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Topic: Date Update!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I had the greatest 1st date ever!! I told her it was all about HER and I would do what ever she wanted. We went shopping we shot pool we played putt putt golf we even saw a movie! It ended great too, WINK WINK
Then today we went to a park with a walking track and walked for two hours then sat at a picnic table for about two more just enjoying each others company. I will post a pic of us in my profile.
Then today we went to a park with a walking track and walked for two hours then sat at a picnic table for about two more just enjoying each others company. I will post a pic of us in my profile.
Topic: RE: SYBUL...and her heart rate
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
Topic: RE: Wanted to share my victory!!
Congratulations! That's a big accomplishment your first year to show. I love watching horse shows. My sister and I have gone to the Rolex 3 Day Event in Kentucky a few times and I am always amazed. Good luck to you both.
Topic: RE: SYBUL...and her heart rate
Thanks T'ammy. We're off to go do some last minute school shopping this morning so I will have a look around at sports watches too. You answered a lot of my questions. I will be sure to add the protein after the workouts too. I'll let you know how it goes.
Topic: 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. :-(
Topic: Wanted to share my victory!!
Hey guys,
Did a long post about why Ive not been active, but I wanted to share our victory of horse show season.
Mike and I both qualified to ride at the Arkansas State Horse Show in Little Rock, Labor Day weekend. Mike will ride in 1 class and I qualified to go in 2 classes. Anyone who would like to come out and watch us ride, we will be riding on Sunday, the day before Labor Day. Mike will be riding around 9:30 that morning, and I will ride around 2 pm and then again around 6 or so. Im really excited, and would love for anyone who wants to come out, to come out and cheer us on. Its a big deal, and I feel very good about qualifying to ride at State my first year ever to show.
Just wanted to share, I hope to be posting trophy pics after we get back.
Hugs to all,
Rhonda D.
Did a long post about why Ive not been active, but I wanted to share our victory of horse show season.
Mike and I both qualified to ride at the Arkansas State Horse Show in Little Rock, Labor Day weekend. Mike will ride in 1 class and I qualified to go in 2 classes. Anyone who would like to come out and watch us ride, we will be riding on Sunday, the day before Labor Day. Mike will be riding around 9:30 that morning, and I will ride around 2 pm and then again around 6 or so. Im really excited, and would love for anyone who wants to come out, to come out and cheer us on. Its a big deal, and I feel very good about qualifying to ride at State my first year ever to show.
Just wanted to share, I hope to be posting trophy pics after we get back.
Hugs to all,
Rhonda D.
Topic: Still here, just not HERE much
Hey guys,
Thought Id post and say Im still here, but not on here much. Its been a long hard week and I have been in bed all week long. Went to the new surgeon Tuesday, who was recommended by Susan, to whom I owe great thanks.
He took me out of the huge horrid boot and put me in a new ankle brace that I can actually wear under my boots, so I dont look like the invalid I really am. He told me to be off of my feet for 6 weeks, no exercise, or anything. Only thing he said I can do is I can still ride my horse, b/c there is no pressure on my foot in the stirrup. God I loved him for that.
I have to wear this brace for 6 weeks, go back and see him to see if the break has healed and then to check the tendons. If they are still too loose, we will schedule surgery. Said he would take a rope and hook to the tendon and attach it to the bone. Who would have thought, A ROPE!!!
But that is why I have not been around much. Im learning about full bed rest, and I HATE it. On Wednesday, I had another seizure, so its back to the doc to find out why Im having them about every 6-7 months.
I have also been nursing a sprained wrist. At the horse show last Saturday, I was riding Mikes stud, and he was testing me to see what he could get away with, and he was raring up, running backwards and such, and while I was making him behave, I pulled my wrist and I guess I sprained it. To make a long story short, IM FALLING APART!!!!
I wont make the walk in September, why come if I cant walk. I know, there are other things to do, but we have state horse show Labor day weekend, and it will take allll of my entertainment budget. Ya'll have fun and walk one for me.
Hugs to all,
Rhonda D.
Thought Id post and say Im still here, but not on here much. Its been a long hard week and I have been in bed all week long. Went to the new surgeon Tuesday, who was recommended by Susan, to whom I owe great thanks.
He took me out of the huge horrid boot and put me in a new ankle brace that I can actually wear under my boots, so I dont look like the invalid I really am. He told me to be off of my feet for 6 weeks, no exercise, or anything. Only thing he said I can do is I can still ride my horse, b/c there is no pressure on my foot in the stirrup. God I loved him for that.
I have to wear this brace for 6 weeks, go back and see him to see if the break has healed and then to check the tendons. If they are still too loose, we will schedule surgery. Said he would take a rope and hook to the tendon and attach it to the bone. Who would have thought, A ROPE!!!
But that is why I have not been around much. Im learning about full bed rest, and I HATE it. On Wednesday, I had another seizure, so its back to the doc to find out why Im having them about every 6-7 months.
I have also been nursing a sprained wrist. At the horse show last Saturday, I was riding Mikes stud, and he was testing me to see what he could get away with, and he was raring up, running backwards and such, and while I was making him behave, I pulled my wrist and I guess I sprained it. To make a long story short, IM FALLING APART!!!!
I wont make the walk in September, why come if I cant walk. I know, there are other things to do, but we have state horse show Labor day weekend, and it will take allll of my entertainment budget. Ya'll have fun and walk one for me.
Hugs to all,
Rhonda D.
Topic: RE: Support Group Alert!!!!
I've already signed up under Bakers Brigade. :S I'm sorry! Just kind of signed up on whatever that flyer told me to. heh...
Thanks for the welcome!
Thanks for the welcome!
Topic: RE: Support Group Alert!!!!
I don't know the answer to your question, but I bet Tammy can tell you. She's working towards her cert as a personal trainer. She's Tabstattooed, so why don't you shoot her out the question?
What other board to you frequent? I spend lots of time on the Over 50 Forum and it's VERY active. Great folks there. In fact, I'm going to Dallas in Sept to meet up with 20 of them to celebrate one of the girl's 65th birthday! What a hoot that will be! You ought to come join us on there and see what you think.
What other board to you frequent? I spend lots of time on the Over 50 Forum and it's VERY active. Great folks there. In fact, I'm going to Dallas in Sept to meet up with 20 of them to celebrate one of the girl's 65th birthday! What a hoot that will be! You ought to come join us on there and see what you think.
Susan
Topic: RE: Support Group Alert!!!!
I know what you mean. It's hard for me to get to Springdale to the meetings there. Our doctor is starting one in Ft. Smith for the sleeve people though. I will definitely check that one out.
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