How do you exercise?
 

I have been very interested to read all the different ways folks on the 100+ Board find to move their bodies. Does it seem to you like most exercise fits into one of three categories: strength, cardio, and flexibility? (Obviously some kinds of work-outs incorporate more than one of those categories). I personally think of core strength training (this explains that http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/core-exercises/SM00071) as different than standard strength training.

I am currently only walking ---- I don't even stretch before or after! How do you move your body? Are you sampling from all three different menus? What keeps you going?

:wl: :running: :trampo: :ebike: :belly: :yoga:

I walk/jog 30-45 minutes 5 days a week. I need to add some strength training. I do the treadmill on a 9% incline and this has really strengthened my leg muscles. I can step up on a chair without grabbing on to anything to help myself up now. I just discovered this the other day and made hubby come and look. :D I do a lot of lifting at work. I work in a bakery and lift 50 pound boxes and bags all the time.

Great thread idea! First off I LOVE to exercise!!! I was a swimmer as a teen and I was in the Army for 4 years (I ran all the time). I am so happy to be working out again and I feel great! I started out walking and then after a month on plan I joined a gym.

This is my current routine. I just started training for a 10K so the mileage increases every week and there is some speed work built in too. I’m using a plan I got from runnersworld.com

S – Rest
M – ½ hr w/ trainer lifting weights, 30-60 min cardio (walk on an incline, elliptical, or stair stepper)
T – Yoga 1hr & Run (10k training)
W- Spin Class 1hr & 30 min core workout
Th - ½ hr w/ trainer lifting weights & Run (10k training)
F – Rest
S – Long Run (10k training)

I’d like to lift weights one more day per week but I can’t fit it in right now. I’ll change my schedule in June since my 10k race is May 31st.

What keeps me going? Easy the changes in my body! I’m stronger, I have more endurance, I don’t run out of breath going up stairs, everyday I notice new muscles, etc. I’m addicted!
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I enjoy the Billy Blanks Tae Bo videos... I also like doing the aerobics/ strength training/ and Yoga on our family's WII Fit. Once the snow finally melts away again I will resume walking and biking.

My plan is a little intense, but really works for me:

M - 80-100 min cardio (usually on my elliptical, or 40 min elliptical with a 40 min exercise video...I like TaeBo and the Biggest Loser cardio)
T - 60 min cardio, 60 min circuit strength training (this is intense...cardio intervals mixed with hardcore lifting...I'll paste the current routine below, I do a new routine every 2 weeks)
W - 60 min Yoga Booty Ballet in the morning, 55 min elliptical
Th - 80-100 min cardio
F - 60 min cardio, 60 min circuit strength

On weekends, I work on getting -something- in, but it isn't as regimented...walking somewhere, or riding my bike to run an errand, or even just hardcore cleaning. Usually that's one day a week and the other day is rest.

This is my current circuit:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...2/Circuit3.jpg

I bike (recumbent stationary) 30 minutes, 6 days a week.
I strength train at home with free weights, 2-3 days a week.
I try to get in a 10-20 minute walk outside daily.
I try to MOVE my butt, do yardwork, put a little effort into my daily activities, park far from the store, etc.

:dizzy: OMG you are hardcore !!! I thought I was a little nuts but you win ;) LOL

I do a version of kickboxing 3 times a week (M, W, Sat-45 min/class) and that can vary. Mondays is usually legs, Wednesday is a lot of upper body, but they mix it up and Saturday is always a mix.

I also do Yoga (60-75 min/class) every other day, which I love. I can not believe the improvements I am seeing in flexibility and strength.

I also am out and about with my dog as she is a very active lab. :D

I work out 6-7 days a week now. 3 days, I do 30 mins of either upper body, core, lower body, flexibility, etc, and 2 days I do 15 mins of that plus 20 mins on the elliptical. Then on the two days I'm not doing that, I'm ellitpicalling for 20 mins and some days I double up and exercise and do somethign active like roller skate. :)

I do an hour of cardio four days a week. I try to mix up the time on a stationary bike, an elliptical & a rowing machine. One day a week, I do a yoga class instead -- that's my rest day. On weekends, I do a yoga class & an hour of cardio on Saturday, and a swim class & about 45 minutes of cardio on Sunday. I also try to handle my dumbbells at least three sessions a week.

