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Do what works. Are you getting results? Don't go crazy buying exercise equipment thinking "this will solve everything". Better to invest in a gym membership, try the machine regularly, then evaluate the need to purchase. Start slow, but build every week pushing yourself. When doing cardio, you should be in a sweating…
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Don't give up the exercise! Pain now, less pain later. It will never go completely away. But it will become more managable. Grade yourself on a scale the day after every workout. I do this often with my knees. Cardio every day makes what was once an 8-10, now 0-2. Leg weight lifting helps too. Hit it hard, then recover…
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/\ This.
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When my doctor said "I'll give you 30 days to get it together, or you go on blood pressure meds." That was 9 months ago.
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Big fan of all natural honey. Not really a whole lot healthier than sugar. But I've always thought that naturally occurring honey is better for you. It's also shown success helping with allergies because it's basically made from the source. 'Works for me.
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Exact same issues with my wife. She encourages me to lose weight, but discourages a daily regimen. I tried to ignore the comments, but that didn't address the underlying cause, and created more stress. We assume it was that she wanted more of my time than I wanted to workout. So I gave up something else - sleep. I now…
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Try Arc Trainer (low impact stair stepping) or Eliptical. I wanted something to get my heart rate up, make me sweat, but not limp away. These work extremely well, especially if I stretch or do knee extensions or curls afterward. That seems to either remove the acid buildup, improve blood flow, or stretch the muscle and…
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I agree. The key is to keep doing something. If you want different results, change what you're doing.
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Great Question and even better answers. I'm a day away from buying one myself. Didn't even know there were HRM with chest straps. Looks like the FT-7 at ****'s Sporting Goods is the way to go.?.
