2 questions....

[kriscakes7 34]

1. I've been consistently doing cardio since my surgery on 12/17. Now it's time to add strength training and I have no idea what to do. Suggestions?!

2. I recently watched Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead and it's got me interested in juicing. I was thinking about doing a juice fast. Has anyone tried this?

[Draven 188]

Hi kris. For strength.training I strongly suggest going out and getting a fitness magazine or two. Not only will it give you great ideas and tips, but it will totally help motivate you. I've become a huge fan of body weight exercises. The basics. Push ups, squats. They work the whole body great. Start building up strength by staying on your. Knees while doing them if you need. Bi cep and tri cep exercises can be added.

As for juicing, I just got interested as well. My only concern would be that I'd be adding too many calories in liquid form. I'm still up in the air about it.

Best of luck with everything.

[brannewmee 103]

I'm always lost with strength training but have recently started adding some weight lifting classes n their pretty fun. Juicing for me would add too many calories n sugar. This is me tho n I would much rather have Protein. I've always been that way.

[Jun021068 87]

For strength training, go for heavy weights less reps. Do your reps slowly and you don't have to do a lot to make your muscle gets the work out.

[B-52 7,113]

I know plenty of people who do juicing....there is a juice bar at the health club I go to and occasionally purchase on of the choices.....

But given the choice, I would rather have something high in Protein......so I stick with my custom made smoothies....

As far as weights, not as much as I used to...after 60 minutes of cardio I'm usually too tired....

But it is essential to work out the "Visceral" fat marbled in our muscles.....so I stll go through all the machines at least 3 times a week....alternating upper body with lower body days...

and ALWAYS doing ab crunches on all days....used to do weights every day of the week, alternating upper and lower body...but since I stepped up my running not so much....plus I'm now down to about 15% body fat....