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Tinydancer106 wrote: »mi_nina_lola wrote: »Hmm, was gonna counter with "what about dancers, gymnasts, etc..." But I imagine the same is true, if they stop their regular activity.
I wish I could like it, get the same "high" as with running or cycling, like I never want to stop.
...guess I also wish I was a morning person...truth - I'm a zombie 'till noon, and resistance training is a chore to me (I'd rather clean a toilet)
i was a dancer and a runner and had all the lean muscle. and now - not. so there's that. so if it's not consistent - you have to do weights. cardio isn't going to cut it.
Oh yes do I get this and worst of all I'm clueless to strength training ....i have started watching YouTube videos because I dont want to do anything wrong and I'm too intimidated to ask people at the gym .....i wish they had trainers or did classes for the clueless like me 😣
You dancers, so when you stopped dancing regularly you lost the body composition?
Question is, why not dance again? Instead of weight training?
...Because dance is so *kitten* brutal?!
My memory of ballet classes was it was the hardest exercise I've ever done... (I did competitive gymnastics as a kid, way easier than ballet) ...I was so *kitten* sore after ballet I struggled to walk up a flight of stairs the next day...and worse than any weight training I've ever done as an adult (which I'm sure isn't whats considered intense)
I actually still dance not professionally or even in classes but I do my old routines that were burned into me over the many years of ballet .....I also dance any type and love it above all else however my knees have had it rough...ballet only looks light and airy lol....so I had to slow down and the running which supplemented it has to slow down too. I've been told strength training may help regain my knee strength and allow more dance so that's my real goal.....but the muscle loss is funny for me anyway ....my body has good muscle memory I guess you'd call it when I dance as before I seem to gain it back fast....but when I had to slow down I've noticed the muscle loss fast as well😒...yay....I apologize if this isn't making sense .....basically I need to strength train to get my dancing back and hopefully get the muscles I had from dancing .....🤷....I hope that made sense 🙈🤗2 -
Tinydancer106 wrote: »Tinydancer106 wrote: »mi_nina_lola wrote: »Hmm, was gonna counter with "what about dancers, gymnasts, etc..." But I imagine the same is true, if they stop their regular activity.
I wish I could like it, get the same "high" as with running or cycling, like I never want to stop.
...guess I also wish I was a morning person...truth - I'm a zombie 'till noon, and resistance training is a chore to me (I'd rather clean a toilet)
i was a dancer and a runner and had all the lean muscle. and now - not. so there's that. so if it's not consistent - you have to do weights. cardio isn't going to cut it.
Oh yes do I get this and worst of all I'm clueless to strength training ....i have started watching YouTube videos because I dont want to do anything wrong and I'm too intimidated to ask people at the gym .....i wish they had trainers or did classes for the clueless like me 😣
You dancers, so when you stopped dancing regularly you lost the body composition?
Question is, why not dance again? Instead of weight training?
...Because dance is so *kitten* brutal?!
My memory of ballet classes was it was the hardest exercise I've ever done... (I did competitive gymnastics as a kid, way easier than ballet) ...I was so *kitten* sore after ballet I struggled to walk up a flight of stairs the next day...and worse than any weight training I've ever done as an adult (which I'm sure isn't whats considered intense)
I actually still dance not professionally or even in classes but I do my old routines that were burned into me over the many years of ballet .....I also dance any type and love it above all else however my knees have had it rough...ballet only looks light and airy lol....so I had to slow down and the running which supplemented it has to slow down too. I've been told strength training may help regain my knee strength and allow more dance so that's my real goal.....but the muscle loss is funny for me anyway ....my body has good muscle memory I guess you'd call it when I dance as before I seem to gain it back fast....but when I had to slow down I've noticed the muscle loss fast as well😒...yay....I apologize if this isn't making sense .....basically I need to strength train to get my dancing back and hopefully get the muscles I had from dancing .....🤷....I hope that made sense 🙈🤗
love that you still dance!! I love ballet...it's brutal and beautiful!
I used to waltz into the wall in ballet classes! (didn't wear my glasses?!)
I think I get it, to some extent...dance is a good workout - you engage muscles in an un-static way (if that makes sense)
And yes, I notice not being able to run (weather, and I have mental problems with the gym apparently) it's harder to do it again when I have the option2 -
Tinydancer106 wrote: »Tinydancer106 wrote: »mi_nina_lola wrote: »Hmm, was gonna counter with "what about dancers, gymnasts, etc..." But I imagine the same is true, if they stop their regular activity.
I wish I could like it, get the same "high" as with running or cycling, like I never want to stop.
...guess I also wish I was a morning person...truth - I'm a zombie 'till noon, and resistance training is a chore to me (I'd rather clean a toilet)
i was a dancer and a runner and had all the lean muscle. and now - not. so there's that. so if it's not consistent - you have to do weights. cardio isn't going to cut it.
