Excersise thread

[ChelseaHarvey]

I know a few of us damsels go to the gym, so i thought we could keep each other motivated on here

I went back today after not being in 19 days it was actually great to be back needed to go back

I can hardly walk now though, my legs feel like there going to snap

I did 25 mins on the runnner at speed 8.5 i couldnt do anymore
10 mins on the stepper
legs weights
arm weight
300 situps

I went for a hour. i have booked alfie into the creche and am going again tomorrow i plan on going everu day this week

[Choco]

i havnt been to the gym for two weeks, i am suppose to be there now doing aerobics class, instead im eating chocoloate after having a takeaway:happyno::happyno:. i am definitely going tomorrow though i can really feel it when i dont go but with the hot weather i just couldnt motivate myself.

[Crazyfool]

Good idea Chealsea . I am longing to get back to the gym but am just too tired at the moment. My gym has a creche too so hopefully it wont be too long after baby arrives I will be able to start backalbeit gently :wink:

Sounds like your stomach must be pretty toned , do you do different stomach excersises or are all 300 crunches ?

[ChelseaHarvey]

i can really feel it when i dont go but with the hot weather i just couldnt motivate myself.

Same here with the weather being how it has it just couldnt get motivated it was too hot
& there sayuing august is going to be even hotter, i can feel it when i dont go, i felt extra wobbles on the runner tonite where i hadnt been and have been eating rubbish

[ChelseaHarvey]

Sounds like your stomach must be pretty toned , do you do different stomach excersises or are all 300 crunches ?

My tummy is toned, it always has been, you just cant see it with the loose skin from my c-section!! Im working on tightening the skin, but i think it will only go so far, i think a tummy tuck is the only way for me to get mu belly back to how it was

I do different stomach excerises

[Fantasseee]

Just got back from the Gym and i am leaping about like a wally. I love going there to dance and get on the wobble machine. So i did about 30 lengths of the pool at lunch and then was at the gym for an hour this evening on various machines.

:cheer2:

[Diddlum]

Oooh you're going for it Fants! How are you getting on with the wobble machine then?

I've been out for a run tonight, I'm building up gradually though. I was out for about 45 mins, that was about 35 mins of walking 1minute, jogging 4 minutes, then a 10 minute walk at the end to cool down.:smile:

[Fantasseee]

I just don't care that i look ridiculous :grin: It was mostly men there this evening, and i was in the corner wobbling furiously :lol: Fantastic.

[Damsella]

I meant to go to the gym this evening, but this afternoon I walked for about 40 mins (up King's Road) in my MBTs and that knackered me. So exercise done, I think! :walking:

[ChelseaHarvey]

Well done fants!! I so want a go on one of those wobble machines they sound funny

[Fantasseee]

My attitude is to exercise when i feel like it and when i do, do as much as i like and not to care if i look like a crazy gal singing on the cross trainer. If i regiment myself, i don't stick to it, instead i am going to adopt Phoebe from Friends ideology and run like a child.

[Fantasseee]

Well done fants!! I so want a go on one of those wobble machines they sound funny

Not for the self conscious! They make you feel a bit sick initially and if you have dentures, they will fly out :lol:

[Velvet Chain]

Well I can't go to the gym until September when JJ starts back at playschool. So I am exercising in the house, everyday I do -
30 minutes skipping
30 minutes step aerobics
free weights working all major muscle groups (have two days off from this per week)
about 30 minutes of ab/back exercises

Takes about 2 hours in total - good thing is that the weather has been great so I've been doing everything in the garden whilst JJ is playing.

VC

[Diddlum]

Blimey, you're motivated! I really struggle to do things like that at home - there always seems to be something I'd rather do. I desperately need to do some weights and/or exercise on the ball at home though, cos I can't get enough time in on weights at the gym.

[ChelseaHarvey]

Well im off for session number 2 this week shortley

Have to say i cant wait to get bak on that runner again

[ChelseaHarvey]

I really am hurting, i can hardly walk and im so achey

I did

25 mins on the rummer
15 mins on the stepper
10 mins on the cross trainer

weights for the arms and legs
100 squats
loads of work with the ball

200 situps, my belly really hurts when i start doing these again it feels sore and bruised, i dont know if this is because i did them wrong yesterday or its working

[Diddlum]

Sounds like you're overdoing it a bit, try to work different areas of your body each day if you're going everyday, or at least work hard one day and just do light stuff the next. Or you could do all your cv one day and all weights the next, on alternate days.

[ChelseaHarvey]

Diddldum i think thats what im going to do!!!!! Do different stuff, im going to go 3 x a week, im not going tomorrow though, i dont think my body can handle it

Evertime alfie leans on my legs they realy hurt

[Fantasseee]

Helloo!

Just got back from work and am shattered. Got my mp3 player through so have been putting songs on that and the plan was to go to the gym tonight. But i am sooo tired, my eyes are blood shot and i think maybe having an ickle sleep might be better for me.

Gemma there was this really interesting thing that i saw on sky a while back. it was part of Extreme makeover and the personal trainer said that around 90% of training that people do at the gym is worthless. He said that he can always tell the women who do step regularly as they have huge muscular thighs. To get a leaner look he said that you should be doing a consistent amount of cardiovascular work in one setting and then working on weigh machines the next session.

Im not going to remember this perfectly but im sure he said you should be say on the treadmill, x trainer or whatever for an hour. not doing short bursts of one machine and short bursts of another. he said about teh weight machines that you have to load the muscle. So when you get to the point where you can really feel the muscle stressing then hold, i do little pulses, and then repeat.

I thought it was really interesting that a lot of us are probably going to the gym and getting little benefit from it. i shall have to do some more reading on it i think, i believe the guys name was Michael Thurmond.

[Choco]

Helloo!
Gemma there was this really interesting thing that i saw on sky a while back. it was part of Extreme makeover and the personal trainer said that around 90% of training that people do at the gym is worthless. He said that he can always tell the women who do step regularly as they have huge muscular thighs.


that makes sense fantasseee because there is a girl in my gym who regulars does a step class and then goes straight into aerobics so as you can imagine she is really fir but she has big but really toned thighs, i always wondered why that was.

