Comments on: Melt Pounds With Mix-and-Match Cardio Routines

By: James

James — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:52:22 +0000

Hi teee… I wouldn’t do that if I were yuo. Don’t be going to the gym 6 – 7 days a week. That is too hard on your body. Especially if you’ve just started doing this now! Only go 2 – 3 days a week, at most. and just work out for a maximum of 2 – 2 1/2 hours a day. You don’t want to over-exert yourself, not right away. You can’t strain your body like that right off the bat. After you have worked out for a few months, then you can up your workouts to more days or longer sessions, but start off slowly. That’s what they told me when I joined the athletic club herea few years ago. Start off slow, then work your way up to more days & longer sessions. It’s better for your health and your body. So start slowly, then work your way to more days and longer workouts, OK? Cool. Trust me on this one. I went for 6 days in a row once, and that next week I was WIPED OUT!!!

By: teee

teee — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:42:43 +0000

WOW there’s so much to learn .. but its worth it. Thanks again so much, now i gotta go do some research! THANKS again take care =)

By: James

James — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:55:20 +0000

Hi teee,
I really don’t know what you would do to work your back. It’s been a few years since I worked out at a gym – the Wisconsin Athletic Club – and so I don’t remember what the machine is called to work your back on.One suggestion I have to at least strech your back muscles out is to lie down in bed or on some soft mat and turn over on your side. Then curl up in a sideways fetal position and really pull yourself into a ball for a few seconds. Then let lose and go the opposite way. So you are somewhat flat, but backwards – so your head and feet are behind you. Then just keep going back-n-forth – fetal, head-n-feet behind you. Fetal, head-n-feet behind you. But hold each one for a few seconds, maybe 5 or 10. It makes me feel better if I hurt from working out! Try it!

By: teee

teee — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:50:27 +0000

Hi James, thank you so much for your advice. I’m gonna take it and work really hard at it! Got another one..i want to work out my back muscles. Do i use the latpull soemthing like that? and is that gonna work out your arms too?

By: James

James — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 04:03:23 +0000

Hi teee. Yeah, that would probably be the best way to go about losiong those last 13 lbs oir so. Mix it up, do some other thing besides the treadmill, bike and skiis. Swimming is one that is very easy on the joints and every other part of the body. So you could do laps for an hour, or you could even look into some other workout like the rowing machine or one of those machines where you hold the handlebars and the feet are going like you’re running. (I forget what they are called, but HealthRider makes one of the models.) So try some other workout to see if that will get those last 13 lbs off quicker. Good luck to you, teee!

By: teee

teee — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:03:30 +0000

okay so ive just started working out at the gym.. my goal is weigh 125lbs, i am now at 138lbs. I go to the gym 6-7 days straight. I usually workout on the treadmill and not much of the skie or the bike. So should i mix it up by doing one day treadmill 60mins then the next day ski for 45mins and then the bike, then just repeat it everytime?

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:45:35 +0000

James, I’m pretty sure she meant 171 lbs.

By: James

James — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:27:49 +0000

Stephanie — The reason why you are not losing weight anymore is because your body has gotten used to the usual workout you have been doing. Change up your routine a little or do different exercises. That happens with everybody who is trying to lose weight. It happened to me, too. I lost 10 lbs my first week, then NOTHING for the next month. I know it is frustrating and ticks you off for a while, but just change uop your routine and the weight’ll start to come off again. Good luck to you with those last 7 lbs, Staphanie. I hope you can shake em off fast!

By: Lois

Lois — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:16:38 +0000

I need to loose 20 lbs, have knee and back limitations, a treadmill and hand and ankle weights at home. The problem, I have just turned 69. While I will appreciate, and follow dietary advice, do you tailor your physical advice to one of “a certain age”. My heart is fine, it is my “superstructure” that is somewhat “wanting”, part of the need for the above mentioned weight loss.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:48:16 +0000

Hi! I am 21 years old. I am 5′3 and 127 pounds. I have recently lost about 25 pounds and I lost it by eating better and working out…A LOT. I still work out all the time but in the last 4-6 weeks my weight loss has come to a complete stop. My goal weight is 120, I dont know how to get these extra 7 pounds off and its making me want to give up! HELP!