27th Aug 2008 at 2:38 pm
Quote: Paddy_IrishmanQuote: Squirrell_of_DoomI've done a bit of research into the science behind exercise and how it affects the body over the past few months - apparently the first 20-25 minutes of exercise burn off glucose reserves before you even begin to start burning fat, so you're meant to do 20-25 minutes of resistance exercise before you hit the cardio. So i'll probably do weights and stretches for half an hour before starting doing any cycling or running.
Whats resistance training? When I started in the gym the trainer put me on a program to lose weight. It was 10 minutes on the rowing machine, then some stretching, then 15 minutes treadmill, 15 minutes cross trainer, 10 minutes cycling, 5 minutes cool down using the big rubber ball thing, then some stretching to finish. Although I no longer do the treadmill cos it really hurt my legs, even just walking. Apparantly I walk wrong but I dont know why. So I do a few weights instead of the treadmill. Anyone whos smarted than me tell me if this is a good routine? Aside from the healthy eating and stuff
Do your legs hurt when you wear your trainers apart from the gym? I found that with one pair of mine, they were slightly too big and the wrong shape and this meant the arch of my foot wasn't supported and caused a lot of pain.
I think if your feet aren't supported properly you can get pains elsewhere too, though am not certain.
27th Aug 2008 at 11:21 pm
27th Aug 2008 at 11:27 pm
Came home, went out. Had a few pints. Then had a KFC.
27th Aug 2008 at 11:53 pm
28th Aug 2008 at 9:05 am
Get your Antlers on
28th Aug 2008 at 5:57 pm
Quote: farmer_jackQuote:Anyone got any diet tips for a tight budget?
I have some, but I will have to post them when I get back from football. First time I've played since the start of July. I'm gonna be knackered.
Long game of footie, there 'Tin.
28th Aug 2008 at 9:05 pm
28th Aug 2008 at 9:10 pm
28th Aug 2008 at 10:37 pm
I feel I should probably join in on this, if a bit late. So, currently I'm 5"3 and not entirely sure of my weight (it likes to fluctuate anywhere between 9 and 10 stone), but according to wii fit I have a BMI of 23.5. I'd like to get that down. However, I would like to think that some of the weight is muscle as I weighed less before I went to America last year and I had a LOT of university fat on me then, while last year I didn't put on as much weight and could notice I was stronger and fitter from kickboxing.
Unfortunately, for the next two weeks I'm not going to be able to get to a gym as I'm interning in London, so if anyone has any ideas for exercises that can be done in a small room to get me working before university that would be good.
When back at university I will return to kickboxing at least twice a week, and try and get myself to the more hardcore Friday session as much as possible. I will also get round to checking out Maindy pool and, seeing as I have about five hours of contact time a week now, I WILL make time to go and use it. Apparently you have to go three times a week for it to become a habit, so I will attempt this. John likes swimming, so I might try and persuade him to come with me- I work better when I have someone to make me go/work.
I also need to cut down on the junk I eat. Work has been really bad because I get there early and don't get lunch for hours, so get really hungry but the only food we have lying around are biscuits. We also have too ready a supply of Ben & Jerry's/chocolate in the house, so I don't have to work to fight cravings/ignore them like I would at university, but instead can easily give into them. Hopefully interning will get me back on track of not being able to snack whenever, and so long as Grandma doesn't make dessert every night, I won't have that option either. I will also stop making meals with my housemates as half the time they prefer to buy stuff you shove in the oven, which is high in salt and fat and stuff, and I will save money specifically so I can afford to eat better/healthier.
Mum has just discovered she is close to having a dangerously high blood pressure, which is heridatory through her side of the family. (Her grandma died at 56 from a heart attack, and her Mum/my Nan has been on medication since she was my Mum's age). Obviously it's not a concern yet- my blood pressure is definitly healthy, it gets checked regularly when I get the pill- but getting into a healthy lifestyle now, eating right, etc, could help me prevent ending up like that when I'm older, so any other tips for what I could be doing would help?
Oh, and the main area I want to lose weight from is my stomach. What exercise is best for this, because kickboxing just seems to maintain my weight and build up fitness/strength rather than help lose any.
30th Aug 2008 at 2:19 pm
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1st Sept 2008 at 10:34 pm
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I've been at the gym today (and will be every day this week + weekend) but my main focus is eating plenty of calories, although not too much saturated fat. I tend to eat quite a lot anyway, but these extra calories the last few days are starting to make me a bit sluggish.
1st Sept 2008 at 10:56 pm
2nd Sept 2008 at 5:45 pm
3rd Sept 2008 at 8:08 pm
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Are sit-ups the only way to get a toned stomach?
3rd Sept 2008 at 8:23 pm
apparently the big pink bastard is me
Quote: scarletI once had sore stomach muscles after some particularly vigorous hanky-panky
The 1940's called, they want their lingo back.
3rd Sept 2008 at 10:27 pm
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ooooh another question does trampolining actually count as "exercise"
4th Sept 2008 at 6:25 pm
4th Sept 2008 at 6:36 pm
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5th Sept 2008 at 12:06 am
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5th Sept 2008 at 4:04 pm
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urgh, I'm joining this thread.
I just weighed myself and after a summer of office work, and eating meals that can only be described as sugary lard with added carbs I'm now 10st2 I'm still 5ft8, so my bmi is 21.5.
That in itself doesn't sound too bad, but I could apparently lose a stone and a half and still be ideal weight for my height :-[
As of yet, I have no real thoughts on diet and exercise, but I assume if I stopped eating 3 packs of cheese a week, a similar number of tubs of ice cream, and actually drank a bit less I'd be well on the way.
I'm not hugely sure if I'm willing to do that though, so I may attempt that whole exercise thing!
5th Sept 2008 at 5:20 pm
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