hand weights & walking

maylingsmom
maylingsmom Posts: 18 Member
edited November 21 in Health and Weight Loss
Not sure exactly how to frame my questions but here goes. I am terribly out of shape & having walked using Leslie Sansone in the past decided to start back again using the 1 mile walk. Seems to be going ok with that. However, I wondered if you all who use Leslie do this everyday or follow some other type schedule? I walk everyday because I know myself & know that if I start skipping days then I eventually will stop all together. Question 2 is the use of hand weights. I am trying to work on those dreaded bat wings. I found a short (approximately 5 minute) video to follow. I am doing this everyday using 2 pound weights for right now. Read an article that said you should skip days when doing weights to allow muscles to recover. Doesn't seem 5 minutes would be too much but wondered what should I be doing? Is everyday ok?

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  • amtyrell
    amtyrell Posts: 1,447 Member
    2lbs is less than unloadinggroceries. You do not have to skip days but don't expect much from such weight
  • maylingsmom
    maylingsmom Posts: 18 Member
    Yeah, I totally agree that 2 lbs isn't heavy at all but since I am so out of shape, I really don't have very much strength in my arms. Just felt I could do the 2 for a while & then bump up. When I do go up, should I do them every other day?
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    maylingsmom wrote: »
    Yeah, I totally agree that 2 lbs isn't heavy at all but since I am so out of shape, I really don't have very much strength in my arms. Just felt I could do the 2 for a while & then bump up. When I do go up, should I do them every other day?

    It really depends on what you are doing. Actual strength training, I'd suggest every other day. Very light weight, it likely doesn't matter.
  • kpk54
    kpk54 Posts: 4,474 Member
    Do a google search "how to get rid of bat wings". Numerous exercises with hand weights and body weight will come up. Add before/after your walking routine.
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    Don't use hand weights. Just don't.
  • Maxxitt
    Maxxitt Posts: 1,281 Member
    Personally, I would ditch two pound hand weights and start doing incline push-ups using the wall. Your body weight will be a lot more effective, and a push-up (even incline against a wall) will benefit you more. You could start doing 2-3 sets of 10 and progress by increasing the angle (until you can handle 3 sets of 10 reps using your kitchen counter). Once you can handle 3 sets at 10, raise the number of repetitions. Once you get to 20 reps for each set, then you are ready to handle more of an incline. If you have stairs in your home, they can work well. In terms of how often to do this, I think you could handle wall-incline 5 days a week, before or after your walk. Once you progress to stairs, I'd drop it back to 3-4 times a week.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    I wouldn't worry about skipping days when you're using such light weights. You likely carry a purse every day that weighs much more than those weights without any ill effects. You should be fine to do the exercises every day.
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