Exercise!

[dec5girl]

Tell me what you are doing that is really working for you. I need some new ideas!

 

[Mrs.Reese]

I lift weights. Yes I am the five foot one inch tall woman who can do one handed push ups. I'm not quite up to doing full pull-ups but soon. Doing strength training is great. You build muscle which increases your overall metabolism and you lose lots of inches. Women do not bulk up. I also really like doing spin classes because you go at your own pace.

 

[missj1975]

Dance Revolution for Playstation 2. If you don't have PS2, there is a version that hooks directly to your tv, is just doesn't have as many cool songs as the PS2 versions.

Anyway, my boyfriend and I each have a dance pad so we compete against each other. After getting over the initial embarrassment of two 30somethings dancing like fools in front of each other, it is actually quite fun and a great workout.

 

[dec5girl]

I lift weights. Yes I am the five foot one inch tall woman who can do one handed push ups. I'm not quite up to doing full pull-ups but soon. Doing strength training is great. You build muscle which increases your overall metabolism and you lose lots of inches. Women do not bulk up. I also really like doing spin classes because you go at your own pace.

In my basement it appears that I have all the equipment necessary to become a body builder, but I don't know how to use any of it! Do you lift with a machine or just free weights? I just look at all that stuff and I don't know where to begin!

 

[MouseHouseUK]

I have half an hour for lunch and it is quite hilly round where I work so I try and walk at least a mile / mile and a half uphill. It gets your heart pumping and it helped me lose a stone in a month

 

[Mrs.Reese]

I do a combination of both machines and free weights. Go to the library and get Arnold's book on body building. It is really great. Alternate your body parts. Here is my workout schedule for the week just to give you an idea.

Sunday- Chest and tricepts (incline press, pec fly, decline press, assisted dips, push-ups, overhead tricept extension and tricept pull-downs)

Monday- One hour of cardio and abdominals (I am constantly changing what I do for abs)

Tuesday - One hour of cardio (no weights)

Wednesday - Back and Bicepts (Lat pull-down, compound row, assisted pull-ups, preacher curls, hammer curls, forcept muscle curl)

Thursday- Legs (hack squat, inner/outer thigh machine, calf raises, leg kickbacks) I do my legs on light weights with high repititions for toning.
One hour cardio class

Friday- Shoulders This is where you can create the illusion of an hourglass shaper (overhead press, lateral raises, frontal raises, rear delt, weighted arm circles)
One hour cardio class

Saturday - REST DAY!!

I didn't build this routine in a day. This is the culmination of many months. I have been working out like this now for about 2 years. Never work the same body part without at least 24 hours of rest. TAKE IT SLOW!! Make sure to schedule rest days. Check out men's health. There's even a weight training for dummies book. It takes about six weeks to begin to see results with strength training but it's so worth it.

 

[DisneyAddict_M]

Bellydancing is fun.

 

[DawnCt1]

I do Nautilaus 5 times a week, 160 tummy crunches, stretches, etc and then I walk uphill on the highest random setting of the treadmill for 60 minutes. I run when its at 10 degrees or less and walk the rest at 4.2 mph. It totals about 4.5 miles each time, 5 days a week. I like it because I can watch whatever is on 6 tvs. I stick to news mostly.

 

[bbump]

I do a half hour walk during my lunch break
&
Walk up & down the steps during my 2 15-minute breaks....
It's easy & my pants have gotten so loose that I've had to buy new ones a size lower! woo hoo!

 

[DrCavin]

arm curls, either 12oz or 22oz if im out at an establishment

 

[Quiksilvr]

I use an elliptical trainer and I walk to and from work.

Altogether, I do about 9-12 miles a day depending on the day.

I also lift weights.

 

[Melisa1]

I do a combination of both machines and free weights. Go to the library and get Arnold's book on body building. It is really great. Alternate your body parts. Here is my workout schedule for the week just to give you an idea.

Sunday- Chest and tricepts (incline press, pec fly, decline press, assisted dips, push-ups, overhead tricept extension and tricept pull-downs)

Monday- One hour of cardio and abdominals (I am constantly changing what I do for abs)

Tuesday - One hour of cardio (no weights)

Wednesday - Back and Bicepts (Lat pull-down, compound row, assisted pull-ups, preacher curls, hammer curls, forcept muscle curl)

Thursday- Legs (hack squat, inner/outer thigh machine, calf raises, leg kickbacks) I do my legs on light weights with high repititions for toning.
One hour cardio class

Friday- Shoulders This is where you can create the illusion of an hourglass shaper (overhead press, lateral raises, frontal raises, rear delt, weighted arm circles)
One hour cardio class

Saturday - REST DAY!!

I didn't build this routine in a day. This is the culmination of many months. I have been working out like this now for about 2 years. Never work the same body part without at least 24 hours of rest. TAKE IT SLOW!! Make sure to schedule rest days. Check out men's health. There's even a weight training for dummies book. It takes about six weeks to begin to see results with strength training but it's so worth it.

I would love to know some great ideas for abs!

 

[lil mermaid]

Now that the weather is getting nice here, I try to exercise outside as much as possible - mainly running and cycling. When the weather is yucky ie.e, hot), I run on a treadmill or do the elliptical. I have tried classes of different types but I am so uncoorodinated with that fancy dancy stuff, ugh...

I do an 45 min to an hour of weight training 2-3 times per week as well. I have been trying to more ab exercises, but I just don't like them that much so I really slack in that area. I need them though!

 

[dec5girl]

Bellydancing is fun.

Fun! My friend took bellydancing in college. I would love to be able to do it as well as she can!

arm curls, either 12oz or 22oz if im out at an establishment

And that would be why I need to lose a few lbs!

 

[Kath2003]

I cycle 1.5 miles each way to and from work 4 days per week. I don't know that I've LOST weight but my thighs are much stronger!

 

[Mrs.Reese]

I would love to know some great ideas for abs!

Pilates is fabulous! I use the weighted abdominal machine. 3 sets of ten at a pretty heavy weight. Then I do a free weight exercise where you stand with one heavy in a hand. Let it hang to the side. Lean over and crunch back up using your obliques. When working your lower abs, make sure to lift the bottom or your just working your hip flexors. Doing crunches on the ball is another thing that I love. It works all your muscles at one time.