02-06-2018 07:10
02-06-2018 07:24
02-06-2018 07:24
I run most days and, lately, I've been going to an Orangetheory class once a week! I'm really enjoying it.
02-06-2018 08:19
02-06-2018 08:19
Winter ... treadmill 2 times a week, weights 3 times a week, 1 or 2 walks a week which are usually indoors as it tends to be to cold and snowy here from late November to mid March.
Spring, fall summer ... shorter times with weights, lots of time walking outside which is something I totally enjoy doing .
02-06-2018 22:15
02-06-2018 22:15
Today I found a series of workouts (dancing) on youtube called Body Groove that I think I am going to do. It's fun and I love exercise that makes me forget I'm exercising! 😃 In nice weather I like to walk and bike. I also enjoy swimming and horse-back riding, but don't do either of those very often.
02-07-2018 01:45
02-07-2018 01:45
I used to run a lot and looking forward to resuming it as soon as the air gets warmer ( not good for asthma to breath in icy air ). For now, I go to gym 3 times a week. I love rowing and elliptical training. I don't enjoy much of doing the treadmill. It might be because running "for real" is lot more fun but I believe I would say something similar about rowing if I tried rowing "for real" 😄 I cycle quite a lot ( this seriously affected number of daily steps as I cycle even on short distances ). If I have a choice of staying at home in front of the TV or going out either for a walk, cycle or to the gym - I prefer more active ways 🙂 Can't wait to get myself into running again though. Last year I managed to go down below 45min on the 10k distance which for me ( considering my age and other conditions ) was an amazing result. I'm hoping I maintained that through the gym. Unfortunately, in the UK the winter doesn't want to go away yet and looks like we have a big come back of snow and freezing weather so I'm gonna have to wait a bit longer 😕
02-07-2018 05:41
02-07-2018 05:41
Currently and since one year now:
- Stretching and mobility exercises: daily, 3 times a day (each time on a different body part)
- Walks: daily. Between 30 and 60 minutes
- Strenghtening: 3 times a week, low charge and high repetitions
- Cardio: 3 times a week, 20 minutes each time.
This is my current program to manage Ankylosing spondylitis symptom. I am researching into changing my strengthening program to something different.
02-07-2018 06:42
02-07-2018 06:42
1. Strong Lifts 5x5
2. Basketball 3-5 times a week
3. Walk the dog when the weather allows
4. I do some pylometrics spring-fall
02-07-2018 11:31 - edited 02-07-2018 15:15
02-07-2018 11:31 - edited 02-07-2018 15:15
I weight lift 5 days a week along with doing laps (fast walking). My workout takes about 1.5 hours to complete.
December 2016: 420 lbs
Current Weight: 286 (Today as of this posting)
Goal Weight: 250 lbs.
02-07-2018 16:44
02-07-2018 16:44
great big welcome to the forums @RitaJo.. hope to see you posting often.
Elena | Pennsylvania
02-07-2018 16:48
02-07-2018 16:48
Running is awesome. I've been trying to get back to doing cardio and it's so tough for me 😕 I see those Orangetheory places everywhere. Do they have like daily classes?
02-07-2018 16:50
02-07-2018 16:50
I love how you change it up and do a mixture of everything. In my opinion, that's the best thing to do. Nothing beats going on walks on a nice day. 🙂
02-07-2018 18:53
02-07-2018 18:53
Most mornings, I do 30 to 35 minutes of walk-at-home videos. Lucy Wyndham-Read has these videos that mix up walking with toning exercises. Leslie Sansone and Jessica Smith are largely walking, with varied steps. I still walk the sidewalks while changing buses at a local park (when I have time and if the weather allows). Many evenings I'll do toning videos, such as from Tracy Campoli, Kelsey Lee, or Jessica Smith's walking/toning hybrids. Once a week I'll take a fitness class. I love my Pilates Reformer classes; they're challenging without kicking my butt. I often feel a combination of exhausted and exhilarated when I'm done. And today, even though I was struggling a bit, I wonder if I'm ready for more advanced classes. The instructor varies up the exercises (except the beginning leg exercises are always the same). Today, there were two newbies, and again she put me between them so they could check my form. And she was even indicating me as how to do stuff, like putting the strap on my leg for chair exercises.
I sometimes take barre classes, and those are really challenging. But I'm taking a class again next week. It's been a while since I've done it.
Seriously, if you aren't sure what you'll like, you should get Class Pass so you can have a variety.
During the summer, a local BID has free outdoor fitness classes, one of which is freedom barre, and I'll be taking that again. I think they start in May, and I can't wait. I also get a fair amount of walking in, as I walk about five/six blocks from where the class is to my bus stop.
I've fallen off the last couple of days (except for today) because I've been trying to clean my apartment and get rid of some clutter. I'm also in the process of rearranging my office at work. Hey, that counts, right?
02-13-2018 08:56
02-13-2018 08:56
@RitaJo I exercise 5 days per week. 45 minutes of cardio on a Rower, or Stationary Bike, or an Elliptical. On the days I don't row I add 30 minutes of weight training using free weights and an old Nordic Ultra Flex machine. I mainly do upper extremity work to continue my Rehab from a previous Rotator Cuff surgery. I get core strengthening from rowing along with leg strengthening from Rowing, Biking and the Elliptical.
02-13-2018 11:24
02-13-2018 11:24
I run, do cross fit, and do the Manitou incline.
01-07-2020 06:32 - edited 01-07-2020 06:33
01-07-2020 06:32 - edited 01-07-2020 06:33
I also have Ankylosing Spondylitis. I do water aerobics and gentle yoga. Also walk 5000 steps 5 days a week. 2 rest days. I also enter the http://walkyourasoff.com/ step challenge every year to bring awareness to my disease.
01-07-2020 15:05
01-07-2020 15:05
I love to do Leslie Sansone Videos. Did a 5 mile Miracle Mile this morning.
01-08-2020 09:08
01-08-2020 09:08
01-08-2020 09:10
01-08-2020 09:10