#Indoor cycling classes

[baharlivings]

Pedal Your Way to Wellness: Unlock 13 Health Benefits of Cycling for Body and Mind

[cyclebarb]

https://indibloghub.com/post/nutrition-tips-to-complement-your-indoor-cycling

Nutrition Tips to Complement Your Indoor Cycling

Proper nutrition plays a pivotal role in how your body responds to indoor cycling workouts. When you engage in a Cycling Muscle Workout, your muscles undergo stress and strain, leading to microscopic tears that need to be repaired. Adequate nutrition supports this repair process, helps build muscle, and replenishes energy stores. Nutrients, including proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and minerals, contribute to various aspects of your cycling performance. Read More

[robtolley]

Which Is Better: Indoor or Outdoor Cycling?

For cyclists, there are more opportunities to enjoy the sport than ever before, from riding in the great outdoors to using an indoor bike or a spin bike in a gym. This article will consider which is the best form of the sport.

Convenience

When it comes to convenience, it’s hard to beat indoor cycling; there’s no need to worry about the weather, donning layers of clothing or having to carry out a tricky repair on the side of a road. At home, cyclists can ride whenever they want, with minimal hassle, whether this is first thing in the morning, during a lunchbreak or late in the evening.

Boost to Mental Health

While indoor and outdoor cycling (as with all forms of exercise) are both great for physical and mental health, outdoor cycling may have the slight edge in terms of the latter. Cycling outdoors allows you to enjoy fresh air, sunshine and chatting with friends during the ride. However, internet connectivity and training apps now offer cyclists the ability to socialise even when exercising indoors.

The Cost Factor

Keen cyclists such as Rob Tolley know that whether cycling indoors or outdoors, there is likely to be a significant cost involved – although there are ways to mitigate this. For example, while a contemporary, high-end road bike can cost £10,000 or more, used models can be found for a fraction of this price. Similarly with indoor bikes, the cyclist could choose to purchase a pricey direct drive bike or a budget-friendly magnetic model.

Which Form of Cycling is More Challenging?

Generally speaking, outdoor cycling is the most physically challenging. Rob Tolley, former London broker, recognises that unlike riding indoors, cycling outdoors involves maintaining balance on often difficult terrain. This can help to develop better reaction times and the ability to shift weight, as well as build confidence. Of course, it’s worth noting that cyclists can make their workouts as easy or intense as they wish, whether they are riding at home or outdoors; in terms of the latter, this can be done by increasing the indoor bike’s resistance or cadence level.

Transitioning from Outdoor to Indoor Cycling

For those who want to transition from cycling outdoors to indoors, it’s important to ensure that the fit on their static bike is as close as possible to that of their outdoor bike. This means, where possible, adjusting the seat height, the distance between the saddle and handlebars, and the height of the handlebars as necessary.

Take a look at the embedded PDF to learn about the differences between spin bikes and indoor stationary bikes.

[woodside537]

National Stress Awareness Month: 3 Key Ways to Relax at Woodside

While there are many reasons to choose Woodside as your Kansas City Wellness Center, its relaxing atmosphere stands out as the primary one. April is National Stress Awareness Month, which makes it a perfect time for you to check out the ways to relax at our premier luxury health club!

#1.) The Spa 

Most of us cannot think of relaxation without looking to the spa, especially massage therapy, and at Woodside it is no different. The Spa at Woodside allows you to heal, soothe sore muscles, release tension, relax and unwind. With a variety of massage offerings to revitalize your body and mind, you will find the perfect fit for your needs. 

In addition, our Hydrotherapy Room offers our members an amenity unlike any found at other KC wellness centers. With five wet and dry temperature zones, there is something for every member’s relaxation. Enjoy a heated therapy pool, hot tub, steam room or dry sauna, with several other amenities to add to your enjoyment.

#2.)  Yoga Studio

The centuries-old practice of yoga comes alive in the Woodside studio and can lead you to feel grounded and renewed as you experience transformation through our  community of yogis. 

Woodside offers over 30 classes each week, with levels from beginner to advanced, so there is something for everyone. You will find the class for you to relax, renew or challenge yourself. Step into an authentic yoga experience with Woodside’s highly accredited Yoga teachers.

#3.) The Kitchen

The Kitchen at Woodside makes a terrific place to socialize with other members. Our food  selection is superb with top quality products and health standards, and we offer three different areas at which to meet to visit and eat. The menu ranges from an all-day breakfast, to salads and soups, and on to main dishes that will make your mouth water. To meet your health choices, most items can be made gluten-free, vegetarian or vegan. 

If you would like to relax with other members over a drink, snack or a meal, we offer The Kitchen, Pool areas, The Bar and Earth bar as locations for menu items (with the pool menu coming soon), and numerous places to relax and visit in those areas and in Woodside. Have a look at the Gallery of photos for some ideas of all of the relaxing locations you can find around Woodside!