Oh yes do I get this and worst of all I'm clueless to strength training ....i have started watching YouTube videos because I dont want to do anything wrong and I'm too intimidated to ask people at the gym .....i wish they had trainers or did classes for the clueless like me 😣
You dancers, so when you stopped dancing regularly you lost the body composition?
Question is, why not dance again? Instead of weight training?
...Because dance is so *kitten* brutal?!
My memory of ballet classes was it was the hardest exercise I've ever done... (I did competitive gymnastics as a kid, way easier than ballet) ...I was so *kitten* sore after ballet I struggled to walk up a flight of stairs the next day...and worse than any weight training I've ever done as an adult (which I'm sure isn't whats considered intense)
I actually still dance not professionally or even in classes but I do my old routines that were burned into me over the many years of ballet .....I also dance any type and love it above all else however my knees have had it rough...ballet only looks light and airy lol....so I had to slow down and the running which supplemented it has to slow down too. I've been told strength training may help regain my knee strength and allow more dance so that's my real goal.....but the muscle loss is funny for me anyway ....my body has good muscle memory I guess you'd call it when I dance as before I seem to gain it back fast....but when I had to slow down I've noticed the muscle loss fast as well😒...yay....I apologize if this isn't making sense .....basically I need to strength train to get my dancing back and hopefully get the muscles I had from dancing .....🤷....I hope that made sense 🙈🤗
love that you still dance!! I love ballet...it's brutal and beautiful!
I used to waltz into the wall in ballet classes! (didn't wear my glasses?!)
I think I get it, to some extent...dance is a good workout - you engage muscles in an un-static way (if that makes sense)
And yes, I notice not being able to run (weather, and I have mental problems with the gym apparently) it's harder to do it again when I have the option
Yes!!! And girl believe me I have a whole slew of mishaps I've done in ballet classes and on stage over the years lol simple things can sometimes mess you up so badly ....I used to have an issue with fifth position .....like I had to really focus an hitting it all the time and even when I was older dancing in the company I still had to really pay attention to it....and that was ballet 101 so....lol it happens!🤷🙈 I hypotheses both knees over the years and has miniscule tears in both knees so that is another reason but you got what I was trying to say perfect lol....thank you for being so sweet and I bet you kicked *kitten* at both gymnastics and ballet!!🤗💐💗2 -
Time to step up and get smokin hot now that I’m getting divorced.3
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Cardio, no problem.
Weight training, dreadful.
I hear you.
I wish I could like it too....I do like the soreness.
My thought process is that if you start weight training, you have to do it forever - and that idea is dreadful.
I was wondering (my question from a few weeks ago that I didn't want to go ask in the "hostile, meanie" threads) if you weight train, and get to a body composition you like, can you then maintain it with proper nutrition? Or is weight training just some sort of eternal purgatory you have to endure to maintain it?Cardio, no problem.
Weight training, dreadful.
I hear you.
I wish I could like it too....I do like the soreness.
My thought process is that if you start weight training, you have to do it forever - and that idea is dreadful.
I was wondering (my question from a few weeks ago that I didn't want to go ask in the "hostile, meanie" threads) if you weight train, and get to a body composition you like, can you then maintain it with proper nutrition? Or is weight training just some sort of eternal purgatory you have to endure to maintain it?
That’s the discouraging part, you put on all this work, but if you stop all your work disappears, you have to keep going to maintain it.
Thats life isnt it? In order to succeed in anything its usually from a regular routine or habit no? You can have financial security because you work at a good job.....but if you decide to stop working that security goes away right? Similar to maintaining health and fitness.
What’s healthier ....cardio or putting on muscle?
There is no healthier, they both have benefits. I personally love cardio, but could not handle doing just that. I love resistance training as well. A healthy balance of both is possible.6 -
I didn't get the greatest news yesterday concerning my health but I'm going to try to keep my head up today unlike yesterday. There's always at least 1 positive thing in every day and I'm going to try to hold on to that.
Hug your loved ones a little tighter every day, you never know what can happen.19 -
_Miss_chievous_ wrote: »I didn't get the greatest news yesterday concerning my health but I'm going to try to keep my head up today unlike yesterday. There's always at least 1 positive thing in every day and I'm going to try to hold on to that.
Hug your loved ones a little tighter every day, you never know what can happen.
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Contemplating taking the morning off just so I can sit in my car and finish listening to my audibles. Just as I get into the beginnings of the climactic long battle ending..... I have to turn off the car and head into work.
This is what PTO is for, right?6 -
I can’t think of a better way to spend it right now.Contemplating taking the morning off just so I can sit in my car and finish listening to my audibles. Just as I get into the beginnings of the climactic long battle ending..... I have to turn off the car and head into work.
This is what PTO is for, right?
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_Miss_chievous_ wrote: »I didn't get the greatest news yesterday concerning my health but I'm going to try to keep my head up today unlike yesterday. There's always at least 1 positive thing in every day and I'm going to try to hold on to that.
