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But what routine would you recommend for someone who wants to build stronger abs to show off once the lower their bf%? I think that is a fair question, though likely one with many answers.

I just started today. I plan to do it every other day, and in a week I'll start alternating 30DS with Ripped in 30.

There are running specialty stores that will check your gait and fit you based on that. Try searching your area for running stores?

I plan to start doing Ripped in 30 in a couple weeks (gotta allow time for the dvd to arrive, and I'll be rotating it with 30DS). Reading about all the plank moves makes me nervous--I hate plank! Perhaps I should start doing planks to prepare for doing this video. I'm already dedicating this month to ab/core work . . .

This is possible. My husband and I were very amused to discover that our fitbits register three hours of continuous tango as 50 to 100 steps.

Facial exercises might do good I suppose, but the idea of them isn't too make the face thinner, but to keep the facial muscles strong so the skin over them (hopefully) doesn't droop so much.

You can't spot reduce. If you want a slimmer face, it'll require losing weight overall. However, you may be able to get the appearance of a slimmer face from carefully applied makeup, if that is your thing.

Rest is important, but rest days don't have to be completely sedentary. When I made my exercise calendar I gave myself Wednesdays off. On Wednesday, I will go for a walk and do some gentle yoga. If I have dance class, I'll attend that, too. But no running or weight training.

Hot yoga makes people feel like they are working extra hard, but that's an illusion created by the heat.

I recommend walking daily, even if it's just for 20 minutes most days. Maybe plan for two walks a week to be longer. Try to think of the walking as a lifestyle shift and not a temporary measure. Lots of people have found a pedometer or fitness tracker useful as a means to measure their activity and challenge themselves.…

I find it useful to tell myself that all I have to do is a little bit. For example, when I belonged to a Y and had just started exercising, I loved the stream room and sauna. I was also having a lot of muscular pain in my back. So I'd tell myself that all I really *had* to do is go to the Y and stretch in the stream room…

I have a hula hoop that I can use in the living room while watching TV or listening to music.

Could you post a link please? For some reason, groups don't turn up when I search for them.

I am planning to do 30DS in rotation with Ripped in 30, so there are many ways to use this video.

I haven't used her book at all . . . so I wouldn't know how to answer that!

The only time I successfully worked out over a long period (6+ months) at a gym was when I told myself that I didn't have to work out, I just had to go in to use the steam room and sauna for my back. Once I got there, I usually did quite a good workout as well. But that was a gym 45 minutes away downtown. When I had a…

Yeah, about a year ago I did a kickboxing class and got DOMS so bad that I could hardly stand, sit, or go up or down stairs. I managed to keep doing kickboxing for six weeks, and since then I haven't gotten DOMS that severely from any new exercise--most of which has been bodyweight or cardio oriented.

It certainly does work the muscles. I hooped for 30 minutes today, and my waist gained a full inch since this morning. I think it must be water being retained by the muscles, and I anticipate being sore tomorrow. It didn't seem particularly hard at the time, though . . .

I just finished the beginner calendar today...

I found it was good for relieving back soreness from my scoliosis, and I could see when my hips were getting more even because the hoop revolves closer to parallel to the floor. It's something I can hypothetically do while watching tv rather than be sedentary. I'm curious as to how much doing it consistently for a month…

Thank you. My fingers are crossed. Biking may be a good choice for me--there is even a park near here where I can rent bikes until I figure out if I am likely to keep it up enough to be worth buying one.

Thank you for both your posts! I'll check out this link.

I could try it with some, at least! We do store our staples like flour and sugar in huge plastic buckets, so I could also get a strength workout carrying the bucket to the bathroom scale (a better workout than I'd get carrying the scale to the bucket, anyway!).

Cool! I hooped for about 10 minutes yesterday, and 30 today while watching TV (I'd get a bit bored otherwise). I had forgotten how good it felt to finally learn how to keep a hula hoop up (I didn't learn how to do that until I was an adult and looked up the technique online).

Anything with a little caffeine in it should work. No particular brand necessary for results. :)

That's actually the method the adult bike course that I looked up uses!

Rosestring, I hesitate to give any kind of diet or fitness advice since I am not an expert. As I understand it, as long as you are eating at a deficit (fewer calories than you consume), you should lose weight. I'm sure that burning additional calories on the elliptical (or any other cardio) would help, too--as long as you…

Have you continued hula hooping? I'm working on my exercise calendar for July, and I'm considering hooping on my non-running days as a core/ab workout.

Thank you! Good thoughts!

Bravo!!