Anyone else from Canada? :)

Hi,

I'm from Vancouver, BC. It's nice to see other Canadians on here!

Hi there,
I am from Edmonton, Alberta!!

Caralee

Hey Im another Canadian. Im from london Ontario. Nice to see some more of us, lol

Good morning everyone!

It is so nice to read this thread from my fellow Canadian friends.

I enjoyed reading your posts on this thread. I have to say that a couple of your posts did make me go, "hmmm...."

suef - you mentioned the stationary bike in your post because you enjoyed cycling last summer.

jb_sweet_99 - you said "you like options", for your workouts.

It's interesting because I've been thinking about what I really want my workout routine to be. I want structure but I want variety too. So I've been mulling this over in my mind.

I have to admit that I wasn't even considering the bike at all (I do have one) because I get bored. But now I'm thinking about next summer. I have been wanting to get back into cycling but just have done it. This is great inspiration to challenge myself on distance and stamina. So thanks a lot suef for your post.

jb_sweet_99 - thank you for getting me to think again about variety in my routine. I think for my cardio I will switch it up between the cycling, the treadmill and of course going outside in the fresh air to do any kind of outdoor activity. I also have snowshoes, I should take advantage of that.

For the strength routine, I am thinking of trying Jillian Michaels "Shred" DVD again. That DVD is brutal but maybe if I just do what I can and gradually build up my strength.

I would really love to hear other peoples ideas on workouts and I would love to hear what you do for a workout.

Have a happy and healthy day everyone!

Hi Debbie

Glad to hear you are going to use your bike.

I finally got a bike and my husband put it together for me tonight. Just finished my workout and my legs are burning and it feels great. Tomorrow I will do the 30 day shred, without the jumping as it hurts my foot. So the two activities plus walking the dogs and shovelling the driveway ( I offered to do it this winter for the calorie burn!) should help me lose weight and just have to keep up with my food diary and weighing my foods.

Hi There! I'm new to this too and I'm from Vancouver. Good luck to you!!

Hi everyone,

It's great to see more Canadians posting on this thread.

Well today, I braced myself and put on the Jillian Michaels 30 day shred dvd. Wow! She sure packs a lot of workout in those 20 minutes. I started off with Level 1, sadly, I am out of shape as several times I had to stop and take a breather. So my challenge to myself is to keep up with doing this dvd and get to the point that I don't stop for the breather. I have to say though that after I was done, I really felt good about doing the workout.

tonight when I come home from work I am really going to try and either go for a 1/2 hour walk outside or a 1/2 walk on the treadmill. I think the real secret it to simply keep moving no matter what. Whether it's doing dishes, lugging baskets of laundry up and down the stairs, it all adds up, right?

So here's to a new day with new opportunities.

Have a healthy and happy day all my Canadian workout buddies!

Welcome to MFP

I am from Newfoundland! It's great to see so many Canadians on here ... we can all whine about the cold together! LOL

Actually we are having a pretty warm winter so far but I am still working out at the gym ... Lots of snow here so getting outside for a workout can be tough.

In terms of workouts, I am currently hopping on the treadmill a few times a week and also just started a 12 week strenth training program to tone up too. It's called the '12-Week Workout Program To Gain Sexy Muscle And Curves' program and it comes from the 'Female training bible'.

I have also tried the Jillian Michaels 30 day shred and it was BRUTAL! lol

My workouts have been at the gym lately too, there is too much ice to get out for a walk and it's a little on the chilly side! I want to try 30 day shred, but I'm scared! I do the treadmill, eliptical, and bike, just cardio for now.

My workouts have been at the gym lately too, there is too much ice to get out for a walk and it's a little on the chilly side! I want to try 30 day shred, but I'm scared! I do the treadmill, eliptical, and bike, just cardio for now.

Catherine ... the 30 day shred is tough and once I thought I had a handle on level 1 I moved onto Level 2 ... only to have my butt kicked so I went running back to level 1! HAHA

I hope you have better success !