Tour Our KC Wellness Center

The beautiful atmosphere at Woodside makes us the perfect KC wellness center for your relaxation desires. We are ready to serve you in our spa through massage therapy and hydrotherapy, in our numerous options of yoga classes, and through the community we offer with other members through socializing in The Kitchen and other eating areas. Our members enjoy amenities far superior to most found anywhere else in the area, and we would love to show you what we have to offer by providing you with a tour of Woodside. Why don’t you schedule your membership tour now?

[milunalupin]

REMUS GIRLIES UNITE!

first off congratulations on 100 followers ily

and can i request a remus blurb that's centered around like hopeless pining? maybe something like helpless stares and longing sighs?

Love your works

MWAH🌷

tulip my love so sorry for the wait and thank you so much for this request !! love you MUAH

— can't keep my eyes off you

remus lupin x reader ★ 1.5k words

Luck was almost never on Remus Lupin's side. He was a disgusting, ravenous werewolf for one. His scars were off putting, puffed skin stretching all over his face and body. He wasn't born into a wealthy family, and he wasn't promised a successful future.

But Remus did well in school, he'll give himself that at least. Maybe not top of the class, but enough to feel good about it. And he had the most incredible friends, always supporting him during his 'time of the month', and constantly trying to set him up with girls they thought were his type. They never were.

Finding love was never really his priority anyways, his mind focused on school and keeping his beastly secret. Aside from that, he never believed that someone would be able to fall in love with a poor, ugly half-blood with cycle issues. Unfortunately, the world decided the throw the most perfect girl his way at the start of third year.

"Gryffindor!"

Remus was caught in such a daze from your confidence walking up to the sorting hat and your almost familiar blinding grin once your house was announced that he didn't catch your name at first. He forced his eyes away and straightened his posture as you begun walking towards the red and gold embellished table.

"Who is that?"

"Seriously Moons? That's Y/N, I told you guys she was starting this year."

So why did you have to be his best friend's sister?

You were just like James in the sense that you were unbelievably kind, and the definition of loyal. He's surprised you weren't sorted in Hufflepuff with how hard-working and honest you were. But then again, it made sense for you to be in Gryffindor with your brother, you were one of the bravest people he knew, taking risks and always standing up for yourself and others.

Even though you were his best friend's sister, he really didn't get to see you much when you first started at Hogwarts. Unless you counted his shy glances during study sessions, or tipsy stares over Friday night butterbeers. The two of you didn't have any classes together, because that would mean the world was being good to Remus Lupin.

He doesn't really know when he first started to feel differently about you, but remembers feeling touched when you had begun purchasing his favorite tea. It wasn't just any tea; it was the exact same healing peppermint tea that he would drink around the full moon. How did you even notice that? You would even go as far as to bring it to his room in a warm mug, with a little too much sugar in it. But he would never bring it up to you as you could do no wrong in his eyes.

Fortunately while the other boys were trying to figure out if you knew his secret, he was grinning to himself behind closed maroon curtains. The boys cared about him, obviously. They had even been talking about becoming animagi to help him during his transformations. But to be seen by you, understood on another level that only you knew, caused a herd of hippogriffs to fly around in his stomach.

Finally, the winter holidays arrive and James had invited everyone to your house for Christmas. This was your favorite time of the year; James and your father were decorating the outside of the house while Sirius and yourself took care of the inside. The two of you always liked staying indoors to gossip while inhaling taste testing Euphemia's cooking to make sure it was up to standard.

"What are you hoping to unwrap this year Y/N, Remus perhaps?"

Your eyes widened and you turned to hit the cheeky Gryffindor in the chest, cheeks blazing with embarrassment. "Sirius! My mother is right there!"

He barked out another laugh when he saw your mother's shoulders shaking lightly with her own laughter. Your least favorite Marauder slung an arm around your shoulders and led you back out to the living to finish setting up for your friends.

The party had started the moment Remus and Peter arrived with arms full of presents. The gobstones were pulled out almost immediately, and everyone had a steaming mug of hot chocolate with whipped cream and toppings. Euphemia made sure to put in exactly ten marshmallows in James and yours because if you had one more than him he would undoubtedly throw a fit.

The spiked eggnog and mulled wine came out later in the night, the group sitting in a circle next to the tree to pass presents around. The typical Quidditch gear and gag gifts were opened. Peter had taken out his camera to take a picture of you and James when you had opened your matching red and gold sweaters, "Potter" written in a sparkly font. Your gleeful smiles and infectious laughter were immortalized with a flash of a camera, the photo being displayed on the mantle straight away.

The twinkling lights hung around room reflected in your eyes, a warmth creeping into Remus' chest as he averted his gaze. Luckily all eyes were on Peter as he unwrapped a pair of knitted socks from you, striped with Gryffindor colors and his initials sewed on the side. The tall boy smiled fondly as his friend tried on his gift, with you clapping adorably in response to them fitting perfectly.

With the sun having set hours ago, the Potter house was now littered with scraps of colorful paper, candy wrappers, and board games were strewn about. The Potters and Peter had gone up to their rooms for the night, leaving Remus and Sirius to clean up at living room. Before following your brother and Pete, you walked over to the werewolf and poked his arm to get his attention (as if his attention wasn't always on you anyways).

