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| Fitness | Help, I've lost all motivation to exercise! How do I get it back? | Sep 07 2008 20:24 (UTC) |
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| i can relate completely! For around 5 years I was a hardcore gym bunny, i exercised 5 to 6 days a week. I think I even overdid it a lot of the time. I then started counting calories and still exercising and lost all the weight I wanted. I was ok till I moved in to a building with a gym so I canceled my gym membership. You would think it would be now easier to exercise but no!! I've lost a lot of motivation to exercise , I still go to weight train a little at my building gym but I stopped doing cardio all together. Lately i don't even strength train. I started taking individual aerobic and spinning classes at this neighborhood gym which doesn't require a membership so that's something but it's only once or twice a week. I had a great body for about a year when I was doing the strength training and cardio and it was great. But let me tell you it took a lot of work!! Right now i still look ok and i'm at my ideal weight but I'm nowhere near as cut as I was. Just thinking about all the work it took to look like that makes me not want to do it. I think I need to find a middle ground and that's what I'm trying to do now. |
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| Health & Support | Hope this isn't too personal to ask? | Sep 23 2007 05:10 (UTC) |
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Hi heavenly body while I have never used a shower seat i have helped many clients acquire them and showed them how to use it. I am a physical therapist and work mostly with children but on occasion i have worked with bariatric cases. I think a shower chair is a great idea for you, remember the most important thing is safety and comfort. If you don't want to buy a new one you might find one in a thrift store especially those that are linked to retirement communities since people often pass away and leave walkers, shower chairs etc. Good luck |
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| Weight Loss | hungry-girl website | Sep 22 2007 18:42 (UTC) |
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| i love hg! i've tried many of her recipes and they are usually great! | |||
| Fitness | Hip Replacement What Exercises can I do ? | Sep 17 2007 04:31 (UTC) |
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As a physical therapist, i'm sorry that you did not get the treatment you deserved. I strongly suggest you look for another physical therapist that can help you. With your extent of injury a trainer is not really recommended since they don't have the preparation to make sure you don't hurt yourself A good therapist will give you a solid exercise program and assess your current status as well as give you any precautions. A rule of thumb is no hip flexion over 90 degrees but this only applies to 6 months to a year after the replacement. Again a good ortho pt is your best bet. I second the recommendation for swimming, you may have a public community pool near you in a local park. If you are dead set against it I would recommend walking for now and work from there. You can do this on a treadmill or outdoors, the elliptical machine should also be safe as long as you don't put the ramp up too high making your hip flex too much Good luck and if you have any specific questions feel free to contact me |
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| Fitness | Belly Dance anyone? | Sep 11 2007 03:59 (UTC) |
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| Belly dancing is wonderful and I consider it a light aerobic workout. It also makes you feel extra sexy. The only downside is that once you get good and develop the flexibility needed to perform those moves you must keep at it. If you stop bellydancing for a while your stomach will sag and create a very particular look to it. Ask any indian or middle eastern person and they will tell you this if you don't believe me. | |||
| Fitness | Women's Health Article on Strength Training vs. Cardio | Aug 11 2007 00:39 (UTC) |
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| I agree with this article, and I speak from personal experience. I used to be a big time cardio queen. I would take step, dance, do elliptical, bike, etc. I was in awesome cardiovascular shape and while I was pretty slim , I was not completely happy with my body. Now, I do about 3 weight training sessions a week with free weights and a barbell and the difference in my body is astounding. Every single person I know has commented on how good I look. My clothes fit a ton better and my body fat has go down a bit. I still do a cardio, especially swimming and dance cuz i like those but I will never go back to the old ways. I felt that I was working longer periods and sweating like crazy and the results were just not there. |
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| The Lounge | Your favorite place in the world is... (or where you think it would be...) | Aug 03 2007 02:29 (UTC) |
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| Anywhere in Italy for sure. The food, the fashion, the people!! I especially like Sicily |
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| Fitness | Maintenance & Exercise | Aug 03 2007 01:35 (UTC) |
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| I'm in maintainance mode and this and I think that's sufficient. I usually do 2x/wk of weight training and 2x/wk of cardio. I know that they recommend more cardio but this has worked for me. My job is relatively active though. Good luck! | |||
| Weight Loss | Anyone else embarrassed by nice comments? | Jul 29 2007 14:51 (UTC) |
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| This is true jess. I did not need a lot of weight to lose only like 15 pounds or so, after the first 10 pounds everyone raved about it especially in my gym and stuff. Now i'm at what I believe is my ideal weight which is 130-132 pounds on a 5-7 frame. I am now getting comments like, "wow you've lost a lot of weight maybe you need to start eating a bit more":, or "you need to put a little bit of mass on'" I usually respond with , yes thank you I'm not trying to lose more weight i'm just working on getting stronger' It seems like if you reach a good weight and look skinny and fit people start to feel threatened by you, i don't know! |
