<p>Low key is OK.</p>
<p>I got outside in 40 degree weather for my warmup today. Nothing like freezing carioca and high knees! I hadn’t been able to do that part of my warmup for a while and it was great.</p>
<p>I know most of you who post here regularly are runners, walkers, hikers and a few swimmers, but for anyone out there looking for simply the best in indoor cycling training, I can not recommend the Kurt Kinetic Road Machine enough. It is a fluid resistance rear wheel mounted trainer that you attach your own bike to and can be picked up for $350 or less. It is extremely quiet, provides the most natural and outdoor like resistance curve and is the most bombproof of the rear wheel trainers out there. It also comes with a lifetime no questions asked warranty. Having a problem in need of repair (which by all reports occurs infrequently), simply call the company and they send you a new unit with a prepaid return label for the old one so they can tear it apart for R&D and quality control purposes.</p>
<p>Over the years, I have tried a broad variety of indoor cycling equipment from several dedicated spin bikes, to computerized trainers and have never been as satisfied with the ride feel and resistance progression as I am now. It beats systems costing four times as much. Doesn’t have fancy hi tech bells and whistles but does what it’s supposed to do better than any other system out there.</p>
<p>Thanks, Michael. I will recommend that to my husband because he has never been satisfied with indoor trainers, and I think it would be good for him. I’m not sure what WildChild has in Phila- I’ll find out.</p>
<p>Later- he has a Powerbeam Pro.</p>
<p>I should check mine. It’s 30 years old, probably cost about $40 and is extremely sturdy (and heavy). It uses two small turbines that blow air back up at your body which is nice if you don’t have a fan nearby in the basement. It is quite loud but it’s nice as resistance goes up exponentially with speed. I’d hate to think what it would cost today.</p>
<p>Any bike, including stationary is way beyond my ability. Bike, running, yoga, any group in synch movements (aerobics,…etc.) and probably many other activities that I have not tried are in NO-NO zone, cannot do them, my body refuses. I am happy that I found what I could thru trial and error. PE class was always a challenge, could not do anything at all even then.
Still working on sensitive tooth. Cannot talk while walking with my H., have to cover my mouth because of cold air. At least water temp. in swimming pool is OK. I just hope that I can avoid another root canal, it is right in front, then it will be another grey tooth in front, yuk!</p>
<p>That looks like a great trainer. Just what I need… another way to torture myself. I’m going to stick with [old</a> school trainer](<a href=“http://www.fitnessinmotionsouthtexas.com/wp-content/uploads/Schwinn-Airdyne-Basic-Full-Size.png]old”>http://www.fitnessinmotionsouthtexas.com/wp-content/uploads/Schwinn-Airdyne-Basic-Full-Size.png). Which reminds me, today is either Airdyne intervals or burpees and kettlebell swings. Oh, goodie… :)</p>
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<p>Oh no! Just as I start increasing my mileage I see this article. I went back a few pages in this thread to see if anyone posted it and I didn’t see it.<br>
Ack!!!
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<p>This might make you feel better.
[Futurity.org</a> – To keep brain fit, go for a run](<a href=“http://www.futurity.org/health-medicine/to-keep-brain-fit-go-for-a-run/]Futurity.org”>http://www.futurity.org/health-medicine/to-keep-brain-fit-go-for-a-run/)</p>
<p>Weights this morning, Electric Run tonight. I’ve got my flashing mohawk and glow in the dark accessories all ready to go, just hoping it doesn’t rain, cause then I’m staying home!</p>
<p>NJres, I saw that on my chiro’s webpage. I figure I’m ok, since I don’t go too fast, too far, nor have I been running for very long. I’m going with that assessment anyway, lol, whatever.</p>
<p>Go Mohawk!</p>
<p>Haha my knees keep me from running very fast or very far. So I guess my heart is safe! </p>
<p>I still like brisk walking best of all. My DH can’t understand why I like to move so FAST.</p>
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<p>Yeah, I have an athlete hating me right now. I made him use the AirDyne yesterday since he elected not to practice. They don’t like the AirDynes at school because they’re hard and they’re loud. I love them! :)</p>
<p>Hoping to learn and gain support from you folks.
Mid 50’s, overweight, poor eating habits and inconsistent exercise. Swim laps all summer, walk in nice weather but nothing much now with winter setting in.</p>
<p>Today, went to gym for first time in over 2 years. New facility literally 2 miles from home, $10 a month (subsidized by employer). It has every machine. zillions of treadmills and elipticals, clean stocked locker rooms; I really have no excuse.</p>
<p>Thirty minutes on the elliptical and another 30 min on the weight machines.