"Hey Rem, I just wanted to let you know that I left your present in your room, in case you didn't want to open it in front of everyone," you smiled shyly, nodding awkwardly before shuffling towards the stairs, "Merry Christmas."

He wants to blame the mulled wine for his flushed face and racing heart, but he knew that nothing could be as intoxicating as you.

"Y'know Moony, your obsession might be a little less creepy if you just asked Little Potter out."

The wizard chess pieces dropped from the brunette's hands, looking up at his friend who had a shit-eating grin on his face. Remus huffed and quickly put the game pieces back in place, shaking his head. "I'm not obsessed with her, Sirius."

"Oh it's Sirius now! Struck a nerve, have I?"

Sirius had been staying with the Potters for a few years now, and it had become hard not to notice your behavior around his sandy-haired friend. He was no stranger to the way you would fix your hair around Remus, or put on your favorite outfits when you knew he was coming over. Also, you and Sirius had late night gossip sessions after James fell asleep. That was probably it.

"Pads, stop. It's not like that, and she wouldn't even like me back anyways. I'm just like you or Peter, just one of her brother's friends."

"Oh Moony," Sirius sighed dramatically, " Moony, Moony, Moony. You poor, oblivious boy."

Sirius had gone up to his room soon after, leaving Remus in the living room by himself to reflect on his feelings towards you. But how humiliating it would be if he confessed to you and you said no. He could never face you ever again, probably have to stop being friends with James at the very least to avoid any further embarrassment. Alright, he's thinking about this way too much. Remus head upstairs to his room, ready to fall asleep to hopefully dream of a life where you would look at him the way he looked at you.

On top of his pillow sat a small gift box wrapped so beautifully it couldn't have been from anyone else but you. Rough hands pulled away the delicate ribbon you had tied around the box, opening the lid to find a handmade teacup, his name painted carefully on the side. Next to the teacup laid a few bars of his favorite chocolate, a new book, and a bag of his favorite tea. His chest tightened with a new but very obvious feeling.

A knock on the door pulled him out of his daydream, the dark wood opening to reveal your lovely self smiling up at him. His mouth went dry as you stared at him with those big chocolate eyes that made him feel that just for moment you could look past every flaw and see him a man you could be with.

"Y/N-" he cleared his throat when it cracked embarrassingly, a deep blush dusting his scarred cheeks, "Thank you for the gift Y/N, I love it, really." I love you.

You nodded and pointed up the the top of the doorway, Remus lifting his head to see a sparkling spring of mistletoe.

Perhaps Remus Lupin could be lucky.

[homeofhousechickens]

SCP-■■■■■ Beeper

Object Class- Euclid

Special containment procedures-

Scp-■■■■■ is to be kept inside a normal indoor living area and fed a species appropriate diet daily along with daily water changes. Scp-■■■■■ is to be contained along with experienced caregivers who are self aware of the influence of Scp-■■■■■.

Description-

Scp-■■■■■ is what appears to be a normal specimen of the species gallus domesticus, specifically the bantam variety of the buff Brahma breed. Scp-■■■■■ is perceived to be notably cuter than other members of its breed and species.

Special authorization needed to continue reading. Only foundation personel who have completed the Memetics and Infohazards Orientation may proceed.

Scp-■■■■■ Beeper

Object Class- Keter

Description-

Scp-■■■■■ "Beeper" is a small chicken, a Cognitohazard, and a self perpetuating mematic virus with the potential to cause an EP-Class "Thought Tyrant" Scenario.

When a piece of visual media showing Scp-■■■■■ is viewed by a person, they begin to feel intense love and affection towards Scp-■■■■■. Victims of this affect will also feel a compulsion to share this media with others, specifically close friends and family who will then perpetuate cycle.

Viewers who do not have a resilience to cognitohazardious effects may also begin to incorporate strange rituals, language changes, and chants to their daily life while continuing to feel a strong compulsion to share media of Scp-■■■■■. People who are affected that have become informed and self-aware of Scp-■■■■■'s effects are able to think clearly but are still compelled to share media. The foundation believes this is a way for the Scp to always have adequate care that isn't completely befuddled by their anomalous properties.

Special containment procedures-

Scp-■■■■■ must be kept inside a normal indoor living area alongside its caretakers and other members of its species. Scp-■■■■■ must be given daily water changes and fed an adequate species appropriate diet. No steps should be taken to limit the spread of Scp-■■■■■ I mean why would you want to? She is so cute and fluffy. Don't you want to hold her and pet her? She is so cute and nice. I'm sure she would love a little treatie or kissy from you. Your mother loves cute animals. You are sure she would love this picture of Beeper where she looks so sweet. We don't know what she is. A little bird like her couldn't hurt anyone, really? I mean, just look at her, look at her, she is perfect, and she must be shared. I'm sure my friends also want to see her. Her little feathered feet are so adorable. Look at her. I love how she eats her chicken feed. Her beak is immaculate, and her feathers are so soft. She isn't a chicken.  I think I'm going to tell my grandparents about her. They love chickens, and they have their own coop. I'm sure they would love Beeper. I love Beeper.

