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elliptical question
I finally finally got my elliptical and up until today have been getting on it everyday. (today my 2 year old has been sitting on my lap almost ALL day-doc says he got a consussion yesterday-so I've just been mommying all day today...) anyway, I was wondering...is it better to do a longer period of time at less resistance…
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Bender ball
Has anyone used this or anyhthing like this for abs??? I hate crunches!
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yard work???
I just finished doing 3 hours of yard work today and I cant seem to find on this site how many calories I burned. My states age 22 weight 141 female I did shoveling up dirt and tons of rocks little and huge like 30 lbs and throwing them into a barrel I went onto another site and it said for my age and weight that for…
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How long do calorie deficits last?
Okay here's a question...I cycle quite a bit, at least three times a week and during the peak of the riding season as much as 150-200 miles/week. I gained some weight during the off season which I'm now trying to lose but I'm no kid and getting my metabolism going is kinda like starting a '53 Pontiac on a cold day. The…
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Work out videos
Hi! I was wondering if anyone has any good workout videos that they would recommend. I have Rockin Body by Shaun T because I thought it looked fun..but, kinda not so much. So then I get bored and don't want to do them. Tried the Tae-bo amped...too slow, selling them on ebay. I liked the original Tae-bo videos..but I don't…
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? elipitical
I was told by a trainer that the elipitical machine over estimates calories burned. So I dont do it. Has anyone else been told this?
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help getting started jogging
I read so many different ways people jog. Friday I tried. I normaly can walk at a 4mph on the treadmill for 3 to 4 miles no problem... I warmed one lap and then I stepped it up to 5mph. I jogged maybe 3/4 of a lap and then I felt like I was going to die... went to a 4mph and then walked until I caught my breath then Jogged…
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victorious victory day challenge Apr 1st
Good morning everybody happy april fools day to all. Well did my tae-bo dvd this morning boy that is hard I think it will take a couple of times before I get to grips with it though couldn't get my coordination quite right for some of the moves but still tried. Yesterday got totally hooked on DDR and when I checked I had…
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You motivate me!!
I started my new way of life by eating healthy and counting calories yesterday... i had NO intentions of exercising today :laugh: but after reading your posts, i really do feel motivated. i'm off to dust off my sneakers and I think I'll walk my dog, then maybe take a bike ride. Thank you from the bottom of my :heart: for…
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Pole Dancing
Hi, Does anyone know if there are any classes in Leeds for Pole Dancing?! I'm looking but all I can find is Polestar - but that appears to be more of a hen night thing than a serious class. Thanks! :bigsmile:
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Daily Personal Challenge 03/31/2008
I'm going to give myself a challenge for today and if I decide it helps motivate me I just might do it every day! (Feel free to add yours if you want! I'm kinda stealing this from Lina1131:flowerforyou: ) Today I'm going to do (at least) : 45 minutes on the elliptical no matter what! No excuses! 30 minutes on the…
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Yoga or budokon, looking for info
Hey everyone, I just decided to try out yoga since I'd seen other people talking about it and it sounded interesting. I had bought a DVD of something called Budokon a while back because it had some martial arts on it, I had just skipped over the yoga portion at the beginning of the workout before. However, last Saturday I…
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What is supposed to hurt when you run?
So lately, I've been picking up the pace and running about 3 times a week. I can proudly say that I started off only being able to run for like 30 seconds at a time and barely walk/jogging 2 miles to running 10 minutes at a time and I've worked my way up to 5 miles (sometimes more if I'm feeling feisty) My question is:…
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victorious victory day challenge mar 31st
well taking a min boys are out playing on their bikes I am drinking camomile tea I need it they are doing my head in. (why do I agree to these things the 7 yr old that I am looking after is not very well behaved and has the manners of a pig which has a bad effect on my little boy so I end up with 2 argumentative little…
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My goal is...what's yours?
My goal is to spend atleast 30 minutes on the treadmill and to do 100+ crunches---five days a week.
