from the library from the 1980’s?

    Do yoo think they will like my new “Born to Read” tattoo?

  21. Well, I see my doc quite frequently these days;) But – OH WOW! – your tat is turning out great! It looks different than what I had been imagining but I really like it. Can’t wait to see it with color!

  22. #12 Lizzie? is sooo not alone! As crazy as it seems, I was more concerned about the weight issue than I was about the test results. Proud (and grateful) to report that after YEARS of avoidance, I’m all caught up now!

  24. peeeeking in.

    superficial stuff?

    including the stencil time the tattoo took about 6 hours.
    the plan is to color in each piece and have a light background to tie em all together so that they appear not to be floating but one big, well, LEG SLEEVE (sorry mom.).

    and thank you Cammy for chiming in here:

    As crazy as it seems, I was more concerned about the weight issue than I was about the test results. Proud (and grateful) to report that after YEARS of avoidance, Iā€™m all caught up now!

    you, Woman, are such a success story.

  25. thank you for the reminder to continue harassing my husband to get his teeth cleaned and a skin check already šŸ˜‰
    i LOVE the new tat! i want one so badly, we’ll see if i’m brave enough to do it
    have a great day!

  26. Thanks for the health check reminder. It’s so easy to avoid them… And avoidance makes so no sense!

    I also like the reminder in your video that consistency is the key to success… šŸ™‚

  27. & I so can not stress that enough.
    It’s all about something.
    Every day.
    For the long haul.

  28. I love the tattoo.

    I started logging my workouts, mainly because it’s nice seeing the feeback in the charts.

    Also, I had a bad week last week (PMS and the ring drama), and didn’t get my workouts in. The reasons for missing the workouts were valid (meaning that I didn’t feel bad about skipping them the way I do when I’m “too tired”), but seeing that I hadn’t reached my goal was a definite push to re-evaluate the duration of my workouts, so that I could fit them in better.

  29. love the tat progress! i haven’t been to the doctors since i moved up to boston… but it’s time. except i hate having to find new doctors and everything each time i move šŸ™

  32. I’ve read a number of statistics about how doctors do discriminate against fatter patients.

    I still need to go though.

  33. Great post of reminders and new info. Actually – I never miss a preventative checkup. So, this gave me something to feel good about. šŸ˜‰

    AND – I really do love the tattoo. I think it is SO unapologetically you!

  34. I’m good with my doctor visits. My doc actually laughs at my anal retentive ways. I’m probably her only patient who shows up with a notebook, pen and pre-written questions.

    I’m totally looking forward to my visit this year. That doctor scale is gonna show a LOSS!

  36. First off, that is an amazing piece of ink.

    I would love to join this most important of challenges, however, I, like way too many Americans, do not have health care coverage. I recently spent almost $200 going to my yearly exam, and that was using a clinic. I am financially unable to see a doctor. So I’m saving that checklist, and writing a list of my own to accompany it, for the day I find myself insured. Because you know that as soon as I am able I’m making a whole slew of appointments!

  37. I think this post was for me- I am so overdue for a check up it is scary. Called and left a message for them to call me back when they open so I can schedule something. Thanks!

  38. Meg, thank you for pointing that out.
    Please know that, while it may have appeared that way in my post, Im NOT one to take my health care for granted and so believe we need to revamp the system.

  39. Just read Hannah’s comment (#38) as that is mine, too.

    Thank you Miz for the not so subtle reminder.

  40. LOVE the Dr. Seuss!!!! (but just looking at all that tattoo work made me clench my teeth just a little…. did you have a bullet to bite on?)

    Thanks for the ‘medic’ reminder… must do that soon.

  42. I am one of those people who doesn’t go to the dr. until something is really wrong. Bad, I know. I am going to try really, really, really hard to call and make an appt. today but– well, no promises. OK, I’ll do my best. I’ll do it. Okay. Fine. But I won’t like it.

    And: tattoo is looking amazing! I couldn’t tear my eyes away from your leg.

  43. OK. Overdue for annual mammo. Will call today to schedule. And eye exam…

    Why doesn’t every annual exam place just automatically remind me?

  44. Fine, fine. I read this and just called for my appt. – I will think of you next Tuesday when they are stabbing my veins and removing a funny-looking thing from my leg. With love, of course!

    P.S. Tattoo is looking so cool – can’t wait to see the progression!

  45. Thanks for the reminder. I’m overdue for a few things yet but I’ve managed eyes, teeth and physical already this year. I hate all things medical and or dental.

    LOVE LOVE LOVE the tattoo.

  46. Thanks for the reminder MizFit. I had my annual exam in February, and a complete bloodwork up prior to starting my new job. But I still need an eye exam, a dental exams, and trip to the dermatologist to have my moles checked out. I will start making those calls today.

  47. Thanks for the reminder, Miz. I have my mamo coming up in Sept. Is it a bad thing if they ask you to keep your top on?

