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Two strength training days in a row so far. Yesterday, I did 22 min of abs exercises, and today was 21 min of legs and glutes exercises, plus stretching for 6-8 min both days. Happy to be stretching again. The strength workouts make me feel like stretching afterwards, as a way to soothe my muscles. I haven't been as sore as weeks ago when I first resumed weightlifting. My muscles are used to it now.
I've been doing these strength training workouts at home, sometimes using dumbbells. Lately, I've been picking exercises off BodyBuilding.com to try some different exercises. Thanks for mentioning this website, CR.
Because of the new selection of exercises to choose from, I've been motivated to work different parts of my body on different days, so I've been able to do these workouts back-to-back. I'm really enjoying these short workouts that I create.
For a while, I was mostly walking, with some running added in just last week. I really got into running again, doing short sprint intervals during my power-walks. I was only running on the declines though, since running is difficult for me. In fact, power-walking a 14-15 min mile is a great workout for me, so I have some room to improve with the running.
I would like to get back into running again. I ran last summer and completed a 5K training program. However, running 3 miles was a drag for me, because I had to run so slow to be able to run the entire distance without my heart rate monitor beeping at me. So, after running 3 miles about 3 times, I was sick of running and went a year without doing any.
Well, last week, after getting my power-walking speed up and beating my best record, I felt like running on the downhills, because of my momentum from walking so fast. Downhill running is fun, so I plan to continue that. But anyway, I just wanted to say that I hope I get interested in walking/running again and do it sometime this week.
What workouts have you been doing?
Diet Calendar Entries for 22 July 2014:
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1826 kcal
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Fat: 82.61g | Prot: 117.94g | Carb: 157.10g.
Breakfast: It Works Greens, Trader Joe's Roasted & Unsalted Peanuts, Bananas. Lunch: Wegmans Solid White Albacore Tuna in Water, Apples, Great Value Energy Drink Mix Blueberry Acai, Kraft Light Mayonnaise, Baby Spinach, Tomatoes, Roast Beef, It Works It's Vital Omega-3, Golden Pita Original Middle Eastern Bread. Dinner: Green String Beans, Trader Joe's Whole Wheat Couscous, Beef Top Round (Trimmed to 1/8" Fat), Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Unsweetened Vanilla Milk. Snacks/Other: Bananas, Trader Joe's Creamy Unsalted Peanut Butter, Vegetable Oil, Air Popped Popcorn. more...
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2187 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Stretching (yoga) - 8 minutes, Weight Training (moderate) - 21 minutes, Standing - 1 hour and 5 minutes, Housework - 5 minutes, Resting - 14 hours and 51 minutes, Sleeping - 7 hours and 30 minutes. more...
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I have been alternating jogging and bike riding. Also I re-started my arm weights and ab workout outs several times a week.
22 Jul 14 by member: skwhite
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Going to go back to workouts on Thursday. Want to make sure the muscles aren't still angry at me. Slow, stead and fewer. And yes, I did find those muscles I didn't know I had by going slow. There is something to it. Thanks.
22 Jul 14 by member: ClassicRocker
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I like to walk, ride my stationary bike, do some light calisthenics and exercise with my dumbbells. They are each 3kg / 6.6 lb. Good for you that you started jogging again.
23 Jul 14 by member: snezica
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I'm happy to hear about all of your workouts. It's neat to learn what other people are doing for exercise. For me, I go through phases of what exercise I'm interested in and I just go with it. I went for a long period of doing DVD workouts and programs. Those were fun, because it was like I was working out with others. But right now I'm interested in more of a personalized approach. I like having control over which muscles I work, how I do the reps, and how many reps I do. I like to work my muscles until failure, which is a different number of reps and a different amount weight for each exercise. I wish I had more choices for weights, because I only have increments of 5, which is a drastic jump. I like to do a combination of cardio, strength, and stretching, if possible. That is my ideal, but again, it depends on what I'm into. I went for a long period without stretching and now I'm back to it. It's been pretty fun including the running in my walks. It's important to me that I enjoy my workouts. Keep up your workouts, everyone!
23 Jul 14 by member: ChristyLA
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