Over Training?

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  • wllwsmmr
    wllwsmmr Posts: 391 Member
    There are plenty of "Body weight activities" you can do at home :)

    If you search the forums and google, you should be able to find what you are looking for.

    I would recommend doing planks, squats, dumbbells or using bottles, lunges, pushups, leg lifts!
    Also been starting to explore fitnessblender.com on the pilates section and they sure burn!!!

    Good luck :)
  • wllwsmmr
    wllwsmmr Posts: 391 Member
    I have also read on bodyrecomposition.com that too much cardio stalls fat loss! I have been through phases where i've done 2-4hours of cardio in the gym daily.. I felt tired and sick of it and wasn't seeing much results.. I am currently doing at most 1 hour if I eat normally and I am seeing similar results. So if you're doing it for weight loss I say don't because it is pointless and might make you hungrier. If you're doing it for a marathon and to gain stamina then maybe yes. But second the idea of increasing bit by bit!!!
  • chellebublz
    chellebublz Posts: 568 Member
    The "You Are Your Own Gym" app for Android is on sale for 1.99 if you have an Android phone or tablet. I'm downloading it myself because at 5'2 and 80lbs to lose as well. And I want to lose fat and build muscle along the way.
  • jlapey
    jlapey Posts: 1,850 Member
    I prefer the lifting-heavy-weights-at-the-gym method but the internet is full of ideas for exercises you can do at home. Just today, I found this article on Yahoo. Some require equipment you may not have, but many are just body weight.

    http://health.yahoo.net/articles/fitness/photos/moves-tone-your-trouble-spots#0
  • Leadfoot_Lewis
    Leadfoot_Lewis Posts: 1,623 Member
    With what you're doing, you need not worry about overtraining. Most overtraining is usually caused be inadequate diet and inadequate sleep.

    As others have mentioned, there is absolutely NO reason to do sooooooo much cardio. You need to lose the thought process that you have to do cardio, cardio, cardio to lose weight. Weight is lost by a calorie deficit. You get there by either reducing your calories, increasing your activity, or both. A well balanced workout regime needs to consist of both cardio and weight training, weight training being 3/4 of what you spend your time with. I would suggest looking into bodyweight training as a gym appears to not be an option for you at this time.

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