MAKING DOWN TIME WORK FOR YOU?
Working out while relaxing sounds crazy doesn't it. Yet, some folks both every day and world class athletes make this their standard.
Running bores me to tears but I focus on the music or watch a movie while I do my indoor "fake" run. The wonderful thing about an inside run in place in front of the tv is you burn as many calories as an outdoor jog on the track or through the park. This means a 150 lb woman will burn about 500+ cal/ hr either way as long as she keeps pace with a 5mph jog.
Me of short attention span has found this is the nly way i can watch a movie from start to finish without someone forcing me to keep still. At times I can make ADD kids look well focused. Here's a tip from an olympic medalist.
Silver holder, 100meter mens, Jamaica's Yohan Blake does push ups etc when watching tv. BAF's own MsLee used to do the same during the commercials. Imagine how easily you can get an extra half hour of calisthenics in each evening as you settle in to 2-3hrs in front of the bube tube. It does not get much easier than that. Four commercial breaks and on a good day I can do 200crunches, 100reverse crunches, 48push ups, 48dips, & 100squats between waking to bed time.
I like watching track and I have been running the races with the olympians. You can get a lot of movement in as you run each heat through the semi finals. Its fun and exciting because I an deep in olympic fever. Am I anywhere near their pace? Hell no! However I am not sitting idle either.
Try it with something you like. We stick with movement that we enjoy. Find your way to make exercise leisure activity instead of a chore.
Running bores me to tears but I focus on the music or watch a movie while I do my indoor "fake" run. The wonderful thing about an inside run in place in front of the tv is you burn as many calories as an outdoor jog on the track or through the park. This means a 150 lb woman will burn about 500+ cal/ hr either way as long as she keeps pace with a 5mph jog.
Me of short attention span has found this is the nly way i can watch a movie from start to finish without someone forcing me to keep still. At times I can make ADD kids look well focused. Here's a tip from an olympic medalist.
Silver holder, 100meter mens, Jamaica's Yohan Blake does push ups etc when watching tv. BAF's own MsLee used to do the same during the commercials. Imagine how easily you can get an extra half hour of calisthenics in each evening as you settle in to 2-3hrs in front of the bube tube. It does not get much easier than that. Four commercial breaks and on a good day I can do 200crunches, 100reverse crunches, 48push ups, 48dips, & 100squats between waking to bed time.
I like watching track and I have been running the races with the olympians. You can get a lot of movement in as you run each heat through the semi finals. Its fun and exciting because I an deep in olympic fever. Am I anywhere near their pace? Hell no! However I am not sitting idle either.
Try it with something you like. We stick with movement that we enjoy. Find your way to make exercise leisure activity instead of a chore.
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V'N MY RNY. WORKING FOR ME BECAUSE I WORK FOR IT.
i am trying to get out of the sporatic excerise rut now! ever since i hurt my foot i am so afraid of hurting it again my workouts have gone down from every day to almost zero, i am going to pay for swimming lessons and i have a boxing certificate that is about to expire, hard to get out of that chore phase, but i want to push of those last few pounds that i keep me from getting to goal.:-(
GO UPPER BODY CARDIO! My sis is older and in great condition. Big sis has no physical issues. She just loves the boxig workouts. We both quit the gym because we discovered our gaming systems, dvd's, & inexpensive home equipment are equal for improving and maintaining fitness.
She has become an ace with every boxing program out there for home. The only foot work is shifting balance. Cordinating punches gets her heart rate up around 150 same as my indoor runs. Your tender foot is safe & you can still burn up the calories.
She has become an ace with every boxing program out there for home. The only foot work is shifting balance. Cordinating punches gets her heart rate up around 150 same as my indoor runs. Your tender foot is safe & you can still burn up the calories.
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