[escapedaudios]

When gyms and other fitness studios started reopening in 2021 after the covid lockdowns, I used to haunt the many cycling studios of southern California with a mysterious persona known only as Evil Skeleton. I'd register for indoor cycling classes under the name "Evil Skeleton" and would further conceal my identity by only paying online with a prepaid Visa card. At the time face masks were mandatory, and the rules never said ski masks didn't count, so I'd wear my most menacing mask and go to spin classes.

This was what I looked like as Evil Skeleton.

I'd stomp into these classes, often showing up at the last minute, and hop on a bike riding without a word. I'd pick studios with dramatic light shows with brief occasional blackouts. I would memorize the location of the open bikes and switch to new bikes while the lights were off, appearing to teleport mysteriously in a flash. This performance would both frighten and delight the other customers. If possible, I'd pick classes that displayed ranked lists of total and average power output and use my behemoth strength to rank number one. I'd give it my all to ensure that the leader board displayed Evil S. at the top, then vanish.

One of my friends worked at one of the studios and he'd tell me the stories about how my mystery was spreading. Other people on staff would ask "who is Evil Skeleton" or say "Oh shit, Evil Skeleton signed up for the 7 AM class". Customers would talk about the scary guy that appears seemingly at random and the staff would say "ah you saw Evil Skeleton". Evil Skeleton was so well known that I'd show up to classes and the instructor would announce "don't be afraid, the large man in a ski mask is not a threat!".

I miss being Evil Skeleton. If I find that mask again I'm going to a pilates class.

[thetiedyesheep]

Back Rooms Level: 840 - "The Daycare"

Difficulty level: Class 3

Unsafe

Unsecure

Low Entity count

Description

Level 840 is the 841st level of the Backrooms. This level consists of a daycare with various play areas within the daycare walls and an outside area resembling a sort of liminal cafeteria area. A single physical entity called the Daycare Attendant tends to the daycare. It is completely indoors, so has no changing weather conditions and stays around a temperature of 21°C (69.8°F) at all times.

There is a day and night cycle with an instant switch, which will be referred to as “Playtime” and “Naptime”. There is no indication of the light-switch besides a subtle flicker of the lights a couple seconds before the switch itself. The night cycle usually lasts between 1-3 hours and the day cycle can vary from 3-9 hours.

The Mats

The Mats are the main area of the daycare and make up most of the level. Similar to a trampoline park, the floors are hard and matted surfaces. They vary from red to blue mats and cover the entire daycare floor. This is where naptime takes place when the lights are off (“Naptime”).

The Play Structures

Similar to the Tubes and Play Structures on Level 283, this area consists of Tubes and netted hallways colorfully intertwining into each other reaching up to around 15m (~49,2ft) in height. There are ramps leading to different floors of the play structure and half-slides and tube slides, all varying in color. It is not recommended to enter the full tubes as they have a chance of leading travelers to Level 283 and there has been no regularity to how often and which slides send you there.

The Ballpit

The Ballpit is one of the entrance points of Level 840, where in most cases you are greeted by the Daycare Attendant. As far as various communities in the Backrooms have been able to gather such as the M.E.G. and B.N.T.G. there has been nothing out-of-the-ordinary about the ballpit and is completely safe to be in.

The Staff room

The Staff room is currently the only confirmed  exit of this Level besides the tubes.. It is a metal door with a push-handle with a “Staff Only” sign roughly at eye-level. Inside this room is another door where the janitor’s closet is located. Sometimes the janitor’s closet will lead to an office building located in Level 11.

The Entrance

The Entrance is located just outside of the daycare, visible from the inside and closed off by an indestructible glass wall almost reaching up to the daycare’s ceiling. Numerous cafeteria-style tables and chairs line up against the outer walls of the daycare, having a grayish color with a green highlight.

Entrances and Exits

Entrances

There’s a chance a rainbow patterned slide in Level 283 can lead you to this Level, spitting you out in a ballpit where explorers have reported being greeted by the Sun Man.

Exits

The janitor’s closet within the staff room either leading to Level 11

On rare instances is it theorized if this door can lead travelers to Level “!” aka “Run for your Life”.

Entities

So far there is only one known entity in this Level, but this is still up for debate as it seems to have different “modes” with different rulesets; “The Daycare Attendant”. This entity is 3m (10ft) tall and is incredibly lanky, limbs being no thicker than broomsticks.

In the two standard forms the face has big glowing white eyes and no mouth. The torso’s anatomy is roughly comparable to that of an ant due to the ball-like chest and hip region with a thin middle and puffy shoulder joints. The chestpiece has a half-transparent star which emits a glow similar to the eyes. The thin middle consists of two connecting segments being held together by a joint with a star imprint, also emitting a soft glow. They wear a transparent set of shorts resembling the puffy shorts medieval jesters wore reaching roughly the middle of the thighs. They have ruffles on their neck and feet and have long ribbons with two bells wrapped around each wrist.