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Crunches
How do I do a crunch properly? I thought I knew how but I really have hurt my neck!! It's hurting more than my abs!! I put my hands by my ears and then do it... I try to keep my head straight by looking at the ceiling... What's the right way? Or is it suppose to hurt your neck? hahaha
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Holy Pedometer!
So..I wore a pedometer to work today..just because I was curious, and I just got done with Spring Break, and was sick, and think I gained some. But....I walked 8000 steps today! Just in my normal teaching job..I was pretty excited, because I know you're supposed to walk about 10,000...so, I'm close just at work. Kind of…
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Free Fitness Page
SparkPeople.com Fitness and exercise videos. Spark is another great resource for you health and fitness needs. They have several free online exercise videos that are a nice addition to your fitness routine. I have found this page helpful, Check these out... and have fun! http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/Fitness.asp…
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How to measure other types of exercises...
Having just recently joined, I would like to know how to measure other types of exercies. I'll often spend an hour or more splitting wood, which works up a real sweat. I'm also a volunteer firefighter and can spend hours at an incident carrying heavy equipment, raking out firebreaks and other intense activity, all in front…
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Push myself challenge for the day!
I am going to try to jog a mile without stopping today! I am not very good at jogging, but i'm going to push myself to have an unbelievable cardio workout. So, i'm going to challenge myself to jog a mile without stopping. I will report back after my workout! What will YOU do to push yourself during your workout today?!…
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Children's exercise video
Does anyone know of good exercise video for small children 2-5 year old? My daughters loves to exercise with me but get frustrated when they can't do the moves. I'd love to find something fun for them to do while I'm on the elliptical. I've seen a bunch on the Internet but none of them have reviews and I don't want to…
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Sit ups.
Do sit ups actually do anything? My dad told me he now does 400 sit ups a day. I used to do them often... But do they actually work? They seem to be too easy to do anything.. Maybe im doing them wrong?
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Weeee... Wii Fit!
This won't be out until May, but if you have a Nintendo Wii, you can start getting excited now. Complete with a wobbly Wii Balance Board that you stand on, Wii Fit allows you to participate in activities like skiing, hula hooping, yoga, push-ups and other strength training exercises, balance games and more (some serious…
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sedentary?
So when I first joined I put that I lived a sedentary lifestyle, which I understand means you basically don't do much? But I do 60 min of cardio everyday. On days my son is home we take about a 1/2 hour leisure walk, and when he's at school I usually walk briskly for about an hour. I also have a 3 month old baby so I'm up…
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crunch challenge and push up challeng March 7-May 2
I have a new challenge Lets do 100 crunches 5 days a week and add 10 more crunches each week. That means by the end you will be able to do 180 crunches. If you want to do more than do more. I suggest doing them in sets of 4, 25 crunches each set. 25 reverse crunches 25 regular cruches 25 oblique right 25 oblique left Good…
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Meet FitDeck
If you dread exercising, this handy little deck of cards (that comes in a cute holder!) might be just what you need. It features 50 basic body movements (in three levels) that require NO equipment or machines of any kind. For a few extra bucks, you can even get a DVD that shows you all the exercises in action. VERY cool!…
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Rockin' Body
I am using the Beach Body's Rockin' Body exercise dvd's....I find it a little frustrating that cardo video's are no where in the exercise drop down...it's not an aerobic exercise....And since I don't know how many calories I have actually burned I can't put it into my exercise tracker accurately!!!
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What is your FAVORITE exercise?
My favorite is sports..tennis, swimming, etc. What's yours?
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What did you do today...
I did turbo jam cardio mix 1 and and hip hop abs (hips buns and thighs). Burnt 525 calories in total. Tell us what you did. Have a great day everyone! :flowerforyou:
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Victorious Victoria Day Challenge. . .March 30
The word aerobics came about when the gym instructors got together and said, "If we're going to charge $10 an hour, we can't call it jumping up and down." ~Rita Rudner I hope all our fellow challengers will come back to us. We miss you! :brokenheart: Here's an update on the HRM's calories burned: The elliptical read higher…