Firefly Fit Club: Week 4
POSTED BY: SigmaNunki
UPDATED: Saturday, November 18, 2006 06:01
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Welcome, glad to have you!
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Originally posted by Tay:
I have a few dvd suggestions if you'd like them.
I wouldn't mind some suggestions. I'm always looking to change up my workout!
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Got the workout done today. So far, 3 out of 4 days.
@FlatTop:
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FlatTop!
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Originally posted by Tay:
First of all, playing baseball is a great way to burn calories, roughly 300 calories per hour! To answer your question: Your definitely on the right track, cardio is the best way to lose inches. Pilates is great for working your core. Unfortunately, where we carry our weight most is where we lose last! I know it sucks. If you've been doing that pilates dvd for a while (say over 6 weeks) your body is probably ready for something new. If you got a yoga/balance ball, those are great for working your abs, floor crunches are always good...old but good. If you've got other dvd's that focus on abs, those will give you enough of a change as well. For cardio - one of the best ways to burn calories and work the abs is kickboxing. I have a few dvd suggestions if you'd like them. Another cardio option is swimming. Talk about overall toning and cardio killer! You'll burn roughly 12 calories a minute - 720 cals per hour! I hope this answers your question. If you want more specifics let me know. Great job!
Tay, thanks for all this advice! I know that silly belly flab is hard to get rid of, and up until 2 years ago I had nice, flat abs, but then I hit my mid-20's and my metabolism changed (but my eating didn't at first!) Now I'm on track with eating, and after that inital gain of 20 lbs 2 years ago(I went from 115-135, now I'm at 132) I haven't gained more weight, but I'd still like to tone up. I had used the pilates DVD after Christmas, but got out of the habit, so I just started it up again. I have a balance ball, so I'll start using that again as well. Also, our swimming pool will open in May, so that'll give me a good chance to get some exercise in (and I LOVE swimming, so it'll be fun exercise!).
I'd love to hear more about your DVD suggestions!
ETA: Tay I just noticed you are from St. Louis, MO! I grew up in Collinsville, IL, right across the river, and got my BA from Wash U! Small world
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Got in 40 minutes on the weights yesterday. Did 20 minutes on the treadmill, 10 of which were jogging. 15 minutes on the cross training machine. 20 minutes & 5 miles on the bike.
Got in the 2.5 mile walk at lunch today & walking with the wife tonight.
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Walked 2.5 miles this afternoon. Did four sets of squats and three sets of lunges. Also got in some armwork. Summer's coming fast, I hope I'll be ready:)
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KellyofLuthien - it is a small world. currently i'm at UMSL which i absolutely loathe! anyway, i highly recommend Turbojam! it's a combination of kickboxing, dance, lots of ab stuff and very intense (you'll burn mucho calories!). look at www.turbokick.com then find the turbojam link. it'll give you all the info you need. i should let you know that my opinion is very biased because i teach it at the gym. might be of interest to you. enjoy!
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Cool, Tay! But not that you hate UMSL 
I was just looking at PhD programs in St Louis for Clinical Psychology and was reading about UMSL's program...but maybe I'll be a bit more cautious about it now. I went to WashU for undergrad in psych, and also went there for grad school in Social Work but ended up transferring to New Mexico and finishing my MSW there. But I also came very close to going to SLU. I really liked WashU and SLU, if you ever feel you need a change...
Thanks for the link! I'll go check it out now. :)
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Did my workout today, so 4/5. Goal almost acheived again. Grrrr.
Oh well, there's always next week
I forgot to mention that I did two 15min very brisk walks both yesterday and the day before.
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"We're in a giant car heading into a brick wall at 100 miles/hr and everybody's arguing about where they want to sit."
-David Suzuki
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Okay, just did a two mile walk but at least it's something:)
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I wouldn't look so unkindly on a 2 mile walk. Everything you do is a plus and helps. Keep it up
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"We're in a giant car heading into a brick wall at 100 miles/hr and everybody's arguing about where they want to sit."
-David Suzuki
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