I have been the gym this pm and managed to 30 mins bike,10 mins x trainer, 5 mins stepper some free weights and sit ups. feeling much better for it.

[ChelseaHarvey]

Gemma there was this really interesting thing that i saw on sky a while back. it was part of Extreme makeover and the personal trainer said that around 90% of training that people do at the gym is worthless. He said that he can always tell the women who do step regularly as they have huge muscular thighs. To get a leaner look he said that you should be doing a consistent amount of cardiovascular work in one setting and then working on weigh machines the next session.

Im not going to remember this perfectly but im sure he said you should be say on the treadmill, x trainer or whatever for an hour. not doing short bursts of one machine and short bursts of another. he said about teh weight machines that you have to load the muscle. So when you get to the point where you can really feel the muscle stressing then hold, i do little pulses, and then repeat.
Michael Thurmond.

Really fants, well i sooo dont want huge thigh muscles :happyno:

Being on the treadmill or whatever for a hour, i couldnt stay on there running for that amount of time

I am basically doing what i do when i have a personal trainer session with my PT although i am def going to stay away from the stepper from now, i assumed the stepper toned the bum and the calf muscles

[Fantasseee]

Really fants, well i sooo dont want huge thigh muscles :happyno:

Being on the treadmill or whatever for a hour, i couldnt stay on there running for that amount of time

I am basically doing what i do when i have a personal trainer session with my PT although i am def going to stay away from the stepper from now, i assumed the stepper toned the bum and the calf muscles

Oh no don't stop if its a set regime that yr PT gave you. i just thought it was interesting as all of us want our gym sessions to be effective, and he gave some excellent pointers as to what you can do to achieve this.

I shall go and see if i can find any info that he has written.

[Fantasseee]

These tips are very similar to what he said, might be worth trying to adhere to.

DO CARDIO LAST
Strength-train before doing any cardiovascular work, says Ken Fitzgerald, owner of Lift Gym in New York. Why? It takes the body about 15 minutes to warm up and start burning fat. So, a 30-minute bike ride is really only burning fat for the last 15 minutes of your workout. But, if you lift weights first, your body is warmed up by the time you hit the bike, and you'll burn fat throughout the entire ride.

VALUE VARIETY
Do the exact same workout every time you hit the gym, and your body will start to adapt to it -- and eventually stop burning as many calories, says Zim. So if you jog one day, try biking or swimming the next. Or, if you weight-train from the shoulders down one day, next time, begin with your legs and work up. The important thing, Zim says, is to keep your body guessing.

TRAIN IN INTERVALS
The best way to burn fat is to work out as hard as you can for as long as you can, says Malick Diop, a trainer at Equinox Gyms in New York. But, if you're just starting to exercise, interval training's your ticket. Two minutes on the treadmill at, say, 7 mph, followed by two minutes at 5 mph, then back to 7 mph (and so on) for 20 to 45 minutes will whittle away pounds and build your endurance. Eventually, you'll be able to extend the high-intensity periods (and decrease the low ones) until your whole workout is done at top speed.


ADD LIGHT WEIGHTS
It's a fact: The more muscle tone you have, the more calories you burn -- even when you're sitting still. So, if you can't seem to find time to weight-train and do your cardio, Zim suggests doing bicep curls and overhead presses holding two- to three-pound weights while you're fast-walking or stair-climbing. This will build muscle tone, helping you shed more fat during your cardio workout than you would without the weights.

[ChelseaHarvey]

Thanxs for that fants im going to do exactley what he has written and see what happens

Especially the whole treadmil at 7mph for 2 mins and then down to 5 ect for 20/45 mins, i cant stay on a treadmill at that speed for more than 20 mins, id love to be able to go on for longer

[Diddlum]

although i am def going to stay away from the stepper from now, i assumed the stepper toned the bum and the calf muscles

Gemma, I thought when Fants said step makes your thighs bulky she meant step classes - not the stepper? The stepper is definitely good for your bum.:smile:

[Fantasseee]

Gemma, I thought when Fants said step makes your thighs bulky she meant step classes - not the stepper? The stepper is definitely good for your bum.:smile:

Yep i did mean that.

I tell you what is amazing for the muscle that makes yr bum pert. Im not sure if you have the thigh machines where you squeeze the bars in to exercise the inner thigh and push them out to do the outer. Well if you do the outer one and instead of just going in and out, put it on 20-25 killos and actually hold when you feel that muscle load. The other day i was doing this and then pulsing, then holding again and OMG i could feel that muscle going mental. My arse isn't too droopy but i'm sure i isolated the pert muscle doing that :nod:

[Velvet Chain]

Umm, I agree with most things that have been posted but not about Step making your thighs bulky.......unfortunately that is down to genetics and not the exercise. I used to teach Step and at one point taught three classes a day four days a week and never got "bulky" thighs - but on the other hand I know people who's thighs have been made bulky by doing repetitive exercises - eg. if you only do step AND are genetically predispositioned to bulk muscle.

I do a lot of weight training with heavy weights and do a lot of cardio training (skipping is one of the best for me!) and do mini circuits in my garden (good fun for my son too). I find that this gives me a total body workout and really keeps my weight down.........when I am working, I eat around 4000/5000 calories a day just to maintain my weight, at the moment with the amount of exercise I am doing around 3000 is enough......

[ChelseaHarvey]

Ohhhh right, sorry i assumed you meant the stepper fants, well thats ok then il go on that still

Step classes have never been into that, so im ok.... I dont have one og those machines Fants but i know what your on about, since our gym had a re-furbishment thet have got rid of alot of machine they have. im sure that i could do that though on something similar

[ChelseaHarvey]

Im giving the gym a miss today and letting my body relax and get over what i have done to it the past 2 days, i am real achey and when alfie stands on my legs or sits on my belly it hurts

That will teach me to knot go for 19 days!!!

[Damsella]

I focus on my heart rate, so 20 mins on the eliptical trainer and 20 mins walking = 40 mins at roughly 65% of heartrate.

[Velvet Chain]

Good idea ChelseaHarvey - if you are aching that much a rest will do you more good than any further exercise.

