Exercise accountabilty thread

[Afrykanvyolet 0]

5/13/07

50 min cardio

100 crunches

[purplemonkey 1]

Today:

1 hr and 20 minutes on treadmill

1 hr and 30 minutes weightlifting

5 minutes --elliptical (that machine will be the death of me!!!!)

Virginia

[losingjusme 12]

purplemonkey wow!! that is awesome! great job. i loathed the elliptical at first but then realized how many cals it burned and put up with it. now i do interval training (2 mins INTENSE elliptical (170+ RPM), 1 set of 10-20 on weights, back to intense elliptical and make it a vicious cycle... but you know ... it WORKS!! totally kicks my rear, but just awesome loss (over 8 pounds since Saturday the 5th of May!!!!!!) it was the kick i needed. i havent been losing too well lately and this was incredible. best of luck to you!

[Betsyjane 2]

Losinjusme-I wish my gym offered Tai Chi too. A lot of karate studios offer it....That's where I go for mine. I'm amazed how that peaceful slow motion can be such a killer work out!

[losingjusme 12]

Monday,

19.5 mins interval - elliptical / upper body 385 cals

14.25 mins bike 300 cals

10.25 mins elliptical 186 cals

not that great of a work out. not HORRIBLE but i just wasnt in the mood to work out this morning i guess. :phanvan

[Big As Life 0]

Okay,

You all have inspired me...I need to get up and get busy.....I will do my walk....it is only a mile, but I hope that I can increase that to at least a 1 1/2 miles....thanks girls....

[losingjusme 12]

diann,

you can do it ... any movement helps!! have a great day!

[Betsyjane 2]

Pigged out at Mothers Day lunch yesterday. Was going to just go to Tai Chi tonight, but I'm on my way out now to add a workout to compensate for yesterday...Didn't eat quantity but ate all the wrong things and loved it.

[losingjusme 12]

BetsyJane,

dont beat yourself up over it... you enjoyed your mom's day and that was that ...

[purplemonkey 1]

Thanks for your postive words Losingjusme. I don't do interval training but I do mix things up on the treadmill. I break it down into 10 min segments and within each 10 min I will do 4 min at 2.5mph (my fastest possible speed, lol) with a 2.5% incline. Then I'll do 2 min at 2.0mph and 2% incline and then the last 4 minutes I do a 2.0mph with a 10% incline. It's one hell of a workout I can tell you, and changing it up like this pushed me right through the plateau I had been struggling through... Wish my legs weren't so noodly afterward, though. :eek:

Keep up the great work! Sounds like the interval training is just what you needed.

Virginia

[Pacomomma 0]

can I add my two cents.

I am totally addicated to the circuit workout at Planet Fitness

Its only 30 min but the trainers make you move.

I do this for 30min everyday after working a 10 hour shift. then walk around the parking lot to cool down

[losingjusme 12]

yeah, i started on the t'mill but got shin splints so bad i needed to go somewhere else ... :eek: inclines are "fun"

[purplemonkey 1]

Planet Fitness is THE best!! I love it there...so much so I started going everyday!

[losingjusme 12]

i dont think we have a planet fitness around here. i go to 24 hour.

today's work out:

elliptical 25m 45s 478 cals

bike 11m 20s 159 cals

elliptical 7m 8s 111 cals

elliptical - 2.5 miles

bike - 3 miles

[Betsyjane 2]

I do 24 hour too. I love their 24 lift class, but the first time, it practically killed me...for days and days. I had no idea I was getting that much of a workout! It seemed so reasonable at the time! I like 24 hour because when I get bored, I can always go do something new. I also found that it helps to put just a touch of instant coffee in my morning Protein Shake before I work out..... I've been off all caffeine, but just a tad helps.