Hug your loved ones a little tighter every day, you never know what can happen.
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Tinydancer106 wrote: »mi_nina_lola wrote: »Hmm, was gonna counter with "what about dancers, gymnasts, etc..." But I imagine the same is true, if they stop their regular activity.
I wish I could like it, get the same "high" as with running or cycling, like I never want to stop.
...guess I also wish I was a morning person...truth - I'm a zombie 'till noon, and resistance training is a chore to me (I'd rather clean a toilet)
i was a dancer and a runner and had all the lean muscle. and now - not. so there's that. so if it's not consistent - you have to do weights. cardio isn't going to cut it.
Oh yes do I get this and worst of all I'm clueless to strength training ....i have started watching YouTube videos because I dont want to do anything wrong and I'm too intimidated to ask people at the gym .....i wish they had trainers or did classes for the clueless like me 😣
You dancers, so when you stopped dancing regularly you lost the body composition?
Question is, why not dance again? Instead of weight training?
...Because dance is so *kitten* brutal?!
My memory of ballet classes was it was the hardest exercise I've ever done... (I did competitive gymnastics as a kid, way easier than ballet) ...I was so *kitten* sore after ballet I struggled to walk up a flight of stairs the next day...and worse than any weight training I've ever done as an adult (which I'm sure isn't whats considered intense)
for me -i've got osteoarthritis in both knees, plantar fasciitis in both feet - and also currently *lol* hamstring and quad issues. flamenco is a very percussive type of dance and is super hard on the feet and knees. i tried it last year one more time - but with three classes - i realized it's time to hang up the shoes and pretty skirts. there's a time and season for everything.
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mi_nina_lola wrote: »Tinydancer106 wrote: »mi_nina_lola wrote: »Hmm, was gonna counter with "what about dancers, gymnasts, etc..." But I imagine the same is true, if they stop their regular activity.
I wish I could like it, get the same "high" as with running or cycling, like I never want to stop.
...guess I also wish I was a morning person...truth - I'm a zombie 'till noon, and resistance training is a chore to me (I'd rather clean a toilet)
i was a dancer and a runner and had all the lean muscle. and now - not. so there's that. so if it's not consistent - you have to do weights. cardio isn't going to cut it.
Oh yes do I get this and worst of all I'm clueless to strength training ....i have started watching YouTube videos because I dont want to do anything wrong and I'm too intimidated to ask people at the gym .....i wish they had trainers or did classes for the clueless like me 😣
You dancers, so when you stopped dancing regularly you lost the body composition?
Question is, why not dance again? Instead of weight training?
...Because dance is so *kitten* brutal?!
My memory of ballet classes was it was the hardest exercise I've ever done... (I did competitive gymnastics as a kid, way easier than ballet) ...I was so *kitten* sore after ballet I struggled to walk up a flight of stairs the next day...and worse than any weight training I've ever done as an adult (which I'm sure isn't whats considered intense)
for me -i've got osteoarthritis in both knees, plantar fasciitis in both feet - and also currently *lol* hamstring and quad issues. flamenco is a very percussive type of dance and is super hard on the feet and knees. i tried it last year one more time - but with three classes - i realized it's time to hang up the shoes and pretty skirts. there's a time and season for everything.
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I haven't really been out much in the last 6 months, mainly because I am protecting myself from catching something and getting sick. This to say : I went to the grocery store and at the pharmacy and I saw kids dancing at both places. I'm assuming they were doing TikToks (like my daughter does). What is this world coming to? 🤣🤣
Eta: just saw this, what a coincidence 🤣
https://youtu.be/Ay-WxSfqmzE 5 -
_Miss_chievous_ wrote: »I haven't really been out much in the last 6 months, mainly because I am protecting myself from catching something and getting sick. This to say : I went to the grocery store and at the pharmacy and I saw kids dancing at both places. I'm assuming they were doing TikToks (like my daughter does). What is this world coming to? 🤣🤣
Ah - Tik Tok - so stupid - but I have partaken in a couple of videos in an attempt to get my daughter some extra laughs 🤷♂️5 -
_Miss_chievous_ wrote: »I haven't really been out much in the last 6 months, mainly because I am protecting myself from catching something and getting sick. This to say : I went to the grocery store and at the pharmacy and I saw kids dancing at both places. I'm assuming they were doing TikToks (like my daughter does). What is this world coming to? 🤣🤣
Ah - Tik Tok - so stupid - but I have partaken in a couple of videos in an attempt to get my daughter some extra laughs 🤷♂️
Oh so did I 🤣 I'm on there somewhere 😅2 -
My son brought home some sushi and he made me try it and I actually liked it. I though I hated it all my life 🤣9
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Sometimes my job can be Sooo boring... But I guess I can't complain to much about an easy day and easy money...5
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