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It's interesting. I find that more men use the gym floor to chat; whereas, women do their chatting in the locker room.
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You're not normal, btw. Normal is overrated. I've decided I'm going to start making up stories about the people at other people's gyms. Like Jennifer's Jill. I bet she is a recovering addict with the complementary addictive personality and she's drug herself up by her bootstraps and is now devoting every possible moment to making her body stronger and healthier. From one extreme to the other, she gives it her all. No gym for me today. I worked late and by the time I got home, all I wanted to do was eat and relax. Alex said the magic word....:sushi:.....and plans were changed. I still made a valiant effort to eat healthy especially since I didn't have an extra caloric buffer tonight. |
There was not any organized exercise for me today, but I did a lot of walking downtown with my co-workers today (including several steep flights of stairs), and I drove the same route that we had walked on my way out of the downtown area, and was able to determine that we walked about 3 miles today.
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I'm at the Y, waiting for Zumba to start.
The teacher in the current class is singing along to Chicago. "Baby, you're the meaning in my life." This teacher leads Group Power during the week, and she's very chatty. I like her, and I find her constant narration both entertaining and irritating. I took the day off yesterday because my body has been tired and sore. I'm sort of curious whether I will have more energy this morning. |
Twelve fluffy bunny miles today.
Now it's nap time. |
I went to 10 Fitness today, and one of the staff recognized me and encouraged me to work hard :). I like the positive atmosphere and the lack of focus on being a "hard-body". And I did work out-I walked for a mile, 25 minutes, but hey, I can whittle that number down. Then my workout (which I can print out every time I go) was legs; lots of squats and extensions. That helps my knee.
I noticed that the workout program "counts" the times you've gone; since I signed up last November, I've gone a grand total of 11 times :(. I set a goal of reaching 30 workouts (at least) by Reunion. Here I go! |
Did 30 minutes of sprints on the gym stairs while lifting weights, and then 30 minutes on the elliptical, level 5, interval program.
Then I kept my heart rate up by going to see the horror movie, The Conjuring :| |
Good workout today!
Cardio for 65 minutes with walking and running intervals and then about an hour of circuit training for arms, abs and back. I pushed myself hard...maybe too hard....Alex said it was too much but then, he gave himself heat exhaustion today, so what does he know? :blink: |
Two eggs, two pieces of toast, two large pancakes, and one very large bowl of grits. In one sitting. I was sweating by the end. That may have been the hot coffee, though.
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Horseback riding for an hour :) :) :) Hiking up and down various hills and stairs at Ski Bowl (Mt Hood)...2nd best day of exercise leading to exhaustion ever!
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Nice Old Chancie: Do you think she would enjoy it? Nice Young Women: I think she'd have to have knee surgery first, but, you did great! Nice Old Chancie: Aw, thanks. I might need new sneakers, but these are good for Group Power, and I hate to think I need two pairs of sneakers. This conversation continued with more chit chat about buying sneakers. I am as old as someone's mother! My presence in Zumba inspired a young woman to consider inviting her mother to Zumba. I am flattered and flabbergasted. |
Great workout today and I owe it to a conversation Alex and I had on the way to the gym. I asked him whether he thought it was better to do cardio first or the weight training first on the days that I do both and he said that studies have shown that if you start with a cardio warm up of 15-20 minutes and then you move on to weight training and then go back to a form of cardio to finish up, that it elevates the caloric burn of the second cardio session due to the weight training. But we surmised that outside of extra caloric burn, it's really up to the person and their body. So I gave it a shot and it seemed to work out pretty well.
First cardio: 15 min + 3 min cooldown. 108 cal, 1.05 mi. Treadmill. Weight training for roughly an hour including lower body, back and abs. Second cardio: 45 min + 5 min cooldown. 355 cal, 3.33 mi. Treadmill. I got in tons of interval runs @ 6.0 mph. Some 1 min, some 2.5 min, most 2 min bursts. No 3 or 3+ min runs today though. Those are much harder to come by. Those last 30-60 seconds are tough sometimes. I've found that if I've got the right music playing, my required recovery time is shorter. I knew a good jam can keep me running longer during the intervals but this is really good news too. A couple of my recovery breaks were as short as a minute to a minute and a half and that's excellent for me. Alex and I talked about me going to his sports massage therapist for my legs. He looked at them and said it's obvious that my calves are hard as rocks and it's true. Even if I stretch right before bed, wear the compression sleeves and hand massage my legs, I wake up with really tight calves and that doesn't feel good. So, that's an option I'm going to look into because it's not fun cutting back because of the fear of injury or doing permanent damage. It also affects my running since I change my gait depending on how my legs feel. Sometimes longer strides feel better and sometimes I need to take much shorter strides to avoid discomfort. During the actual act of running, they don't hurt though. Before and after are a completely different story. I know; I have a weird body. Tomorrow is going to be an around the world cardio session. I'm going to start on my trusted steed, the treadmill, and move (at regular intervals) to every single piece of cardio equipment they have and finish back on the treadmill. No weights at all because I'm still sore from yesterday's arms and I can't do back to back leg days. It's going to be fun. It's a state holiday here tomorrow so I'm not sure if the gym is going to be nearly empty like it was today or slam packed. We'll try to get there relatively early and see what happens. |
I live on the 9th floor and I always try to walk up the stairs instead of taking the elevator when I’m not carrying too much stuff but I figured out today what a dynamite workout I can get without ever leaving my building.
