Fitness

I thought we could use a thread for fitness in here. As alot of use do workout wether in a gym or outside.
So this thread will cover anything to do with any kind a fitness. Cycling, Weight lifting, yoga, jogging, walking, Hiking etc.
Any video's are welcome to show or help in anyway. No matter what it is, if its a healthy activity post it Smile

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well, I dont do alot of working out, though I work contantly...... did. and lost 70 lbs from last september.

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good idea for a thread. I'm getting in shape before I go to basic training. Supposed to go running with my friend sometime. Then I also have a maple tree in my front yard. It surprisingly can give you a good workout. You can do pull-ups, only arms ladder climp, regular climp, you can go out on a limb horizontally, or you can launch yourself from one branch and catch yourself on another one. very cool.

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Thats great Fonly you lost 70lbs. Thats alot of weight Smile

Good stuff, your ticker will thank you for that.

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I am starting my walking again. been doing that for 2 years now and lost about 30 lbs. I love walking. Very Happy

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Good stuff Mystick. Getting in shape is a great thing, staying in shape all year round is the best Smile

People tend to gain in winter, lose in summer. But, im trying more & every year to maintain my weight through winter. So i find just changing your eating habits in winter really helps. I now try to cut out in December eating any red meats. Just fish, sea food etc.

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	linsleyk wrote:
	I am starting my walking again. been doing that for 2 years now and lost about 30 lbs. I love walking.

> Excellant ! Smile

thats great Cool

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	Drummer Dave wrote:
	Good stuff Mystick. Getting in shape is a great thing, staying in shape all year round is the best People tend to gain in winter, lose in summer. But, im trying more & every year to maintain my weight through winter. So i find just changing your eating habits in winter really helps. I now try to cut out in December eating any red meats. Just fish, sea food etc.

I think it's the bodies natural instict to eat more when it's cold because you're going to need the fat to stay warm. Confused

I heard once that air conditioning doesn't help when you're trying to loose weight, because you don't expend any calories to cool you body. Maybe it makes you have a bigger appetite too. Not sure, but it'll save energy anyway.

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Well, I dropped 10 pounds in track and still haven't gained it back. I feel like a weenie at 5' 11" and only 150 lbs Sad

. I haven't been able to get out lately, but after this weekend I will hopefully get out and hike/run/ride my bike. We've been remodeling our basement most of this summer because of flooding so I have been doing that Sad

I've also started eating healthier, no more hot pockets for me.

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"Well, I dropped 10 pounds in track and still haven't gained it back. I feel like a weenie at 5' 11" and only 150 lbs . I haven't been able to get out lately, but after this weekend I will hopefully get out and hike/run/ride my bike. We've been remodeling our basement most of this summer because of flooding so I have been doing that I've also started eating healthier, no more hot pockets for me."

Don't worry about it, I'm 5'10 and 125 pounds. Exwrestlers curse lol. Funny thing is I have decent muscles too.

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I'm 6'3", and about 180 now. Lately I can't stop eating, but hopefully I can stop that soon. My next goal for kayaking is 15 miles, and I'm sure I'll be dead after that. Before basic training my goals are to get better at running, and push-ups. I'm great at sit-ups, and can do about 50 in a minute. Push-ups I can only do 30 at a time before my arms die. Running I can do 1 mile in 7min, but my throat is raw, and I'm out of breath by the end. At least I have some time if I make use of it. Cool

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Mystik Spiral wrote:

I'm 6'3", and about 180 now. Lately I can't stop eating, but hopefully I can stop that soon. My next goal for kayaking is 15 miles, and I'm sure I'll be dead after that. Before basic training my goals are to get better at running, and push-ups. I'm great at sit-ups, and can do about 50 in a minute. Push-ups I can only do 30 at a time before my arms die. Running I can do 1 mile in 7min, but my throat is raw, and I'm out of breath by the end. At least I have some time if I make use of it. Cool

Run with a waterbottle. You can get hip straps and stuff for them. I am usually the same way when I dont have water but last weekend I ran a 3 mile loop around a lake in 20 minutes. Without water I would have probably died in the first 300 yards Laughing

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I always carry my water bottle with me on my walks and hikes. Very Happy

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For army fitness test at school I did like 42 pushups in 1 min, 57 situps in a min, and under a 7 min mile Smile

I ran a 6 min mile once

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	Survivor Kid 909 wrote:
	For army fitness test at school I did like 42 pushups in 1 min, 57 situps in a min, and under a 7 min mile I ran a 6 min mile once

Army Fitness test? Do you go to a private school or something because the only fitness testing we do here is Presidential.

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	Fonly wrote:
	well, I dont do alot of working out, though I work contantly...... did. and lost 70 lbs from last september.

> Thats great Fonly. Loseing 70lbs is alot. Your heart will thank you Cool

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I too have lost a significant amount of weight...over 60 pounds. After I had my baby, well, I was one of 'those' women. LOL My fault, I had done well up until my sixth month when both of my grandmothers died two weeks apart...started eating for comfort sort of thing as I was rather depressed over it.

Anyway, it took me a while but I did an overhaul of my life and what I put into my body. I had always eaten well before, but there is such a thing as too much of a good thing, so I started eating less and more frequently, made sure I sweated for at least 30 minutes a day, stuff like that. I also started making everything from scratch and cut high fructose corn syrup from my diet (it blocks the chemical your brain produces to tell you that your full). Not very easy to do with a baby, especially in the winter, but I managed.

Now I'm sitting around 135 and I'm 5'6". Not super skinny (not that I want to be, I suspect most guys don't like skinny women anyway) and I feel pretty average as far as my figure goes. I'm fit and feel healthy, can bike long distances hauling a 20 pound bike trailer with a 40 pound toddler in it and not get winded, so I'm doing something right.

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	Stephanie wrote:
	Now I'm sitting around 135 and I'm 5'6". Not super skinny (not that I want to be, I suspect most guys don't like skinny women anyway) and I feel pretty average as far as my figure goes. I'm fit and feel healthy, can bike long distances hauling a 20 pound bike trailer with a 40 pound toddler in it and not get winded, so I'm doing something right.

Nope, too skinny is a bad thing. I had a girlfriend who was really skinny. When you try to put your arm around her most of your arm was sticking out because she took up so little room. Laughing

And she was hard, because she was so boney. Confused

Anywho, being active and overweight is actually healthier than being skinny and not exercising. I knew some skinny girls at my school that couldn't draw the 5 or 10 pound bows at school for archery. Shocked

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Congratulation's to everyone who lost the weight. Very Happy

Stephanie I know what you mean about keeping the weight off when you have a baby ....lol Razz

Not easy keeping it off either especially when they always want a snack...lol I walk on the treadmill twice a day for 30 mins at 3 MPH each time and lift the weights to help keep the body tone Wink

Steph: Thats excellant you dumped 60lbs Cool

Nice. Keep on truckin Wink

Mystick: Yes i would rather have some extra pounds then skinny/bony type girl. Its not so nice to see ribs,hip bones, Confused

not hot.

Lara Croft: Thats great you tred mill every day Smile

cardio is key to burning unwanted ...... we you know, stuff. Lol. Laughing

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