I know I need more strength training. I just tried to get into a weight class through local adult ed, but it sold out the day it was offered & they couldn't get the trainer to run a second ession.

i hated working out... i think if i tried to do it with no structure even now that i would be lazy. so i've been doing the 30days shred. i do that most days and i do something else 2 or 3x a week... yoga, walking, other workout vids on demand... i just MOVE :D

I lift weights for about an hour a day 5-6x per week with 15-20 minutes of cardio intervals afterward. On weekends I do something family orientated and physical like walks, riding bikes or swimming. If the family isn't up for it I ride my bike solo or head to the gym for an hour of cardio. So 7 days a week of something. It averages out to 90 minutes or so per day. Some body parts require more time, some less.

I also try to avoid using my car when possible, either walking or biking. If my boys occasionally don't walk the dogs I do that too.

I walk. Being sedentary comes naturally to me. :( I work on the computer all day and have a 40 minute commute each way. I make sure that I take a break twice a day and walk for 10 to 15 minutes.

At home I am using Leslie Sansone’s Walk Away the Pounds video. She has different length segments and I aim at 30 minutes a day. She incorporates some strengthen building with them. I just got her firming video because I want to learn how to correctly do some additional firming exercises. Then I plan to be able to do them while watching tv.

Thanks for the exercise link. They have some videos on how to use a fitness ball. I am going to check them out!

5x per week walk 45 mins on steep, hilly roads at lunchtime at work.

3x per week 15-30 mins strength training, doing the NROLW program at home in the evenings right now.

2x per week on weekends 45-60 mins of biking around my hometown, on streets and creek paths.

3 to 4 hours per day each workday I stand at my desk rather than sitting; I wear headphones to listen to music and dance a little while I work. It's not cardio exercise, but it burns extra calories.

I also do 1 to 2 hours of around-the-house stuff per day. More extra calories burned.

5 to 7x per week, vigorous sex with my husband for 30 to 60 mins.

So that's about 400-450 minutes of real "exercise" per week (about 60 mins per day), and another 30 hours (4 hours per day) of extra calorie-burning activity.

NOW that's my kinda exercise!!! If only I could get my b/f to jump onboard! LMAO!!!

:dizzy:

Right now I am walking 30 minutes five days a week and ride a stationary bike twice a week. I am going to start incorporating weights next week.

Candace

My typical week:

Mon, Wed & Sat:
Warm up: 5 min elliptical
Strength Training: 60 min with my personal trainer
Cardio: 30 min elliptical
Stretching: 15 min

Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sun:
Cardio: 45 min elliptical
Abs: 15 min
Stretching: 15 min
(These days I usually throw in a little bosu ball stuff and speed bag for fun)

:strong:

I exercise 5 days a week...I like to try new things so I don't get bored. I can't wait till it warms up so I can get back to swimming laps! I have 3 small kids so I usually do my run at 5 am on my treadmill and the rest is done when I can squeeze them in :)

My latest schedule:
Monday: 3 mile jog/run (I'm interval training to decrease time and increase run) and then 20 mins of free weights...and sometimes my pilates dvd
Tuesday: Pilates dvd(25 mins) then 3.5 mile jog/run
Wednesday: 60 mins elliptical and 20 mins free weights
Thursday: 30 Day Shred and 3 mile jog/run
Friday: 3 mile jog/run and 20-30 mins free weights...sometimes pilates too depending on time

I get on the treadmill for 15 minutes first thing every morning, every day.

Five days a week I do the Gaiam A.M./P.M. morning stretch

Three days a week I do a full body weight training workout with free weights. I follow it immediately with 30 minutes of interval training between a treadmill and an elliptical cross trainer.

On my non-training days, I do a variety of DVDs that involve dance and core training, like belly dancing or Zumba.

I rest on Sundays.

I'm training with goals in mind. I want to be able to confidently ski, snowshoe, sail, play tennis and golf, go swimming and dancing for hours.

