SYBUL...and her heart rate
ok.....you logged in your cals burned from cardio but no way to track what you burned during the rest of your workoout....easy solution....buy a heart rate watch.
There are many many to chose from. Some are jus****ches and the better pricy ones have a chest strap that is wireless and connects to your watch and also send a signal to some treadmill and elliptical machines....cool huh???
you can buy a MIO at wal mart for less than thirty....they work ok but I am one of the rare people who does not register on the MIO or the gym machines.....so I bought a very nice 150 dollar watch with the chest strap and it keeps a log daily and weekly of my cals and minutes and so on. It is made by POLAR and is online and at some fitness and sports stores. I would suggest the better ones as you program it to you....height weight age resting heart rate and so on.
you have to raise your heart rate and get it in the TARGET HEART RATE ZONE, these watches tell you when you are in your zone and they beep alot and alert you when you are in the DANGER area and you then need to slow down. I have a very slow resting heart rate I actually have to work harder to get into my zone.
Sybul, what are you logging this info into??? There are fitness journals at Amazon.com. I suggest everyone get one who worksout and needs to log info. They are 15-19 bucks. They also have nutrition journals and they are handy too.
For just info in general......
the machines are not as accurate so your cals burned may be off
ellipticals are easier on joints and burn more than treadmills
spin bikes can burn 500 cals in an hour where a regular stationary bike burns less and you have to maintain speed on the stat bike to burn alot.
you can keep your heart rate up during weight training and you can monitor that with one of the watches
your metabolism continues to burn cals for about 3-4 hours after your workout.
after you work out do not eat anything sweet...teas cokes candy fruit gatorade juices.....eat lean protien or drink a protien shake....
consume a shake within 45 mins of weight training to help with muscle recovery.
all of us need to include some weight training to help firm and tone and prevent loose saggy skin....no it will not cure it or prevent it but it will help it from being as bad as it could be with out tone and firmness
The good thing about these watches...I would wear mine from the time I got up til I went to bed...it tracked me all day and thats info to log.
There are some really good books at Amazon for those interested in fitness. You can buy a womens weight lifting book and it shows proper technique.
Also....LADIES.....if you fear weights and think you will get bulky...YOU WONT!!!! It takes a minimum of 6 months dedication and diet and extreme working out to begin to bulk!!! And years of that type of working out to get ripped shredded muscle and become the Terminator/governor.
You need to lift weights to help your metabolism....MUSCLES BURN FAT......
hmmmm I have been rambling....sorry....hope this helps.
huggs to all Tammy
There are many many to chose from. Some are jus****ches and the better pricy ones have a chest strap that is wireless and connects to your watch and also send a signal to some treadmill and elliptical machines....cool huh???
you can buy a MIO at wal mart for less than thirty....they work ok but I am one of the rare people who does not register on the MIO or the gym machines.....so I bought a very nice 150 dollar watch with the chest strap and it keeps a log daily and weekly of my cals and minutes and so on. It is made by POLAR and is online and at some fitness and sports stores. I would suggest the better ones as you program it to you....height weight age resting heart rate and so on.
you have to raise your heart rate and get it in the TARGET HEART RATE ZONE, these watches tell you when you are in your zone and they beep alot and alert you when you are in the DANGER area and you then need to slow down. I have a very slow resting heart rate I actually have to work harder to get into my zone.
Sybul, what are you logging this info into??? There are fitness journals at Amazon.com. I suggest everyone get one who worksout and needs to log info. They are 15-19 bucks. They also have nutrition journals and they are handy too.
For just info in general......
the machines are not as accurate so your cals burned may be off
ellipticals are easier on joints and burn more than treadmills
spin bikes can burn 500 cals in an hour where a regular stationary bike burns less and you have to maintain speed on the stat bike to burn alot.
you can keep your heart rate up during weight training and you can monitor that with one of the watches
your metabolism continues to burn cals for about 3-4 hours after your workout.
after you work out do not eat anything sweet...teas cokes candy fruit gatorade juices.....eat lean protien or drink a protien shake....
consume a shake within 45 mins of weight training to help with muscle recovery.
all of us need to include some weight training to help firm and tone and prevent loose saggy skin....no it will not cure it or prevent it but it will help it from being as bad as it could be with out tone and firmness
The good thing about these watches...I would wear mine from the time I got up til I went to bed...it tracked me all day and thats info to log.
There are some really good books at Amazon for those interested in fitness. You can buy a womens weight lifting book and it shows proper technique.
Also....LADIES.....if you fear weights and think you will get bulky...YOU WONT!!!! It takes a minimum of 6 months dedication and diet and extreme working out to begin to bulk!!! And years of that type of working out to get ripped shredded muscle and become the Terminator/governor.
You need to lift weights to help your metabolism....MUSCLES BURN FAT......
hmmmm I have been rambling....sorry....hope this helps.
huggs to all Tammy
5ft0....sw 233,lw 133,gw 135,cw 193..........