Counting the 2 garages and the roof we have 12 flights of stairs and 4 separate staircases. 7 laps around each floor is a mile. If you run up 3 flights then do 7 laps by the time you reach the 9th floor you’ve got 3 miles under your belt then if you walk down and do 3 ½ laps on each floor taking a different staircase each time you will have another 5 miles to add to the first 3 by the time you reach the bottom. The variations are almost endless. I could do all stairs with intervals of walking around the building to cool down. Or a mix of stairs, floors, and different staircases. Then I can grab my suit and jump in the pool. We do have a gym in the building but it’s small and you spend more time waiting than anything, but this stairs thing seems like a ton of fun. At least for now until I get sick of it. And I tend to get sick of stuff quickly nowadays since I can only do cardio stuff and lower body workouts. I used to love to lift weights but a work shoulder injury took that off the table. |
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First let me say that I think it's awesome that you are taking advantage of your surroundings to work out. :cheerleader: But when I was reading this I started having math class word problem flashbacks. :eek: |
For the past four weeks, since it's been rather warm lately (except for the past few days), I've increased my water intake and on one day of the week, I take a break from food, exercise and doing anything arduous and rest with the intent of getting more sleep (my one day fast).
I find myself tinkering with the way I exercise and with my food and water intake/consumption. And it has helped me somewhat because when I visited friends I used to work with last year, they noticed that I looked different (like I've lost some wieght and appear healthier, somehow). What I am going to do over the course of this week, since it's a vacation week for me, is to ramp up my exercise time and incorporate stair climbing: there are several places in the metro area with extended sets of stairs in beautiful, sanctuary-like, gardens. |
Hey, Gemme, just wanted to say that I am impressed as to how quickly you jumped in and really starting ramping up the workouts to where you are now really kicking ass. Go you!
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I'm a balls to the wall/all or nothing kind of person for this kind of stuff. I'm not going to do something until I'm 100% ready and it was finally my turn to be ready. :) |
For the last fue days I have been playing near non stop pool,but I have also made time for a good workout two or three times a day about a half hour at the time.They are very intense workouts with no more than 2 minits to catch my breath while i'm either siting down or walking.It is very hot hear so I have to becarefull of getting to hot,it dosent get any where cool enough o wo except up to 10 a.m. then after 6:30 p.m. I just make a good judgement call about when to w.o..I am down to 250,I know it's still a lot but the most I ever weighed was 330lbs when I started this program.Before I was working like a dog to lose the weight but not much happend till a coule of months ago when finaly after many months of thyroid pills and hormones cause my new doc found out they were way off and had been for years,so glad it is now where it should be.I urge anyone to have the doc check this out cause if the thyroid and hormoned are off it's hard to lose anything or much any way.Glad to see many posting about how it is going..keep it up and carry on.
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Yay for me :). Still at my 25-minute mile, but it seemed "faster" today, somehow. Then, arms and back, and the weight ActiveTrax assigned for most of the exercises was too light! Oh, revealed shoulders at Prom, here I come!
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I was rereading my post then realised I have lost 80 pounds down from 330 to 250.It totaly shocked me when ran the numbers..I am doing a happy dance.
