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denysmar
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Hi. I'm not able to pay a gym or buy equipment at the moment and just started this journey. I justa want to tone my body and get a flat belly but don't know how to organize my daily workout or what exercises should I do. I've doing Pinterest and youtube routines but don't feel that it is working. Any recommendations? please
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C25k is good for cardio, and look at 'you are your own gym' for bodyweight workouts.2
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Jillian Michaels 30 day shred is great. 30 mins a day. Great mix of strength cardio and abb exercises you can do at home. Just google it.2
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Fitnessblender.com
YouTube
30 Day Challenge App
38Plank App
Sworkit App
Fitbit Coach App
Nerdfitness
You can use household items as weights.
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Anything you will do on a regular basis will help.
You will lose more weight by tracking calories, than you ever would from the gym. "Toning" is about losing the layer of fat covering the muscle you already have. Strength training (even body weight training) will help shape the results, but these things take time.
Great thread on the subject........
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1161603/so-you-want-a-nice-stomach/p10 -
Before i got around to getting an EZ bar, i did body weight workouts for 8 months. My favourite exercise is still walking with 10KG load.. a backpack full of bricks. It's true what they say. .. you can't out work poor nutrition.0
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Here's an example of what we call 1KR. The goal is 1,000 reps in 40 minutes.
You can make up your own from various moves you are familiar with.
Always a great workout!!1 -
Jillian Michael DVD’s0
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I like FitnessBlender online. It's free and has a variety of workouts.1
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Hi. I'm not able to pay a gym or buy equipment at the moment and just started this journey. I justa want to tone my body and get a flat belly but don't know how to organize my daily workout or what exercises should I do. I've doing Pinterest and youtube routines but don't feel that it is working. Any recommendations? please
Diet is first. Make sure to get alot of lean proteins and healthy fats. Most of your carbs should come post workout. Use lots of veggies for side dishes, watch portion sizes too!
As far as "toning", that's a weird term. I'm assuming you just want to lose a little fat? Regardless you need resistance in your training, whether it be via weights or bodyweight training. It's very important to keep or even add some muscle. The fat comes off alot quicker than you add muscle too I might add.
Look at H.I.I.T style cardio. It's works and is superior to other forms of cardio. You don't need alot either, but once your comfortable (I don't know your aerobic capacity/health conditions etc) really push yourself. A good H.I.I.T cardio routine is usually only 12-20 minutes long.
Fish oil (EPA 180mg -dha 120mg) 3-4 times daily would be a good supplement to add as well, for general health but also nutrient partitioning.
Drink lots of water. If your thirsty, have water on hand. Bring it everywhere you can. You're be amazed how it effects your appetite and portion sizes, as well as fat loss.
Best wishes
Rick3 -
1. Weightloss is 110% diet
2. Exercise/working out/training is for fitness.
Start out with a general Fitness program that broadens your scope.
C25K and YAYOG are good. There are other BW programs. Kavadlos, Convict Conditioning, Pavel's Naked Warrior, DDP Yoga. Bottom line is they're all about the same, so pick the one that has the best tone for you. There's nothing wrong with the Beachbody programs, but they generally oversell the results possible.
HIIT certainly isn't superior to other forms of cardio, unless it targets your specific personal goals. Otherwise it's going to leave you with a lower calorie burn unhappily weeping in a puddle of your own sweat and tears.0 -
http://strength.stack52.com/periodic-table-of-bodyweight-exercises/
Every picture is a link to a youtube video that shows you how to complete the exercise.
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stanmann571 wrote: »1. Weightloss is 110% diet
2. Exercise/working out/training is for fitness.
Start out with a general Fitness program that broadens your scope.
C25K and YAYOG are good. There are other BW programs. Kavadlos, Convict Conditioning, Pavel's Naked Warrior, DDP Yoga. Bottom line is they're all about the same, so pick the one that has the best tone for you. There's nothing wrong with the Beachbody programs, but they generally oversell the results possible.
HIIT certainly isn't superior to other forms of cardio, unless it targets your specific personal goals. Otherwise it's going to leave you with a lower calorie burn unhappily weeping in a puddle of your own sweat and tears.
You lost me at "weight loss". Why would anyone wanna lose fat and muscle? Fat loss is more appropriate.
And pubmed, in regards to HIIT, is far superior to other forms of cardio. It's science!
Anyhow, enjoy your day and bless you and yours!
Rick2 -
racwalleye wrote: »
You lost me at "weight loss". Why would anyone wanna lose fat and muscle? Fat loss is more appropriate.