The Sun Man

The Sun Man is the Playtime-mode for the Daycare Attendant and is generally passive as long as you remain behaved. He walks around and cleans/picks up the play area of the daycare and will occasionally check up on the travelers. He reacts positively to gifts ranging from drawings to crafts to supplies. He has 7 sharp and pointy rays on his head

When a traveler tries to leave the daycare the Sun Man’s focus shifts immediately and he darts to the entrance doors, quickly retrieving the “escapees”; he will become more aggressive with each attempt, like a tally on each visitor.

When he gets aggressive, the 3rd mode is activated; “The Dark Sun”.

The Moon Man

The Moon Man is the Nighttime-mode for the Daycare Attendant and is generally aggressive or short-tempered. He walks around similar to the Sun Man, although he slouches more and moves in a more sporadic manner. He is very strict about Naptime, killing anyone on sight he deems as a “rule breaker”. He gets aggressive when you try to enter the play structures, although he doesn’t mind the ballpit as long as you stay quiet. He’s easily monitorable even when out of sight due to the bell that drags along the floor from his long hat. It is unknown if the 3rd mode can be activated while the lights are off.

The Dark Sun

The Dark Sun is the 3rd mode of the Daycare Attendant and is very aggressive towards travelers. The activation of this mode should be avoided at ALL COSTS! The appearance of this mode is an uncanny mash-up of both modes, but more sinister and having a dark color palette, like lava or a burning forest. They are very agile and will not calm down until they deem the rulebreaker(s) deceased and anyone unfortunate enough to run into him, despite “behaving”. Your best bet is to hide in the play structures and stay quiet.

- Drawing based off a survivors description

[bejeweledblondie]

Phillip Graves Headcannons

A/N: These are supposed to be somewhat realistic, I lived in Texas for three years on an Army Base & Jesus Christ they’re flooded with plenty of Phillip Graves

Phillip Graves x F! Reader

• You met Phillip while he was on a four-day weekend at a UT vs. Baylor football game

• You were one of the cheerleaders on the sidelines & you caught his eye immediately

• I mean c’mon those shorts & chaps mixed with Pom Poms (The UT Cheer uniform is so stinkin’ cute)

• Your friend pointed him out to you at first

• “Girl that man has been staring at you”

• He was nearly focused on you the entire game, you kept smiling & giggling at him the more he looked

• He found you as you were walking out of the stadium, he asked you out & ofc you said yes

• There’s 100% an age gap (this man’s ego is equally as large as big as Texas)

• If you’re in a sorority he attends the formals with you

• he drives the most lifted extra pick up truck you can imagine

• “Babe can you even see over the damn steering wheel?”

• As you graduate college he proposed to you (with a two carat diamond) & you had a elaborate wedding on his family’s ranch in Texas

• You had multiple wedding dresses designed by Berta bridal

• Surprise Pom dance for him with your cheer teammates

• After the wedding you honeymooned in Italy

• Ofc y’all decided on off post housing so you be able to have every commodity on the planet

• hear me out indoor swimming pool

• Even though you went to college, Graves is a very traditional man he doesn’t want you to work

• You have different hobbies, go to cycle class, shop ofc, get Botox done etc.

• Since he’s a very traditional man I do feel like he’d hold some old fashion views that were engrained in him from childhood

• He’s a religious man to some extent (he’s from Texas there’s no way around that)

• He 100% loves to show you off on & off post

• His Shadows at first were in pure disbelief that he married you, hell some of his Shadows are closer in age to you

• Buys you lululemon work out clothing for the “quality” he loves the way your body looks like those damn align leggings

• You guys do go line dancing & the both of y’all are pretty good at it

• He loves to go to the range to shoot in his free time, & he’s a hunter (I apologize to my fellow animals lovers) but not a trophy hunter

•He conceal carries a handgun at all times

• He makes delicious Deer jerky

• This man collects old Allied WW2 firearms

• He loves History Channel documentaries on WW2

• full on dad stance in front of the tv while watching

• “Honey come look at this!”

• He’s not that old but due to his time in the Marines & current job he does have bad knees, a bad back etc. the cracking his body does is insane

• He does take pills for that & you have to remind him to take them

• Whenever you ask him to read something he whips out his old man glasses

• He is always losing them too, so at work he will wear contacts (no one knows about this at his work)

• “Turn the radio I can’t see”

• He adopted a golden retriever puppy & a German Shepard puppy for you

• They’re your guard dogs when he’s away

• You got pregnant a little bit later in your marriage solely because Phillip was focusing on work a lot in the beginning of your marriage

• He was over the moon excited that you were pregnant

• Your gender reveal was powder inside of a target & be shot at it

• It was blue, you were having a little boy

• He made sure the nursery was set up prior to him leaving

• When you went into labor Phillip was about to go on a mission & it was the most excruciating experience knowing something horrible could’ve happened

