<p>Only Taco Bell or McDonald’s for less than $8 counting a drink.</p>
<p>Shopping at Ikea Saturday with my wife. Turned into a mini workout because you have to pull/lift/carry/load all of your merchandise. Off yesterday. I agree with idad (and bill bowerman) that a rest day is good for you. Today 1 hour stretching/strength routine (followed the routine from the book Run Less, Run Faster.) Followed by tempo runs of 2 miles@7:00 pace. 2 minute walk. Followed by another 2 mile run @ 7:00 pace.</p>
<p>DadII:</p>
<p>I generally try to do 10 reps on each leg in a set of stability ball mountain climbers. Two sets. But, to make it harder, it’s better to hold each one a little longer than to just increase the reps.</p>
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<p>I did 21 pushups in the HOPS challenge today, nose touching the mat on each one. I’m not going to match your 37 any time soon. If you are looking for harder pushups (without adding a weight vest), you might try T-pushups (aka Santana pushups). A pair of 10 lb DBs is all I can manage. </p>
<p>[Santana</a> Push Ups - YouTube](<a href=“- YouTube”>- YouTube)</p>
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<p>As for making step ups harder… Unless you’ve got knee pain, increase the height a bit. Ideally, you want the knee bent at a 90 degree angle when your foot is up on the step. I use a 16 inch weight bench, which is just about perfect for me.</p>
<p>Do all your reps on one leg, up and down with the same leg, just barely grazing the step with the trailing leg at the top and being conscious to not push off at all with the trailing leg at the bottom. All the work is the leg on the step. Maybe 10 reps on one leg, then switch legs and do 10 reps on the other leg. Grab a couple of dumbbells at your sides. Last time I did them, I was hold a pair of 30 lb DBs and I was gassed after 10 reps on each leg. I’m going to put these in my next workout. Fantastic exercise for hiking up steep mountain trails! The only downside to this exercise is that it’s not a good one for people with achy knees.</p>
<p>mommusic,</p>
<p>Painting baseboards counts as a workout. I bet you’ll be sore.</p>
<p>CJANE:</p>
<p>Around here, I’ve never seen anything from UnderArmour for $4.97. They are usually pretty “proud” of their stuff, even at Marshall’s. Sounds like some terrific bargains.</p>
<p>Another good day of food tracking. My eighth day of reigning it in. Just under 1900 calories. 94 grams of carbs total, 72 grams net of fiber. Just 34 grams of sugar. Not too bad considering that I had two pork chops dusted in flour and pan fried in lard plus spicy broccoli slaw (with some sugar) for dinner.</p>
<p>For the last week, I’ve averaged 1840 calories a day. 86 total grams of carbs, 63 grams net of fiber. And, 28 grams of sugar.</p>
<p>[Seattle</a>, WA | Electric Run](<a href=“http://electricrun.com/seattle-wa/]Seattle”>http://electricrun.com/seattle-wa/)</p>
<p>Electric Run Seattle – only in Puyallup, lol. Kind of a stretch. ;)</p>
<p>(received an email promoting this run recently)</p>
<p>The Electric Run looks awesome! </p>
<p>I’ve been back tracking rather diligently. I have had inexplicably crazy low calorie counts the last days, especially given the exercise I am getting. Not sustainable, nor desirable but I think I have just been happy to “reclaim” my kitchen after the holidays.</p>
<p>Today was more reasonable:
Cals:1403
Fat :79 g
Carbs:26 g
Fiber:2 g
Protein:136 g
Sugars:15 g</p>
<p>I carefully tallied calories yesterday - 2100. It was a normal intake for me. I never considered myself to have a fast metabolism but maybe I do.</p>
<p>Hi guys, haven’t posted in a while, love following everyone’s adventures. One app that has really helped me is “fitness builder” from the pump one company. U can get all diff kinds of workout routines and now even fitness classes where u are led thru exercises in video format. Great for iPad and motivating for exercises I don’t like, such as burpees, etc. all different kinds of classes, levels, workouts. I use it for at home workouts…some use just bodyweight, others dumbells or stability ball, etc. I am much better following a DVD at home, fitness bulderk very little money per month, this app gives me fitness classes on iPad…</p>
<p>As for me, I agree it’s essential to switch up workouts, so I alternate with yoga, chi gung, intervals (gotta watch those knees),weights, bodyweight, walks, hiking when I get the chance, and meditation which is important and I don’t think we discuss here much.</p>
<p>I don’t track calories, but believe in the lo carb approach generally, - by far my best blood work is when I am trying to limit carbs. </p>
<p>Today is a 30 min yoga or chi gung workout and 30 minutes in pool doing laps. I never liked running so that’s not my thing. Always been active physically, but found now at 55 I can’t take too much knee impact!</p>
<p>Oh, one more interesting thing I have recently seen… A great documentary on traditional diets vs the standard American… Saw it on amazon instant. Video. " the perfect human diet". I dad, right up your alley I think!</p>
<p>Today marks day 7 of food tracking and increased exercise. Down two pounds, which I will take. Hate to think how much I must have been eating before. Still having trouble reducing carbs, but will keep working on it.</p>
<p>Deborah, I have a lovely flashing mohawk that would be the perfect accessory for your Electric Run…</p>
<p>19 degrees- 3.1 miles this morning. Marmot tights were perfect. No wind (there is now) so it wasn’t too bad. I’ve ordered this reversable buff (fleece on one side) for neck/head on these really cold days. Recommended by one of my CT running friends!</p>
<p>;) It says they’re capping the race at 10,000 people. 10,000. Mind-boggling.</p>
<p>MOWC, 19 degrees, brrr!</p>
<p>This will be an indoor week of running- temp is 1 degree this morning, wind chill -14 and a little snow to boot - that will be the story most of the week. Have found that if I go to my indoor fitness center I can do 1/2 indoor track and 1/2 treadmill and find a balance between getting my 3 miles in and not getting too bored with either.</p>
<p>Way to go sabaray!</p>
<p>Tried to get out to the gym today but garage door won’t stay closed. -12 out and -47 with wind chill so no chance I am walking the neighborhood. Need to figure out a house workout with no equipment. Any suggestions?</p>
<p>I like this workout for using no equipment.</p>
<p>[Cardio</a> fitness, sculpt and tone - eFit30 - YouTube](<a href=“Total Body, Cardio Fitness, Workout, Sculpt and Tone - YouTube”>Total Body, Cardio Fitness, Workout, Sculpt and Tone - YouTube)</p>
<p>I keep meaning to try out that eFit30 workout, BC. </p>
<p>My at home stretch routine tends to look something like this:</p>
<p>side leg raises
single leg circles
the glutes thing
planks
side planks
superman
bird dog
leg adduction exercise (on side)
squats
reverse lunges
quads stretch
heel raises
pushups</p>
<p>usually followed by the stuff I do with the weights we have here</p>
<p>That sounds more like a strength-core workout than stretching.</p>
<p>A lot of repetitions of the leg exercises (and some others I didn’t list like hurdler’s stretch or don’t know the name of that I add in sporadically)…</p>
<p>Recommendations/suggestions for me, BC?</p>