VC

[Choco]

After going to the gym yesterday for the first time in two weeks, im really aching today especially my back muscles and i cant remember wot exercises i did that have made it so sore:scratchchin: . i was going to go later on to the gym but i think i will see how i feel, if it eases ill go, if not im going to do some leg exercises

[Fantasseee]

After going to the gym yesterday for the first time in two weeks, im really aching today especially my back muscles and i cant remember wot exercises i did that have made it so sore:scratchchin: . i was going to go later on to the gym but i think i will see how i feel, if it eases ill go, if not im going to do some leg exercises

Make sure you stretch five minutes into the workout and again afterwards. Most gyms have a stretching area with the exercises displayed on the wall. it might sound boring, but if it helps stop the aching then its definitely worth it! :thumb:

[Fantasseee]

I focus on my heart rate, so 20 mins on the eliptical trainer and 20 mins walking = 40 mins at roughly 65% of heartrate.

Damz do you use a machine to check yr heart rate? What you said above is exactly what youre meant to do. Get yr heart rate in the zone and then work at keeping it there for between 20 - 60 minutes. We have belts at the gym that you can ask for, but they get a bit funny about handnig them out, so i don't ask as i don't like to be considered a pest.

[ChelseaHarvey]

Thats what i dont do is stretch b4 and after :oops: prob why i am like this

[ChelseaHarvey]

Also with doing stomach crunches

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Does anyones tummy hurt doing these

I did 300 yesterday and today when i went to do them i actualy hurt

I feel bruised or something at the bottom of my ribs, and when i go to do a situp it hurts all the way along my tummy from like the right rib to the left directly across...

Just sat here now if i bend over a little bit it hurts. I can press the bottom of my right rib and it feels painful

[Fantasseee]

Thats what i dont do is stretch b4 and after :oops: prob why i am like this

Gems think about yr muscle like a spring. If you stretch it, it becomes elongated and lean, if you leave it unstretched its a coiled dense mass. To encourage lean muscle development you MUST stretch, or else you will have contracted muscles which will look larger and squat.

[ChelseaHarvey]

Thanxs for that image fants LOL

Do you think this may be why my belly hurts??? see above 2 posts

[Fantasseee]

Well i imagine that's certainly a contributing factor, also you have used it, hard!, so it is probably hurting in the same way yr arm would if you lifted heavy objects all morning. I think consistency is key here. You are a little bit all or nothing with your exercise, instead of 300 situps x times a week. Why not 75 twice a day, seven days a week? Or start off a bit easier and then build up to 300?

If youre really sore then your body is communicating with you that you have hurt it. If it's not happy it will resist what you are trying to do. Instead consider yr body as an engine, it needs the right fuel and lubrication and ideally keep it ticking at 50mph. If you drive it like a boy racer, 0-60 wheel spin starts, revving the engine wildly and then slamming on the breaks, youre going to end up knackering the cylinder.

[ChelseaHarvey]

[QUOTE=Fantasseee] You are a little bit all or nothing with your exercise, instead of 300 situps x times a week. Why not 75 twice a day, seven days a week? Or start off a bit easier and then build up to 300?
[QUOTE]

Fants yopu are so true, my mum often says this :oops: :oops: :oops:

I think that il give my belly a rest let the pain subside and then do as you say do 75 a day and work out, and do them everyday!!!!

[ChelseaHarvey]

If youre really sore then your body is communicating with you that you have hurt it. If it's not happy it will resist what you are trying to do. Instead consider yr body as an engine, it needs the right fuel and lubrication and ideally keep it ticking at 50mph. If you drive it like a boy racer, 0-60 wheel spin starts, revving the engine wildly and then slamming on the breaks, youre going to end up knackering the cylinder.

I love the little images you put in my head :lol: :nod:

[Choco]

Make sure you stretch five minutes into the workout and again afterwards. Most gyms have a stretching area with the exercises displayed on the wall. it might sound boring, but if it helps stop the aching then its definitely worth it! :thumb:


didnt stretch at all before or after at least i know why i am hurting. not going to go the gym today as the achiness hasnt improved its got worse, it even hurts to walk.

[Fantasseee]

didnt stretch at all before or after at least i know why i am hurting. not going to go the gym today as the achiness hasnt improved its got worse, it even hurts to walk.

Poor you :-(

Im surprised the reasons for stretching weren't hammered home when you had yr gym induction. My instructor was really strict on it and the the one time i decided not to bother i pulled my calf muscle really badly. that learnt me :grin:

[Choco]

Im surprised the reasons for stretching weren't hammered home when you had yr gym induction.

they did:oops: :doh: :oops: serves me right for not doing the stretches. i wouldnt mind i do a few other classes and we always stretch at the end for about five or ten mins.

[Diddlum]

I've been to the gym tonight.:grin: I did 10 mins on the stepper, half an hour on the treadmill (my running's definitely improving!) and a few weights - not many though as I was pushed for time tonight.:-(

[Diddlum]

I tell you what is amazing for the muscle that makes yr bum pert. Im not sure if you have the thigh machines where you squeeze the bars in to exercise the inner thigh and push them out to do the outer. Well if you do the outer one and instead of just going in and out, put it on 20-25 killos and actually hold when you feel that muscle load. The other day i was doing this and then pulsing, then holding again and OMG i could feel that muscle going mental. My arse isn't too droopy but i'm sure i isolated the pert muscle doing that :nod:

I've been doing that for the last few sessions on the hamstring machine. It BURNS. I keep waiting for one of the trainers to come and tell me I'm doing it wrong though - things I read always seem to stress that you need to do a full range of movement.

I did it with the outer thigh machine tonight too, like you said. And... :shock:

[Fantasseee]

I've been doing that for the last few sessions on the hamstring machine. It BURNS. I keep waiting for one of the trainers to come and tell me I'm doing it wrong though - things I read always seem to stress that you need to do a full range of movement.

I did it with the outer thigh machine tonight too, like you said. And... :shock:

It works on the same principle as pilates and callenetics. Where you isolate the muscle then hold and pulse, i can't imagine it is a bad thing.