• He watched your baby be born on FaceTime. It hurt him to see you upon so much pain & just surrounded by medical staff

• Due to a miscommunication & an ambush he unfortunately got held up

• He didn’t meet your son until a month after you delivered

• He looked at the photo he had of you in his plate carrier in the safe house he was held up in wondering how you & his newborn son were doing

• His Shadows & their significant others gifted you the most beautiful baby gifts once they returned from the missions

• Graves would fall asleep with your baby on his chest in the living room after feeding him in his recliner

• Your son’s little face would be smushed up against Graves’s chest drooling on his t-shirt

• He too would bring your son to work, but once he started crawling (I swear if there’s one thing that will break any hardened military man is a baby)

• Once your little boy is old enough he would play football & baseball

• Graves also helps coach when he can, he too played those sports as a little boy

• He’d also probably take him hunting too & teach him how to live off of the land

• The saying Once a Marine Always a Marine rings true in the Graves’s household

• Just like his old man your little boy joined the Marines

• Graves is a true traditional family man at heart & does everything he can to shield you guys from his line of work

✨NSFW✨

• huge daddy kink, his ego is already big & he loves the idea of you having to rely on him

• Loud office sex whenever you’d visit

• Cockwarming him while he does paperwork

• You’d wiggle around & he’d hold you down

• You went topless in Italy when you went to the beach on your honeymoon, & he constantly was grabbing at your tits

• You adopted the habit of tanning like that in the privacy of your backyard

• Major breeding kink too

• He loves finishing inside of you

• He’ll also use you to take his frustrations out when he’s had a rough day at work

• Lingerie especially red lingerie is his favorite

• He’s 100% a boob man & he’d be happy to pay for fake tits if that’s what you wanted

• You’d 100% wear his cowboy hat while riding him

• He spanks you as a punishment

• You do have sex in the back of his pick up truck under the infamous Texas starry nights

• You two have made so many sex tapes together from all different angles

• He also has so many nudes of you

• One or a couple may have accidentally gotten leaked to his team (this just fed his ego more)

• You’d also probably wear his old marine dress blues for the Marine Corps birthday as you rode him

[danandphilplay]

i have an extremely horrible attention span so i usually play games alongside,,, or scroll,,, i know phil does Not like spin classes however dnp make good background noise if ur doing indoor cycling! sometimes ill watch them. sometimes if im baking or cooking ill have dnp in the background.

[engelsherz]

⋅ʚ get in, loser we're gonna have fun ɞ⋅

➴"a loser's guide to loser summer!" ༉‧₊

ೃ⁀➷ introduction ༉‧₊

I’m on a mission to make my life a little more enjoyable, not to the point of romanticizing it but at least end with my cycle of bed rotting. This are just some silly ideas to spicy the day and stuff for when you are on your own and so, let’s begin.

just to clarify: this things can be easy or not depending if you consider yourself an introvert o have social anxiety, in that case don’t take this as a task to finish but more like a suggestion!

psa: i’m not a minor so some of the stuff on this list will probably be outside the possibilities for some people, also since i live in a big city things can be different but surely you’ll be able to adapt it well.

ೃ⁀➷ first, the boring ༉‧₊

do a little list of things that you find interest and imply being outside at least 50% of the time, write on your phone or notebook a SIMPLE schedule with basics.

put your phone on not disturb and only allow messages and calls from people like your mom / best friend, try to stay away from the screen.

make a playlist, it can be chill jazz to clear your mind or your personal list of bangers for the summer and make sure that you have them for offline listening!

you can make a shared calendar with your friends or even a google map list with cool places to visit!

check your local government site for free activities, you can also look for workshops or fairs in your neighborhood.

keep essentials on hand, things that you wanna keep in your bag or tote, do a check list if you have your mind in the sky and forget everything like me.

Do a reset the first week of summer, clean a little bit just to not feel guilt when you make a mess later.

ೃ⁀➷ indoor activities ༉‧₊

Make yourself an iced coffee, it can be just instant coffee and some milk in a mason jar, doesn’t have to be fancy (prepare too a water bottle for outside activities).

play pretend: put some music and act like you are filming a grwm or a vogue what’s in my bag while your pack things.

try to learn something new, put some video essays on youtube or a podcast and allow yourself to lay on the floor with the fan on and maybe even a face mask!

organize your calendar (hear me out, i know it sound boring af but making it pretty even when you’re gonna use it just one week it’s entertaining too!).

make a little place hunting on google maps: find some cafes, public libraries, tourist spots, art galleries, farm markets o museums and keep them on a google maps custom list.

declutter your phone with the wifi off, delete screenshots and unnecessary cache, you can even change the wallpaper and clean it.

make a pile of clothes that you don’t won’t use anymore and donate it to a local charity! You can stick around and thrift some goodies while you’re in there too.

do a personal archive, write your thoughts and organize photos on notion or here on tumblr (maybe a dump blog)

organize a old lore or a new story if you’re a writer, and even if you don’t consider yourself one, try to write down something interesting.

try new recipes and write down your favorites! it’s time to use all the tiktok bookmarks.

