Tell me about your exercise routine!

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Tell me about your exercise routine!
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Mon, 01-12-2009 - 5:25pm

Did you exercise regularly before you started the southbeach lifestyle?

If not, at what point in did you start?


What's your routine?


How often do you exercise?

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Tue, 01-13-2009 - 4:19pm
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Tue, 01-13-2009 - 9:00pm

Until I started Curves, I had never worked out and didn't even really care to walk.

Sal
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Wed, 01-14-2009 - 10:42am

I have exercised regularly for the past 4 years.


Carrie


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Wed, 01-14-2009 - 9:30pm
I went to the body sculpting class last night and it was perfect for me!
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Thu, 01-15-2009 - 5:06am

I'm glad you enjoyed the class, but keep this in mind:

At some point you will want to do at least some of your strength training out of the group fitness setting. Take a look at the people in the class, and take another look at how their bodies have changed in 6 months. Not much progress, right?

At the gym, the fittest people are found in the free weight area lifting heavier weights than can be found in a group fitness studio.

I realize that you are new to this board, and I have changed my sig, but I am a certified personal trainer and former group fitness instructor, as well as 9 year veteran gym goer and a really observant person, so I'm not just talking out my butt :)



Take a look at my running partner (lady in the white top, upper right hand corner pic of my sig). She does TONS of cardio and barely touches a weight. She's not toned at all.

Lifting heavy on a regular basis is really important to building workable muscle and looking hot!





Edited 1/15/2009 5:10 am ET by somerandomthoughts




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Thu, 01-15-2009 - 7:34am
Good for you for taking the first step.
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Thu, 01-15-2009 - 8:30am
If you dont mind me picking your brain, what would you recommend for an at home program?
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Thu, 01-15-2009 - 12:06pm
Thanks for the advice!
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Thu, 01-15-2009 - 12:36pm

This is all the equipment I have at home and I can get practically unlimited workout options.

12 kg kettlebell.
A pullup bar.
A variety of resistance bands.

Here's some info on kettlebell training (I'm biased about this article because they quote me extensively in it)

http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_articles.asp?id=1222

If you want to bodyweight train, I suggest a TRX:

http://www.fitnessanywhere.com/

I wouldn't recommend regular dumbbells, you need too large a variety in order to challenge your muscle groups correctly.

Anyways, all you need are 3 exercises to hit all your muscle groups:

- a squatting motion (squat, deadlift, lunge, step up)
- a pulling motion (row, lat pull, pullup)
- a pushing motion (shoulder press, pushup)

Start with 2 sets of 12 and work up to 3-5 sets.

I don't believe in targeted ab work if you learn to hold your abs in correctly during strength training.





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Thu, 01-15-2009 - 3:39pm
thank you for your input, I appreciate it. That TRX looks interesting (and within my budget) so I am