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First of Year makes me think about this stuff. I've managed to keep my weight just a little over my all-time best level (from July 07) all this time, so it is not an aberration which is good! I found taking multivitamins 2 or 3 times a week seems to help me keep the gnawing/grazing thing in check. Paradoxically also found that snacking on good Trader Joe's chocolate didn't add to my weight and was a sort of appetite suppressant so that is becoming a regular part of my 'diet'.
 Alan and DangerMouse I was particularly interested in the FitLinxx thing in your posts having noticed it recently at the Y. But doing 60 minutes a day sound very 'keen' -- well done if you can keep that up! I do three yoga classes each week and one vigorous hour on the treadmill and elliptical machines at the Y and feel like I'm doing all I need, but it could be just more 'bar lowering' -- something i'm getting pretty good at these days. Good luck all in your health goals for '07 |
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As far as Fitlinxx goes you are already doing the same amount as I do each week at the Y. My extra logged activities come from walking, playing tennis (twice a week for about 90 minutes) and cycling with DW at the weekends or in the evenings. I'm reading a good book recommended by someone on this thread (apologies for forgetting who  ). It is called Younger Next Year by Chris Crowley and Henry S Lodge who basically say there are only 3 things you need to stay very well as you grow older - Exercise, Nutrition (not "dieting") and Commitment
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Planning to do an Oly triathlon this summer. 2Cor521
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01-07-2008, 08:15 PM
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2Cor, that is awesome! You are rocking! And a triathalon, boy howdy, you've gone way past my peak of physical fitness. Too cool!
Alan, I'm so glad you like the book--I can't recommend it enough! I've given 4 copies for gifts since reading it! And you know how hard it is to get some guys to read stuff like that--my DH zipped right through it! Sigh. 150lbs today. I'm still fighting off those post-holiday lbs, and it didn't help to spend the weekend celebrating (read drinking beer and eating wings) passing the CFP exam!
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01-07-2008, 09:00 PM
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Wings and Beer. Means everything is right in the world
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01-07-2008, 10:25 PM
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The triathlon is actually just a motivator to lose that last 11.6 pounds or so; if I don't do the triathlon then I won't bother getting in shape; if I don't bother getting in shape I'll just be a skinny flabby guy instead of a skinny buff guy. Right now I'd get winded jogging a quarter mile. Congrats (publicly) on the CFP thing again! 2Cor521
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01-08-2008, 02:07 PM
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Yikes; I've lost weight faster in the last few days than ever before. The only difference I can figure is I'm drinking caffeinated Japanese green tea -- it's the free hot drink at my office with the least caffeine, I think -- and as a result not sleeping well and not eating much else. Hmmm. 2Cor521
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01-08-2008, 07:41 PM
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Keep up the good work guys. January is the best month to lose weight, with all the Holiday pounds and the Resolutions to shed them
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01-09-2008, 08:15 AM
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Still sitting at 200 for months !! Joined a triathlon club at my health club with a goal to be in one in 20 weeks.. Hopefully the cross training will help ..
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01-10-2008, 12:40 AM
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At 175 lbs this morning with a waist measurement of 35 inches, BMI of 26.6 and waist-to-hip ratio of 95%. My goal is to get into the healthy weight range again by getting my BMI under 25 or my waist-to-hip ratio waist under 90%.
At 5'8" with hips measuring 37" that makes target weight 164.5 lbs and target waist measurement 33.25". 10.5 lbs and 1.75" to go.  |
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01-11-2008, 01:35 PM
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Alan
Hope you enjoy Baton Rouge and find a new place that serves English beer! if not, you can probably get cans of Boddingtons shipped to you or even from a local distributor. Failing that it could be time to learn to start drinking Hurricanes...  I looked into Fitlinxx at our Y but only one of the machines I use is networked in -- the rest are all hand-entered, and they said it would take 30-40 minutes to get set up initially. Still going to hold off for now. Anybody here have strong thoughts about optimum heart rate during vigorous exercise? I realize I am getting up over 80% for my weekly 'blow-out-the-pipes' 50 minutes on the machines, and wonder if anybody thinks that is dangerous (as long as you are fit overall and don't have any heart or circulatory conditions etc.) |
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01-11-2008, 11:37 PM
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250 lbs! I'm 6'2" and surely could stand to lose 50 lbs.
