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My gray hair must have frightened the trainer - - he was pretty young.I would have to agree that doesn't really do much for you.
My gray hair must have frightened the trainer - - he was pretty young.I would have to agree that doesn't really do much for you.
My gray hair must have frightened the trainer - - he was pretty young.
I joined a gym at the start of the yer and am now going 5 days a week (although getting up 4:45 AM to do so is less than wonderful). Realized today that I really don't know much about this, especially what I should/shouls not be doing as I try to get in better shape. . . .
Seriously, get out and build up to jogging/running 6 days a week anywhere from 30min to over 1 hour . . .
NewGuy, that works for some people, but jogging isn't something my knees do well anymore. One alternative to jogging that I do enjoy is bicycling, which gives me the opportunity to explore parts of the county I wouldn't otherwise ever see. Riding a bike doesn't do damage to my knees like running does, which is good, because I'd really rather save my knees for 20-mile hikes in the Columbia Gorge than pound them to death on the streets of the Portland metropolitan area.
Fitness training, when done right, is both art and science. A good fitness trainer doesn't present their client with a cookie-cutter approach, but designs a program that suits the client's immediate needs, abilities, limitations, and interests. A successful program isn't merely one that, if the client sticks with it, will help them reach their fitness goals. A sucessful program is one they can see results from and enjoy enough that they want to stick with it, and which can be grown and changed as they improve or grow bored of the routine.
NewGuy, that works for some people, but jogging isn't something my knees do well anymore. One alternative to jogging that I do enjoy is bicycling, which gives me the opportunity to explore parts of the county I wouldn't otherwise ever see. Riding a bike doesn't do damage to my knees like running does, which is good, because I'd really rather save my knees for 20-mile hikes in the Columbia Gorge than pound them to death on the streets of the Portland metropolitan area.
Fitness training, when done right, is both art and science. A good fitness trainer doesn't present their client with a cookie-cutter approach, but designs a program that suits the client's immediate needs, abilities, limitations, and interests. A successful program isn't merely one that, if the client sticks with it, will help them reach their fitness goals. A sucessful program is one they can see results from and enjoy enough that they want to stick with it, and which can be grown and changed as they improve or grow bored of the routine.
Have you seen this one??
Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com
101 years old and still running and drinking!
Come on now this is a great uplifting story!!! From Newguy!
Although, I have had weight training instruction at various times in my life, I've gained a lot from my small group (4-6 people) class with good (read expensive) personal trainer. Even with machine there are a heck of a lot of ways of lifting weights incorrectly. Having somebody that watches you and corrects it is helpful.
This brings two things to mind. The first is why I enjoy working out at the community college here in town, the one with the fitness trainer's program. We swap tips, training techniques and critiques of each other's form at the college gym. It's a handy thing to be reminded that you need to flatten out your back more when doing the dumbbell bench row or to be able to show someone else an appropriate exercise for strengthening weak or damaged rotator cuff muscles. (Both things that happened this week.)
The other thing that comes to mind is how poor the quality of weight training my son gets at his high school is. His weight training instructor doesn't really do any teaching, he just give a basic safety talk and lets the kids loose on the equipment. These same kids show up at the local college a year or three later thinking they know all about weight training now, and it takes a long time to get the message across that what they've been doing was dangerous, damaging or not achieving the results they were after because they're doing it so badly.
+1 I get all kinds of joint problems from running but I love biking.NewGuy, that works for some people, but jogging isn't something my knees do well anymore. One alternative to jogging that I do enjoy is bicycling, which gives me the opportunity to explore parts of the county I wouldn't otherwise ever see. Riding a bike doesn't do damage to my knees like running does, which is good, because I'd really rather save my knees for 20-mile hikes in the Columbia Gorge than pound them to death on the streets of the Portland metropolitan area.
I joined a gym at the start of the yer and am now going 5 days a week (although getting up 4:45 AM to do so is less than wonderful).
Getting up at 4:45 AM can't be good for you. I would stop immediately. My golf buddies have decided that it has warmed up enough to start playing at 8:00 AM on weekends. How crazy is that? I work all my life to get to the point of being able to get up when ever I want, so why would I want to get up early on a weekend to play golf? I have other buddies I can play with later in the day.
I told the guys to let me know when they decide to move it back to late morning.
You know last thursday I was asked to play golf at 8am. Said no I was going to do a long run. So I went and ran 20 miles in about 3 hours. Started at 9am and ended at noon. Drank a few brews after and showered guys got back at two after their 18 holes. I wonder, was the golf more fun?
Insanity: is Portland as bike friendly as I have heard?
Brew.
When you say better shape... what do you mean. Could you elaborate. For example trying to lose weight, bulk up, build stamina... or just want to be healthy and live longer (eg., keep cholesterol down and get exercise).
Really? I just volunteered as a course monitor at a local 5K, so I saw everyone go by at about the 1/2 way point. Most people looked relatively happy. That may have in part been due to the fact that I was the only spectator in the last mile, and I was clapping for everyone and yelling encouragement.As for the running every day, why is it that most runners look totally miserable and if running is a chore rather than a labour of love? I am currently training to run a 5k fun run and really regret signing up for it as I feel totally bored the moment I get out there.
Just back from a doing a 5 mile hike with my dog at a local park. Very nice trail around a lake with the trail winding through the woods. Up and down one hill after another. Tougher than I thought it would be. But good exercise. Will help get me in shape for my Master's golf trip next month.