And pubmed, in regards to HIIT, is far superior to other forms of cardio. It's science!
Anyhow, enjoy your day and bless you and yours!
Rick
Superior to other forms of cardio for accomplishing what goals? HIIT is completely inappropriate for most people who are new to exercise and 90% of people who think they're doing HIIT aren't.
For someone wanting to lose fat LISS cardio is far superior inasmuch as they can probably actually do it and they'll burn a lot more calories in longer steady state sessions, as their fitness improves add interval training but not from day one....
I'd love to see your "it's science" peer reviewed citations.
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Hi. I'm not able to pay a gym or buy equipment at the moment and just started this journey. I justa want to tone my body and get a flat belly but don't know how to organize my daily workout or what exercises should I do. I've doing Pinterest and youtube routines but don't feel that it is working. Any recommendations? please
Lots of great suggestions so far. I started off with Nerd Fitness and now I use Fitness Blender, but there are tons of options. Just don't fall for any workout that says it will give you a flat belly - you can't spot reduce fat. In terms of organization, anything is better than nothing! Bodyweight exercises are great for strength - most people recommend three total-body sessions a week for beginners, with a 48 hour break in between. Cardio you can do pretty much every day if you're talking low or medium impact, but don't burn yourself out by trying to do too much too fast. Anything that's really banging your joints (like running) you probably don't want to do every day at first. And you need good shoes if you want to run, and those aren't cheap. People are really crazy about HIIT right now, but real HIIT isn't necessarily a good idea for beginners and most people or workouts don't do it right anyhow. Fitness Blender has a lot of "HIIT" workouts that are basically interval or circuit workouts - they're a lot of fun, but don't expect miracles.
One equipment recommendation - if you're working out in a dedicated space at your home, get some floor mats as soon as you can afford them. I use these - https://www.amazon.com/ProSource-fs-1908-pzzl-Puzzle-Exercise-Interlocking/dp/B00B4IHXRU/. They're not especially expensive (about $20 for 24 sq ft), and your feet and butt and elbows will thank you.0 -
racwalleye wrote: »stanmann571 wrote: »1. Weightloss is 110% diet
2. Exercise/working out/training is for fitness.
Start out with a general Fitness program that broadens your scope.
C25K and YAYOG are good. There are other BW programs. Kavadlos, Convict Conditioning, Pavel's Naked Warrior, DDP Yoga. Bottom line is they're all about the same, so pick the one that has the best tone for you. There's nothing wrong with the Beachbody programs, but they generally oversell the results possible.
HIIT certainly isn't superior to other forms of cardio, unless it targets your specific personal goals. Otherwise it's going to leave you with a lower calorie burn unhappily weeping in a puddle of your own sweat and tears.
You lost me at "weight loss". Why would anyone wanna lose fat and muscle? Fat loss is more appropriate.
And pubmed, in regards to HIIT, is far superior to other forms of cardio. It's science!
Anyhow, enjoy your day and bless you and yours!
Rick
You're misreading the research.
HIIT burns fewer calories Per minute and fewer calories per session than steady state.0 -
Steady state vrs prolonged nutrient partitioning, steady state loses.
And HIIT is fine for beginners. You don't just go balls to the wall. You can even walk and incorporate HIIT cardio.
I can incorporate studies but unless you understand leptin/grehlin and other physiological hormones and how they react, we'll get nowhere in a debate.
Perhaps we should start another thread to talk science
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racwalleye wrote: »Steady state vrs prolonged nutrient partitioning, steady state loses.
And HIIT is fine for beginners. You don't just go balls to the wall. You can even walk and incorporate HIIT cardio.
I can incorporate studies but unless you understand leptin/grehlin and other physiological hormones and how they react, we'll get nowhere in a debate.
Perhaps we should start another thread to talk science
That's not HIIT.0 -
It's just a variation of it0
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racwalleye wrote: »Steady state vrs prolonged nutrient partitioning, steady state loses.
And HIIT is fine for beginners. You don't just go balls to the wall. You can even walk and incorporate HIIT cardio.
I can incorporate studies but unless you understand leptin/grehlin and other physiological hormones and how they react, we'll get nowhere in a debate.
Perhaps we should start another thread to talk scienceracwalleye wrote: »It's just a variation of it
Perhaps you should learn what HIIT is before you propose having a scientific discussion.1 -
Sorry for interrupting your thread.
My bad.
I wish you the best health and results possible!
Rick
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