Daily Exercise

[*HoneyBee*]

I will report for yesterday because I just woke up now:

35 mins Aerobic Dancing
20 mins Elliptical

 

[Snow-White]

yesterday was skipping and 35 - 40 minute of fast walking
today - plan to skip and do yoga for 35 minutes

 

[luisa]

Today:
1 hour elliptical, 10 min jumpingrope, light weight upper body workout, stretching.

 

[TeeKay]

^I agree - spot reduction doesn't work. A whole body toning would be much better. Funny 'cos you, LTEC and I are around the same height/weight!! Like LTEC, I like muscular legs too - hence the heavy weights. Squats are one of the best exercises around, but yet so overlooked. It works a lot of muscles - including your core muscles! The stuff that LTEC recommended is good for shaping too!!

Your legs won't be excessively huge if you lose weight in general. But that's not to say that targeting a certain muscle group won't tone up that area. There are a few friends I know who focus all on their upper body (chest, shoulders and arms - visible muscle groups), and neglect their legs - and they end up looking a bit odd because of the skinny legs!!

Yes, a whole body exercise works better to burn fat - circuit training is great. Do supersets (one exercise targeting another muscle group one after the other) - they get your heart pumping. To be honest, lifting weights makes you tone up because of its after-burn as well. Muscles require more energy, which means that you will burn more calories - even if you're not exercising. When you work a large muscle group (chest, back and legs), your metabolism gets boosted up and creates a longer calorie after-burn that lasts up to 48 hours.

Haha, I didn't know that we are about the same built!

Anyway, Thank you so much for your advices guys.

the only thing is that the gym is way too far for me, so going to one is out of the question, although I can get a weight set to do weight training, but that's just for the upper body.
are there any kind of home equipment that targets the lower body muscle?

i live in a uni hall, so anything big is out of the question

 

[TeeKay]

I call these pizza slice bodies...large and wide at the top and narrower and narrower the further down it gets. I would hate to have skinny chicken girl legs...but I see sooo many guys at my gym that are all grunting from lifting in the weight room, and then I mutter to myself, "NO calf muscles."

You've got terrific advice too, [vogue].

The gruntings can be a little distracting indeed
and i think it's because on one hand the guys want to train up those muscles, but on the other hand they started off too big
you hv to steadily add on weight, right?

i love the phrase progressive overload

 

[TeeKay]

My 2 cents to it:
you should -like (vogue) and LetThemEatCake said- do strengthtraining for you lower body with light weight and lots of rep. I would also recommend super sets, like (vogue) did.

Since you are a man, i don't know how unpropotionally big your legs are (usually i know this problem only from women). But if you have the tendency to build up muscle fast on your legs, you should avoid spinning an stairclimbing.
If you want to slim down without making you legs bigger, i would recommend long distance running.

Like the others said: you can't loose weight on a cerain part of your body; but you can also, additionally to the running, do weight training for you upper body (esp shoulders, back) with heavier weights. Your body will look much more simmytrical.

hope that might help

sorry about that, i know vogue have already mentioned it, but could you explain the idea of supersets to me again, please?

long distance running! how could i have forgot about that?
thanks a lot!

My body is quite proportional, i guess one of the reasons that i'm not too happy about it is because ever since i went to study in england, i have virtually stopped swimming, which i love and very good at the pool at my old skl wasnt even 25 meters!

and i think that because i love swimming and at the same time also love playing football, the two of which uses very different muscles, maybe that might have contribute to a change in body shape.
i donno, but anything is possible

 

[TeeKay]

Today:

- Swimming - 40 laps

great to have a fellow swimmer^^

did you do any drills, cos apart from improving your techniques, it does concentrate on certain muscles

 

[Filipe]

^no I don't, but I will start doing, I was away from swimming for like 3 weeks, just now got back & I have to prepare my trainings to each session for 3 times a week

 

[Evy]

Aaaarg I did nothing today !! I feel bad about it... but I had classes all day. Yesterday and the day before, 40 mins stationary bike and stretching. I'll go the gym tomorrow.

 

[[vogue]]

^TeeKay: I personally don't believe in those machines you see on tv.. All hype. You can get a few dumbbells of different weights..

Last night, 15 Jan:
Finally hit the gym!! Went heavy for chest, back, biceps and triceps.. I'm aching all over now though!

 

[Rebe]

45min. bike training

 

[meganleigh]

yesterday:
50 minutes elliptical
15 minutes stretching

today:
35 minutes elliptical
25 minutes weights
15 minutes stretching

 

[Snow-White]

I've done nothing today .. but had a hectic day.
I went shopping - if thats any exercise
Plan to do some yoga now

 

[luisa]

today: 30 min elliptical, 30 run on treadmill, 30 min lower body exercise, stretching for 20 min.

Teekay: supersets are when you (for example) work out you biceps till your biceps is "tired" and then (with NO break inbetween!!!) you work out your triceps etc.
the most important thing is that you don't do any breaks between the sets, so your heartrate will go up and you'll burn more after your workout (even to 48 hours).

 

[marya-a]

40 minute jog

 

[TommyGirl]

Haha, I didn't know that we are about the same built!

Anyway, Thank you so much for your advices guys.

the only thing is that the gym is way too far for me, so going to one is out of the question, although I can get a weight set to do weight training, but that's just for the upper body.
are there any kind of home equipment that targets the lower body muscle?

i live in a uni hall, so anything big is out of the question

Why the weight set you`ve got is only for upper body? You don`t need any special equipments, just do different kind of squats and lunges with weights. You can also exercise your calves with free weights, just hold weights on about your shoulders and get up on your toes and down, and keep going until you feel muscles are so tired you can barely do the move. I swear it works. And for more spesific advices just write squats or lunge on google, there`s even youtube videos.

 

[US27]

Tues. Jan. 6
13.09 miles mountain bike on road
14.5 mph avg
26.3 mph max
53:58

Wed. Jan. 7
23.19 miles mountain bike on road
15.3 mph avg
29.9 mph max
1:30:52

Thurs. Jan. 8
25.78 miles mountain bike on road
13.2 mph avg
24.1 mph max
1:56:21

Sat. Jan. 10
46.51 miles mountain bike on and off road
15.1 mph avg
24.5 mph max
3:03:52

 

[TeeKay]

^no I don't, but I will start doing, I was away from swimming for like 3 weeks, just now got back & I have to prepare my trainings to each session for 3 times a week

great!

I wish I could find a proper pool to swim!
God i miss the summer in hong kong

 

[statonscarlet]

thrusday- elliptical for 50 mins.

 

[marya-a]

40 min on the treadmill