I did a very low-impact version of exercising today on the elliptical... dunno if I was being lazy or if my body just decided it was going to be a low-impact workout or if the air conditioner made me cold so I didn't sweat as I usually do... Sigh
Thursday's workout session:
* 55 minutes on the elliptical machine (The machine said I burned about 580+ calories... I tried to make it hard on myself by jackin' the incline/resistance so I hiked quite a bit here ... didn't sweat very much, but my heart rate was in an steady aerobic state. I guess it's just one of those days....?????)
* buns/thighs pilates dvd
Last edited by teawithsunshine; 05-15-2009 at 01:52 AM.
also, on plan with food/nutrition for 2 days now (this is a win for me as i so often go on and off plan, so i am celebrating it as being back on track).
i'm going to try to walk and do intervals on the treadmill tomorrow.
* 55 minutes on the elliptical machine (My average heart rate was 124... better than yesterday, but only a light sweat! I dunno what's up with me I slept well last night, but this is the 2nd day in a row I'm feeling tired out... I do know I'm due for TOM any day now, sigh.)
* Over an hour & 15 minutes of total body weight/resistance training (**The weight training was the best part of my exercise today that I felt I did pretty dang good there! )
* abs pilates dvd (so-so/pretty good on that score )
Last edited by teawithsunshine; 05-15-2009 at 10:05 PM.
* 55 minutes at the elliptical (Sigh... another crappy day on the elliptical... I'm trying but I can't figure it out!!! AUGH! I got plenty of sleep and everything... *groans*)
* 20-25 minutes walking (?) outside.... lovely day!!!
* Pilates for the buns/thighs dvd
I've been following your thread with interest and wondered if I could join in. I'm also a big treadmill fan, but I'm reading with awe at how well some of you are doing with running. I have a great treadmill program that goes up and down hills and the speed varies as well. I end up jogging for about a minute and a half at a time, three or four times in the thirty minute workout. I'm trying to work up to running longer.
My gym is having a 5K-10K walk/run fundraiser next month. For the last two years I've walked it, slowly. This year it would be great to jog at least half of it.
Anyway, I try and do my treadmill in the morning, and then the gym in the evening ,with Aquafit a couple of times a week as well. At the gym, the elliptical is my fave, with a 30 minute workout buring 400 calories and working up a great sweat. Working on the strenght training as well.
But I'm just back into it....I lost quite a lot of weight a few years ago and then gained it all back because of poor choices and no exercise.
So back at it.....and I think this thread might be a great motivator!
Monday's workout session: my exercise mojo is back!!
* 55 minutes on the elliptical machine (I'm a happy 3fatchickie! Despite the stupid heart rate monitor on the machine saying my average heart rate was 126 for the workout, I had a challenging-but-not-that-I-wanna-die session on the elliptical and sweated a whole dang bunch!)
* Over an hour of total body weight/resistance training (I'm SO stoked! I finally got to start doing sets of 15 lb dumbbells today for my arms!!! I could only do one full set of 15 in biceps, then 10, then 8 on my third and last set of bicep curls I could however do all three sets via triceps on 15 lb dumbbells. The only thing I gotta do now is find new ab moves since I'm getting too used/finding it easy to do the ones I'm already doing!)
* abs pilates dvd (need to start advancing here....)
* 20-30 minutes (?) walking
* 55 minutes at the elliptical (Another great day on the elliptical!! My average heart rate was 146!! And I sweated a whooooole bunch! I had to be careful carrying my book off the elliptical AFTER cooling down, since I was afraid sweat would drench over it!)
* 20+ minutes walking outside
* 55 minutes on the elliptical machine (not a good workout by ANY standards, even though I stuck out for the entire hour ).
* 1 hour & 15 (?) minutes of weight/resistance training (same as above )
I have been interested in walking and losing weight, but havent been successful at it for sometime, I would like to join in your group to get motivated to walk more and lose weight and become more fit for life.
my workout yesterday was a total disaster. it was meant to be my long run day (6 miles in 60 mins or something approximating that). i could tell within a couple of minutes that things were not going well. i ended up not even being able to make it to 3 miles, and this is at a pace even slower than i have previously done 6 miles. and then i wasn't even able to continue walking beyond about half a mile. i felt totally nauseous. couldn't do weights or situps. and just went home and watched american idol.
boo.
* 55 minutes on the elliptical (average heart beat: 131! I enjoyed it today, a nice, slow sweat while reading a book on the elliptical.... )
* 10 to 15+ minutes (?) of walking outside (did a 20 minute brisk walk outside in Seattle on Sunday )
* 55 minutes on the elliptical machine (heart rate average was 171 even though my sweat exertion was less than nil ).
* 1 hour & 15 minutes of weight/resistance training (I'm finding I'm getting better at some body parts than others... today I did three sets of seated two-arm extensions with a 20 lb dumbbell instead of my usual 15!! I also upped the weights on several other machines... can't complete all sets, but I'm feeling some - not a lot - of soreness, post-workout!! ).
* walked 15+ minutes (?)
* abs pilates dvd (Need to improve my abs routine.... or check into new dvds for the abdominals!! )
* 55 minutes on the elliptical machine (Hiked at the maximum incline & resistance: level 20 My heart rate average was only 126 throughout the session, but eh, I sweated a pretty good bit and I REALLY feel it in my thighs, oy! That, and my legs were already sore to begin with due to weight lifting yesterday!! LOL!)
* 35+ minutes (?) of walking outside.... gorgeous weather today!
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