Posts by aguardente

Oi,

I am part of a south London based regional capoeira group, Engenho da Rainha, and would definately recommend it.  I've been doing it for about 4 years now and am so addicted, I love it!   I agree with Guerreira, capoeira is such a social thing which i never expected, my group are indeed my second family!!

If you can't afford classes a good book you can use is 'Capoeira 100' by Gerard Taylor which has photos of how to do the moves. 

However I would say that capoeira cannot really be learnt on your own, you neeed to interact with other people, it's really the only way to learn proper technique and timing, never mind the singing and instruments for the rodas which are the most important part of capoeira.

Some groups do taster classes for free so go along and give it a try.  Prices do vary from group to group so depends where you are based.  If you're in the UK you're welcome to come to our classes.

Axe.

Oh ... now i think about it I do tend to breath through my mouth whentraining!! 

I find it really hard to breathe through my nose when exercising though, it always feels like  i can't get enough oxygen and then i panic.

Doesn't chewing gum make you choke?

I weigh every morning when i get up before i get in the shower.  The trend line is the one to watch for sure.  My weight goes all over the place, especially if i've eaten out or am about to get TTOM....

Looking back at the graph over the 4 months or so i've been doing it is really interesting, there's a definate pattern emerging and the trendline is slowly but steadily going in the right direction.  If i'd have just used the weight itself i would be so depressed and would probably have given up altogether!

I've tried it on banana and am not a fan of that   but I am definately gonna try PB2......can I get it in the UK?

The oatmeal and cinnamon idea sounds NICE!!!

Oops yes it's km/hour not mph!! 

I think i'll give it a bash outside at the weekend and see how i get on.  Either way i'll try and add in a longer run at a slower pace in between sessions. 

Thanks for your comments!

Oh dear reading this has just made me wonder if i've bought a piece of rubbish too!!!  I've just bought a Vivago Personal Wellness Manager (£100 on offer!) which takes sensor readings directly from the wrist and does not have a chest strap/transmitter belt.  I am using it for the first time today and apparantly i've burnt 804 cals since going to bed at 11pm last night until now (8.30am).  Seems a bit high as all i've done is sleep, get up and eat brekkie and drive to work!

Before I was using a Sigma PC-15 (approx £30) which had a chest strap but sometimes the contact of the strap against the chest is lost (usually when sretching) and it doesn't give a signal or readout but will pick up where it left off when it the contact is made again.  I got a bit fed up of having to continually look at it to see if it was working hence the recent purchase.

2 questions...Have I bought a silly gimmick?  Should I stick with the Sigma?

I have been using a Sigma PC-15 (approx £30) for the past 3 months which gives you readings in terms of time spent in different heartrate % zones and beeps when you move out of them, it's great for tailoring your workout ie...HIIT or just sustained cardio and also gives you a total for the number of calories burned off. 

It comes with a chest strap which is quite comfy under a sports bra and also displays readouts on most gym machines automatically too, but can affect the ones next to it so make sure you have an empty one either side of you or other people get puzzled!

However sometimes when the contact of the strap against the chest is lost (usually when sretching) it doesn't give a signal or readout but will pick up where it left off when it the contact is made again.

I got a bit fed up of having to continually look at it to see if it was working and recently splashed out on a Vivago Personal Wellness Manager (£100 on offer!) as it takes sensor readings directly from the wrist and does not have a chest strap/transmitter belt.  However, I am using it for the first time today so will have to see how I get on with it!

Tough question....At the moment my favourite authour is Chuck Palahniuk (author of fight club).

It's my Mum's birthday coming up and i was planning on buying her a couple of books, however we have completly different tatstes...she likes life stories and feel good coming of age type stuff so any suggestions would be welcome!

I have to leave at 6.45am to get to work as i start at 8am but have trouble getting up to do that never mind working out!!

I love the idea of working out in the morning and tried it once but in reality it's not for me.  I much prefer to work out in the evening so I eat a good size lunch 300-400 cals and a decent 300 cal dinner. 