[Richard's gal]

went to the gym last night and done my first weights session, god i feel dead today, my leg muscles are killing me! i can't really move very fast without feelnig sore, i guess i'll get used to it the more i do it.

[Fantasseee]

the one i just refuse to do is where you lay on your back and push the platform back straightening your legs and then bend your legs again to hold the weight as it comes back.

I just feel it is really bad for your knees. Could be me being paranoid as my knees aren't great but it just seems wrong in its design.

[Richard's gal]

the one i just refuse to do is where you lay on your back and push the platform back straightening your legs and then bend your legs again to hold the weight as it comes back.

I just feel it is really bad for your knees. Could be me being paranoid as my knees aren't great but it just seems wrong in its design.
i quite enjoyed doing that, it was the one where you sit upright and put your feet behind a bar and push you legs out straight, i found that extremely difficult and my legs were shaking, the instructor took all the weights off, but even doing it without the weights was difficult.

[Diddlum]

Ooh Pegasus, i've seen you posting about this elsewhere.:yeahright:

I like that machine too, it feels like it's really doing my bum some good (and believe me, I need that!). I can see where Fants is coming from though. The one I use is slight different - you're almost lying down and you push away from a plate that your feet are on.

[Choco]

Fantasseee :wave: or anyone else with gym knowledge i was wondering could you tell me...

Im just back from the gym and i stretched:thumb: :grin: , then as i think as previously posted to use the weights first before doing cardio, the 15 min rule before you start to burn fat. what do you think of this workout

stretched
Free weights-arms and legs 15-20 mins

treadmill on random programme with hand weights and short bouts of running 25 mins

bike 20 mins

stretch

i kept an eye on my heart rate and doing cardio it was between 130-158 bpm.

do you think this is enough to tone and loose weight if done 2-3 a week?

choc x

[Fantasseee]

Work out for 5 mins first and then stretch, then stretch again right at the end. The cardio sounds good, try and build up the running so you get to the point where you can run for longer amounts of time. this page talks about the bpm yr aiming for depending on yr age;

http://www.weightlossforgood.co.uk/target_heart_rate.htm

Well done chick youre doing fab! :clap:

[Choco]

Thank you :smile: , just been on the website and its really useful

the ideal bpm for my age is 118- 157 bpm, so looks like i was in the right zone today:grin:

[Diddlum]

Bumping this up! Have we been slacking or just not posting?

I had a bad week the other week - missed a Sunday session at the gym and a Tuesday run, and I didn't make it to the gym this Sunday either.

I've just been out for a run tonight though and am feeling pretty pleased with myself. I've been slowly trying to build up to a continuous 30 minute run and am nearly there. I've done it in 2 15 minute stretches twice now, I reckon 2 or 3 more times and I'll do it all in one go.:grin:

[ChelseaHarvey]

Well done Didds

I totally forgot about this thread to be honest but also i wouldnt have been able to contribute to it as i havent been to the gym or done much excersise at all

[Choco]

Bumping this up! Have we been slacking or just not posting?


:nod: :nod: a bit of both. went the gym last night and done spinning class:wink: . Having a rest today and back the gym tomorrow for two classes, im going to attempt to do total circuit training but it states for advanced fitness levels so will just have to see how i get on:grin: . Definitely not advanced fitness level:happyno: :happyno: .

whats everyone else been up to?

[ChelseaHarvey]

Nothing again for me, didnt get time with waiting for B&Q to turn up all day, they got here at 6pm :angry: & then they didnt bring us the bath and the rioght colour worktops so i have to wait until tomorrow for it to be delivered again not sure of the time

[ChelseaHarvey]

Today i finally get to the gym for a hour - i really didnt feel like being there though

Next week though im booked in for a 2 hour session twice that week with my PT he'll get me working and buring those calories. Im also going in the week working on my own

[ChelseaHarvey]

Gym today for a hour and back there tomorrow for a hours session with my PT saw him today and he has said "brace myself" as he is going to work my backside off :faint:

[ChelseaHarvey]

TODAY IS THE START OF A NEW ME, I AM DETERMINED NOW TO SORT MYSELF OUT

I went to the gym for a hour this morning at 11am

I did 5.5 miles on the treadmill :faint: i have never ran that far b4 and was knackered afer that

100 situps and some weights with the arms

Back tomorrow at 9am for a session with my Personal Trainer

[Diddlum]

Damn, I should've known someone would drag this thread up just cos I didn't go to the gym yesterday!:rolleyes:

That's good Gemma - I'm very impressed with 5.5 miles on the treadmill! How long did that take?

[ChelseaHarvey]

That's good Gemma - I'm very impressed with 5.5 miles on the treadmill! How long did that take?

It took me 47 mins

[ChelseaHarvey]

Session with my personal trainer today this morning 9-10 and i am so achey today

Have booked in for another one tomorrow.

[ChelseaHarvey]

Am off to the gym for a hour in 15 mins, didnt get time this morning so am going tonite!!

Only going to do cardio though as my session yesterday killed me and my arms kill, so do my legs but im sure i can manage some time on the treadmill and stepper

[Diddlum]

Gemma, hope you're not doing the all or nothing thing again! Don't overdo it by going everyday and burn yourself out...

I've been out for a run tonight, about 35 minutes.

[ChelseaHarvey]

Gemma, hope you're not doing the all or nothing thing again! Don't overdo it by going everyday and burn yourself out...


No Didds this is it this time

I went for a 25 min run and 10 mins on the stepper and thats it.. I think i wont go tomorrow and then again on friday when alfie is in nursery.. Im aching like mad

[flipflop]

I'm going to join this thread if you don't mind.
I went for a 40 min run tonight, it's very hilly where I live so that makes it hard. I'm doing a 5 mile race on Sunday, I run with a few friends and we enter races every now and again to give us a target and make sure we don't just stray off the fitness path!

I'm going to go again on Friday morning.

