Gymming Log! - Page 15

rabia3983 · Mar 2nd, 2009, 09:17 PM

so i got the 3lbs weight

and also added a little more food to my diet...did u knw they have mini sandwich at subway which is like 3' and only like 190 calories (turkey) i was so happy to find that

had that for lunch with a orange.

will do my strength workout tomorrow morning, went running today, did 4 miles

njgal · Mar 3rd, 2009, 01:15 PM

Good job rabia - I am totally off track because went on a spa retreat with the gals and totally did not exercise OR eat right. Plus a snow day which didn't help. (I did shovel though)

I am totally out of it and need to hit the gym ASAP.

rabia3983 · Mar 3rd, 2009, 02:56 PM

ohh how was the spa??? i bet that was fun spl. since its cold out.

njgal · Mar 4th, 2009, 09:58 AM

Rabia it was amazing. Back on track - I only have 10 days left.

rabia3983 · Mar 4th, 2009, 11:07 AM

why in 10 days...r u going to a wedding or getting married???

Spock · Mar 4th, 2009, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Maham S

I have few questions.............

1) i absolutely hate the treadmil so is it ok if i burn majority of the calories if not all at the motion bike?!?...........................

Yes, but then again, the treadmill helps you build more stamina. Nothing beats the treads

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3) I get really sweaty and itchy at gym cuz at times it gets crowded and i think the warmth gets to me lol.....so is it wise to put the fan on while excercising?..

Its not air conditioned? If it is, don't put a fan on, the sweat evaporating from your body/shirt will cause your skin to cool down, drawing out heat from body. Furthermore, having less humidity around you (with a fan) would mean you sweat more (though you wont notice it) and become dehydrated. Drink lots of water if you want to do that.

njgal · Mar 4th, 2009, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by rabia3983

why in 10 days...r u going to a wedding or getting married???

I do have a big family wedding coming in the summer but 10 days till my vacation. I want nice pictures.

rabia3983 · Mar 5th, 2009, 09:26 AM

went running again

n did my strength work out this morning.

i feel like i m the only person login on this...but oh well

njgal · Mar 5th, 2009, 09:57 AM

Good Job Rabia! Did 60 minutes cardio intervals on elliptical. Did my strength exercises at night.

I am logging with you

Ate healthy for the most day - but had chocolate ice cream at night with kids (bad!!!!)

rabia3983 · Mar 5th, 2009, 10:32 AM

thanks NJ, its ok to have a little of sweets.

hey u knw what...a girl at the park was running and thn she stoped did abt 10-15 jumping jacks and then cont. running...i wonder if that suppose to be good????

njgal · Mar 5th, 2009, 10:37 AM

Yes it is. It basically increases your heart rate even more - kicks up your metabolism.

It's basically the same effect as intervals. You run really fast for 2 minutes and jog for 3 minutes - then sprint for 2 minutes and jog for 3 minutes for 30 minutes total.

njgal · Mar 5th, 2009, 02:58 PM

60 minutes - intervals on elliptical.

njgal · Mar 10th, 2009, 12:56 PM

totally off the wagon. I think my wagon has broken.

NYCGori · Mar 11th, 2009, 04:25 PM

May I join the gymming log?

I'm getting married on April 16 and I want to look great in my dress---I would hate for my kids to see my wedding pics someday and say, "Gee, mom, you should have done something about those bat wings/saddlebags/tidh before you got married!"

So anyhow, this afternoon I ran 6 miles on the treadmill, did 60 minutes on the elliptical, then finished up with some pushups and abs exercises for about 10 minutes.

rabia3983 · Mar 11th, 2009, 04:32 PM

Welcome NYCGori

and what happened njgal ??

NYCGori · Mar 11th, 2009, 04:34 PM

Yes, NJGal, give us the scoop. And don't consider it falling off the wagon----consider it a well-deserved rest! Pick back up where you left off and you'll probably feel stronger than ever having given your body some recovery time.

rabia3983 · Mar 12th, 2009, 09:30 AM

thats the attitude we need

so NYCGori what type of workout do u do???

NYCGori · Mar 12th, 2009, 09:38 AM

I'm pretty much a cardio addict; I had been running a lot but when it got too cold to run outside I started doing more elliptical, stairclimbing, and treadmill in the gym. I have a harder time with the strength stuff, and my upper body and core are weak so I've been trying for the past few weeks to work on pushups a few times a week and to take some classes at the gym specifically for strength and also abs.

For working abs/core on my own, I do the plank position; I've been working my way up in time and am up to holding it for two minutes at a time. I also use the leg lift machine in the gym where you rest all your weight on your forearms and lift your legs straight up or to the side. I've gotten up to three times of 10 reps each--legs straight up, legs to the left, legs to the right.

I also bought some light wrist weights (I think they're 1.5 lbs each) that I wear occasionally on shorter runs or while stairclimbing; I feel like they've helped me tone my arms a little more.

Spock · Mar 12th, 2009, 10:17 AM

^ That's a good workout Gori!! Im a cardio addict too.

NYCGori · Mar 12th, 2009, 09:42 PM

Where is everyone today?

Today after work I took two classes at the gym: a 30-minute abs class, and a 55-minute 'sports circuit' class (mostly high intensity interval training.) Then I did an additional 30 minutes on the stairmaster.

I have five weeks from today until my wedding.