  48. BTW looking at you in that tank top I want to change my vote from friday to the be present tattoo.

    I need the constant reminder.

    Thanks for all you do.

  49. LOVELOVELOVE the tattoos! How FUN! šŸ˜€

    I’ll have to come back for the video post, though: my desk sits out in an open area at work, so no video-watching here! LOL, at least not with sound. šŸ˜‰

  51. Do you just work out each body part once a week? Are you super sore the next week? I do 2 strength training sessions a week and they are longer because I do full body workouts. If I miss one of them I’m pretty sore the next time.

  52. Jess? I’m rarely super sore….rarely sore at all for that matter.

    Clue #972391 I need to changes things up?
    Perhaps.

    I totally will.

    When toddler is in preschool šŸ˜‰

  56. Ok Miz, I need your help!! So as you may know I love to run, and I teach kickboxing but for some reason I hate doing weights. Now that summer is around the corner, and always I really want to tone up my arms and tummy. What would you reccomend I do on a weekly bases to hit those core areas? Should I do weights everyday but a different muscle group? If so do you have a book or link that you would reccomend, I am a visuale learner:) THANKS!!!

  57. HOLY COW, that is one amazing tattoo!!!! How did you survive that & color still to go!!! Amazing! Although being a crazed workout person, I know about living thru the pain!! HA! Looks great so far.. Happy 40th!

    As for your workout, great! I wish I could do that workout. I have a stubborn bod & have my whole life… UGH! I have tried less time but for what I want for me, it looks like I need to do what I am doing for now. Maybe some day I will not want to be as muscular & cut & age may take that somewhat into its own hands at some point… but for now, I like the lean & muscle look & have tried various workouts & seems I need to do more than a lot of people even though I eat really well. YOU LOOK AWESOME!

    I like the Women’s Challenge. Without going into this again as I tend to get a bit crazed about it, I wish the healthcare system was better for those in the “middle”. Hard to get checked if they do not make it affordable for the middle folks & especially the self employed.

  59. bobbi? I’ll use your question for Viewer Mail.
    Kristie? I just mix it up a lot.

    21s (video linked on video page above) basic curl, cables, machines, barbells…..

  61. I will be interested to see your answer to Bobbi’s question, as that has been my dilemma lately. I used to really enjoy strength training, but ever since I started running, I DREAD the weights! I have no idea why, and I know I need to get it in gear.

  62. You look great- thank you for your video response! I added a lot more push ups to my routine and have been seeing huge benefits from them.

  63. Holy cow, that tattoo is amazing! You’re braver than I am! Needles and I don’t mesh well!

  65. That is the wickedest tatoo ever! I love it šŸ™‚

    Yay, for once I’m not glancing uncomfortably to the side hoping no one will notice! The list at the doctor’s is the ONLY way I can remember all the stuff I want to ask. And there is always lots.

  66. Holy crap! That is one amazingly awesome tat!! I’m getting my 4th next month and seeing yours makes me look forward to my next one all the more. šŸ™‚

  68. Oh dear Miz.. you really did the tatoo thing.. and a big one too. Oh my! Did it hurt? I didn’t have a clue as to what you would do, but when I see it today.. of course, Seuss is what she would like. Good luck with the rest. I am amazed at the dimension, but it is totally cool on you :).

    Yes, yes.. I know there was more to your post , but I am mesmerized by the tatoo šŸ˜€

  71. Couldn’t ever get tired of hearing about your *current* workout routine! Weather makes such a difference.

    Videos only letting me see part of the tattoo but what I do see looks AWESOME and am curiousintrigued to see the rest (internet connections are S.L.O.W. here & not in the good way). What quotes have you got there?

    Can’t wait to hear your response to Bobbi’s question, too.

  73. I have a checkup scheduled for June and I laughed when I read this because I so dread being weighed and I always diet before my doctor visits. I printed the checklist and will make sure and be proactive this annual exam.

    LOVE the You Tube tat video. WOW. That is amazing.

  75. Woo hoo! The tattoo is looking AWESOME so far! LOVE it! (It’s funny, with all the tattoo talk on here, I’ve been noticing them a lot more than usual. Might also be because people wear a lot less clothes in the gym than in other settings.)

    Good reminder to call my new doctor and schedule an appointment; I’m overdue. (Loved the one I was seeing, but our local clinic went bankrupt and closed abruptly.)

  76. This article is hilarious and truthful. Straight from the heart! I love it…
    I’m still working on flossing my teeth. I’m getting off my lazy but and will begin today. Berni you may have changed the life of my teeth forever!
    Yee ha!

  77. Women’s Checkup Day – what a great idea!

    I’m shocked at how many people “don’t want to know” about problems they’re having. I’m stunned at how many people refuse to talk or learn about menopause, when they’re at the threshold.

    You only get one body, people. Know all you can and do all you can to take care of it.

    V.

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