Daily Exercise

[MissMagAddict]

Afternoon ~ 1-1/2 Hours Ashtanga Yoga
Evening ~ About 45min Lap Swimming

 

[Kora]

Mondays-6-7:30 pm I do cardio for about 30 mins.+machines/free weights

Wednesdays: same

Thursdays: I work out with a personal trainer. we do tons of cadio/and kick boxing. I'm trying to loose 30 lbs.

 

[voodoo_mary]

one hour of yoga every week.i would say, med to advanced yoga.l
2 sets of stair climing (4 flights each way) - thats only cos my office is on the 4th floor. and there are no lifts!

i need to start doing abit of weights, my muscles are all dying from lack of exercise in the last few months

 

[adi]

the only thing that have been doing past three weeks, has been cycling at my work. well it's 10 km there and back but still.. need to go to gym tomorrow or at least jogging. i feel fat again since i haven't really done anything

 

[Carrme]

^ are you serious hunny? holy crap 10 KM a day is ALOT/...trust me..whoa i wish i could do that. yuo should feel good! inshape, healthy and skinny. After 10 km there ain't nothing left to burn! :s

 

[Ciyvk]

I don't know if we can ask this here but i trust ya'll so here it goes..
I enjoy doing situps and crunches.. But i have read it magazines(such as intouch and Us) thats itups dont really do anything and it is bad for your lower back..... is this true? and which one is more beneficial for abs? for tightening the tummy?
thankyou

p.s. 20min. walk to school today..and abs later depending on the response i get lol

I got this from ivillage.

QUESTIONlease tell me what exercise to do to get rid of those love handles on my hips and sides of my stomach that hang over the sides of my jeans. You ladies know where I'm talking about.



ANSWER:Sorry, but you can't magically make those "love handles" disappear. The belief that you can somehow spot reduce (selectively zap fat from an offending area of your body) is a persistent misconception among exercisers. If only you COULD spot reduce! Then doing thousands of sit-ups would melt away your spare tire. But as many have found out the hard way, this approach simply won't work. Specific exercises will not result in loss of body fat from specific areas. Period.
"Problem areas" are just genetically determined places on an individual's body where excess fat tends to be stored. The only way to lose fat deposited on any area of the body is to reduce the overall level of fat storage. Sensible eating habits designed to reduce calorie intake and regular exercise designed to burn off excess calories will help reduce overall body-fat stores. Here's the best, if not the most earth-shattering, approach to getting a handle on those love handles:
Try to maintain a consistent schedule that includes 30-45 minutes of aerobic exercise 3-4 times a week or more. In addition, doing a total-body strength-training routine twice a week will increase your lean body composition, which will help you burn more calories even when you're at rest. This in turn will further enable you to reduce your overall fat stores, including those love handles, saddlebags, etc. As for diet, eat five or six small, low-fat meals a day to keep your blood sugar steady and your metabolism stoked and to prevent cravings and pig-outs.
You can also improve the overall appearance of your waist by spot TRAINING to tone the muscles underneath the fat deposits. Doing 2-5 abdominal exercises twice a week will adequately train those muscles so they become visible as you lose total body fat. Do 8-15 repetitions per set; move slowly and deliberately so you really feel every rep. Here are a few you might want to try:

• Basic crunch: Works the rectus abdominis, the wide flat muscle that runs from your breastbone to the top of your pelvis.
  • Lie on the floor with your feet hip-width apart. Cradle your head in your hands without lacing your fingers together and with your elbows rounded slightly inward. Tilt your chin a small way towards your chest and pull your abdominal muscles in.
  • Exhale through your mouth as you curl your head, neck, and shoulders up off the floor. Hold at the top of the movement for a moment, then inhale as you slowly lower down.
• Twist crunch: This exercise works your rectus abdominis as well as your internal and external obliques, two muscle groups that wrap around your waist.
  • Same as the basic crunch
  • Exhale through your mouth and curl your head, neck, and shoulders up and towards the left. Hold at the top of the movement, then lower to the start. Twist to the right on the next rep, and continue alternating until you complete the set. Note: Don't just twist your elbows from side to side. Really concentrate on twisting from your middle.
• Anchoring: This exercise uses all of your abdominal muscles, including the deep, underlying transverse abdominis. Your lower back also gets a workout.
  • Lie on your back with your left foot on the floor. Lift up your right leg and bend your knee so that your thigh is perpendicular to the floor and directly in line with your hip; flex your heel. Raise your arms up over your chest and clasp your fingers together.
  • Slowly lower your heel and your arms towards the floor. As you do so, concentrate on keeping your abs pulled inward, and don't allow your lower back to pop up off the floor. This becomes harder the closer your heel and hands move towards the floor. When your heel has almost touched the floor, slowly return your arms and leg to the start. Repeat this exercise four times with your right leg, then four times with your left.

But remember: Doing hundreds and hundreds of crunches, sit-ups and so forth will not reduce the fat stored in the abdominal region. You'll achieve better results by doing the aerobic exercise and a total body, strength-training routine, targeting your middle with strength-training exercises and following the eating tips described above.

There's a whole section devoted to ab excercises here.

HTH

ETA: I forgot to add that I think sit ups are bad because it's bad for your back. I'm not really sure about that.

 

[Tristessa]

I just came back from an hourlong run. Can't wait to hit the shower!

 

[factory girl]

Picking up my frappacino

 

[chocolatemuffin]

Tae Bo every other day is o.k for me. However I want to start some Yoga or Pilates classes.

 

[factory girl]

gosh Chocolatemuffin i was feeling proud of my daily walk to get my **** and frappcaino , you have truly shown me up.do you enjoy Tae Bo?how long have you been practising?

 

[Ciyvk]

Rode my bike for 2 hours.

 

[Bonchic]

walked 1/4 mile, ran 4 miles, walked 1/4 mile
stretched
jumped on rebounder (mini trampoline) for 15 minutes
mowed yard (and raked part of it)

 

[chocolatemuffin]

Hi,

I used to be a fanatic about three years ago, then I stopped and of course put on some weight!!

Have started doing the Billy Bootcamp DVD's and they are really a tough workout.

 

[Bonchic]

I love me some Tae Bo

5 mile bike ride (not really a slow one either, but no Lance Armstrong )

 

[Carrme]

ciyvik----> thanks alot!

Btw Can someone tell me what "thigh thingies"are? thanks

 

[grayeyes043]

What is Ashtanga yoga and how is it beneficial?
I tried yoga once and it was so so boring... but Madonna does yoga and her body is just so amazing!!!
I want to give it another try!!!

 

[Tinetush]

-two hours of badminton
-one hour of dancing around in the living room.

100 scissor splits
150 various crunches
200 leg lefts

with weights
75 overhead
50 bicep curls (each arm)
100 other thingies in front of me.

 

[taperjeangirl]

What is Ashtanga yoga and how is it beneficial?
I tried yoga once and it was so so boring... but Madonna does yoga and her body is just so amazing!!!
I want to give it another try!!!

This link should give you some more info on Ashtanga.

Yoga is great and it is important to find the right class. After a few sessions you will really feel the difference in your body and the way that you feel. Yoga alone can not provide a Madonna like body she does alot of aerobic excersise to and follows the macrobiotic diets

 

[taperjeangirl]

Sorry I forgot the link

http://www.ashtanga.co.uk

 

[Bonchic]

Maddona loves pilates as well. Her trainer said they do a mix of pilates & yoga for around 3-4 hours a day