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RangerRickL
Posts: 8,469 Member
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
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One of my new goals is to learn to use the TRX straps. There are now many competitors available and if you are a DIY person you can make your own. I have the TRX straps but I am just learning to use them. I am delighted at the way you can get full body involvement. I consider this type of exercise much better than using a machine.
Last weekend, I watched a number of TRX beginner exercise videos. I really liked this one. I watched it 3 times while actually trying to do the exercises.
If you are interested, the video is only about 6 minutes long.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5aYKL2-i5s 6 -
Under Calories : Yes
Tracked every lil thing : Yes
Exercise: Went for a stroll in a lovely autumn garden in the afternoon.
Totally smashed up my thighs in a training session with my personal trainer for 30 minutes! In a good way - the walk home from the gym was S-L-O-W
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April 3rd
Exercise: 2.5k warm up run/1h-something legs strength with coach2/whatever-I-can-manage hips strength catch up and foam roll in lunchtime/15m specific strength for swimming/3.1k swim intervals (bit of a long day here)
Calories: yes
Tracked: yes4 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, walked for 40 min
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes6 -
@RangerRickL Interesting training video. Nice to have videos online depicting correct form.2
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April 3
Exercised?: Yes. Walk 5km in 39 mins (hills)
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Early walk, slower pace, before breakfast.
Work day today.
Well under calories today.6 -
RangerRickL wrote: »One of my new goals is to learn to use the TRX straps. There are now many competitors available and if you are a DIY person you can make your own. I have the TRX straps but I am just learning to use them. I am delighted at the way you can get full body involvement. I consider this type of exercise much better than using a machine.
Last weekend, I watched a number of TRX beginner exercise videos. I really liked this one. I watched it 3 times while actually trying to do the exercises.
I'm a TRX aficionado too! It is the most versatile piece of equipment I have and it travels well. My trainer is altogether too good at finding new and challenging ways to use the thing. Today I almost gave up but couldn't face telling him it was too hard! Needed a couple of breaks but made it through.
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? yes
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? yes barely but i did
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? yes5 -
Pass day#1 yes already, only 3 days in!
Exercise yes, 10 min quigong, 60 min cleaning, 50 min walk outside
Tracking yes
Calories no5 -
Exercise: Yes - 88 minutes of walking - plan on more
Calorie Budget: Yes
Tracking: Yes6 -
Exercise: Yes. ( 15 min walking, 35 min cycling, 20 min strength)
Calories: Yes.
Tracking: Yes.6 -
Exercised: yep Focus T25 Beta week 5 day 2+ 15 mins circuit training
Tracked: yep
Under: yep!4 -
April 3, 2018
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes5 -
RangerRickL wrote: »One of my new goals is to learn to use the TRX straps. ....
@RangerRickL. The TRX straps are a good tool. Very versatile and use bodyweight and physics to provide the resistance. The grips allow both pulling and pushing resistance.
Focus on correct form more than anything else. You should be able to get 10 reps of any exercise slowly and controlled. If the 10 reps with good form are too easy, then change angles to provide more resistance (this is the real secret to TRX, good form and adjust resistance to current capability).
The bodyweight exercises I do I modify to ensure the correct level of resistance. Push up too easy, change the hand position, body position or incline the feet to make it harder. Pull up too hard, use the door frame and increase/decrease lean to adjust pulling resistance, etc.. Sometimes it is easier to increase reps, but once I get over about 30 it's time to modify the exercise.
If you use HIIT principles (high intensity interval training), you do not need to spend a lot of time working out to get the most benefit. HIIT does not mean fast it means intense, ie. at max capability. Never sacrifice form for weight or speed.
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Exercised: Yes. Walked on the treadmill. Listened to some great music. Actually enjoyed myself. I miss running.
Calories: Yes. Not enough fiber again and had some candy.
Tracked: Yes.5 -
MissMeaganLyn wrote: »Exercised: Yes. Walked on the treadmill. Listened to some great music. Actually enjoyed myself. I miss running.
Calories: Yes. Not enough fiber again and had some candy.
Tracked: Yes.
I miss running too. So, so, so much.4 -
Exercise - Yes. 21 minute walk to/around Publix with a co-worker to get lunch. I walked around the store in circles while he waited for his food. He probably thinks I have lost my mind. Oh well.
Tracked - Yes
Calories - Under. Even fit a treat in there.
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Exercise- yes, arms workout and my new PT routine that has lots of lovely leg exercises plus the stretches.
Calories - under but too many spent on those darn snickerdoodles my hubby made
Tracked - yes5 -
April 3
Exercised?: Yes. 30 min elliptical, strength training
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes5 -
Tuesday, April 3
Exercised: Yes, (1 hour strength training, 2 hours gardening)
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes5 -
Yes x 3
Barn chores and a good workout too. The horses have a new pal - my daughter has a new housemate who brought along her horse. He seems calm and I hope he'll settle in well. The housemate seems nice too!4 -
30 min. exercise with my friend, Gilad, in Honolulu today.
Calories? Yes
Tracked? Yes3 -
Yesx34
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3 April
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? ✅
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? ✅
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? ✅
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? 30 minutes upper body strength training with cardio
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes4 -
Exercise35 min weights, 20 min elliptical machine and 80 volleyball
Tracking- every bite
Calories-under5 -
Exercise yes 57 minute run, (it was supposed to be an hour, but I had an appointment I could not be late for4
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I am using a pass today
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Hello Team UAC!!
Busy work day today.
Calories: under at the right spot
Exercise: an easy day 20 minute walk
Tracking: good4
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