You ladies intrigue me. I am too cold here to move! I can not wait for Spring! Then I can walk! I am ok at the Y inside, but not outside! It is amazing we get no snow, and yet I get chilled to the bone when it is 35 degrees. My mother says I just need a swift kick in the tail. (she just told me that a few minutes ago...) I freeze in the bath tub! I did do 25 minutes of stomach crunches and situps- this is good for me today.. I hate exercizing-love aerobics, but hate to move with no music. I would love to take up bellydancing. Our town is renovating an old hotel with a huge ballroom and I thought I might force the hubby to take ballroom dancing. Imagine that two old red-kneck's learning to dance. My children start tennis lessons in March, so then I can walk around the football stadium track. I wish I had half the energy you ladies seem to have. I am too young to feel this old.
Well I bundled up and headed out for a nice walk in our Wisconsin winter wonderland. You chicks are very motivating! It was a balmy 30 degrees and thankfully the sun was actually shining! Its amazing how my mind forgets how great it feels to get a little exercise. Its just one half hour walk... but its a start!
Finally, after three weeks of illness, I went to the Y today with DH. I'm still pretty sick. And weak. I walked a whole half hour on the treadmill and did some weights. Just about had a heart attack. But I'm very glad to be getting back into it.
The usual walks to and from school, plus a walk to the post office and library (probably about 3 miles all together)
Plus crunches, situps, and a little running in place (I prefer this to the treadmill somehow), and some bridges (for the rear end, sort of like a crunch but backwards)
I did a couple of trips between the restaurants on property. It has been awful rainy here but I tried to catch the breaks . Still running up and down stairs.
Lots of pain in the legs from an accident last summer - but I can not let that stop me.( I know have honeydews for knees!) They hurt much worse with the rainy weather.
I did lose 3.8 lbs!!! (guarenteed not by exercize)
I love my treadmill, so gratifying to see those calories burning. Not quite sure about the accuracy...as we all burn calories differently depending on how much we weigh? right? Anyone know about this? I don't really care, but it would be cool if I was actually burning more than say a 112 pd. woman using the same treadmill yet getting the same reading.
I just realized that this probably didn't make much sense!
blessings,
blackbird
I think you're right, blackbird. The exercise bikes at the Y (and some of the treadmills and other equipment) get you to enter your age before you start. And the treadmills ask for your weight as well. There must be reasoning behind it...
From what I've read, generally speaking, the more you weigh, the more calories you need to expend keeping that weight in motion. Also something else I've read - (I'm not sure whether all treadmills are designed this way or what) - they measure the gross calories expended, not the net calories. If you want to get your true caloric burn from the walking alone, you need to subtract 30%. I'll see if I can find the link to that article. Again, this all subjective, YMMV.
Just do it...
and did some weights. Just about had a heart attack. But I'm very glad to be getting back into it. 
They hurt much worse with the rainy weather. 