ೃ⁀➷ outdoor activities ༉‧₊

visiting museums and pretending to be a tourist is cool, like you were a secret agent on a mission or a tortured artist looking for a muse, everything counts!

take yourself on a date, you can go to a park and bring a blanket, eating chips and reading its relaxing.

make your journaling in a cafe or at the park to add some spice to the day.

start taking pictures of small things even if you don’t consider good with that (you can even open an account for that).

find a class of something interesting and allow yourself to be “the new” to people or new experiences.

host a dinner (or convince one of your friends to do it) you can make it with a theme and even send some invitations that you design with canva.

start a commonplace journal or a dump notebook, just write and draw there whatever you please when you are outside.

do a little road-trip to somewhere cool, even a small city next to yours and document it (keep in mind to take the necessary precautions for your safety)

go to the beach and bring something to play in the sand, sounds childish and embarrassing but nobody gives a shit anyways and you will have fun i promise.

find yourself a third place that is not your school/work or home, it can be anywhere but you need it.

[ little note i guess: this is not groundbreaking i know, but i think it might help people like me that are way too much time on their phones. So yeah, that’s it]

[1dhq]

hold the fuck up my indoor cycling place is doing a 1d hits class 😱😱😱

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10 exercises can help you lose weight healthily

Cardiovascular exercises: Cardiovascular exercises are great for losing weight. They include running, cycling, swimming, and brisk walking. Aim for at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity cardiovascular exercise per week.

High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT): HIIT involves short bursts of high-intensity exercise alternated with low-intensity recovery periods. It has been shown to be an effective way to burn calories and lose weight.

Resistance training: Resistance training involves using weights or resistance bands to build muscle. It can help boost your metabolism and burn fat. Aim for two to three resistance training sessions per week.

Yoga: Yoga is a great way to improve flexibility, balance, and strength. It can also help you lose weight by reducing stress levels, improving sleep quality, and increasing mindfulness.

Pilates: Pilates is a low-impact form of exercise that focuses on building core strength and improving flexibility. It can help you lose weight by building muscle, burning calories, and improving posture.

Swimming: Swimming is a low-impact form of exercise that can help you lose weight. It burns a lot of calories and is easy on your joints. Aim for at least 30 minutes of swimming per session.

Walking: Walking is a simple and effective way to lose weight. Aim for at least 30 minutes of brisk walking per day.

Cycling: Cycling is a great way to lose weight and improve cardiovascular health. It can be done indoors on a stationary bike or outdoors on a road bike. Aim for at least 30 minutes of cycling per session.

Dancing: Dancing is a fun way to lose weight. It can burn a lot of calories and improve your coordination and balance. Try joining a dance class or dancing at home to your favorite music.

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・❥・ East ˗ˏˋ꒰ 🌷 ꒱

Moodboard & Information credit: @moonlight1237

What East Looks like:

By: Ariel Nora/Bruna Nora

Her description, very tanned sun-kissed skin, sometimes looks like she's been out working hard on something or is perfectly clean and polished. Very fluid in her height, and weight sometimes skinny sometimes heavier but always well toned. Long curly hair typically black but sometimes a bronzen color, sometimes done up in a hair wrap/scarf or down. Frizzy lots of the time with flowers or sprigs of plants in it. Typically in a long/medium skirt or dress, occasionally armor is occupied with the outfit. Her ears are commonly the ears of a deer. A sweet but commanding energy very caring, and patient, very quick to respond through clairaudience. Her eyes are a golden ring that fades into a molten copper and brown color. Her lips are darker than her skin tone and she has a thicker top lip. Her nose and ears were pierced but the jewelry and placement sometimes changed, she had a larger nose and her eyes squint a little, a very warm energy.

Palance, Residence:

Ruling, Domain:

Battle/War, Revolutions, Revolting, Activism, Agriculture, Gardening, Cycle of life and death, she has an association with the Working Class and the people in that class

Correspondences:

Days of the Week:

Thursday is ruled by Jupiter, the planet of abundance, expansion, and good fortune. Jupiter is the ruler of sagittarius which East is associated with. Jupiter's energy can be used to see, and go beyond the horizon through travel, education, and spiritual pursuits. Take a class online about a subject your passionate in, or a class devoted for East (could be on gardening, indoors or outdoors, or art). Volunteer at a soup kitchen, an animal rescue, local charities, and nonprofits in your community.

Saturday is ruled by Saturn, the planet of commitment and responsibility. With structure comes success, and it's possible to move towards out of reach achievements, or even attain them. It requires diligent work, which East appreciates. Saturdays can be for resting, but also for a practical approach. Having the free time you need, but also the ability to work on. It needs a discipline, but also a deeper understanding of oneself. Depending on your individual needs if a Saturday is a day of rest, then take that time. Organizing, preparing for the week to come, clearing your to-do list as well.

