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routine advice please.................

icedpink_vega Posts: 4 Joined: 2007/08/30	2007/10/07, 11:22 PM sun : pilates 45 min, abs exercise 10 min, push up 3*12 mon : treadmill 10 min, butt exercise 10 min, yoga 45 min tue : felinity first step 45 min, abs exercise 10 min, push up 3*12 wed : pilates 45 min, treadmill 10 min, butt exercise 10 min thur : abs exercise 10 min, push up 3*12 , yoga 45 min fri : felinity first step 45 min, treadmill 10 min, butt exercise 10 min sat : dancing 70 min what du u think? do i put to much variation so it wont work?
ReptilianFeline Posts: 187 Joined: 2007/08/28	2007/10/08, 08:30 AM What is your goal? -------------- ----------------------------------- Getting there... one kg at a time... -----------------------------------
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2007/10/08, 08:45 AM and where is the resistance training? Variety is a good thing. But excess cardio and lack of strength training will give you less than optimal results no matter what your goal. -------------- Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak. Thomas Carlyle
icedpink_vega Posts: 4 Joined: 2007/08/30	2007/10/08, 11:20 PM thanks for reply :) i'm 48 kg and don't want to loose weight i just want to get in shape and add stamina. i prefer exercise that don't build muscles and give me more flexibility. any advice? what is strenghth training? can you give example? thank u...
ReptilianFeline Posts: 187 Joined: 2007/08/28	2007/10/09, 03:43 AM Pop into the women's forum and read the sticky posts. You need muscles to get in shape and have stamina. You won't turn into Arnold just by using weights when you train. I asume you are female, right? You haven't filled in our profile. When I started doing weighted squats, my speed on my bike increased a lot! I don't get winded anymore, just because my legs are stronger. Strength can be done with weights, mashines, or recistance bands, depending on your level and what you have access to. -------------- ----------------------------------- Getting there... one kg at a time... -----------------------------------
icedpink_vega Posts: 4 Joined: 2007/08/30	2007/10/09, 11:55 AM yup i'm a woman. can you give me example of strength exercise? did push up and squats a strength exercise? do i have to use weight and other equipment or it just optional?
ecle5c Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/07/10	2007/10/09, 01:20 PM I believe by strength exercise she meant lifting weights. However you are not limited to actual weights. Pushups for example, pullups, etc. A lot can be done without actual weights like you see in the gym. Sign up for a home exercise program on this site and it will give you a good place to start.
icedpink_vega Posts: 4 Joined: 2007/08/30	2007/10/10, 04:04 AM i will :) can i mix it with other exercise? thank u so much for helping me
ReptilianFeline Posts: 187 Joined: 2007/08/28	2007/10/10, 06:41 AM You can mix, but don't go over board. If you do weights twice a week, then you can do cardio (aerobics, spinning...) a couple of days as well. You should give yourself one day a week without exercise, except taking the bike to the store, walking the dog, etc. depending on what you normally do. Weight exercises can be cardio style as well, sort of. You do the weights as much as you can do, but don't rest more than 30 s. or so between different sets. If you do circiut training, then the move from one exercise to the next is enough rest... or so I think. I'm not an expert - I just follow what feels right for me. -------------- ----------------------------------- Getting there... one kg at a time... -----------------------------------