The getting back in shape thread

[Evil Queen]

They're sooo good but has 1400 calories alone! I have to work my ass off after I eat one of those things.

But considering how long I tend to be at the gym, it's not too bad. So I'm lucky enough to treat myself to one once a month now.

[Evil Queen]

Back from the gym! I played with the settings on the treadmill today, did an hour like I normally do but went a little fast and did a 5% incline. My butt is starting to feel it.

Treadmill, 60 minutes at 4MPH, 5% incline: 349 calories burned.

Yay!

eta:
Oh god, that was a bad idea! I've discovered a machine that works great and brutally hates me; The Elleptical! I did 20 minutes on that sucker and I felt like I was gonna die! Another 166 calories down with that sucker, and 10 minutes on the Stair Master brought the grand total for today to....'

593 Calories! I'm Ordering a Pizza!

[Flying Grype]

EQ: I love elliptical trainers. My knees get jarred if I jog, but I can get a great cardio workout with no joint stress on an elliptical.

[technical.angel]

I totally agree. I'm on the Elliptical every day. I had to do the treadmill one day, and all my joints were throwing a fit for days after.

[Rapscallion]

Forty minutes, 731 calories, avg 166, max 175.

Rapscallion, sweaty

[lupo pazzesco]

I want to get an elliptical, but has no moneys. I like my exercise bike, don't get me wrong, but ellipticals are wooooooooooonderful!!

[Cazzi]

I took the plunge today & joined up at a fitness centre! It has gym, pool & other goodies at a very reasonable monthly rate.

I don't think I'll be up to posting my heart rate & calories burned for a very long time, as with my medical condition I have to stick to steady low impact exercise and build it up very gradually.

But, I'm looking forward to getting started.. I meet one of the instructors on Monday to discuss my best options and I can't wait to get into the pool With that & the eating plan I'm on I hope the weight starts dropping off a little bit quicker than it has been

[NorthernZel]

Might as well join this thread.

I suffer from from a mild case of PCOS and am therefore eligible for a exercise/diet programme paid by NHS in order to lose approx. 30-40 kilos of weight. Paperwork has been filed, so now I just await a letter from my Training Center to get started.

My work place has just bought a Wii with Wii Fit installed, so I take a couple of breaks everyday to exercise, and it has already paid off - I chopped over one point of my Body Mass Index already!

[lupo pazzesco]

did a short cardio workout tonight from one of my DVDs, Biggest Loser: Cardio Max. 25 minutes plus a 5 minute yoga stretching segment, 424 calories burned. Yay...

[lupo pazzesco]

Another short cardio workout, Biggest Loser Boot Camp. (I really like this DVD series, in case you can't tell...)

<Ahem> 25 minutes, plus another 5 minute yoga stretching segment. 30 minutes total, 414 calories burned. Squee! Two days in a row, go me!

[lupo pazzesco]

And I post again! Got up early, did a 25 minute yoga workout. 259 calories burned.

[Rapscallion]

Forty-five minutes, 745 calories, 169 max, 161 avg pulse rate.

Rapscallion

[Seshat]

Personal longest times on both bike and treadmill: 3 minutes each!

Added two more reps to each of my weights exercises.

No sign yet of a pain flare. Friday I'll stick to today's routine, then if no pain flare on Friday, I'll up things again on Monday.

[lupo pazzesco]

didn't get up with my alarm, so no workout this morning, but I'll probably do some strength training of the arms and upper body today, and one of my cardio DVDs when I get home from school.

[Cat]

Didn't work out at all last week (well...except when the bf and I celebrated Vday...)

But I did go for a lunch walk (160 cals) and hit the gym (525 cals) I just have to work on cutting the post-gym feasting, ha.