New to the Board....Excercise Tips???
Hello - I am somewhat new here and I thought I'd post here because I am looking for some excercise tips.
I do not own any kind of gym equiptment, dumbbells, weights, or video tapes, so I really don't know what kind of excercises to do except walking everyday. I would like to learn some excercises to work on these areas... _________________________________ Excercises for the flab under my arms Excercises for my tummy (ab excercises) Excercises for my legs - toning them up _________________________________ Any tips on what I could do? Do you have any excercises that you use, that work particuarly well? I injured my back in a car accident a little over a year ago, and I need some excercises that are not going to make my pain worse. Any tips?? Anything is greatly appreciated! Thanks so much, Kari :) |
Kari - hi!
Looks like you want to do some strength training from what you wrote...cool! Krista Scott Dixon has a GREAT women's weight-training site that has tons and tons of wonderful tips and advice for all levels... http://www.stumptuous.com/weights.html Here's an excerpt from an article from Krista's site called "No Weights? No Problem!" Quote:
Now...about spot reducing...unfortunately...short of liposuction...you can't pick and choose the sites where your bodyfat is going to come off. There's a site by a gentleman named Hussman who says this more eloquently than I: Quote:
What I've found personally regarding losing bodyfat is that it is very much a matter of 'first on, last off'. Here's an analogy: you know when you have a big ol' garbage can or dumpster that folks have been tossing trash and other garbage in for awhile? Think of the can as your body and the garbage/trash within as fat. When you empty it, the stuff near the top comes off quite easily since it hasn't settled and compacted yet (it's fluffier). But as you get closer to the bottom, the older stuff is all packed together and yukky...sometimes you have to SCRAPE it out of the can right? Well that's the old fat! Not a very scientific explanation but that's the way I see it. ;) I cordially invite you to lurk and/or post at the Ladies Who Lift forum (located here at 3FC under the Exercise forum) if you want to learn more about strength training and its benefits! Have a great weekend!! |
Thanks!
MrsJim,
Thank you SO much for the reply! The information that you provided me has been very helpful! :) I loved your analogy on how the body fat comes off. Very good way to put it ;) lol. I am looking to do some strength training, and some toning. I was told that when you lose weight, and you work on toning areas like the under arm flab, that it will eventually tighten up. How true this is...I don't know lol. Anyways, thanks again for all of the information! These sites are very helpful! :) ~ Kari ~ |
Kari - I'm not sure how badly your back is damaged, or what exercises might be beneficial for it, but you might want to ask your doctor about pilates. If your doc approves, I'm sure you could rent a video from either a library or video rental place to see what you thought. The two I've actually used are Winsor Pilates and Pilates for Dummies. When I first started, I was extremely frustrated, but after about 3 weeks, I'm hooked. Pilates has really helped with strengthening my butt, abs, lower back, and legs. It's all floor work, so it helps if you have good carpeting. :D
Again, only if your doc says it's ok for your back, though. |
Hello RavenToy,
Thanks for the post :) I was actually going to look into pilates, but after reading about most of it being floor work, I may not be able to do that. When I got in the car accident, my lower back, mostly near my tailbone was injured. Right now, I can only sit for 20 - 30 minute intervals, and that's only in a chair. If I sit on the floor, it'll take me a while to get up. I was told about an excercise ball that I could buy at Wal-Marts, but I'm not sure what types of excercises I will be able to do with it. If I'm not mistaken, I think it came with some sort of a book, but I'd have to check again. Do you, or anyone else know of any good VHS tapes that I could possibly do? I used to do the Richard Simmons tapes, those were kinda fun, and I enjoyed the music (which kept me really motivated.) I've seen several different tapes throughout local stores, I'm just not sure which one to buy. My cousin was doing Tae-Boe for quite a while, and lost a significant amount of weight. It didn't look that interesting to me though lol. Anyways, thanks again for the posts, they are truly appreciated! :) ~ Kari ~ |
Kari - check this out!!!
This article is off the Krista website...what an EXCELLENT resource that is!! Quote:
The ball they were probably talking about is called a Stability Ball or Swiss Ball is what I call it. And of course Krista also has an article on the swiss ball at her website...here's the direct page link! http://www.stumptuous.com/swissball.html As far as fitness videos, truthfully I'm no expert there - the last one I LOVED was one I owned 12 years ago - it featured a large-sized model and fitness instructor Idrea. (this was the first one - not the one she made a couple years later with Carnie Wilson in her pre-WLS days). Of course it has all those 80's trappings - leg warmers, headbands, etc. etc. But I used to work out to it at least 3-4 days a week for MONTHS, until I started going to Jazzercise! |
Links
Thanks so much for the links! :) Last night I spent over an hour reading Krista's website. It was great! What in inspiration she is! :) I just love her sense of humor. lol
Anyways - I just may look more into getting a Swiss Ball. I am going to talk to my Physical Therapist, and doctor on the 9th of April to find out what I can and cannot do. I just recently had a bone scan on my lower back and tail bone, so I need to get those results too. Thanks again for all of the help! ~ Kari ~ |
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