[ChelseaHarvey]

5 miles wow flipflop, thats great well done you

[Diddlum]

flipflop, it's hilly round here too so I know exactly where you're coming from! Berluddy hard isn't it? The worst bit on my route is quite a steep but shortish hill, it really tires me out and then straight after that it's a very very slight hill, so it's really hard to recover from the steep hill.
Sorry if that was a bit rambly, you know what I mean though?
At least there are some downhill bits too though!:grin:

I'm actually starting to enjoy running now. Thinking of looking for a running club.

[flipflop]

It's hard going though! I did do a 10k race (think just over 6 miles) back in February in just under an hour, but then we moved house and it got too hot to run this summer so I've lost a lot of my fitness. I want to get back on track this autumn so am planning on running three times a week.

[flipflop]

Didds, the hills are a KILLER but I always just try and remember that it's doing me good! A running club is a great idea if you don't have friends to run with, my motivation can be a bit weak but if I have arranged to run with someone then I'm honour bound to go. It really helps.

I love the downhill stretch after a steep hill, it spurs me on to tackle the next one.

[ChelseaHarvey]

God a uphill run i wouldnt cope!!!!! :lol:

[flipflop]

You get used to them surprisingly quickly Gemma, at the start I'd just have a target of running to a particular house or lampost, then a bit further next time....it'a amazing how quickly your fitness levels improve. A lot of it is mind over matter though.

[Diddlum]

Yeah you would! Try it on the treadmill tomorrow.:grin:

[ChelseaHarvey]

A lot of it is mind over matter though.

Yes agree with this FF this is how i have got to running further now, thinking i can do it, and with the help of my ipod saying 1 more song il listen to then stop and i keep pushing myself

[ChelseaHarvey]

Yeah you would! Try it on the treadmill tomorrow.:grin:

Worth a try!! I wouldnt last long! Il start off on a little incline like 2:lol: :tongue:

[flipflop]

Music is brilliant for helping you to keep going isn't it, you can't just stop in the middle of a song!

[ChelseaHarvey]

Went to the gym this evening, for a hour, i wasnt going to and it killed me, i am so tired and achey but i thought with going to my first WW tomorrow and having to be weighed going tonite may make me lose a lbs say if i hadnt of gone to the gym :lol:

I did 0.78 mile on a uphill incline and it killed me running it

I am impressed with myself that i have been everyday this week, although i wont be going tomorrow im going to have a rest, my poor legs cant take it i blame the session tues i had with my PT away this wkend so it will be monday that i go backl

[Diddlum]

I've done about an hour in the gym tonight. I did a load of weights, then 10 minutes each on the cross trainer, stepper and rower, finished off with 5 minutes on the bike. Good job I didn't want to run tonight cos all the treadmills were being used!:shock:

chelseaharvey, I'm dead jealous of you. Wish I could go every day! Mind you if I could I probably wouldn't!:lol:

[flipflop]

I ran about 4 miles this morning (my friend v kindly sat with E and J, but she has a vested interest as we are running together in the race on Sun and she wants to make sure I'm definitely doing it). It was v hard, and I walked up one hill but I felt BRILLIANT when I got back.

I'm actually looking forward to a 5 mile cross country race on Sunday morning. If I had heard someone say that a few years back I would have thought they were bonkers.

[flipflop]

Well, I did the 5 mile race today and it was HARD. It was very warm and the race started at 11.15 so the sun was high and in your eyes the whole way round.

It was a very scenic run, along roads and over fields and farmland with lovely views but between 5 and 6 km there was a hill that was more like a wall, just vertical! Everyone of my standard walked it, there was no way I could run up.

I hated the run but felt brilliant when I finished. One of my friends did it in 35 mins, but he is a pretty good runner. My time was 49 mins, which was okayish for me given the warm day.

I went along with five friends and we all went for a well deserved beer after. My legs are going to be SO stiff tomorrow!

Am going to try and run on Tue and Thur with another couple of friends who live nearby.

[ChelseaHarvey]

Well done FF thats fanastic and to do 5 miles in 49 mins to is great!!! :clap: :faint:

Well done you

[flipflop]

It's ok, CH but I was doing it in 42 mins on the roads, the cross country terrain made it that much harder though, and the madly warm weather for September.
Thanks though! What are your exercise plans for the week?

[ChelseaHarvey]

Thanks though! What are your exercise plans for the week?

Just lots of cardio and pushing myself on the treadmill

[Diddlum]

Wow flipflop, that's brilliant! I think that's fantastic that you did it in 49 minutes cross country, if you normally do it in 42. Especially if you walked that hill. Well done you!:clap:

Yesterday I went to the gym and did weights for about half an hour, then I ran for 35 minutes on the treadmill. I only managed 5.5km though (which I worked out is 3.4 miles). It took me nearly 32 minutes to do 5km.

My bum aches a bit today so it must be doing me some good.:tongue:

[ChelseaHarvey]

Im hoping to get to the gym later, dean isnt collecting tonite and i didnt get time to get there before 12 today as thats when the creche shuts

[flipflop]

I have just bought a skipping rope! I'm going to try and skip on the nights that I can't run to try and improve my fitness levels. I did only buy a cheap one in case it's a flash in the pan fad though!

[ChelseaHarvey]

Skipping is meant to be a great way to burn off calories isnt it?

[flipflop]

I think so, must look up how effective it is and report back.

[ChelseaHarvey]

Went to the gym this morning & did some cardio & weights

Flipflop hows the skipping going

[Diddlum]

I haven't done anything since last Sunday.:oops: I didn't go out for a run on Tuesday night (can't remember why), then was going to go out on Wednesday night for a run but didn't make it (again I can't remember why!) and on Thursday when I usually go to the gym I was running so late with everything that I didn't get time. And today I didn't go to the gym this morning like I usually do on a Sunday because we went to see my MIL in hospital. I might go out for a run tonight - we'll see. Depends what time I have tea.

I feel really bad because I haven't been eating very well either and I haven't been counting my WW points. I'm starting again tomorrow.:smile:

[Diddlum]

Yes! Did my run, 35 minutes.

My heart rate monitor says I burnt 308 calories - hardly seems worth it for all that effort!:rolleyes:

[ChelseaHarvey]

At least you did something though Didds

[flipflop]

Flipflop hows the skipping going

errr, not *fantastic*.....actually rope is still in the packet, I WILL do some tomorrow now as I feel shamed into it :lol:

Well done on the run Didds, I've been a bit slack recently and my friend who I normally go with is away this week so it's too easy to sit at home eating instead.