I am not doing so good in this part of my journey...9 yrs later. :-(
sure Sybul, glad I could help.
also......
do not work out the same muscle group everyday........
muscles need 48 hours to recover....basically when we work out we are causing small tears in the muscle....thats what happens......no way to prevent it it is a good thing....so you rest your muscles and drink protien following your workout to help out woth muscle recovery/repair.
so if you do arms on monday dont do them again til wednesday and so on same with legs.
you can do cardio daily and you can work out your abs daily.
alsp remember with any weights....never over extend anything and never lock anything...like elbos and knees.....make sure all movements are smooth and timely....jerky movements will lead to injury and doing them too fast usually wont help anything.
you can have a good count to 8 from the start of movement to finish. does that make sense?
like i said it is very important to keep your heart rate up so when you finish cardio or whatever do not rest....go straight to weights or lunges or floor exercises and do not rest inbetween exercises. By resting I mean laying out on the floor dying or thinking you are.
Stay hydrated.
do 2-3 sets of 7-15 reps (depending on what you can do)
our bodies become accustomed to our workouts so it is important after maybe a month or so to change it up by increasing weights or adding something different. Or switch from treadmill to elliptical. Or jump rope do lunges or push ups. You can switch your whole routine if you like or just make small changes.
and crunches are far more effective on a ball....you know the big stability balls.
ok buy one for home and some light weights (dumbells only need 2, one for each hand).... 3 to 8 pounders to start and a stability ball.....ok start by getting used to it...in front of the tv if you like....get your balance and kind of roc on it and mover your bottom half/pelvic area like your doing a hula on the ball......once you are confident that you wont flip off it and land under the coffee table.....get your weights
ok you have your weights...one in each hand....and you are sitting on the ball with your feet safely on the floor.......take your hands with the weights at shoulder height and push up to the ceiling....dont lock your elbows in place now lower to shoulder level....repeat....repeat...Do that 7-15 times and take a drink and do it 7-15 more times. Thats 2 sets of 7-15 reps.
REMEMBER DO NOT LOCK ANYTHING OR OVER EXTEND!!!
Ok thats just an example of what possibilities there are for those who may not be able to go to a gym for what ever reason. They are expensive yes, but you can do alot at home for little cost over time.
a BOSU ball is fun but costly.....those are the half ball things with the platform on the other side. They have used them on biggest loser.....helps your core especially when you are trying to balance it with weights. BOSU balls cost about 90 bucks
There are some good walking dvds out there too....not sure if it is just walking in place but I have heard great things about them....may be beneficial to newbies or someone who has been stationary for some time. LESLIE SANSONE is her name....might have mispelled it....you can get them at wal mart.
see....I rambled...........
ok, gotta go
my son will be here in 5 hours....11 hr drive one way I need to get food for the hungry beast growing inside hem.....11th grader who weighs 100 pounds....wish I had his metabolism
huggs
Tammy
also......
do not work out the same muscle group everyday........
muscles need 48 hours to recover....basically when we work out we are causing small tears in the muscle....thats what happens......no way to prevent it it is a good thing....so you rest your muscles and drink protien following your workout to help out woth muscle recovery/repair.
so if you do arms on monday dont do them again til wednesday and so on same with legs.
you can do cardio daily and you can work out your abs daily.
alsp remember with any weights....never over extend anything and never lock anything...like elbos and knees.....make sure all movements are smooth and timely....jerky movements will lead to injury and doing them too fast usually wont help anything.
you can have a good count to 8 from the start of movement to finish. does that make sense?
like i said it is very important to keep your heart rate up so when you finish cardio or whatever do not rest....go straight to weights or lunges or floor exercises and do not rest inbetween exercises. By resting I mean laying out on the floor dying or thinking you are.
Stay hydrated.
do 2-3 sets of 7-15 reps (depending on what you can do)
our bodies become accustomed to our workouts so it is important after maybe a month or so to change it up by increasing weights or adding something different. Or switch from treadmill to elliptical. Or jump rope do lunges or push ups. You can switch your whole routine if you like or just make small changes.
and crunches are far more effective on a ball....you know the big stability balls.
ok buy one for home and some light weights (dumbells only need 2, one for each hand).... 3 to 8 pounders to start and a stability ball.....ok start by getting used to it...in front of the tv if you like....get your balance and kind of roc on it and mover your bottom half/pelvic area like your doing a hula on the ball......once you are confident that you wont flip off it and land under the coffee table.....get your weights
ok you have your weights...one in each hand....and you are sitting on the ball with your feet safely on the floor.......take your hands with the weights at shoulder height and push up to the ceiling....dont lock your elbows in place now lower to shoulder level....repeat....repeat...Do that 7-15 times and take a drink and do it 7-15 more times. Thats 2 sets of 7-15 reps.
REMEMBER DO NOT LOCK ANYTHING OR OVER EXTEND!!!
Ok thats just an example of what possibilities there are for those who may not be able to go to a gym for what ever reason. They are expensive yes, but you can do alot at home for little cost over time.
a BOSU ball is fun but costly.....those are the half ball things with the platform on the other side. They have used them on biggest loser.....helps your core especially when you are trying to balance it with weights. BOSU balls cost about 90 bucks
There are some good walking dvds out there too....not sure if it is just walking in place but I have heard great things about them....may be beneficial to newbies or someone who has been stationary for some time. LESLIE SANSONE is her name....might have mispelled it....you can get them at wal mart.
see....I rambled...........
ok, gotta go
my son will be here in 5 hours....11 hr drive one way I need to get food for the hungry beast growing inside hem.....11th grader who weighs 100 pounds....wish I had his metabolism
huggs
Tammy
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