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And although this has nothing to do with what you said about math or my post, I noticed upon rereading it, I could have gotten away with half as many words, easy. I imagine a goodly amount of people would have just said they used their stairs on a whim, got a good workout, plan to keep it up for awhile and left it at that. Ah if only I could be one of those people. I do understand the concept and the usefulness of being succinct, but it’s in the practice that I fall short. I don’t know why I can’t just give the short version and leave out the entire process, but I don’t seem capable. Clarity is a bit of an obsession for me. I want to understand and be understood, but also I want to know why. I want to understand motivation and I forget other people don’t necessarily feel the same. And I also seem to lack the ability to discern what merits an obsessive degree of examination and what is just not worth the time or the words to explain. It’s rather important this. It’s the difference between having an interesting conversation and putting people to sleep. Well, I should probably stop now cause, I’m doing it again, too many words. And it’s not even on topic. In a world of twitters and ten second sound bites, surrounded by ever shrinking attention spans, chances are I will go the way of the dinosaur. Unfortunately not soon enough. (Speaking of flashbacks i'm having one now, flashing back to the many times in my life where people were glaring at me, tapping their feet and growling "is there a point somewhere.") But anyway in a valiant attempt to bring this back around to topic, I did do the stairs again today. Good workout. |
I love to hear all the details, Miss Tick. I'm a stair enthusiast and love it all.
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I have been walking all over Vegas. My feet and legs are feeling it way more than my 2 hr work outs at home. And it has been so much more enjoyable! :) *heres to another few miles going to be walked today*
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Today was my around the world of cardio day and it went well. My goal was to introduce and/or re-introduce myself to these pieces of equipment and do a comparison on what I like, what I don't and what I will include in future workouts.
Here's my progress: Treadmill: 80 cal, .82 miles, 15:00 minutes Arc aka THE BEAST: 138 cal, .63 mi, 15:00 Recumbent bike: 69 cal, 2.38 mi, 15:00 Elliptical: 117 cal, .86 mi, 15:00 Upright bike: 70 cal, 2.59 mi, 15:00 Treadmill: 99 cal, .86 mi, 15:00 + 3:00 cooldown I did one 2 minute running interval on my first go round with the treadmill and just tried to maintain a steady pace on all the pieces of equipment without going too crazy. The Arc is super tough and even the back of my hands and wrists were sweaty after only 15 minutes. I definitely earned those calories on that machine! When I'm in a time crunch and want to maximize my burn, that's where I'll be. My main beef with this piece of machinery is that there is a cup holder but I tend to come with quite a bit of paraphernalia and that's not enough room for my 'stuff' so I would have to adjust somehow to that as well as making sure to bring a water bottle with a nozzle on top that I would not have to take off to drink from. My calves do not like the bikes AT ALL. The only real trouble I had with them today was when I got off of both bikes and they were tight, tight, tight! It may be an angle thing or just that I'm not a fan of bikes in general for exercise. I prefer a classic style Schwinn for tooling around town and good ones can be difficult to find so no bike riding for me. Jennifer said something earlier about the Arc being more stable for her feet....less slippage...and I wanted to check that out because my experiences with the elliptical were similar to hers...I had to readjust my footing on a fairly regular basis. I agree that the Arc helps keep the feet in place better but I must have super slippy slidey feet cuz I still had to readjust my tootsies, but not nearly as much as when on the elliptical. I found myself a bit bored on the upright bike and I zoned out watching music videos. I could probably have had a higher calorie count on that one but at least I didn't fall asleep on it. My last round on the treadmill included incline work and no running intervals. I steadily increased the incline from 0 to 8.5 by the 15 minute mark and then finished with the cooldown and some stretching. All in all, 573 calories burned and 8.14 miles covered. Not too shabby! Alex treated me to some Only 8 frozen yogurt in a partial celebration of my progress (the othe part is cuz he just plain wanted some ice cream). For those that haven't heard of it, you can find more info HERE. It's super yummy, smooth, refreshing and good for you. Score!!! |
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Online sources are a good way to get a general idea of how a person 'this age' and of 'this' stature and who has 'this' much activity in their day to day will do on 'this' activity, et cetera. I used to use a site called the daily plate to input my food consumption and exercise and it calculated everything for me, letting me know when I went over on fat or sodium and when I was under in protein or calories, etc. That worked really well for me in TX, when portion control was one of my top three main issues with food. The truest way to tell how much you're burning is to get one of those monitors that strap to your arm or chest but I don't have a couple of c notes to spend on that right now, so I go by how I feel the workout went and what the machine says, although I do take it with a grain of salt. |
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I doubt I will ever want to spend that much money on a monitor. Besides I think you are right. I think you can tell when you've had a really good workout. And you should claim each and every digit. I know from now on when I do use the gym and get a reading on a machine I'm going to think that maybe I should add 42% to the burn. I mean who can say what direction the settings are off.:deepthoughts: |
I'm putting this out there so I have to follow up.......