Geo

Mandalinn's plan scares me! ;)

My week usually looks like this:

M - 35 minute walk to gym, 60 mins workout (weights and cardio), stretches. 30 min walk in the evening.

T - 35 min walk to gym, 60 mins cardio workout, stretches, 30 mins walk in evening

W - 1 hour walk, split into 2 x 30 min lots

T - 35 mins walk to gym, 60 mins cardio, stretches, 30 mins walk in evening

F - 35 mins work to gym, 60 mins workout (30 cardio, 30 weights, with trainer), 30 mins walk in evening

S - 35 mins walk to gym, 60 mins cardio.

S - usually a walk of some kind, sometimes a swim.

I walk to school or walk to friends houses or walk to the movies. When I get some more weight off and finish school I'd like to add some kind of sport like mountain biking. I tried to ride a bike when I was 320ish and it was really not doable on my bike (nothing like your stomach intefering with pedalling) but I think in a few more weeks I'm going to tackle it again.

it's completely contrary to my nature, is what exerercise is LOL I fight it and hate it and resent it and all those good things, then i just sigh and go do it LOL. I'm still a BIG 'OL GIRL so I'm not doing anything crazy

* walk 45 minutes every night (indoor a huge entertainment complex, they have routes marked out and you have to go up and down the stadium stairs 5 times)
* resistance bands every other day
* 3 -4 times a week a little bow-chicka-bow with the DH
* dancing while making dinner now! heheh silly but it's fun
* just moving around more - doesn't sound like much, but after 25 years of melting into the sofa, being up and about doing anything is heart-lifting :)

I'd love to swim!!! i've always loved the water - and while I NEVER like to put my life on hold and not do things because of my weight, i just can't bring myself to subject others to my thighs at the moment LOL

Tracy! I just spit water on my computer screen laughing at "bow-chicka-bow"!

My routine is pretty simple:

Monday-Thursday: Walk 30 minutes at lunch with my friend and his three dogs
Friday: Dancing for a couple of hours (not straight! )
Saturday: Heavy cleaning and gardening
Sunday: rest (it's usually a laundry and homework day)
Whenever I can: Some "bow-chicka-bow-wow" time with my hunky BF!

Today, I'm starting some "secret" workouts that take place during the day in my bathroom at work! I'll let you know how that develops! :)

I want to know about the secret bathroom workouts!!! I've often thought what a waste the whole day is at work, exercise wise -- what kinda stuff are you gonna do????? I do back leg lifts at the photocopier LOL and now i see other people doing it! i put up a little chart in front of the machine as most of us wait for the copies -- fun little 1, 2 or 3 minute routines - the machine tells you how long you have to wait, so there it is :)

ok i just read my own post and "back leg lifts" i'm not implying i have HIND LEGS hahahahah you know what i mean - the leg lifts that go backwards !

I work out pretty much every day.
I do strength training 4 times a week.
Cardio that includes biking, running, DVDs.
Stretch that includes pilates and yoga.

I have just joined the Y so that I can do swimming. I am going to do a sprint distance triathlon in July, and am starting a 16 week training program for it.

I never would have been able to do anything like this 100 pounds ago, and I realize how gradually over time I have created a body that can do all this, and actually *wants* to do it. It's amazing.

Right now Im doing 30 minutes of TBL workout of the morning, then 4-5 miles @ 3mph, incline @4-6, on the treadmill at night. Takes 80-100 minutes.

My current routine looks like this:
3x per week = karate
6x per week = yoga
3x per week = weights/muscle training
6x per week = walking at least 40 minutes or cardio DVD

I try to do at least walking and yoga everyday. One week I'll do karate workouts 3x, and the next week I'll do the weights.

I like to mix it up....I do mostly cardio (treadmill, recumb. bike, or elliptical) and strength straining. I am doing a little yoga. I am also trying to remember to do some core "stuff"" more often. I get bored easily, so I need to change things up in order to stay interested!

I also throw in walking my dogs and different dvd's that I have at home.

treadmill 4 times a week for 30 mins at a time
yoga 5 times a week for 30 mins at a time

That's it :)

Lori - thank you for the hope that I can create a body that can do all that! I saw on your blog that you have used Leslie Sansone DVDs. She is my exercise guru right now!