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Actually, I must say though that yoga is one of the most underrated forms of strength training. It all depends on your goals. I prefer to move my own body through space vs moving a heavy object through space. I find using my own body as resistance is challenging and helps me achieve my own personal fitness goals. I found…
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Thank you!! I feel like I do muscle strengthening through yoga, piyo and insanity. Its more body weight training and calisthenics which is what i enjoy. I do not enjoy weights. I feel like most people underestimate the kind of strength workout you get though yoga, barre and Pilates.
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Thank you! Same to you!! Yes i am trying to eat healthy yet still enjoy food. I have it set at 1lb but I honestly have not been monitoring my food. I want to try to escape the need to record every day and hope to get to a point where I can trust my body to know what fuel I need.
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Thank you so much!!! Congrats on your baby!! yes I agree. Fit to me is just feeling strong and maintaining or sometimes increasing strength, flexibility and balance. I just go too hard sometimes so I need to check myself and make sure I am doing enough to stay healthy but not too much to be too hard to keep up with or…
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Thank you!! I am frustrated with counting my calories and restricting myself to foods I do not enjoy. So I am working on paying attention to moderation and eating a variety of foods. I want to find balance between enjoying my life and being healthy. I am definitely aware that losing weight is through the diet so I am…
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Thank you!! This is super helpful and exactly what I was looking for!!!
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Hi there! Yes, I will be 24 weeks this Thursday. I started off 55lbs overweight and I lost 16lbs just in the first trimester due to nausea. Now I am struggling because I really do not want to gain weight because I'm considered obese. Plus, after the pregnancy I would like to continue my weight loss journey to my goal…
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True, it has less impact than the original, but there is still quite a bit. Doing the modified version is a great idea. My only recommendation is to be careful because any impact added to that much running can lead to injury. Doing both is just fine, you just have to be cautious.
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Just a word of caution, they are both high impact exercises and especially hard on your knees, ankles and feet. I trained for a full marathon and did insanity at the same time, led me to an ankle injury and I was almost unable to run the marathon. So just pay attention to how your body feels and exercise smart! Goodluck!!
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I have both beachbody on demand ( insanity, P90x, many more) and Daily Burn. They are AWESOME. There are so many different workouts for all different levels. I love it bc all the videos are easy to follow, entertaining to watch and workout with and great variability. I can do weight lifting, yoga, intense cardio, pilates,…
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Hello! I love daily burn. I have been using it for 4 years or so. There have been times I've used it a lot and then times I didn't use it very often (training for a full marathon). My favorite is Inferno, its high intensity and most workouts are 30-50 min so its intense but for a short amount of time. The yoga workouts…
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Hello! I think you should go for it! It will take the right training (and running shoes!) to get prepared for this ambitious goal but I think you can do it! I was a runner for a while then stopped. Over about 1 year I got back into working out and started doing 2-3 runs per week ranging from 30-50 min and then I decided to…
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I developed posterior tibial tendinitis about a month before my first marathon and along with usual treatment (some rest, ice, elevation and ibuprofen) KT tape worked great for me! It was not $25 though...I got it at a local pharmacy for $10. It really made a huge difference, I followed some directions I found on you-tube…
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Wineglass Marathon Corning New York Sunday, October 5th 2014 26.2 miles 5 hours and 3 min goal: to finish This was my first marathon and I also had an injury (posterior tibial tendinitis with possible tear) so I think I did pretty good! I can't wait for next year...I'd like to get closer to a 4 hour finish time. :)
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Hello! I am currently training for a full marathon. I do 4 runs per week...two runs for 5 miles, 1 run for 8 miles and then 1 long run. Last week was 12 miles, this week 13.1 and then next week 14 miles! I really do enjoy my long runs...kinda scary, def challenging, but mostly fun!
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Hello there! I have been on mfp for years and I have very few friends...I want to change that today. I work a ton and I am currently training for a full marathon. Motivation from others would be awesome!! :)
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Yoga studio is an app that I have on my iPhone and I love it.
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Hello! I would recommend yoga based on my personal experience. I am a runner (training for a marathon) and I have never been very flexible. In the past year and a half I wanted to focus on this so i tried both. Pilates and yoga will both improve strength and flexibility but pilates focuses more on aligning the spine and…
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Thank you all for your good advice!!! :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy:
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Hi! I can understand your dilemma! I work two jobs (high stress) for a total of 70 hours per week and I am currently training for a marathon. So here area few suggestions that have helped me! 1.Incorporate short but high intensity workouts. ex: Jillian Michaels has a lot of you tube workouts 30 min or less also there are…
