Yeah I have trawled through many different websites but I find Sparkpeople the most efficient and proper channel for exercise videos (that is free, that is). There are others, and even more fun dancing ones elsewhere (which I also recommend for variety) but not as fully rounded as this channel. Only negative I would give sparkpeople is the lack of music. I think exercising to music is very important to get that adrenaline going. What ever exercises you do, music makes you put that little more intensity into your workout. Nevertheless that instructor is very soothing to listen to and obey :) There might be even better ones than Sparkpeople but I still yet to find
When doing workouts, please make sure its balanced (Preston, of course check with your GP). Dont just work on one or 2 mucsle groups. ALL major muscle groups need attention to give your body strength and balance. So for beginners here is a typical program you can do in say a 4 week first phase workout:
Days 1,5: Upper body workout (high reps, low weights, 2 sets, 30sec rest between sets. Muscle groups: Arms, shoulders, chest, Back, stomach...ie biceps, triceps, deltoids, lats, pecs,
Days 3,6: Lower Body Workout (high reps, low weights)
Days 2,4,7: REST
For those who want to incorporate swimming, do that twice a week, and one of each of the above and have 3 REST days. On rest days, you wont be completely at rest, you will still move around and get some walks in. I mention high reps, low weights. This wont bulk you up, this serves to strengthen your muscles to give you more efficiency in performing cardio which in turn leads to more efficient fat burning. But you need to ensure you have enough protein in your diet. Preston, whats your ratio of Protein:Carbs:Fat intake? I recommend 40:30:30.
When doing any resistance (ie weights) exercises, you MUST warm up first with some cardio then do some 10 second hold stretches on the muscle groups you will work out for that day. Then AFTER your workout, do 30sec hold stretches on those same muscle groups. Sometimes videos get you to do this but sometimes they dont, and if they dont then you do that warm up and stretch first.
Diane65 wrote:Preston1990 wrote:Hey No Pain, No Gain!! You either want arms like J-Lo or you don't.....
I've settled for the bicep curls and lots of water.
http://www.totalbeauty.com/content/gall ... k-top-arms
I've just had a go at this but I'm embarrassed to say that I could only manage 5 push ups in the plank position so had to do the rest with my knees bent
and can't work out what I'm meant to do in the spider(wo)man push up but its quite tough but I might be doing it wrong
So lots of room for improvement so another challenge has been set
I'm heading off for the hills at 10am and we are planning on doing a 5 mile walk, its not a route that I have done before but my friend I'm going with says its quite tough but as I've never walked with her before I'm not sure what her idea of tough is. It could be fine or sheer torture
but it will be fun and I will do it no matter what.
Menu of the day:
All bran and a banana with semi-skimmed milk (300 calories) I did really want a smoothie but didn't want to run out of energy on my walk.
If I'm home for lunch it will be peppered beef, salad, sweet chilli sauce in a pitta bread followed by a weight watchers fromage frais (300 calories)
Cheese and onion quiche, salad ,weight watchers strawberry whip, strawberries and a shortbread biscuit with strawberries in it
http://groceries.asda.com/asda-estore/p ... tartValue= these are so delicious (500 calories)
I'm taking a 100 calorie cereal bar on my walk.
What's everyone else doing today?
That's brilliant Diane. Its all about progress. So you managed 5 pushups WITHOUT your knees on floor but then you modified by going on your knees and CONTINUE the reps. PERFECT. So next session, you will find you might be able to do 6 pushups and then continue the other reps on your knees. That's progression. Awesome stuff, Diane. Remember the whole idea of workouts is that you are applying stresses to the body so that overnight the body will be contemplating "wtf just happened?! Right, need reinforcement", so your muscles are working rest of the day and overnight during your sleep to be able to adapt to that level of stress it experienced. That WORK needs fuel. Where does that fuel come from? Yep, the Body Fat. So your resistance exercises are burning the body fat and strenthening your body. Arent our bodies wonderful? Who ever invented them needs a knighthood.
rawr_xoxo wrote:Well I was 9st 6 after America mrG, so i'm back down to normal again which is good :-) swing all my friends from uni due to everyone coming back though, so today had a lunch buffet at ming moon.
, went out last weekend with bf and has a nandos before snow white on Tuesday, so i'm definitely steering seat from the take away food for a while, going to try running first thing in the morning so its out the way, later on in the day I know I won't bother, or will struggle to.
Well done
You were in a America....grrr Its like there's some Government policy to fatten their citizens and tourists over there (well in certain states tbf).
