Daily Exercise

[Tinetush]

^sure it does,

I've been good this week..
Monday: 1/2 hour of weightlifting, 45 min of cardio
Thursday: 1/2 hour of weightlifting, 30 min of cardio
today: biked 10 miles, 30 min of cardio

 

[Party_Vixen]

2 km run and ab workout

 

[Kate_Moore]

yesterday was a goood day!

-came home walking (40min)
-1h hip hop class
-10min powerplate, 10min elliptical
-1h salsa class with flexibility work
-walked from home to the gym again to pay next month (40min)
-walked fast - ran to the supermarket before it was closed (20min)



And, I tried for the first time Powerplate and I don't really know how much I do have to use it to see any result? Any expert? TIA.

 

[littleblacksheep]

yesterday:

Powerplate - 30mins
Aerocombat - 45mins
Fitball sculpt - 30 mins

Kate Moore - I'm not an expert on the powerplate but I have been using it for about a month now. I do around 25mins each time and exercise actively on it - i.e. squats, pulsing squats, sit-ups, obliques, some pilates moves, plank, plank with raised legs, tricep dips and other arm exercises. I felt a difference after about 3 sessions like this and I think that the average person who uses it regularly would see a difference after about 3/4 weeks. I noticed it in week three. It wouldn't replace cardio work at all, but it is good for bumping up the toning aspect of a workout. There are suppposed to be many other things that it is good for (i.e. cellulite reduction, increased blood flow and some others I can't remember). I can't vouch for any of that. I had a problem with my right front thigh muscle for the past couple of years, it was constantly tight, no matter how much I stretched (and I do regular yoga), but after my second session on the PPlate that has totally eased up so the stretching that I do now on either leg just feels the same. I put it down to the end-of-session front leg massage from the plate but that's just my assumption. Overall I like it and I feel good after using it so I will keep with it.

 

[flyme2themoon]

Thursday's workout:
3 miles of jogging/walking.

 

[Kate_Moore]

thanks littleblacksheep! I use it only in the standing position, I don't do any exercise when I'm on it - but today I tried to bend my knees 90º and it was KILLER! I could only stay in the position for 30sec then stand again, and repeat but it just killed my knees!
Has it the same benefits if you just stand than if you exercise? (I obviously think it doesn't, but maybe just standing it tones everything?)
I was also looking for someone who could tell me about how many minutes I've to work on the PowerPlate or sthg.

Oh, and also, I want to loose VOLUME on the legs, by now I'm walking a lot, and doing cardio, not weight work. I plan on swimming too.

 

[Party_Vixen]

2 km run and ab workout

 

[Lamia]

Abs and legs workout for 45 minutes.
Run around 2 km.

 

[littleblacksheep]

Kate Moore - as I said, I'm not an expert, just a user, so don't take anything I say as gospel! I wouldn't think that you get the same benefits just standing on it. Not the toning ones anyway, but maybe the blood circulation increases etc, you would get? Where I go everyone always works out with a Personal Trainer on them and they go through the routine with each of us. I would recommend that you have a PT too doing it with you. I am surprised that it killed your knees cause it's supposed to not put pressure on the joints and that's why it's recommended for people recovering from injury...I guess the best thing is to get a professional to show you how to use it and do the exercises on it to make sure you are doing things right and that you're not going to hurt yourself! Re: length of the workout, based on where I go, the workout is 25 mins a time to do the whole body. Totally o/t - I love your avi!

Yesterday I wasn't as active. Walked for an hour and played violin for 1hr 1/2.

 

[Kate_Moore]

Hello back! I didn't mean to say it hurt me but that I felt like really working out. So it's okay, yesterday I used it again and I like it to relax muscles between threadmill and elliptical.

Yesterday:

Morning:
- 10 min. elliptical
- 20 min. Power Plate (10 min. standing, 10 min. sitting on it)
- 15 min. bike (the one that only works out the legs, not the torso)

- Went to a theme park and walked there for 6 h.

Late afternoon:
- 20 min. elliptical
- 15 min. weight exercises for legs, and some for arms but not many
- 10 min. Power Plate
- 20 min. threadmill

 

[CherryBomb01]

5.3 km on the treadmill

 

[Kate_Moore]

Morning:

- 30 min. treadmill
- 15 min. Power Plate
- 20 min. elliptical
- 15 min. Power Plate
- 20 min. walk back home

 

[littleblacksheep]

today: 25 min powerplate, 1 hour walk.

 

[Kate_Moore]

Afternoon:

10 min. Power Plate
30 min. treadmill
20 min. weight exercises
10 min. Power Plate
20 min. bike

 

[Deborah]

I walked/jogged 2 miles, it was hilly and I've only just got back into exercising it was haaaaard.

 

[Kate_Moore]

Today, feeling dizzy, maybe I got a sunstroke this morning...

- 20 min. walk (to the gym)
- 5 min. treadmill (walking at 6km/h)
- 20 min. Power Plate
- 15 min. weight exercises
- 5 min. treadmill (walking at 6km/h)
- 6 min. Power Plate
- 20 min. walk (back home)

 

[flyme2themoon]

Saturday's workout:
3.60 miles on treadmill

 

[CherryBomb01]

Took the dog for a walk to the shops and back (about 1km)....
Then I did 4.2 *** on the treadmill.

I'm finding it much easier going so it must be doing me some good.

 

[sill]

5km jog

 

[clarex]

10km run - slow-ish pace, but felt so lovely to be out there. Weather was nice for a change.