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01-12-2008, 03:58 AM
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Another common system estimates your safe maximum heart rate based on your age:
One last thing. Athletes and the super-fit generally have cardiovascular systems that handle the stress of exercise very well, and for them there is an alternate way to calculate percent maximum exertion. One of the more popular ones is this: [ (220-age) - (resting pulse) ] * exertion level + (resting pulse)So, for me at age 46 with a resting heart rate of 60, my percent maximum exertion levels are:
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01-12-2008, 11:48 AM
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Thx, Insanity.
Using your formulae I'm up in the athletic endurance band for about 45 minutes a week, which sounds like it could be dangerous. I'll start looking into this more carefully -- getting resting pulse, maybe doing a stress test to find my max heart rate etc etc. I don't know that I'd qualify as an athlete by the strict definition, so will need to make sure I get the right max rate for myself. I don't use the conversation method to find out since I'm in a gym and that would definitely get the machines around me cleared out! I think some of this depends on lung capacity as well as heart capacity, too. Maybe time to check into a sports clinic for some definitive answers... |
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Just go in at peak hours and have a conversation with an imaginary friend. Mention that unpleasant-looking lesion developing on his forehead. Argue a little. Space on the cardio equipment will just appear! (Be sure to thank your friend for making that happen.)  I have three workout routines in the gym. One is primarily weights with a short warm-up and cool down on the cardio equipment that never gets into the "athletic performance" band, one is all cardio workout, 60 minutes working in the "cardio" band (usually moving between the cyclic jogger and the rowing machine), and the third is a blended cardio/weights workout, which I do once or twice a week; the others I generally do just once. The cardio/weights workout goes like this: 20-25 minutes on the cyclic jogger doing an "athletic performance" workout followed by a quick, one-set rotation through my weights routine, then a 5-10 minute, low intensity warm-down on the cardio equipment. I structure the first, high-intensity cardio workout by easing into the "athletic performance" band over 2-5 minutes, continue in the "athletic" band until it's time to warm-down, then warm down by dropping the intensity by 10% (measured by calorie consumption), which drops my heart rate into the high end of the "cardio" range in about a minute. After that I gradually back off the intensity until I'm in the "weight loss" range after four minutes of warm down time. At no point during a high-intensity cardio workout should you ever get a "stitch" in your side, feel dizzy, nauseous, feel like you're having problems breathing fast enough, or have problems getting your heart rate down into the "cardio" range within a minute of when you cut back on the intensity when you start to warm-down. Run into any of these problems and you're not strengthening your body, but harming it. |
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We just spent our first night in our new apartment and starting to look around. I can get boddingtons and the like in a few places but none in walking distance. The nearest drinking hole in walking distance does do Hurricanes so may be I'll have to try one. Our local Y here does do Fitlinxx here but in fact the fitness room at our complex is better equipped and, obviously, more convenient so I think I'll switch to using the weight machines here and manually enter the data. We've still joined the Y for classes and tennis etc. As far as your question on cardio workouts is concerned, the guideline on max rate is just that and each individual will have a greater or lesser personal max which you can discover yourself by gradually pushing yourself or with a stress test. One thing you can measure is your recovery rate which is an excellent, easily available measurement of your aerobic fitness. I'm assuming you have a heart monitor - much better than using the indication on the machines. Let's say you are thrashing along at 130 - 140 bpm on your stationary bike or something around your 80% level. Now just pedal easily and watch your heart rate and the seconds counter on your watch. Wait unit your rate drops by a beat per minute (sometimes it temporarily goes up when you stop). Now count off 60 seconds and note how much your rate has dropped. Anything over 20bpm is satisfactory, more is better. If your recovery rate is 30 - 40, tell everyone you know, 'cos that is really good. You shouldn't need to push yourself to the limit (95%+) ever, although it does feel good to do so once a week or once a month. At this level you can't get enough O2 to your muscles and you get lactic acid build etc, plus the older you get the more chance of a heart attack, so certainly don't push it too often if your recovery rate is below 20.
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01-16-2008, 09:20 PM
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Back in the groove again. The move to Louisiana is completed.
175.5 this morning. Not bad, just need to lose a couple of lbs to get back in range. Tried Tai Chi yesterday for the first time - very interesting - will give it another shot next week.
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