I have a new later start time for work (830am) and I now have time to go to the gym before work...which is my preferable time.... I'm up at 5 or 6am daily anyway (involuntarily) so I may as well make the most of my time... SO... Tomorrow, when I get home from work for the day (around 1045pm) I will be posting here about my morning at the gym. This is my accountability! I need to seriously train if I'm ever going to hike anything bigger than our paltry hills...much loved as they are to me...I need to be challenged or I get bored... :cigar2: |
I am back from my little road trip.
I knew it would be a good idea to get off my ankle for a few days, and that I did. I also went pretty well stir crazy. Being used to being active for 2 to 4 hours a day and going straight to zero just about did me in. I didn't keep detailed records like Gemme did (because there was nothing to keep track of), but I did get out a little bit. I spent the first two days driving, and they were long days, but every couple of hours I tried to find someplace nice to get out and stretch my legs for a few minutes. Usually a nice park next to a river or lake, or some nice little 1 or 2 mile quick scenic spot. I took all of my own food so that I would not be subject to "road food" and that helped a lot. I picnicked. :cheesy: I was visiting with my folks, and after sitting there staring at each other for two days, I put us into "day-trip" mode. We spent one day driving up to and lunching at a very nice lake in the Cascade foothills where I was able to stick them in a pretty spot and take myself on a quick little walk. They love the outdoors as much as I do, but being in their mid-80s they just don't get around too well anymore. The next day I dragged them off to the lower reaches of Mt. Rainier, up at the tree line, where we went and lunched at one of my favorite little alpine lakes. Again, they moved at their pace while I sort of darted around taking pictures and making sure no one fell down. My last day there (the 5th) we went off and followed a river into the foothills again in the Cascades. Repeat of the previous two days. I got in maybe 1 or 2 miles per day. That last day was a pretty good ankle test, I did several river crossings on logs and a fair bit of boulder hopping. The ankle held up well. After the visit I headed back home again. At the beginning of the second day of driving, I tucked in a little 4 mile hike at Crater Lake. While the trip left me mentally exhausted, I was so fidgety physically I just about went nuts. This morning, after thankfully sleeping in my own bed again, I got the beach early. Not wanting to undo the good I had done by resting my ankle, I capped it off at 3 miles. Then, around noon time I headed off to the pool and spent 90 minutes exhausting myself. It was great! I had a fabulous time playing around in the shallows, doing handstands and somersaults, then plowing through laps with my fun snorkel. I wrapped it up with a good soak in the hot tub. It is good to be back in my routines. I am nothing if not a creature of habit. I had fun reading through all of your posts earlier today, and I'm glad to be back in here. Consider yourselves all 'repped' multiple times. :cheesy: :theisland: |
30 minutes of stair sprints while lifting weights.
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I also did upper body work on the weight machines...some ab work, and basic leg work. AND...I stretched after. I always mean to and don't and then I hurt...so I'm making it a point... :) It felt good to get it done early and sets the tone for the day ( I took the stairs at work) I have an early night at work so I COULD Possibly go after work. I don't think that's excessive....? :) |
My dog is nothing short of brilliant. He has now learned the difference between my workout shorts (nylonish) and cargo shorts (cotton). You may or may not remember that he has a treadmill. He doesn't like it. There has been a couple of times that I have put him on it for his 15 minutes while I am on the eliptical right next to him.
Anyway, today I am going to use the eliptical at home today so I just changed. I came down the steps. My ever present shadow was not behind me. Nope, he was upstairs hiding... He waited until he heard me sit down in the recliner, then came swooping down the steps, feeling all safe and shit. |
I'm back. Did my 45. The dog did his 15.
He hasn't been on his treadmill for a while for a couple of reasons: 1) I took Kelt's information to heart about how we are not really increasing our exercise intake if we cut back on our normal activity on exercise days. Therefore, I went back to walking the dog even on my exercise days. 2) He hates it, so I feel bad for him. However, I selfishly want the guy to be healthy and live as long as possible, so on the treadmill he must go from time to time! :dogwalking::dogwalking::dogwalking: |
I did my 30 minutes of stair sprints while lifting weights. I like how much it makes me sweat and how much water I need to drink. That's one of the ways I measure how intense a work-out is for me. Since I go on the stairs at the gym, it's a bit like being in a character in a video game trying not to bump into texters. People who happen to be using the stairs (not specifically for exercise but in order to get somewhere) while texting have no sense at all of what is going on around them. You should see the look on their face when they see they have narrowly missed impact by a red faced fat woman wearing a fanny pack and hoisting weights wildly :D
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I worked out on the treadmill and lifted weights.
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Today's an off day but I really think I should have gone anyway. Pretty soon, I'll be doing 6-7 day weeks for a month or so, up until the reunion basically, so I need to enjoy the evenings when I actually have some energy left over at the end of the day. |
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