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Jaclyn23232323
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 Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:16 pm Post subject: Exercise Question? |
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| ok, so you know the details, I'm 17, 5'3'' and weigh 130 pounds. I want to get into better shape to fit into some nice clothes, be healthier, and just plain look better. I can't trust any pills, diets, or exercise plans with everything out there contradicting themselves. So I made up my own exercise plan:500 crunches a day, 25 push-ups, 100 sit ups, 5 minutes of stretching, a half hour of plain walking, and 1 minute of jogging the first day, 2 minutes the second day, 3 minutes the third day, etc.. Does anyone know if this will work? I plan to do it for 3 weeks then add more to everything. ALSO, once my whole body aches from this sudden interest in exercise, should I keep pushing myself, or what? Thanks everyone!! |
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♥L
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| Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Sounds like a good plan to me!! And yes, you should push yourself! |
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golfers_r_me
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| Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Way too many crunches/sit-ups. As a general rule of thumb your body fat needs to be below 15% before your abs start to show. It is much tougher for women but still doable. With that being said you most likely already have a nice set of abs but are hidden by a thin layer of f**. The bottom line: focus your energies elsewhere. I always encourage people to start out slow, but this might be a little too slow. I always start w/ peoples diet first. Not knowing more about you it is tough to say weather it is an issue for you. But allow me to get on my soap box for a minute: one of the greatest health hoaxes perpetrated on this society is #1: low carb diet and #2: low fat diet. The low fat diet was perpetrated in the '50's with the advent of low/fat free foods. The low carb diet has been around since the '70's but has only gathered steam over the last eight years. It is too much info to go into here but pasta and bread DO NOT make you fat and eating PLENTY of fat (so long as it is the right kind) is actually vital to losing weight!!! The science behind nutrition is very fascinating and I suggest that any one who is serious about long term health and achieving the body they want find out what the facts are about fat and carbs (probably way too much info).If I was going to design a home workout plan for you, it would be this:#1: stick w/ the pushups#2: 3 sets of 6 lunges each side (look up if you don't know)#3: 3 sets of 1 pull up (half pull up hold for 5 seconds)#4: walk for 5 minutes jog for 1 walk for 4 jog for 1 walk for 3 jog for 1 (repeat till you walk for 1 run for 1, this is actually only 20 minutes)It is vital that you do all this at once, that way you keep your heart rat up. The entire session should take less than half an hour. Do this four times per week. Move up ONLY when you begin to feel stronger. Remember longevity. Your goal isn't only to be healthy when you are 17 and a half or 19, but when you are 25, 30 and (gasp) 35. Good Luck!!! |
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Toning Girl
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| Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 1:08 am Post subject: |
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| You've good thinking - wanting to be healthier and to look better and not going for all those diet pills, diets etc......Thumbs up for you......However, the exercise plan you've come up needs some adjustment.....Here we go:First, crunches, sit-ups and push-ups don't really work and you're doing way too much of the crunches, by the way.....To tone and strengthen your muscles, go for strength-training with weights. This exercise boosts muscle growth and at the same time sculpts and defines your muscles, to give them tone and defintion.Do 3-4 times per week, for 10-15 mins per session.Second, for cardio, you're doing 30 mins of walking, that's good enough already to get you into cardio fitness (heart and lung health) and to rev up your metabolism, to burn off excess body fat, to lose weight.I understand the jogging part - you want to vary your walking with jogging, that's fine too. But I think you can safely do like this: first 10 mins walking, the next 10 mins jogging, followed by another 5 mins of walking and then finally the last 5 mins, jogging.........Cardio 3-4 times per week for at least 30 mins per session.And you don't need to suffer aches from exercise - just keep to the golden rule of doing moderate exercise and do it on alternate days (to allow muscles to rest and recover) with proper warm-up and cool-down, you'll be in good shape.......Here's how to prevent aches and injuries when exercising: http://www.perfect-body-toning.com/exercise-injuries.html |
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mehdi m
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| Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:50 am Post subject: |
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| im a student in exercise physiology before any thing let me tell you that you just can loose at last 2 pounds a week. and any poundes more than it will be from your body water so it will get back easilly. so you need a plan to loose weight. first let me have some suggestions:1- drink water 10- 12 glass a day. before having your meals drink 2-3 glasses of water. this helps you eat less food. before getting to bed drink 3 glasses of water.2- cut down on fats specially cholestrol and replace them with fruits and vegetables. and drink a lot of natural juices without suger. remember! fruits and vegs3- about your exercise: try this15-20 minutes a day light running with breathing well 5-6 day a week. if you cant do it no matter do it in two or three boutes it helps you burn your fats.dont ommite any of your mealsand if you have any question about it mail me and ask |
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