[applejack]

Hello all,

I just joined a gym and have been everyday so far bar saturday. Just wondering how long is sufficient per day?

I spend about 10 mins cross trainer, 10 mins running, 5 mins rowing and 5 mins stepper. I am gonna start using the sit up thingys too and at some point learn how to use the weights, but until then is that enough? Compared to what you guys do it seems a pittance!

I'm not over weight (although do want to shed a few pounds as the ticker suggests) but i do want to tone up mainly and becoe a fitter person.

AJ x x

[ChelseaHarvey]

Im back at the gym tomorrow havent been for a few days :oops:

[sapphire]

Great thread!!
i went to the gym today. i did 25 mins on cardio machines and then did weight machines which was about 10 machines in total and did 2 sets of 10 on each machine. i should copy my card down really and you guys can tell me what you think!!
have to say i really worked up a sweat..
i also did 10 laps in the pool too

[ChelseaHarvey]

Went to the gym today for a 2 hour session, did cardio and some weights on my arms along with situps - im really tempted to go back tonite and do some more cardio but i wont as im going back tomorrow!!!!

I did 3.5 miles on the runner, 10 mins on the treadmill, we have this new machine that makes you vibrate everywhere it seems very popular not sure what it does though but i might havea go on it tomorrow

Have booked for 12 PT sessions with my PT he did me a great deal for £125 i saved £60 as were real good mates and he is good mates with my mum. From next week im going to start having 2 a week with him

[Diddlum]

I had about a week or so of not going to the gym but I went on Sunday, should be going out for a run tomorrow night and gym on Thursday.

Gemma, there's one of those vibrating things at our gym too - Vibrogym. I haven't tried it yet but I remember Fants talking about it, she'd definitely tried it. I can't remember which thread it was on to search for, maybe just ask her about it when she's back from hols.

applejack, I usually try to do about an hour or hour and a half when I go to the gym, but then I only go twice a week and one run out on top of that. I think half an hour a day (or most days) is ok, in fact it's probably better because you're active more days, iyswim. The only thing is you should really be doing some weights too, the sooner you get one of the gym instructors to show you how the better really. Then you'll probably spend something like half an hour on cardio stuff and half an hour on weights, but you will definitely get more benefit from a combination of the two.
Sorry for rambling! Hope something in there makes sense?

(PS Don't tell Damz I said so but there are lots more knowledgeable people on the fitness forum of handbag!)

[sapphire]

We've got a vibrogym at our gym too it's great. apprently burns 500 cals for every 12 minutes on there. basically you do exercises such as squats, lunges etc ie get into the position you would if you were to do a lunge for example press vibrate and away you go. max on each exercise in 60 secs. In our gym there is a huge wall of pics to show which exercises you can do on it.

I went to the gym today did about 90 minutes...only 30 of them were cardio and the rest were weights - i don't know if i should increase my cardio. I've also done 15 mins swimming and taken the dog out for a walk.

can't wait to see results.

[ChelseaHarvey]

500 cals really ohh my god best get myself in this little bueaty - tomorrow im going to ask excatley how it works!!

[ChelseaHarvey]

Have been to the gym this morning for a hour and will be going back this evening too

[sapphire]

Did you get on the vibragym??

Your so good going twice a day I don't think I could manage it lol. HOWEVER I am going again today!!

[ChelseaHarvey]

Did you get on the vibragym??

No i didnt it was so busy in there this morning thats why im going back later...

[ChelseaHarvey]

Today i had a session with my personal trainer - it was a hard one, from next week i am doing 2 a week and then going on my own in the week... in 6 weeks i will have had 12 sessions and im hoping to see great results....

My legs have def shaped up in the past few weeks so im chuffed about that

[Diddlum]

Gemma, what exercises are you doing that are getting your legs shaped up? Mine are so horrible and flabby I really need some help!

I haven't posted on this thread for ages - I've still been going to the gym but in the last 2 or 3 weeks it's been less than usual. Hopefully next week will get back into a routine again, it's just that things keep cropping up. I'm going tomorrow night anyway.:grin:

[ChelseaHarvey]

Didds i have just been doing loads of running & leg excersises on the gym stick and the equipment - its only recently that i have seen the changes

I am going again tomorrow too

[Diddlum]

What's a gym stick?

[ChelseaHarvey]

What's a gym stick?

Its a stick with a resistance band it has 2 hoops at the end that you put your feet into and you work from this.. You dont 1/2 feel it

[Teresa]

I have only just seen this thread but perhaps it will help to motivate me to go to the gym a bit more. I really don't make the most of my membership. I went on Monday and did a run on the treadmill and am going spinning tonight but I really ought to go a bit more.

I am thinking of having some personal training sessions but they are £25 an hour and I'm not sure if its worth it. Has anyone had any and is it worth the money?

[ChelseaHarvey]

I am thinking of having some personal training sessions but they are £25 an hour and I'm not sure if its worth it. Has anyone had any and is it worth the money?

They are def worth it, for me its the motivation, i have just booked/paid for 12 sessions and had my 1st out of the 12 yesterday by the end of the month i will have had 5!!!!!! Having these is when i find i work my hardsest and now with sorting out my eating & not eating junk combined with 2 sessions a week and then going 2 x myself in the week i am hoping to see great results

[ChelseaHarvey]

I didnt go in the end today, i am sooo achey from yesterday and feel so stiff - im working tomorow so wont get chance to either nor over the weekend - my next session with my PT is on monday so il wait til then and then go next week on my own 2 x with another session with him on thursday

[Diddlum]

I think you're doing the right thing by not going if you're still achey - aren't you supposed to leave a day in between anyway, or at least work different parts of your body on different days if you go every day?

I went last night, upped my weights which I was quite pleased about and jogged for 30 mins on the treadmill. Only quite slow though but at least I didn't stop! I'm aching a bit this morning but it feels good!