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| Weight Loss | Hypocrites? | Jul 24 2007 23:55 (UTC) |
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| Like everyone else says you just have to be clever around these people. It's almost always because they feel inadequate around a person who seems to be living their life healthy. They often just want to bring you down to their level so they can feel better about themselves. I usually just say ' why is it important to you what I eat?, in a firm but calm tone. |
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| Fitness | strength training | Jul 22 2007 12:55 (UTC) |
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| I completely agree with everyone here about the importance of weigth training. I was a cardio queen for a long time before I finally saw the light and added weight training. I basically just do the basics lifts like squats, deadlifts, lunges, bent over rows, etc. It is more than enough to make you nice and strong and I never use the machines just free weights or a barbell. I do have a question about the protein though, how much is really recommended after a workout?? Also can you give examples in real food such as an egg, such amount of cheese, etc?? My stomach is quite sensitive and I don't want to give it those powders, i'm very suspicious of anything that is not natural. I have IBS and a host of other related conditions and watch what I put in my mouth very closely to avoid flares and such. |
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| Fitness | Allergies and exercising | Jul 20 2007 04:40 (UTC) |
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| Hi It's actually not that uncommon to develop allergies at a later age. I only started having allergies at around age 26 I would say and they started during a trip to europe where I was walking around a lot. I guess some strange pollen triggered them and I've had them ever since. They do get worse at a park or some outside venue so I'm pretty sure they are pollen related. I've never had them specifically tested but my MD told me to take Claritin and such. I only take it if I &n bsp; ; fell especially stuffed up. good luck |
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| Weight Loss | Size 7?! Could it be coming soon?! | Jul 16 2007 03:35 (UTC) |
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| Hi and congrats on your weight loss. I'm exactly your height and weigh 133-135 pounds. I wear a size four in some brands and a six in others so I think that yeah you should be in a size seven pretty soon!! Good luck | |||
| The Lounge | American editor underestimates the intelligence of Harry Potter readers | Jul 09 2007 02:40 (UTC) |
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| saying that americans and brits speak the same language is like saying
that someone from spain who speaks beautiful catilion spanish speaks
the same language as a mexican!
wrong-o! first of all the term is castillian, second your comment is somewhat offensive. Spanish just like the British are capable of completely butchering the Spanish language with tons of slang. Mexicans and other Latin Americans are also capable of of speaking beautiful Spanish. The first time I went to Spain I had to use all of my concentration to understand some of the young people there and I am a native Spanish speaker. No, I'm not from Mexico ;) And finally who cares if some terms are translated?? As long as kids are reading it's fine by me! |
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| Fitness | My lower abs rear ugly head, again | Jun 26 2007 03:42 (UTC) |
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| daisy: As a fellow IBS sufferer, I can tell you that unfortunately most of us tend to look bloated down there. Like others said be happy with what you have accomplished. I'm sure you are the envy of many girls in your gym! :) | |||
| Fitness | any ideas for making weights/squats and lunges.. fun? | Jun 26 2007 03:38 (UTC) |
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| i don't know if you belong to a gym or not but if you do try one of their group classes where they do weights. I know most of the big chains like bally's and la fitness have such classes. I got to one called powerflex where you do squats, lunges, deadlifts, etc with a barbell and weights. It's really good because as you progress you can add weights and the teacher is there to correct your form. Good luck!! | |||
| The Lounge | CC Florida Group!!! | Jun 25 2007 18:28 (UTC) |
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Live In: Miami Current Weight: 134 Goal Weight: 134, I'm only mantaining now :) A li extra: Not very athletic but I love the outdoors and physical activity. I love travel and trying new things. I also love my job as a pediatric physical therapist |
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| Weight Loss | do calories really matter? | Jun 22 2007 03:39 (UTC) |
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| I gotta agree with everyone here. I've always been slim but at one point I gained about 15 pounds over the course of 3 years despite going to the gym 4 times a week. Once I started counting calories I realized I was eating about 200-300 above my allowance and this totally explained my slow but steady weight gain despite my exercise. | |||
| Weight Loss | what do you do when you feel down? | Jun 21 2007 19:13 (UTC) |
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| Put on your favorite music and do something productive. clean your drawers, organize your kitchen whatever!! You will be doing physical activity and you will also feel good about yourself |
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| Weight Loss | should I switch to maintainance mode? | Jun 21 2007 04:51 (UTC) |
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| thank you for your responses. I actually do weights at least two times a week so I guess I will just continue those and try to increase the weight gradually. | |||