Special Days:

Equinoxes; particularly Vernal

24th of June

6th of May

9th of each month

Solar Eclipses

Strawberry moon

Buck moon

Sturgeon moon

Elements:

Earth, Water, Light

Numbers:

2, 4, 10, 16, 20

2- partnerships, long lasting friendships, balance and peaceful golden periods, deep connections to others, intuition and empathy.

4- strength, working life, stability and strong foundations of life, hardy determination.

10- new beginnings, cycles, growth, independent working style.

16- leadership, independence, intuition, intelligence.

20- new beginnings, abundance, unity, compassion, diplomatic, inner strength, Communication skills.

Colors:

Pastel Yellow

All shades of Green

Light Pink

Deep blue

Copper

All shades of brown

Gold

Planet:

Earth - for her connection with earth, soil, ground, water, life. She is an advocate for Earth, and its beauty. Take some time and appreciate the beauty in your surrounding location, and be the change you want to see. Plant native wildflowers, plant flowers for pollinators, even better plant native wildflowers that help pollinators in your area.

Venus - the planet ruling Taurus and Libra, representing love and money. This planet concerns itself with love, romance, harmony, friendships, unions (business, wedding), attracting people, the arts (music, dance, drama, literature), finding the beauty in this world, personal possessions, and finances

Zodiac Signs:

Sagittarius, Taurus

Animals:

Deer

Foxes

Horses

Elk

Plants, Fruits, Flora:

Calendula

Sunflowers

Wheat

Clovers

Lily of the valley

Hibiscus

Cornflowers

Essential oils/incense:

Lavender

Musky scents

Spruce

Citrus and orange

Eucalyptus

Spearmint

Earthly scents

Spicy scents

Cinnamon

Crystals:

Moss agate

Peach moonstone

Black Tourmaline

Tree agate

Bumblebee jasper

Ocean jasper

Red jasper

Lava rock

Tigers eye

Red tigers eye

Calcite (any)

Carnelian

Quartz family

Divination associations:

Tarot:

Calendula three of fire (Herbcrafter's deck)

The High Priestess

Strength

The Empress

Ace of Pentacles

Runes:

Dagaz

Sowulo

Gebo

Family:

History, Mythology:

Epithets:

Offering & Devotional Acts:

Anything from nature (taken with respect) flowers, plants, sticks, rocks, etc

Animal bones, pelts, etc (Ethically sourced)

Ethical/respectful hunting

Going for walks

Making herbriums

Making terrariums

Making flower crowns and wreaths

Cleaning up trash and pollution from parks, ditches, walking paths, etc

Sitting outside and meditating

Growing a garden/flowers

Drying flowers

Meditation with East

Honey/Honeycomb

Homemade baking/cooking

Wine/ sweet mead

Natural juices with little artificial sugars

Gold colored jewelry

Imagery of things/animals associated with her

Planting native wild flowers in your yard/home

Respecting nature and wildlife around you

Making art of the nature near your home/ favorite places

Making art of her

Standing up for yourself/ causes that matter to you

Yard work/ house work

Greeting elemental/land/plant spirits when entering somewhere

Learning how to protect yourself

Embroidery / knitting/ crochet /sewing

Self-care

Healing workings

Abundance workings

Protection workings

House plants

Letting sunlight into your home

Flowery perfumes/lotions/scents

Caring for your community/family

Work on inner child healing and confidence

Sun water/moon water/ storm water

Feeding stray animals in your area if you can

Embracing yourself

Making natural soaps/lotions/oils

Thrifting clothing and making it your own

Chocolate

Coffee

Tea/ herbal teas

Piercings

Learn about your culture and heritage

Learning languages you enjoy/feel connected to

Stay aware of the world around you

Grounding yourself regularly

Sitting on the floor more often (if you're able too)

Learning herbalism

Learning alchemy

Study the stars/astronomy

Study agriculture and how it connects to space and our planet

Watch the sunrise and the sunset

Wear colors associated to her

Read about science/archeological discoveries

Pay respect to ancestors and others who have past on and become one with our world and the other side

Bonfires

Dancing randomly and freely

Smile and give yourself a good laugh

Appreciate a warm/cool breeze

Dirt/soils

Learning about minerals

Embracing sexualities and orientations

Eating healthy

Fruits (Strawberries, apples, bananas, etc)

Vegetables (potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, etc)

Sun bathing

Star gazing

Horseback riding, trail riding, working on horsemanship

Feeding birds

Volunteering at shelters (if able)

Fostering animals (if able)

Altar Suggestions:

Candles with herbs or colors associated to her

Weaponry; swords, axes, knives, bows, arrows, etc

Beeswax candles

Flowers/plants

Flower crowns

Wreaths

Herbriums

Terrariums

Fairy lights

Imagery associated with her

Dryed plants/flowers

Handmade bracelets/anklets

Charms

Mirrors

Headscarves

Divination tools

Herbalism/astrology/science books

Gardening tools

Candle holders

Offering plates/bowls/cups

Incense holders

Oil diffusers

Tapestries

Flags

Crystals

This is all the information we have on East

Signing off, Ghost ⋆.ೃ࿔*:･

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