<p>Thread came though as expected for trx advice. thanks!</p>
<p>Last day in the gym for a while.
Skipped the Pilates stuff today, not sure why, but didn’t miss it a bit.
Rowing intervals
lots of Squats and Deadlifts
jump rope/burpee tabata</p>
<p>In tennis, you can hit the serve basically on one foot with the other foot doing a follow-through. If you are not careful, you can roll your follow-through foot. I did that once and was out for a while. That’s a conservative serve. What you see in professional play is the jump serve where both feet go up into the air and you can imagine the potential for injury. I can play a match using jump serves but I usually don’t. The height and power benefits are outweighed by the injury potential at my age.</p>
<p>Kind of like taking jumpshots in basketball.</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses. I joined weight watchers to lose 15 to 20lbs but since I don’t eat much meat and very little diary I’m not doing very well getting protein in my diet. I eat a ton of fruit , especially this time of year. I’ve been doing slim fast for breakfast but switching back to oatmeal, which I love. Also my trainer suggested protein shakes maybe twice a week instead of oatmeal. Main reason for all this is to lower my cholesterol 380 last test plus ldl ratio was really bad. Looking at my diet I was eating way too much carbs and processed foods. Just need a change of lifestyle.</p>
<p>Lots of ways to get protein in diet besides through animal products, although it can be more challenging.</p>
<p>I think oatmeal is preferable to protein shakes - especially for lowering cholesterol if that is a concern. Check out the #1 food.
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<p>kmcmom- thanks for the visualization link. I am the most skeptical of skeptics when it comes to what I call “woo woo” things – a source of a certain type of yoga’s turn offs for me, but I have become a recent convert (and now somewhat addicted) to) my iphone meditation apps. I will definitely be trying the visualization stuff in addition to idad’s and other’s trx suggestion.
I will report results (or lack thereof ;)) upon my return.
As to my role on the sailboat – traditionally it has been cook and cocktail-mixer-in-chief. I try to be as “hands-off” as possible when it comes to the other stuff.</p>
<p>I have some no-sugar cocktail powder mixes that I will take with me, but I don’t even know if I will be going for that. I drink alcohol on very rare occasion at home, mainly on vacation and then maybe one or two cocktails max. I really, really don’t want to jeopardize my recent significant progress. It has taken me literally years to figure out how to get to this point, and in the past even a couple of cocktails on vacation has led to weight gain. Don’t think it will be worth it.</p>
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<p>Everyone is different, but this has been absolutely untrue for me.
I love plain oatmeal and used to eat it frequently. It was a co-conspirator in the whole grain, low fat, plant based diet that led me to become chubby.
Protein shakes are essential for me to get adequate protein. I used to be very suspicious of the protein bros claims, but I have come to accept that, even though I don’t like the taste of them, nor do I relish a food product that seems so “unnatural”, I honestly don’t think I could have achieved the results I have without the carb free protein shakes.
I eat fish, lots of eggs, chicken breasts, some cheese, but always struggle to get enough protein in.</p>
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<p>I would have thought that was true, but my own experience suggests otherwise. I spend time outdoors–lots of gardening and walking. I’m outside every day. I was completely surprised by the results of my blood work. I am severely deficient in Vitamin D, which is why my doctor suggested Vitamin D supplements.</p>
<p>I’m still pretty new to a lot of this stuff. Are “bodyweight” exercises woo woo? CJane, when you say woo woo does that mean a fad?</p>
<p>CJane, I admit I had not heard of increasing protein to lower cholesterol, as newfaiths trainer is advising.
Do you have any links that explain in more detail? I couldnt find any that didnt rely heavily on soy, which I want to avoid because my thyroid is already wonky.</p>
<p>welcome to the forum newfaith.</p>
<p>I haven’t been on this thread in a long time.</p>
<p>After many, many failed efforts to stick with a regular exercise routine, I finally took an honest evaluation of myself and realized that: I am a morning person, I don’t have a huge amount of time, the only exercise I like is walking.With all of that in mind I started walking on the treadmill in the AM for 20 minutes. That’s all. Just 20 minutes a day. I have gradually increased both the speed and incline and have recently added in some running intervals. Am proud to say that I have stuck with it since January. Finally found what worked for me.</p>
<p>EK- I apologize. You are correct. I was not making a recommendation specific to cholesterol-lowering benefits of protein shakes. I never had an issue with my cholesterol, so I was thinking more in terms of general weight loss, increase in lean muscle mass, hence improvement on the “good cholesterol” numbers.</p>
<p>Just completed the second night of the insanity. It is much easier this time once I control my own pace. </p>
<p>I started with a 0.25 mile jog on treadmill to warm up. Went with the DVD through the first two rounds. By the third round, my vinyl floor is so slippery from my sweat, I can’t move any more. So I just did the push ups and the basketball shot. </p>
<p>Once the DVD is done, I did another 0.5 miles on treadmill to cool down. Since this session was about cardio, I finished the night with 2 sets of 30 push ups. </p>
<p>Drink a lot of water and ate 1/4 of a high protein bar.</p>
<p>DadII- Many people use Nike Frees in the gym. There are Nike Free cross trainers fistict from running shoes. You can also look on Roadrunnersports for a training shoe. They aren’t going to be cheap. I would not be doing the exercises you are doing, though. I predict injury if you keep jumping.</p>
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<p>Cheers for FallGirl!!!</p>
<p>I think they said that our body does not use fat for energy in the first 25 minutes. If that is correct, you need to lengthen your morning walk to at least 30 minutes.</p>
<p>Deborah: “woo woo” is my term for things that seem pseudo-scientific or New Agey to me. Bodyweight exercises are not woo woo, but chanting, channeling, and crystal therapy are. No offense to any afficionados of the aforementioned-- just a personal style thing for me. Anything that references “energy” in a really vague way usually falls into that category, as well. I used to think meditation was woo-woo, but now I’m a convert ;)</p>
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<p>To increase the calories burn, the exercise uses a lot of jumps - from side to side, front to back, and basketball shots. </p>
<p>My problem now is actually the weak core. I can’t get my knees high enough. And I need to get a high traffic style carpet. The floor is flooded after 15 minutes of these high HR. </p>
<p>Well, after a while, I do get a high from those intensive intervals. IDK, I might keep doing this rather than the running. We will see.</p>
<p>Thanks. I will look at Nike next time I go shopping.</p>
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<p>Retail wise, I am sure. I only shop at discount stores. The problem is that I will not be able to tell if the shoes is for running or cross training at the store. May have to just buy several pairs and return those I can’t use.</p>
<p>FallGirl:</p>
<p>Yay! Sounds fantastic. Just about any exercise program can help. The key is to find something that you like and will keep doing regularly. Walking, especially if you add hills to keep increasing the intensity to match your improving fitness, is fantastic exercise. It’s been a weekly part of my exercise for nearly 3.5 years now.</p>
<p>I’ve never tried yoga or pilates. I am a fan of tai chi. :)</p>
<p>CJane, any thoughts on Al Kavadlo’s exercises? A lot of them look very difficult to me.</p>