[ChelseaHarvey]

Yes didds they say every other day, i couldnt even go and work another part of my body if i wanted to as i am aching all over the last session i had we worked every part of my body

[ChelseaHarvey]

Back at the gym tonite for a hour with my personal trainer and what a workout he gave me, i did loads of excersise for my rear and boy do i feel it

Next session with him in thursday im going to see how achey i feel tomorrow and if ok, il go tomorrow thurs and friday, if not il go weds thurs & friday

[ChelseaHarvey]

Have been for another session today with my trainer and it was another hard, one did abit of everything and i was sweating like i hadnt in ages after!! The meanie then made me finish off with 10 mins on the treadmill before cooling down & stretching and i was aching from doing loads of leg work

Not booked in til tues with him again but think il go tomorrow with alfie at nursery and i dont have work

[ChelseaHarvey]

Had another session today with my personal trainers and am going back tomorrow for a run and some cardio by myself with another session friday with my PT again

[ChelseaHarvey]

Did you get on the vibragym??

I asked my Personal Trainer about this, and he said its just a gimmick, there is no other way to burn lots of calories than excersising the hard way

[ChelseaHarvey]

Another session today with my PT we did loads of different stuff and even boxing at the end, it was fun though, my hands though feel real weird now...

[ChelseaHarvey]

Another session for me this morning at 9am & it will be the same tomorrow to.. I need now to make sure that i also go in the week and not just the 2 sessions a week i have with my personal trainer

Whats happened with the rest of you :puzzled:

[Diddlum]

I'm still here but have slacked off over the last few weeks!:oops: Things just keep happening to stop me from going to the gym so I've only been going about once a week which is pointless really.:rolleyes: And I was going out running every Tuesday night but the cold and wet has put me off!

We're going away for a week on Saturday, but I'm DEFINITELY going to get back into some sort of routine when we get back home.

[ChelseaHarvey]

Another session today - my PT has said i look different he can see a change in me im glad someone can

Another one on thursday at 9am and that will be my 9th session, it has gone so fast!!

[ChelseaHarvey]

Havent done any excerise this week and really feel like i need to get to the gym

had 2 sessions booked this week with my personal trainer but had to cancel with being ill and being led in bed

Feel so much better today and really feel like i need to get down there and do loads of cardio, i feel a right heffa at the mo with all the cr@p i have consumed since tues as dean hasnt made dinner he just brought takeaways everyday!!! Luckily alfie got a cooked meal everynight

I might go down there later when dean gets back from football see if i can zap loads of calories and feel better about myself!!!

I have 2 sessions booked next week with my PT and then next week is the end of my block sessions

[ChelseaHarvey]

Back to the gym for me this morning and it was mty last session with my Personal Trainer today!!!!!

I have enjoyed these sessions though and can def notice a difference in my legs, im really pleased, now i just have to make sure i keep going 3 x a week and pushing myself like he was... I would do another lot but cant really afford it b4 xmas and with sorting the house out, im having another session fri which il pay £20 for and then thats it til after xmas and once i have all my owk money through, or money that i havent speent it on already

Todays wa s ahard session though and i did some stuff i hasnt b4, i had to do some work on a marshmellow type thing, it was a shape of one, and had to do sit-ups on it it was really hard but god did i feel it, i shall def be doing that in future

Was going to go tomorrow but i cant as i have B&Q comming and stuff for my kitchen so il go thurs and do loads of cardio and then fri with my PT then next week il start again 3 x a week..

[Diddlum]

ooh I haven't heard of one of those marshmallow things before! I guess it's a bit like doing situps on a gym ball?

You must spend a fortune on that personal trainer - why don't you just have one session a week or one a fortnight with him, at least you know the things to do now so you don't actually need him there all the time. Or do you need him to motivate you?

I went to the gym on Sunday morning, I did about 40 minutes worth of weights and 20 minutes on the treadmill, 10 minutes on the stepper.

I've been looking on the fitness forum of handbag a lot recently, and all the experts on there are saying that weights are far more important than cardio, so I'm starting to concentrate more on weights now. I'm going to try and start doing some stuff at home too, I was running once a week but now it's cold I can't motivate myself to go out! I can only manage two sessions a week at the gym, it's a bummer.:-(

[ChelseaHarvey]

Didds it more for the motivation that anything and he also makes me work harder say if i go on my own he pushes me

I think that when i book some afer xmas il do it once a week and not 2 a week....

I have been using weights alot with my PT i just dont want to bulk up, i want to lose the weight firsta nd then tone which is why i like doing alot of running or on the cross trainer

[CaroCaro]

Can I join in here ?

I go to Body Combat twice a week and Body Pump one a week and a Yoga Class once a week and try to walk to work when possible.

I have been doing combat for about 3 years now and have just started doing pump again - had a half hour session with a trainer today to get to grips with the moves again - made a huge difference to check I was doing everything correctly and the weights were not too heavy

[ChelseaHarvey]

Yes couse CaroCaro :smile:

[Diddlum]

Hi CaroCaro! I've wanted to do Pump for YEARS but there isn't anywhere near me that does it yet. I think I'd really enjoy something like that and everyone raves about it.

[CaroCaro]

Gosh I am tired!! Just got back from doing my Combat class and it was brilliant!

Also did a load of stretching afterwards but still feel a bit creaky!

Dont do anything tomorrow - even though i am tempted to do something whilst my son is at the gym doing his "kids gym" class I will leave it till thursday and then do some CV stuff or maybe swim.

Diddlum, Pump is very good and you quickly see the benefit of it - I am very lucky as my sports centre is only a five minute walk away and they do 5 pump classes a week. What a pity they dont do one near you.

I must go to bed now and rest............

[ChelseaHarvey]

:scratchchin: maybe Pump is the way foward for me, i just go to the gym, although would like to do classes. I want something to tone me up and lose weight, the gym is toning me up but would be good to be able to do a variety of stuff

[ChelseaHarvey]

went to the gym this morning for 2 hours and did a workout wanted to burn off the choc i ate last night, i pushed myself and was impressed and sweated like anything :lol:

[Diddlum]

I've had a crap week again. I feel like everything conspires against me to stop me from going to the gym. I usually go Sunday morning and Thursday night but last night OH didn't get home in time so I couldn't go. And I can't fit it in tomorrow either, and I can't go Sunday morning cos we're going out.:-( HAte it when this happens, I feel like crap when I can't exercise regularly.

