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Thu 11 Sep, 2003 09:29 pm
I am fairly active but have really wanted to get into an exercise routine again -- haven't since before I was pregnant. I signed up for this weekly class because it was fairly cheap and offered free onsite babysitting.
It is an evil evil class. It's stationary bicycles, but you have to do all of this STUFF -- like punching the air while pedaling, and then standing up and treating the bike like a stairmaster from hell, and all kinds of stuff. Really a rough class.
I mean, GOOD, but challenging.
So right now I'm just doing that and my standard fairly-active-life stuff. Running after the sozlet, lots and lots of walking, etc. Nothing too major.
Will 45 mins/ week actually have any effect beyond the next day (I wasn't sore, actually, which I think speaks to the skill of the instructor in how she structures the class), or do I have to add stuff? I didn't notice as much of a change in my energy level as I usually do when I start exercising. (That and stress relief are main motivations, weight loss/ muscle tone a nice plus.) My knees just aren't quite up to pounding the pavement, and gym memberships are so darn expensive. (My exercise regimen in L.A. was lots of treadmill running + weights.)
Thanks!
Yes it will help. It's ok that you didn't hurt the next day as DOM's (muscle soreness) doesn't mean anything good really. That long drawn out type of cardio isn't the MOST effective way to do things but if it provides free onsite babysitting that's 1 less problem to deal with.
Thanks, safecracker.
Do you have any suggestions for how to make it more effective? I can do, like, windsprints in my yard, probably.
Something.
Sozobe, weight bearing excersize is good to do to help stave off osteoperosis. So, your legs may be getting some of that type of excersize while you're standing on the pedals, but the rest of your body isn't.
Gotcha.
Main point is that I'm enrolled for this class, am enjoying it, and want to get the most out of it with the time + equipment (or lack thereof) available. I'd LOVE to join a gym and exercise regularly (weight-bearing exercise, etc.), but right now this class w/ free babysitting is the best option, so looking for other things I can do WITH the sozlet, and/or without special equipment. I like running, but my knees don't seem to be up to it in terms of running around outside vs. on a treadmill.
What about good old situps and pushups on the living room floor? You could buy little dumbells and do some arm excersizes....
Listen to me talk, like I excersize at all.
pushups and situps are conditioning exercises, don't overdo it on situps as you will overstrengthen the rectus abdominis (ab muscle that is on top the 1 we actually see) and understrengthen the tranversus abdominus (muscle under the abs we see) this will cause your stomach to sag and we don't want that. Crunches are good in moderation though.
actually Soz windsprints in your yard are a good thing, if you provide me with some other details I can give you a short program designed for your intensity and fitness lvl. I will PM you will a few questions if you would like me to set a program up for you.
Oooh! That would be excellent, safecracker. Thanks!
(Just now I did some situps. I got to about 5 when the sozlet meandered by... "Can I help?" "Sure, you can help me count." Got to about 8, and she climbed up on top of me. "NOW do it!" Wouldn't budge (much wrestling), ended up bench pressing her. She liked that. ["I'm flying!"])
lol I do that to my son all the time....then again i do pushups with Jamie (my wife) on my back lol fun stuff.
Get her to sit on your feet while your doing sit ups with your knees bent. That would help!
Is that class what they call "Spinning?". It's the latest rage here. (LA)
All the "This Is For Your Own Good" sources that I've read on exercising say, "Anything is better than nothing."
One side benefit of huffing and puffing in the living room is the Sozlet will absorb the information that you think exercise and physical fitness are important.
She's at an awkward age for walking--too old for the stroller and too young for determined distance.
Good luck. Hold your dominion.
Great point, Noddy, about the education of Lil Miss Sozlet.
If it works, it works. Personally, every time i've tried combining exercises, I've been unable to pay attention to either, and ended up frustrated.
Pain in the knees when running could possibly be more in the shoes than the anatomy. Same for shin splints and lower back pains. I know you wouldn't try running on concrete.
uhh roger shin splints are shin splints, i think your trying to say what you think is pain from shin splints might not be that it could be from the shoes you are wearing.
Anterior shin splints occur in the front portion of the shin bone (tibia).
Posterior shin splints occur on the inside (medial) part of the leg along the tibia.
Anterior shin splints are due to muscle imbalances, insufficient shock absorption or toe running. Excessive pronation contributes to both anterior and posterior shin splints. This means they can be caused by the shoes you are wearing.
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