It feels good. Usually, I am able to make better food choices when I exercise. Exercise is pretty much torture to me so I don’t want to negate it with poor eating.</p>
<p>Anyway, I plan to suck some motivation from you posters here!
Hope you don’t mind!</p>
<p>Vetta Lugano Trainer (sorry for the small picture)</p>
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<p>One-piece three-point trainers seem to be pretty uncommon today.</p>
<p>You can do it, musicmom. In my short-lived stretch of going to a gym, I had best results when I wrote down my workout ahead of time and then found a quiet corner to stash my water bottle, sweat towel, gym bag, with my list of exercises propped up against it. Then, I just worked my way through the list, occasionally changing the order if someone else was using what I needed to be on.</p>
<p>If I were scoping out stuff to do at the gym, I’d hunt down the assisted chin up machine. Forget the “dips” in the second half of this video, but the assisted chin ups are great and something that’s really hard to do at home:</p>
<p>[Cybex</a> Assisted Chin Up/Dip - YouTube](<a href=“FreeFitnessVideos.com: Cybex Assisted Chin Up/Dip - YouTube”>FreeFitnessVideos.com: Cybex Assisted Chin Up/Dip - YouTube)</p>
<p>The other one is the Lat Pull down:</p>
<p>[How</a> to do a “Lateral Pulldown” - YouTube](<a href=“How to do a "Lateral Pulldown" - YouTube”>How to do a "Lateral Pulldown" - YouTube)</p>
<p>These upper body pulling exercises are woefully weak for most of us and it’s a good one to set a long-term improvement goal by doing one or the other in every workout, maybe alternating between lat pulldowns one day and assisted chin ups the next.</p>
<p>As Mike Boyle says, a good workout is just a push, a pull, and something for the legs!</p>
<p>It’s also great to have access to a weight bench and a complete set of dumbbells.</p>
<p>Alternating DB bench press is a great exercise (just focus on throwing the weight off to the side if you start to drop one!)</p>
<p>[Lying</a> Down Alternate Dumbbell Bench Press - YouTube](<a href=“Lying Down Alternate Dumbbell Bench Press - YouTube”>Lying Down Alternate Dumbbell Bench Press - YouTube)</p>
<p>I also did these rows a lot. Great exercise:</p>
<p>[DB</a> Row - YouTube](<a href=“DB Row - YouTube”>DB Row - YouTube)</p>
<p>The nice thing is that, with a full set of DBs, you can start easy, get comfortable, and increase the weight in 2.5 or 5 pound increments as you go.</p>
<p>This one is a good leg exercise, if you want to do a whole little circuit by the DB rack:</p>
<p>[Dan</a> John: Goblet Squat - YouTube](<a href=“Dan John: Goblet Squat - YouTube”>Dan John: Goblet Squat - YouTube)</p>
<p>I used to stand one DB up on the end of a weight bench, so I could grab it in the goblet position easily. Just go as deep as you can, focus on keeping the weight on your heels. You’ll see really quick progress with this one and you can start really light. The weight is more a balance thing. It keeps you from leaning forward.</p>
<p>Wish me luck. I’m going for the burpees and kettlebell swings. Send the search party if I’m not back in 30 minutes… Arggghhh, this isn’t going to be fun… :)</p>
<p>Welcome, musicmom. You will love our group here! All levels, all types of fitness activities and eating plans. </p>
<p>Good luck iDad!</p>
<p>Running May Be Harmful to Your Heart</p>
<p>[Running</a> May Be Harmful to Your Heart | Yahoo! Health](<a href=“Health | Yahoo Life”>Health | Yahoo Life)</p>
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<p>Welcome MMom. You are setting a bar pretty high as a new comer to the group</p>
<p>Interesteddad, thanks for the tips. I need all the help I can get. I’m happy that there are others at this gym who look like me. I don’t feel soooooo out of place.
The lat pull down is one of my favorites. I want to use the machines for upper body strength (since I currently have NONE). I actually enjoy the elliptical as long as I find something engrossing on the TV to distract me. </p>
<p>MOWC, thanks. It is disheartening to see how unfit I’ve allowed myself to become.
I was a pretty serious runner and volleyball player many years ago. I have modest goals now and anything will be an improvement.</p>