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This comes up from time to time but it can change as well. I have seen a good movement to Kettle Bells and with good reason. I may make that transition next time I totally rework my workout. It is either moving that way or including lots of Yoga/Pilates type things.

With the colder weather coming up (not really all that cold) I ride less and do more things inside.

Lately I do some jump rope in the morning, some pushups, stretch and not in that order. I ride to work and usually take a long way to put in a few miles if I have time.

I either lift or do cardio after work and then ride home, weather permitting.

I mix in some heavy bag here and there. I want to reduce actual weight lifting but could move KB's in place of that.

I am not as limber as I want to be.

I am not thinking of getting one but has anybody ever used a Total Gym for any duration of time? Do they work?

What is your winter workout? I can't wait to see the changes from people who live in places it gets butt cold.
 
Pretty simple workout for me. I play as much tennis as the weather and my elbow permit. When I can't play tennis I run.

I do have a Total Gym and it does work (although I do not use it regularly.) It will keep you toned and in reasonable shape but it is not for a serious bodybuilder. I think most guys who are used to working-out with conventional weight machines or free weights will find it inadequate. I am a middle-aged guy and it works fine for my limited needs.
 
I have bad arthritis, so as much as I do enjoy running, I just can't do it.
I live in a place where our neighbourhood has a community pool. It is outside, so in the cold I can't do it, but that is what I do in the summer.
I would swim 10 laps in a Jr. Olympic pool.


In the winter I need to get on my recumbant bike. I haven't done that yet though.
 
Bikram Yoga. Can't beat it for a total body workout. I do it about 3 times a week and walk 3-4 miles about 4 times a week and am in very good shape. I used to jog and worried that my endurance would go down when I stopped but the yoga has kept it the same (or even better) as running did.
 
I work out 3-4 x a week - typically focus on compound lifts and core workouts. My workout routines typically last for about 4-6 weeks before I switch to a new routine, just to mix things up and avoid plateaus. I don't do as much cardio as I should but I try to make my lifting routines intense enough where I'm definitely doing some huffing and puffing.

Ex: last workout included box jumps, barbell reverse lunge with knee lift, one-arm dumbbell swing, mixed core exercises like incline medicine ball blasts.
 
I jog two days and then rest a day and repeat. The usual distance is 2.6 miles in the neighborhood or on a treadmill. When outside, I jog at night to avoid traffic, to try to get cooler temps and because I hate working out in the morning. My ideal temperature range is 45-55 F.

Recently I have taken to building a study in the attic. Some of the poses I have to hold remind me of yoga. I liked Yoga because you get the same expenditure of energy without the weights or machines. I didn't like the fact that Yoga required 100 degree heat.

Variety is a key staple of a long lasting and regular exercise program. Another key is to stay positive. A 25 minute jog is only 2% of your day. At the beginning of my jog I remind myself that although I have a long way to go, I have all my energy. Towards the end of my jog when I am tired, I remind myself I am almost done.
 
Yes, variety and having fun. Too many people sometimes do something that is good for them but that they don't enjoy. They get bored and bail on it. There are so many activities that are fun that it is easy to find something if you are willing to think out of the box.

That fun stuff may not be as hardcore and may not give as fast of a result but if you quit in a couple of weeks v. keeping with it for a few weeks or longer and get your results, no contest. Fun over boring any day.

Bikram Yoga, do you do it at home with aid of a book, poster or maybe a dvd or do you go to a studio/gym? Did you maybe go to a studio for awhile and now do it at home?

Thank you for the input on the Total Gym. Do you have the newest, latest and greatest or the one that can be bought for about 150 bucks? They seem like they would do just what you said they would and I like that they use your body weight.

Adjusting angles and the speed at which you do the exercise seems like the key to it all. Slow and deliberate with good breathing could get hard as hell. Speed up for endurance.

I am wanting to get into things that I can do at home and not ever need a gym ever again.
 
I do crossfit. its free (after you get your equipment built up). I have worked out my whole life and I have never been stronger than i am now. I am not any larger, just able to lift more. Also, the workout changes daily. very little repitition.The Link
 
Walk
Run
Stationary bike.
Weights
Pilates
Soccer

I do all of the above. I usually excercise a total of 3-4 times per week. I try to change it up every month or two to keep from getting bored and achieve optimum results.
 
