Fat To Skinny
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: bigjoe on December 29, 2011, 11:11:05 AM
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How many of you exercise and if you do what type of exercise do you do?
Walk/ weight training/etc.
Hopefully after the 1st I will start using the treadmill again with 20 min walks and building
to 40 min jog/walk. .Would like to do 3miles every other day and weight training on cardio
days.
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I do. I use hand weights, walk on a TreadClimber, and ride a recumbent bike. We also just ordered a Total Gym, so I'll be adding that to my list as well.
I also do other stuff like hiking, bike riding, and kayaking, and snow shoeing in winter.
Now all we need is snow. What's up with winter this year? ??? ???
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I do. I use hand weights, walk on a TreadClimber, and ride a recumbent bike. We also just ordered a Total Gym, so I'll be adding that to my list as well.
I also do other stuff like hiking, bike riding, and kayaking, and snow shoeing in winter.
Now all we need is snow. What's up with winter this year? ??? ???
Not much snow so far in Sterling, Co but its early yet!
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I'm in NW Montana and we always have lots of snow this time of year. We had it for Christmas, but then it warmed up into the 40s and it's all melting away. There's a little in the forecast, but not much. Not sure what January will bring at this point.
On the other hand -- we got the Total Gym set up and I used it for the first time tonight. I think I'm really going to have fun with this. I've never been into exercising until fairly recently. I was active in gymnastics as a kid, but in my younger adult life, I really got out of it. I love it now.
Good luck with your jogs and walks, Joey!
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Hey Joey. When I exercise I actually Gain weight(well muscle but the scale doesn't go in the right direction for me) but I plan to exercise regularly after I lose all my weight to tone up and keep my body firm, tight and right. Sometimes I dance in my house with the stereo on blast and don't stop til I sweat that's how I stay active but I don't really consider it exercise.
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I use a treadmill,total gym,deadweights,ride my bicycle ,and shoot my recurve bow.I also like to walk on the beach. ;)
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I try to exercise but just cant stick with it . :P I think I am just to heavy if I could lose about 40 more I might stick to it I dont know I am pathitic ! LOL
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Jo ,just shake your groove thang!! ;)
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Umpa you just made me laugh I have to be careful shaking this big ole groove thing !!!
ALthough I do do that in the house some when I am cleaning or listening to the tunes .
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I use T-Tapp, which can be found here - http://www.t-tapp.com/ (http://www.t-tapp.com/)
I like it because it isn't a traditional cardio workout with jumping and stuff, and that's important with my knees. With each workout, I feel as though all the muscles in my body have been used, and it's helped me lose inches as a result. I use it a few days per week.
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Jo that is exercise! :D
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Well, I woke up to a little bit of snow and some sore triceps. :D
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Shoveling snow?? :)
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Shoveling snow?? :)
No, not that much snow. We got a Total Gym. Of all the other exercises I do (aside from kayaking), I don't seem to work my triceps much. I guess the Total Gym will take care of that. :)
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I didn't exercise at all until I had lost 90 pounds, then I started walking on the track at our local college. I started out at 1 mile, and now I do 2 miles everyday. Sometimes on the weekends I do 3 miles just because I have extra time. I really enjoy it!! ;D It makes me feel GREAT too!
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Its great for moodswings caused by menopause!Rena I have been using a total gym for over 13 years, and love it! :)
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I love my daily walks!
My day is just not the same if I miss one.
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Your welcome Marty. ;)
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I totally agree Tony! ;)
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Rena I have been using a total gym for over 13 years, and love it! :)
That's great. I'm just doing the basic beginner routine for now, but I can certainly feel it in areas that weren't getting exercised on my TreadClimber or bike. My triceps feel it especially, which is good. So far, I'm really enjoying it. :)
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Found muscles you didn't know you had?? :D
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Yeah, at least ones that didn't get used for awhile. Isn't that weird?
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No :D I went ice skating for the first time and loved it!I spent a couple hours going round and round.The next day I discovered I had calve muscles! Everytime I would flex my toes it made my calves feel like iron! :D :D
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LOL -- I haven't been ice skating in years, but it's something I want to start doing. Everyone skates on ponds here, but sometimes you see the loonies skating on the lakes. I'm not that brave. And besides, winter seems to be skipping us this year. It's SOOO weird not to have snow!
BTW -- how often do you use your Total Gym? I tried upping my sets to 20 instead of 15 last night and it about killed me. I did okay, providing I took a quick rest after the first 10 reps. We have it set on level 3, which is probably too high, but I'm tall and level 2 didn't feel right.
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Every other day.If I use it every day the leg exercises make my knees hurt.I adjust the level depending on the exercise I am doing.Sit ups would be 2 but leg exercises would be all the way up,so would arms.i am short at 5'2 so I don't know about the height issue.I try to get 30 minutes of exercise a day.Whether its my total gym,pulling my bows,riding my bicycle,treadmill,TaiChi,etc.I get bored easily so i like to change things up that way it doesn't feel like a chore. ;)
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I don't know why but when I join a gym or a program I don't go.If I exercise at home I do it.I don't like the group workout thing. :)
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I have considered joining a gym, but I think I would still feel too inhibited to exercise in front of folks. In my mind, I'm afraid it would be all these skinny-minis in leotards (like in the 80's) and there I'd be in my sweat pants. ha ha Seriously, I think this is one reason I love walking at 6am at the college track. It's still dark, and nobody can really see me. There is one new gym near us called Anytime Fitness. They give you your own key, and they are open 24 hours a day. I probably still wouldn't go. :D I am hoping that by this time NEXT year I'll be much closer to my goal and hopefully get past my "fat girl" mentality.
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I've never been into the gym thing either. I don't want to exercise in front of anyone. Hell, I even keep my TreadClimber in my washroom and my family knows not to go in there when I'm on it. I like the light off and my iPod LOUD -- ha!
I'm 46 and went to a gym for the very first time in my life this summer when we went to Disney World. I went to the one at the hotel we stayed at. The first time we went really late, so it was just me and Rick there. The second time I went alone (GASP!) around 7am and there were only a handful of diehards there (mostly men). The third time I went in the evening with Rick again and hardly anyone was in there. I think I could really get into the gym thing on trips like that. It's just a shame I can't afford to take them very often! :D
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Have you thought of a piece of exercise equipment for your house? :)
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:D :D My dad says better a smart a*ss then a dumbs*hit!!
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One of my goals is to get in better shape for our upcoming trip to Bavaria at the end of March! I know we'll be doing lots of walking and I don't want to be the slow, winded one. ::) I'm going to try walking more and maybe a bit on the eliptical. Someone suggested the video "Walking away the pounds" (or something like that), so I'll give that a try on the days that the cedar is super high. I have severe cedar allergy and it makes it really miserable to go outside when it's high.