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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / February 2005I excercised!!
I went to the gym today and it was alot of fun! It is a "curves" type place and they have a playroom w/babysitting for the kids. I did a half hour which was twice around the circuit. I think I would've made it around 3 times if I knew the machines already but they had to show me everything. I will try to work up to 45 min then 1 hr and I plan to go 3 times a week. It really depends on the kids - if they cooperate and like the playroom hopefully I will be able to make this a real part of my routine. The place is only a few minutes up the block. well- just came to toot my own horn. I was never one to be very physical but this is enjoyable and I don't feel lost like I do in a big gym like Bally's. Also the short spurts of aerobic/machine make it more fun. I would rather jump off a bridge than do an aerobics class! oh yeah - they also have a basket of free Atkins Morning Start bars at the front desk...I helped myself to one on the way out. Not bad but I won't be buying any. :: I went to the gym today and it was alot of fun! It is a "curves" :: type place and they have a playroom w/babysitting for the kids. I [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] :: at the front desk...I helped myself to one on the way out. Not bad :: but I won't be buying any. And try not to take any freebies either. One of those bars can nullify your burned calories from working out! While exercise has benefits beyond weight loss, you don't want to miss the boost you can give yourself IF you control diet! Good you enjoyed your workout! > :: I went to the gym today and it was alot of fun! It is a "curves" > :: type place and they have a playroom w/babysitting for the kids. I [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > your > burned calories from working out! didn't even think of that. I wasn't really thinking about burning calories as much as just moving around & maybe getting some muscle tone. While exercise has benefits beyond weight > loss, you don't want to miss the boost you can give yourself IF you > control > diet! > > Good you enjoyed your workout! ::: nanner wrote: ::::: I went to the gym today and it was alot of fun! It is a "curves" [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] :: calories as much as just moving around & maybe getting some muscle :: tone. One component of muscle tone is the removal of fat so that the shapely muscle underneath becomes apparent. Another component is to have enough muscle for it to be apparent. Execise will help with both, but dieting is your first best option. Keep at it. :: While exercise has benefits beyond weight ::: loss, you don't want to miss the boost you can give yourself IF you ::: control ::: diet! ::: ::: Good you enjoyed your workout! > didn't even think of that. I wasn't really thinking about burning calories > as much as just moving around & maybe getting some muscle tone. =============================== And don't forget "WALKING!" Pushing the stroller and walking with a few active kids can help burn the calories off...  SignatureWysong Age 60. Height 5'6" Starting date: 1/8/05 171/ 165 / 140 lb Starting date LC 7/01 at 207lbs Stopped losing on LC 11/01 at 165lbs ========================================== > well- just came to toot my own horn. I was never one to be very physical but > this is enjoyable and I don't feel lost like I do in a big gym like Bally's. > Also the short spurts of aerobic/machine make it more fun. I would rather > jump off a bridge than do an aerobics class! Good for you on the exercising, Nanner! I started at Curves myself, and after a year moved on to the YMCA because I work for them and get a free membership. The convenience, simplicity, support, and non-intimidation factors are what make a place like Curves good for beginners, imo. If you do it consistently and push yourself hard, maybe soon you'll be ready for things like aerobics classes. Some of them don't suck. SignatureMichelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. YMCA here has been mobbed lately. I don't want to go, when I have to wait to use the machines. Has the YMCA where you work been crowded lately? > > well- just came to toot my own horn. I was never one to be very physical but > > this is enjoyable and I don't feel lost like I do in a big gym like Bally's. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > do it consistently and push yourself hard, maybe soon you'll be ready for > things like aerobics classes. Some of them don't suck. I work for the YMCA, but not physically _at_ the YMCA. I usually go in the middle of the day which isn't a busy time there anyway, and it doesn't seem to be any busier. > YMCA here has been mobbed lately. I don't want to go, when I have to wait > to use the machines. