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[Trigger]

with 4-5 lb. ankle wts. get on the knees and elbows position

do 40 reps with your heel toward the ceiling for ea. leg

then 40 reps with a straight leg

then 50 reps again for ea. leg heel toward ceiling pulsing

These are magic and will give you buns of steel - no kidding.  I've been doing them for years.  No sag.  No kidding.

[Trixie]

Now I just have to find those ankle weights - they're around here somewhere - Thanks, I'll try it!

[BabyBlues]

  Will try sounds like Greek to me...will try need ankle weights...Have never exercised Pulsing???    Plank I know from Wii...I need exercise for dummies!

[Trixie]

No, what's pulsing?

[BabyBlues]

  good glad not just me....

[Trigger]

You girls are so young!  Pulsing (calinetics style) is the pulse you make for any muscle that is already in full flexion.

I do pulses at the check out line all the time.  Carefully slide your heel as far back as possible w/o anyone noticing.  Pulse.  It's awesome.  But do stop if you begin to cramp.  That can be rather messy   I love to teach young women who think I'm too old to work their asses off.  Ye -ha.  Let the games begin.  I wipe their butts off the floor with simple-looking but very powerful kick-ass moves.

I was a certified aerobics instructor for years  (have been working out 7/dys./wk. for almost 27 years.  I've seen it and taught it all.

It all comes down to basic calisthenics - just like high school.    Don't turn it into a science experiment.  All the new classes are sexy but don't work any better than good old push-ups, sit-ups, etc.

[Trixie]

Okay - are we pulsing our foot - leg - ass - or something else??? 
 

[BabyBlues]

Something else may just be    Kegel exercises!      Sorry could not resist!  Think I know what pulsing is................

[Trixie]

Something else may just be    Kegel exercises!      Sorry could not resist!  Think I know what pulsing is................

Very G rated explanation!!!   

[BabyBlues]

 

[Trigger]

   You are pulsing your glutes.  They should be in full flex before you start.  When you slide your foot backwards, you glutes will automatically contract.  When they are as contracted as possible, pulse (itty bitty pulses)

I would reccomment Tammy Lee Webb's 'Buns of Steel, Abs of Steel, hell, 'Everything of Steel.'  She is awesome and takes no prisoners.  You will do her exercises for the rest of your life.

I can exercise anywhere:  gym, car, airplane, grocery store, bec, etc.  That is true exercise.  You should be able to do some form of your rouine anywhere, even in bed.

You can spell the alphabet with your feet on an airplane.  I do squats in the airplane bathroom.  Once you learn how your body works, you will have plans A, B, C, D, etc.  I always have a backup plan for no matter the situation.

I take my 'step' whenever we drive somewhere so I can do step and calesthenics at the hotel.  I walk 20-30 flights at hotels where I can't take my step.  I love to do that to people.  Invite them along - I usually lose them at about the 10h story.  I, know, my bad.  And then the next day at breakfast, I invite them again.  I've never gotten any takers.

If you can find 2 sq. feet, you can workout.  I think exercise videos, gyms, etc. are excellent; but lack of them is no excuse the skip your workout.  Think of it as an investment in your future health.

I've had the flu for two weeks.  So weak I couldn't hold the tv clicker.  So I really improved my stretching.  I simply could not do my regular workout, so I went to plan X.  And I always work out the day of any surgery.  It's imperative for my mental health.

I cannot tell any of you how to workout due to insurance issues.  Just use common sense.  Your old gym classes (those of you lucky enough to be in 12 years of required P.E.) are excellent exercises.

Sorry to be so boring.  Exercise fascinates me and I love the challenge of helping people get in shape.  There is no magic.  Just determination and hard work. 

Susan Powter always said the only acceptable reason for not working out is b/c your are in an iron lung.  I love that woman.

A great book:  Get Off Your Ass.  Wow.  It's a short read.  You'll love it.

[Trixie]

Trigger - you must have a body of steel!!!

I hope you are sounding/feeling better!

I remember an older woman years ago that had an exercise routine that were kinda like pulses - very small movements - does anyone remember her?  I always felt good after the workout.

I don't know if I said it on this site, but I ordered a book of 90 second exercises that can be done throughout the day - hopefully will keep my metabolism up with the six meals I eat.

[BabyBlues]

I Wii fitted 2 days in a row baby steps here ....

[Trigger]

Hi, Everyone!

So proud of you for any exercise you do.  Just be consistent.  It doens't have to be sexy or popular.  People are always hounding me to do kick-boxing, Billy Blanks 'Kick-It-Up-Five-Thousand-Notches-And-You-Too-Can-Look-Sexy-Like-Me,' blah, blah, blah.

Are those routines good?  Sure, if your no older tha a gnat.  Do they even consider contraindications?  Hell, no.  C'mon, lady, kick up OVER your head.  O.K., and when I get out of the hospital, what then?

I hate that crap.  If you can't do it when you're 90, what's the point?  I personally know and have used trainers who, after winning trophies taller than they are for decades, are giving up totally on weights and going strictly to bands.  Wow.  I was shocked to hear that, but it makes sense.  They have brutalized their bodies to the point of no return and now can barely function.  We weight gurus used to make fun of the 'circuit' trainers but now circuit is all I do (with lighter weights).

My chiropractor said his business keeps growing from boomers who exercised to excess and now can't bend over.  More is not always better, despite what we think.


Diets are another of my contentions.  If you have to 'go on' a diet, there's a 98% chance you will 'go off' that same diet.  Just eat reasonably.  It's all about discipline, that filthy word!  do yourself a favor and read Susan Powter's book, 'Stop the Insanity.'  I met and worked out with Susan in Tucson.  She about killed me and she used to weights.  At the time she was working witht he military to get the men into cardio shape.  I just read last week that 75% of the elegible-aged young people who would be the most likely to go into the military are in too poor shape (article actually said too fat).  That's down right frightening. 

I hate the way money is made by turning every normally sensible thing into a damned science experiment.  I live in a retirement comunity, and I love their common sense approach to everything.  They may be considerably slower walking than the young boomer who just ran by and almost knocked them down, but who will still be mobile at 90?  Most likely the walker.  (no, I'm not against running - I used to run, cycle, step, power walk, row, health rider, Gazelle, etc., etc.)

I read a book about why running was not a good choice and I was stunned.  It says the human body was not designed for long distance running - running, according to this auther was for emergencies only.  Now this guy was a runner for years.  But after talking and working with experts in the field for years, he was convinced to start walking.  I think walking is excellent.

Please don't let my rant stop you from doing what your prefer.  Just eat thoughtfully and exercise the same way.

The end.

[Trixie]

All good advice - I'll have to check out Susan Powter's book.

I could never understand running for exercise.  My younger daughter runs (insists it helped her through a difficult time), but you always hear about injuries & bad knees.  There's got to be a better way.

Just got in from the gym - did 2 10 minute sessions on the stair machine - didn't think I could sweat so much!