| Foods | For Rice fans... | Jun 16 2007 19:42 (UTC) |
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| I love rice and I eat it everyday. Like someone else said you just have to watch out your portion size. For brown rice avoid the supermarket brands, that rice tastes horrible! If you have access to a chinese or japanese market buy your brown rice there. They have the small and medium grain variety and for some reason it just tastes so much better. | |||
| Fitness | Learn to Run - Who wants to do this with me?? | Jun 11 2007 18:33 (UTC) |
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| thanks all for your replies. Like I stated before an orthopedic doctor told me to not run but doctors don't always know everything. I should know since I work in healthcare. For now I think I will continue with my other exercises though and just run while i'm dreaming i guess. I wouldn't want to get that horrible back pain I had for close to two years. Thanks all and good luck with your running. | |||
| Fitness | Learn to Run - Who wants to do this with me?? | Jun 10 2007 05:21 (UTC) |
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| Hello everyone Well, here's my story, I've always wanted to run cuz I feel it's the best exercise out there. I'm fairly fit as I do cardio regularly either in the elliptical or in aerobics classes. I am 30 years old 5'8 and weigh 135 pounds, I don't know if this matters but I put it in anyways. Anyways, the problem is I've never felt comfortable running, it always feels very awkward for me ever since I was a child. I have very flat feet and I remember when I was in high school and we were practicing for the mile I got horrible knee pains at 15 years of age. I went to the doctor and he told me not to run for any length of time ever!! I had a note and was excused from the mile run. Ever since then I've pretty much not run very much even though I love exercise and go to the gym regularly. Like I said i really like the idea of running but I'm basically scared to do it. I've had back problems as well in the past but my back has not bothered me in recent years. I've heard that the pounding of running can really do ao number on your back. Also in my case it is more so since I don't have any shock absorption from my flat feet. This is what the dr told me anyways. My question is can I overcome this and run?? does anyone here have flat feet and have accomplished running without too much pain?? What type of shoes would be best?? The few times in the past that I have run I've gotten horrible shin splints and some back soreness . I hope someone out there has been able to overcome this thanks in advance |
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| Weight Loss | Here is what happens when you fast and drastically cut calories--YOU LOSE FAT not muscle! | Apr 16 2007 06:05 (UTC) |
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| While I feel many people in this site do exaggerate starvation mode, like the above poster mentioned your lack of manners and pettiness is really unbelivable. As a physical therapist who has also taken a lot of those ' advanced courses' you talk about I can only thank God that you did not become a PT because I wouldn't want you to treat any patient with the attitude you portray. I only hope you reconsider the way you express yourself |
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| Weight Loss | 5'8 | Apr 09 2007 20:38 (UTC) |
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| I'm 30 years old and i'm cu rrently at 138-139 depending on the day. I really want to get to 135 and I think I would be satisfied with that. then I plan to keep toning | |||
| Weight Loss | Clubbing Helped! Weird I know! | Mar 28 2007 16:37 (UTC) |
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| Hi : I love dancing too since I'm latin like you! If you want that club feel in the gym why don't you take a Zumba class? they have them now in most states. Some gyms also offer a cardio salsa or latin dance aerobics class. Dance and spinning is all I do for cardio since I just hate the machines ( they are too boring for me) check it out, if you are already a dancer the steps won't be hard to pick up |
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| Weight Loss | If you've been to Disney World, and have some healthy experiences HELP! | Feb 27 2007 00:41 (UTC) |
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| Hi alex I'm a disney nut so I can help you. Disney has actually gotten a lot better about offering healthy food in the parks. There are now fruit stands especially in Magic Kingdom where you can buy fresh cut fruit. If you are eating at the quick service restaurants you can substitue baby carrots for fries at many of them, don't know what to tell you about the hamburger though ;). If you are eating at a sit down restaurant then they will accomodate to any request you have. If you want more info on disney and the dining options go to this website www.disboards.com and then head on to the dining area. Have fun!!!! |
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| Foods | Marshmallow substitute for Rice Krispies? | Feb 25 2007 22:19 (UTC) |
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| I know you wanted a substitute for the marshmallows but hungry girl has a very good recipe for krispy treats using fiber one cereal that is very low in calories http://www.hungry-girl.com/week/weeklydetails .php?isid=907 I have made them many times and they are delicious. They also fill you up which is a good thing if you want to limit yourself to just one :) |
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| Motivation | I haate this | Feb 14 2007 17:51 (UTC) |
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| don't worry about the europe thing. I went to Europe for 3 months once and i came back the fittest i had ever been in my life and ten pounds lighter. I calculated that I was walking around 8-12 miles a day sightseeing and the like ;) And to top it off I was eating whatever I wanted, I think i had nutella practically everyday for like the week I was in Amsterdam because i really didn't like the food there hehe | |||
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