I am usually hungrey when i get in work from work at around 5pm so i have a small snack and eat my evening meal about 6pm.  I work out between 7.30-8.30pm in the evening, and have a small snack afterwards. 

You probably feel tired after your meal because you are not getting enough energy during the afternoon, try and snack mid afternoon or keep a healthy snack in the fridge ready for when you come home!

It's just about finding a routine that works for you, experiment and see how you go.

I get exactly the same feeling during workouts sometimes.  I kept an exercise diary making notes of days when i feel especially good or tired or depressed and guess what....the days when part way through cardio training i feel sooo tired that i wanted to just sit down and chill always occurred when i'd had 4 or 5 consecutive days of hardcore training.

Now i realise it's because my body is tired and needs a day of rest.  It's easy to get in the habit of 'needing to do something' every day thinking even just a few sit ups won't hurt...which leads onto a few more etc, but it's important to have a day of complete rest occasionally.

When i feel myself getting frustrated and stroppy during exercise and i can't channel it into fueling my workout i know it's time to take a break.

I can't relate to weight training etc as I only train cardio and capoeira.  Hope that helps!

Tudo bem gibbit! - yeah i'm in the south east of the UK and train in Putney, Balham and Tooting.  If you're ever in the vicinity you'd be welcome to come and train with us.

Capoeira is sooooo addictive, i totally understand what you mean about having difficulty making training though...it happens to everyone at some point, life gets in the way Lol!!

My group is Association of Capoeira Engenha da Rainha (ACER).  In fact we are having our Batizado on 9th May 2009, check out the details on this link:  http://www.brazilculturalfestival.org/.  Anyone is welcome to come along to any of the events!

I am based in the UK too and bought a pack of Hartley's sugar free jelly today., I've never had sugar free dessert before so was sceptical it would be nice...but I cut up some strawberries and put them into the mix and divided it into 4 servings.  Just added low-fat squirty cream before serving and they were delicious!  At only 40 calories a serving they're ideal for an after dinner treat.

Everyone always shows that clip from Never Back Down...Lol!! Some people think it's real..As much as i love capoeira i agree it doesn't work in MMA.  One of the capoeira mestres that i trained with a couple of years ago, Mestre Hulk, won his MMA fight but i think he probably resorted to Brazilian ju-jitsu instead which totally kicks ass.

However there's a whole other aspect to capoeira with language, instruments and singing etc..and i find it's not as macho as other martial arts.  I went kickboxing for a few years, tried a couple of different clubs but found they were really up themselves always thinking they had to prove they had the biggest b******s!  I hate that kinda crap.

Anyway I managed to get back to some decent training last night and am pretty happy that my shoulder held out ok. 

I regularly manage to gat an A or A- and only really get bad grades when drinking alcohol.  Basically i don't eat any take-away food or readymade sandwiches, make my own lunch and snacks with loads of fruit and veg and try not to eat too much bread.  unfortunately I love bread but it tends to wipe out my calorie allowance for the day.

1. Calorie Count Name (user id): Aguardente
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions: Don't mind, either Sue or Aguardente
3. Age & Sex: 30 year old female
4. General Location: South-East London
5. Married? Single? In a great relationship for the past 12 years
6. Kids? Furbabies? No kids, have 2 lovely bearded dragons
7. Favorite color? Always changes but at the moment am loving orange!
8. Favorite movie?   Once upon a time in the West
9. Hobbies? Capoeira
10. Favorite Snack? peanut butter & honey on bread
11. Favorite Beverage?  Can't beat a good cup of tea!
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy?  Myself!!
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? Am going to get down to 57kg and improve general cardio fitness.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore?  Oh that's easy definately ironing.
15. How did you find Calorie Count? My boyfriend actually found it for me as he was looking for some calorie info to help me fill out a food diary i was trying to keep on my own.
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? CC is brilliant!!  I love it..the forums and groups are great to help stay focussed i never realised so many people shared the same worries and problems.  After months of trying on my own I lost 1.2kg since joing last week and couldn't be more motivated.