[Pawpads]

Just back from my weekly Body Pump class. Oh it's such a good class and I always feel so much better at the end of the class.
Hopefully going to get back tomorrow to get some CV work started.

ChelseaHarvey: If you're not sure which class is the one for you, I recommend you try a load of them out. You'll never know what you enjoy if you don't try.

[Shaybabe]

Okay, so I've only just started back at the gym after a very long break (generally I'm useless and hate the idea of exercise, but am trying to get fitter and more with it) so please bear with me! I'm starting in slow, as recommended by my PT (DH!) and am nowhere near the level that you ladies are, but I'd like to join on here for inspiration and motivation, if that's okay?

Yesterday was my first day back in. Went down first thing before work (totally useless at going after work) and did 5 minutes on the rower, 12 minutes on the treadmill and 6 minutes on the cycle (was supposed to be 12 minutes, but I felt phyically sick and kinda faint, so decided to reduce it).

Didn't go this morning - want to build up to daily, but think it'd be pushing it too hard to do this right from the start! - but will be going tomorrow. For the time-being DH has recommended that I just concentrate on aerobic (just to settle me back into the routine of going) and then after Christmas we'll add in some weights work. I'm also planning to try out a few of the classes, but that won't be until after my exams in mid-Dec.

Good luck ladies. Keep up the good work!

[ChelseaHarvey]

ChelseaHarvey: If you're not sure which class is the one for you, I recommend you try a load of them out. You'll never know what you enjoy if you don't try.

I think thats what i am going to do.. I keep looking at the spinning classes that are going on when im in the gym

I went to the gym at 10am for a hour but i never seem to work as hard as i do when i have a session with my PT

[ChelseaHarvey]

Well done SB for going, you'll soon get the fitness up and how great that your OH is a PT my mum has just done a course and is now all qualified and also does nutrition & sports body massage so after xmas im going to get her to help me out

[Pawpads]

Went to the gym last night and concentrated on CV work. I didn't have much time to spare though so managed 25 minutes on the treadmill and then a 5 minute cooldown on the cross trainer.
Then I managed a quick 15 minutes on a few of the weights stations.

[Shaybabe]

I went again yesterday morning. Did 30 minutes in total, split between the rower, treadmill and bike, so feeling quite pleased with myself. Don't think I'll get there tomorrow as I'm in work till late tonight, and I'll be absolutely shattered. Will definitely go on Saturday though.

[ChelseaHarvey]

Im off later today to the gym and when there im going to look into these classes and the times

[Pawpads]

I went again yesterday morning. Did 30 minutes in total, split between the rower, treadmill and bike, so feeling quite pleased with myself. Don't think I'll get there tomorrow as I'm in work till late tonight, and I'll be absolutely shattered. Will definitely go on Saturday though.

Well done. Try not to do too much at first or you'll burn yourself out, injure yourself or just end up hating the gym.

[Shaybabe]

Well done. Try not to do too much at first or you'll burn yourself out, injure yourself or just end up hating the gym.

That's what I figured. I'm trying to ease myself into it gently, and then when I'm starting to enjoy it I can up my attendances a bit!

[ChelseaHarvey]

Been so bad recenely and havent been to the gym

Im going to try and go tomorrow depending on what time the boiler man comes, he is comming on a AM call but he could come b4 12, the creche shuts at 1pm tomorrow i think :scratchchin: so i wouldnt make it

Am going to make sure i go a few times this week though

[Pawpads]

I've not been able to get to the gym for over a week now but am going to BP later tonight and am really looking forward to it.

[ChelseaHarvey]

Havent managed to get to the gym this week and i wont now this week!!

have stuff on tomorrow stuff on friday b4 i head to wiltshire it wont be til next week now!

That will then be over 2 weeks i havent stepped foot in the gym :sigh:

[Diddlum]

I haven't been for 3 weeks.:oops: :cry: Things keep cropping up that stop me from going. I hope I can go tomorrow night though.

[Shaybabe]

Haven't been to the gym for about a week as have been busy with revision and exams, and have been ill with the lurgy, but I'm hoping to get back into it next week, from Monday.

[ChelseaHarvey]

Glad im not the only one then!

[Diddlum]

I went last night!:ellie: Did 5 mins on the cross trainer, 5 mins on the stepper, quite a lot of weights, the 20 minutes jogging on the treadmill straight on to 10 minutes walking on a high incline. I can feel it today! Makes a difference when you haven't been for a while!

[ChelseaHarvey]

Well done Didds i still havent been but intend to on monday if i can get alfie in the creche i was going to have a PT session next week but everytime he gave me a time b4 1pm, the creche was booked i may struggle next week with getting alfie in, so il just have to go in the evenings, but at that time i just dont want to

[Shaybabe]

I was intending to go this morning, but we went to see some friends last night and didn't get back till late, so I just couldn't haul my lazy body out of bed early enough! :lol: Can't got tonight to make up, as we're out visiting other friends, so will aim for tomorrow morning (assuming we don't stay up too late!).

[ChelseaHarvey]

I went back to the gym today and boy it felt good, although i did find it hard even after 2 weeks, well 3 weeks today

Did 20 mins on the runner at 6.6 speed
10 Mins on the cross trainer
Some leg work
some arm work at 25/30kg
Abs work
& work with the ball with 3kg weights

I also picked up a timetable so that i could look at the classes and the times - & try these

[ChelseaHarvey]

This is it for me, no more excersise or vists to the gym til the 2nd jan

[Pawpads]

I've been ill over christmas but have just noticed that there is a Body Pump class tomorrow afternoon so if I'm feeling up to it I'd like to go.

[racqy-rooster]

Well I have just purchased 2 new dvds to add to my collection. I have decided Iam going to try and do a dvd at least 4 times a week.

I cannot get to the gym, so this is the best option for me.

I was doing really well with my dvds until about October, so determind to get back into it, and tone my wobbly bits :ellie: