Do you have a fitness routine?

Since my heart surgery, the drs. said, walk, walk, walk and more walking... I walk every day at least one mile and sometimes 3 or more if the weather is good. I lost 17 pounds just walking. so, that is my exercise routine !!! and, my heart is good too :)

used this stuff in therapy and dont do it when I dont have too I have a walking rutine that I do every day as I was told to since these last stents got put in 4 weeks ago

I am not on any kind of fitness schedule right now or a program. I need to be though LOL. I don't have the time or the energy for it though. I work 7 days a week.

I've been doing pilates on and off but not on a regular basis because Hubby and I walk all over the place, or go biking together, that sort of thing. It certainly helps to have an exercise companion with you, gives me more motivation :-) I've lost another 5kg since the summertime.

Several years ago I use to go to a gym, went to all women and another time tried co-ed. But always found that I could not fully commit. Once I started to loose weight I would slack off and it was like a roller-coaster deal with me, as I virtually was on starvation diets years ago. I do own an Exerplay stationary bike now for 3 years and I was determined to make a complete healthier lifestyle change. Within 6 months I lost 70 pounds, as I worked out one hour per day, drank lots of water and finally started to eat! I can eat 3 - 4 meals a day now and not have to worry if I am going to gain any weight as long as I continue eating sensibly. Because I was not big to begin with I went way overboard and lost way too much weight. I have finally lifted my metabolism, which in the past was completely off, that I can virtually loose weight continuing the exercise pattern routine I have done. So I have had to cut down to only 3 half hour cardio type work outs now so that I continue keeping the heart in good shape as much as I can.

That's good. Keep yourself healthy. I do exercise at home. I allot an hour a day doing pushups, sit-ups and weights.

I gave up going to a fitness anything. Why? 1. No money 2. the weather is always bad 3. With the $ I spent at clubs, I could be buying my own equipment So I bought some weights and some videotapes. One weight and one video at a time. That worked well for years. I would do cardio one day, upper body with weights the next, lower body the next, cardio, full body and then take a couple days off for the weekend. Although sometimes on the weekend, I went square dancing. But now I need to replace my videotapes with DVDs because we have DVD players. My cassettes, I need to replace with CDs and I have no $. Right now, I go to T'ai Chi on the weekend. During chemo, I walked a block from Hope Lodge to the hospital and most days I was able to walk the block back. Right now, the mosquitos are sooo bad, I can't walk outdoors. We have one women's only gym up here. The rest are co-ed. I like lifting weights, but I'm the only woman I know that does. Most hate it. But I feel great after I do. WEight lifting really improves your bones or at least keeps them from going bad. The Doctors were very impressed with my bones before chemo. I really need to get back into it. I find once I get into a routine, it's not bad. But to get started, wow! Esp. after an operation or in this case, operations.

hi Garden Gerty speaking of resistance I have a heavy ru bber and plastic I guess rope i a a good name but It has handles and I can put it under my feet and do arm exercises in the place of lifting weights. I use to do a lot of exercising with five pound weights five years ago I fell and broke my shoulder badly ,I had to have a bionic shoulder joint put in which does not work like the real thing. I cannot for example lift my left arm up enough to brush my hair or take things off a shelf or even really sweep the floor. I also have a foot pedlar bugt need to get bigger slippers so I 'can actually use it.so I do not have a lot pf exercise options any more except to slowly walk down the street in my damned walker like the old granny I look l ol lol lol wish I did not need the thing.But I do so there's got to be a way to get better cardiovascular exercise as I badly need to lose a lot of weight.

good for you. i could never stick to that back when i was able to do such things. the only thing that ever helped me loose a lot was when i was doing cleaning which is very hard work.

No..but I have said I was going to start a hundred times. I think that once a person gets into the habit, it is a lot easier than trying to get started. I have a very physical job and I am tired most of the time when I get off work. I have heard that exercise actually increases your energy levels. I need to try to do it.

Hello GG. I'm lucky enough to live in Spain, and there's a swimming pool on our complex, so I swim at least once a day, often twice. I also go to a Zumba dance class once a week, and I walk quite a lot. Not bad for somebody with lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis! We live near the salt lakes on the Costa Blanca, and the hot, dry air is the healthiest place in the world for people with joint problems, arthritis and breathing problems. I'm so much more active here than I was back in England. When we go back to visit, I'm popping pills for pastime, but here, I feel really well most of the time.

No.. I never interested in it. I seldom have exercise. The bad news is, I am a hard smoker , so I worsen my health. But later I will consider that

I have been working out for the past 3 years. I do basic stuff, compound exercises, like cleans, deadlifts, squats, bench press, pullups, all that, and if I have the time and I've done all I wanted for the day, I sometimes do the isolation exercises, you know what the professional bodybuilders do, biceps, triceps, etc. I enjoy working with weights, in the summer I went 4 or 5 days a week to workout and I also did cardio like running, sometimes bycicling. I took it back a notch recently, but I have a feeling I have to get back to the groove for the winter. Cause you know that's the time everybody gets really fat:) then you have to do all the things over again, and lose all that fat for the spring/summer which sucks. So I'd rather just watch what I eat and train hard during winter too. I didn't even know there are still gyms only for women or men:) I thought every gym is co ed now:)

I never go to any gym up to now :P. I am just doing routine walking and swimming. Somehow I feel it more interesting that using the "machines" on gym..

I used to have a routine. I would work out at home to exercise programs on t.v. 4-5 days a week. It was fun and I was really seeing results. But then I hurt my neck for a few days (not by exercising!) and stopped my routine. This happened a few months ago and I still haven't started up again. I keep saying I will but so far have not been able to. I think I need to block out a time just for exercising and just do it. Something always comes up and I don't wind up exercising.

I was a member of the YMCA for awhile back about two years ago. And then I moved over to a small farming community and lived with a friend for about three months. I joined a gym and went everyday. I lost about 35 pounds and was doing pretty good with a healthy diet. Then I had a emotional upset and came back home to stay. I quit exercising and I haven't ridden my mountain bike once this Summer. Sure miss it.

Last year I was in a wonderful exercise mode that has now gone pear shaped. I so need to start again. Best of luck and keep it up. Not mylotting much due to work and other things. Hope to get back soon. Miss you all

Hiya GG, Have lost about two pounds just with this very hot Weather because we have been at 35 degrees centigrade and over for about a week now and the heat does not drop very much in the afternoon and the nights are very humid and hot too. With drinking more water that is where I am losing weight also but I won´t lose that much I don´t think. At the most I am walking a lot as I take the Dog out but I do vary the route I take him so it´s not the same thing every Day either. Resistance training is a good one I think as well. I try to start pushing against the wall and door like I used to and just a few gentle exercises to relieve shoulder tension.xxx

To be honest,I haven't heard of weight machines,water walking and the like.I haven't spent some money in exercising either.I think the simpler the training method , the better.I go on foot twice each week,an hour each time.In addition,I have kept having a cold bath every morning since 1985 without interruption.I feel it builds up both physical constitution and willpower,but It isn't good for everybody.

I also belong to the YMCA, now known as "The Y". Unfortunately, I get there very seldom these days. I have been very busy. They are renovating my Y and it does need renovation but it is making quite a mess and difficult to get around the building. I love the pools and the hot tub. I also like the sauna. And I do use some of the machines. I have my favorite machines. I do not know the names of the machines but they usually work the legs, feet and back. I have a slipped disc and foot problems. And I almost always feel better after working out. I hope to start going on a more regular basis after they finish remodeling and renovating the pools. It is a bit of a hassle to get there and I do not feel like going just for the machines.