[solocat]

(Looking for my legwarmers)

I need to start hanging out in here more often!

buttons - I have a treadmill too and because I used to work out a lot and then had a good two years of slothdom, it was hard to start. BUT ... I am finding myself addicted to the treadmill before I get ready for work. I use an incline of varying degrees because you burn more calories in a shorter amount of time. Now I not only do it with the incline, but I find myself staying on longer, for longer distances, and at a faster rate of speed. Next step....that BowFlex of mine is going to get a whoopin'!

Melissa - my daughter in CA has that game/workout thing. Does your have a mat that you have to hit the spots that light up? I guess it plays music and then you have to keep up with the lit spots. When she told me about it, I had all these funny visuals of my becoming twisted in one heap!

[FieryRedhead]

No thats a different game called dance dance revolution. I have that game too lol. but the one i was talking about is like aerobics sorta

[Star]

Today was my cardio day at the gym - went real well, 45 minutes on the and 15 on eliptical.........

Cathy - You are gonna BUT I still have a pair of legwarmers I use to have them in every color but only kept the white ones (don't wear them though). WOW you have a BowFlex - lucky chick! My son has one that he never uses. I have alot of equipment and use to workout at home, that was until we sold our house and downsized. My gym had to be moved to our lake house, becuz the new place has no room. So now I had to go back to the gym.....Actually there is a small gym at our apt complex but it opens at 10 a.m. and I don't like working out after work

Tomorrow I won't be working out. It is my BIL's funeral and that is how I'll be spending my day. Some relatives will be here from out of town and I will see my first husbands relatives that we only see at funerals and weddings.

Okay Chicks - later.........

[buttonsinabox]

I did my workout this morning, it amazes me how before I did it I wanted to crawl back into bed and now that Im done Im wide awake... For those of you who don't know you can do the deep breaths through out the day and it gives you a great pick me up plus it keeps your metabolisim going

Cathy I know I need to jump back on the treadmill bandwagon but I think because I work in the basement all day, spending an extra hour down there on it just makes me cringe... not only that but the last time I was doing it my Husband and Son were making fun of me for not going as fast as they thought I should, so I kinda said screw it then...

[Star]

Buttons - What do you do in the basement or are you held captive down there?
Also, men think you have to workout at warp speed to see results. Guess what? They are wrong again. Actually alot of people have that misconception. To burn stored body fat you only need to work out between 55 to 65% of your maximun heart rate. If you exceed that you are burning glucose instead of fat. So next time they are making fun of you give them the facts and tell them to go back to the sofa...lol
And keep on going steady (at the right pace)

[buttonsinabox]

I feel like im being held captive.. lol I have my own printing and sign bizzness that I do out of the house and all of my stuff is down there.

[Star]

As long as you don't have shackles and chains - good for you about your business!

[buttonsinabox]

I feel shackled now if id just start making money..

maybe going up and down the stairs all day is why I don't have a big butt..

[Star]

hey - every little bit helps.........
Becuz I sit on my butt all day is why I have to workout like a maniac.......

[buttonsinabox]

LOL if im not running up the stairs im here on the computer sitting on my butt, thats the bad part about doing graphics..

[Star]

I know I always thought it would be great to be a UPS, Fed-X or mail carrier....all that exercise.....and getting paid for it....

[buttonsinabox]

I don't know ive seen some chunky people that work at those places too

[haylo921]

Well I am the queen of exercise today. I played volleball for 2 and 1/2 hours, of course I am now sore in places that haven't been sore in a while but you know what they say no pain no gain, although I am not trying to gain anything I am trying to lose weight. HMmm, maybe they should change that slogan.

[Star]

Haylo - It does sound like an oxy-moran ( no maybe I have that wrong?) to us wannta be thin chicks. BUT it really means it you don't feel your work out, you won't see any progress. It's like when you work out and your sore the next day, it hurts but your happy becuz you know you did something.
I worked out this a.m. - did circuit training.....oh rah! Feel good, tomorrow is cardio, which to me is a walk in the park (not literally....lol) I mean I just like walking on the treadmill and the eliptical - somehow soothing and relaxing......

[BermudaSlim]

Does anyone here go to Curves. I am back on LAWL and doing it on my own this time, not going into center. I remember when I paid for the program a few years back they really did not encourage exercise, especially working out with weights. I think at Curves it is circuit training so I think there will be some weights I am pretty sure? Any feed back you guys have will be helpful.

Thanks