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > do it consistently and push yourself hard, maybe soon you'll be ready for > > things like aerobics classes. Some of them don't suck. SignatureMichelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. > YMCA here has been mobbed lately. I don't want to go, when I have to wait > to use the machines. ============================== Where I live they're all crowded in Jan, Feb and March as people try to keep their New Years resolutions to lose weight. By April most have given up and the crowds vanish. SignatureWysong Age 60. Height 5'6" Starting date: 1/8/05 171/ 165 / 140 lb Starting date LC 7/01 at 207lbs Stopped losing on LC 11/01 at 165lbs ========================================== i've never seen a ymca outside the city - are they everywhere? >> well- just came to toot my own horn. I was never one to be very physical >> but [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > do it consistently and push yourself hard, maybe soon you'll be ready for > things like aerobics classes. Some of them don't suck. All over the world. http://www.ymca.com > i've never seen a ymca outside the city - are they everywhere? > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > do it consistently and push yourself hard, maybe soon you'll be ready for > > things like aerobics classes. Some of them don't suck. SignatureMichelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. Thanks - the closest one is 15 miles away. i didn't think we had one here, thanks for the link- at least now I know!! > All over the world. http://www.ymca.com > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> > for >> > things like aerobics classes. Some of them don't suck. A nice bike ride away? Double exercise coming and going. SignatureEmil Luca > Thanks - the closest one is 15 miles away. i didn't think we had one here, > thanks for the link- at least now I know!! [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >>> > for >>> > things like aerobics classes. Some of them don't suck. >A nice bike ride away? > Double exercise coming and going. No - i have 2 young kids that have to come with me and I don't have a trailer for the bike, and it's also butt cold out. >> Thanks - the closest one is 15 miles away. i didn't think we had one >> here, thanks for the link- at least now I know!! [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >>>> > for >>>> > things like aerobics classes. Some of them don't suck. great link, thanks luna! Signaturerosie http://img182.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img182&image=dcp07005uo.jpg : All over the world. http://www.ymca.com >I went to the gym today and it was alot of fun! Good for you! I exercised yesterday too! Finally had my elliptical put together and ready to go. Boy were the people here right - 15 mins was enough for me ;p I'm going to go for 15 mins a day for a week then try to do 30 mins the next week and see if I can manage it ----- 285.5/261/120 monthly-goal: 5 ::: I went to the gym today and it was alot of fun! :: [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] :: I'm going to go for 15 mins a day for a week then try to do 30 mins :: the next week and see if I can manage it How about 15 mins a day for a week, then perhaps do 15 minutes in the morning and 10 in the evening (or some other pattern that works best for you), or just add 5 mintues for 20 mins once once day. Don't ramp it too fast too soon. You'll have plenty of time for marathon stuff later. :) The trick is to "glide" into exercise without any ill effects. >How about 15 mins a day for a week, then perhaps do 15 minutes in the >morning and 10 in the evening (or some other pattern that works best for >you), or just add 5 mintues for 20 mins once once day. Don't ramp it too >fast too soon. You'll have plenty of time for marathon stuff later. :) > >The trick is to "glide" into exercise without any ill effects. Thanks Roger, I appreciate your input. I was thinking of splitting it up like that through the day when I ramp it up a bit. When I get to the point of being able to do an hour a day I have NO plans of doing it all at once ;p Doing 15 minutes in the morning and then working up to 15 minutes in the afternoon (and then maybe upping each one individually by 5 minutes at a time per week) will get me into the practice of doing it that way. ----- 285.5/261/120 monthly-goal: 5 >I went to the gym today and it was alot of fun! It is a "curves" type place >and they have a playroom w/babysitting for the kids. Good for you! That sounds a very civilised setup. Nicky. SignatureA1c 10.5/4.5/<6 Weight 95/78/72Kg 1g Metformin, 87.5ug Thyroxine T2 DX 05/2004 >>I went to the gym today and it was alot of fun! It is a "curves" type >>place and they have a playroom w/babysitting for the kids. > > Good for you! That sounds a very civilised setup. common, no? all the places here have it now. > Nicky. >>>I went to the gym today and it was alot of fun! It is a "curves" type >>>place and they have a playroom w/babysitting for the kids. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > common, no? > all the places here have it now. My baby is 10 1/2 - been a long time since I needed a playroom, and they certainly weren't common then : ) I could do with one now, but we're currently having an argument about whether or not she's old enough to watch a 12-rated movie : ) Nicky. SignatureA1c 10.5/4.5/<6 Weight 95/78/72Kg 1g Metformin, 87.5ug Thyroxine T2 DX 05/2004 > My baby is 10 1/2 - been a long time since I needed a playroom, and they > certainly weren't common then : ) I could do with one now, but we're > currently having an argument about whether or not she's old enough to watch > a 12-rated movie : ) Wouldn't that totally depend on the child and the movie? Assuming it's the equivalent of PG13. SignatureNo Husband Has Ever Been Shot While Doing The Dishes >> My baby is 10 1/2 - been a long time since I needed a playroom, and they >> certainly weren't common then : ) I could do with one now, but we're [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > the > equivalent of PG13. i think that's why she said they are arguing over it...I'm sure they have it under control. I love usenet - people must comment on every damn thing. |
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