Comments for Fitness Methods

Comment on when is it less crowded at 24 hour fitness center? by D.D

D.D — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:41:17 +0000

call them and ask? D.D

Comment on Can someone give me some links to forums/sites for discussion on martial arts for fitness for older beginners? by dfgoodwin

dfgoodwin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:39:55 +0000

I’m 48 and my wife is older than me and we both take Tae Kwon Do. I am a red first & the wife is a 1st degree black belt.

Glad to hear you are going to try one of the arts. dfgoodwin

Comment on Need help to find a good fitness equipment? by I Believe in the Blue and Gold

I Believe in the Blue and Gold — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:55:04 +0000

When I was looking into this a few years back, a frined of mine who works in the fitness industry recommended a cross trainer (also called an eliptical). She advised the following:

1) Treadmill: Mostly it is the machine doing the work whereas the crosstrainer is moved soley my how fast you move your arms and or legs.

2) Cross trainer can be used with legs moving either forwards or backwards which use different muscle groups.

3) You can also move the cross trainer soley with your arms whereas a treamill does not work your arms (and neither will an exercise bike). So you will effectively be moving 62kg’s with your arms which will use loads of energy and build muscle.

4) There are a lot of inbuilt programmes in the cross trainer that you can utilise to build strength and fitness.

5) Add to this some free weights and other exercises for core strength and you’ll be looking good in no time!!! I Believe in the Blue and Gold

Comment on Who is the least active demographic group in the society from a fitness point of view? by Chris Kawecki

Chris Kawecki — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:45:12 +0000

Four obvious reasons older people are less active. older than 40 Chris Kawecki

Comment on Girls who are actually in shape, whats your fitness routine? by Lucy

Lucy — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:55:15 +0000

Running… lots of running… strength training 2 times a week useing your own body weight or resistant bands…. hikeing, kick boxing, spin classes, pilates, yoga. Change it up

But most importantly….. its what you eat! eat healthy small meals 5 times a day… breakfast is very important, and stay away from fast food and processed food! Try to stay at or under 1500 calories a day…. and lots and lots of water! Lucy

Comment on I Applied at 24 hour fitness online, should i call and do a follow up? by bissonsarah

bissonsarah — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:56:32 +0000

i would wait a week or so before calling give them time to process the applications bissonsarah

Comment on What is a good FAKE medical excuse for cancelling a fitness membership? by Caysters

Caysters — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:20:31 +0000

Say you have developed a herniated disk or something and your doctor wants you to quit exercising until you can get surgery to fix it? Say exercising causes the pain to become more excruciating. Caysters

Comment on I Applied at 24 hour fitness online, should i call and do a follow up? by bissonsarah

bissonsarah — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:05:23 +0000

i would wait a week or so before calling give them time to process the applications bissonsarah

Comment on Can someone give me some links to forums/sites for discussion on martial arts for fitness for older beginners? by jpenergy@sbcglobal.net

jpenergy@sbcglobal.net — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:48:57 +0000

Here is some TKD forms…
good luck and at 36 you should do well, I’m 52 and started at 49, after I quit playing soccer at 46 I gained 25 lbs. and have no ACL ligament in 1 knee and a ruptured Achilles tendon and about 20 other injuries from the 30+ years as a player, but as I study Ho Kuk Mu Sool, I have really turned it back around from constant pain in my knees and low back I now feel quite good for my age and mileage. jpenergy@sbcglobal.net

Comment on Is fitness vitamin water safe to drink during pregnancy? by hmilhous

hmilhous — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:28:53 +0000

I just talked to my OB a couple of days ago concerning what I can or cannot drink (I’m 20 weeks). I never mentioned Propel specifically, but she said everything is pretty safe in moderation (except the obvious: drugs, alcohol, etc.). Your body will only absorb as much calcium as it needs in a serving (500 mg); anything over 500 is excreted. But, you do need to be careful with the vitamins that your body hangs on to (fat soluable versus water soluable), because this can cause a problem. Just run it by your doc…you should be fine! hmilhous