I started something new a few months back and I lost about 11 poounds in a 2 month period.

i read it in a muscle magazine article that was talking about ways to lose fat and get ripped.

Its so simple that Im absolutley amazed more people don't do it.......................





In late august I started sprinting and by Halloween I had gone from 205 pounds to about 193-94 and my body fat is back under 10% which it hasn't been since I was in college.



My story isn't that different from many others. Im pretty athletically built and up until i got out of college and into the real world I could eat, drink and do whatever the hell I wanted and still be pretty lean and have a 6-pack or a semblance of one.

Once I started working I noticed that my metabolism was slowing, I was putting on the pounds ,and my body fat went from 8-10% to about 16%

One of my issues is that I hate doing cardio on a treadmill. There is a jogging trail near my house and i would get into grooves where I would jog for 2 -3 times per week, but I never really saw that much difference in my weight or body fat %. I enjoy lifting weights, but I am one of those people that will lift and lift and do little cardio. All the while Im out eating bad foods and getting drunk multiple times a week.

I don't workout to look like Mr Olympia, but I do workout so I can eat whatever the hell I want and still look (relatively) good. Obviously this changes as you get older.

There is a soccer field near my house and I go out there and I do maybe 3 sets of 6 windsprints. Every sprint is about 75- 100 yards. By the time I get to the last couple of sets I am running as hard as I possibly can.

The entire workout doesn't take more than about 30 minutes. Its just very important that you stretch profusely before and after the workout.
In a short time i went from having a flabby stomach, back to having some hard abs again.
 
Horizontal dancing in the sheets.
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I teach Step aerobics twice a week (I'd teach more if there was a need) and on the days that I don't teach, I walk 40 minutes on a treadmill:

-- 2:00 at a 20:00 pace and 0 incline to warm up
-- 8:00 at a 16:40 pace and a 1 % incline
-- 10:00 at a 15:43 pace and a 2 % incline
-- 10:00 at a 15:43 pace and a 3 % incline
--10:00 at a 15:43 pace and a 4 % incline
-- 2:00 at 20:00 pace and 0 incline to cool down

Then about 10 to 15 minutes on a bike (upright bike, preferably, but I will use a recumbant if no upright is available) to loosen up my knees and burn a few more calories.

Then to the floor to stretch. Always stretch after a workout while your muscles are still warm. The beauty of walking as an exercise is that no stretching is necessary after warming up, but always stretch afterward.

I got out of the habit of the walking once football season started and I can really tell the difference -- bad! Time to head back to the gym!
 
i keep it basic.

Lifting 4 times a week, working two bodyparts at a time, heavy, to failure.

Cardio varies. Sometimes I play full court bball, sometimes I go mountain biking, sometimes I might hit a spin class. I not a runner.

Weight lifting isn't really something that I enjoy, but I am care enough about how I look to motivate me to do so. Cardio on the other hand, is all about finding something you enjoy. That is why I love mountain biking and basketball. Two things that I enjoy so much I forgot I am working out. Big key for longevity.

And no, Softball is not cardio.
 
So, notreally, how much does burgled dirt weigh and how many reps do you lift of the dirt you rip?
 
On cardio, interval training (sprinting sets, for example) pwns steady state cardio (jogging) any day of the week for longer-term fat loss and building muscle. A good point that I've heard stated before that reinforces the point... would you rather have a body like a marathon runner or a sprinter?
 
I usually go running outside somewhere involving hills or an incline, but since it is dark when I get home most of the time, I use a small elliptical machine I have that focuses on the core. Sometimes I wear leg weights.

The best thing I've done lately that has produced great results are lunges. I hate them, but they have given me great results.

Other than that, I usually use light free weights to stay toned.

On that note...anyone have a good running spot up north near 360 or 183 where I don't have to worry about being kidnapped?
 
I'm a gym and workout addict. I workout probably 6 days a week. I lift weights each of those days. I pretty much always do HIIT (high intensity interval training) either before or after the workout--depending on the week. It varies.

HIIT is vastly superior to steady state cardio. Not to mention, it's not nearly as boring. I don't know how people can be on a treadmill or elliptical for longer than 30 minutes.

My lifting consists mainly of compound movements with a variety of supersets, static holds, weight stripping, etc. My workouts are always changing, mainly because I can never remember what I did the last time.
 
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