<p>BB- were we wearing Lululemon? :)</p>
<p>BB, saw a gal get out the Bosu Ball at the gym today and thought of you. :)</p>
<p>We have people at work that store their balls in their offices and bring them down for classes. There are balls in the classroom too but some people like to bring their own.</p>
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<p>I see “these kids” jumping down off 2 or 3 foot ledges going downhill on some of my hikes. Not this ol’ geezer. Jumping down from stuff is a surefire way to tear up knees that have been around the block for nearly 60 years. Boyle doesn’t even let his college athletes jump down off boxes after doing a plyo jump up. Says he’s seen too many injuries from jumping down.</p>
<p>Plus, it’s apparently a big no-no to ever jump downhill on a mountain trail. To easy to misjudge the steepness and start tumbling down a slope, which almost never ends well.</p>
It’s amazing how fragile some of our complex joints are. My guess is that they can handle an incredible amount of force and shock of the vast majority of use cases but hit it the wrong way and you can have catastrophic failure.
<p>Yesterday did a quick cardio dance class. This morning was kb class.
Lots of skill review, which was great. Especially since he mixes things up and approaches the same movements in different ways, so it’s never boring.
Packing and readying for the trip. Everyone keep up the good work while I’m gone. Healing thoughts for those who need it.</p>
<p>Have a good trip, CJane!</p>
<p>Apparently Insanity’s claim of “burning 1000 calories per workout” requires some qualifier. One needs probably at the same level as the instructor in terms of speed, intensity and form to achieve that much effect. Most of the people, such as the gentleman in video idad linked, will not be able to achieve 1/2 of the burning effect. </p>
<p>I am trying to fin excuse for my failing to achieve my weight loss target here. What can I say, I tried and my muscles are very sore. yet not so much calorie burnt.</p>
<p>Tomorrow, I am going to take a “running smooth” lesson.</p>
<p>The easiest way to burn 1K calories per workout in my book is to run ten miles. Of course running ten miles isn’t necessarily an easy workout for most people. Next would be two hours of singles tennis at a 4.5 level or above. But this isn’t easy either. My conclusion is that it’s not easy to burn 1K calories.</p>
Cycling 16-20 mph for 75 minutes burns close to 1000 calories. Running at
<p>Sorry …running at 7:30 mile for 75 minutes burns over 1000 calories. I think the cycling may be easier .</p>
<p>You could toss Mt Washington in there for more or less calories.</p>
<p>… or walking a good chunk of the Kalalau trail :)</p>
<p>Ohio, that must be what one burns above his BMR.</p>
<p>Ran my 4 miles on the dreadmill at 8:20 pace (about 7.2 mph). Decided to have some fun at the end and cranked the speed up to 9 mph maintaining it for a quarter of a mile! :eek: I survived!</p>
<p>Ran a mile on the treadmill just to verify that I could. It wasn’t a problem. Also did dips and pullups. I’m a lot more careful and things are getting better. I’m going to try 2 miles tomorrow.</p>
<p>" BB- were we wearing Lululemon? "
MOfWC, I think we were modeling our Nuu Muu dresses. Maybe we wore Lulemon leggings under them. 
Ahhh… Lululemon. Great stuff! Apparently, the company is planning to open a series of stores for men only, and a female talking head on CNBC had a blast asking male talking heads if they’d wear Lululemon leggings. :D</p>
<p>The Garmin calculated that my last hike “burned 1620 calories”. I believe that’s based on my weight and my heart rate over the 6.5 hours.</p>
<p>But, I think it’s a mistake to think about exercise in terms of “burning calories”. Not only are the estimates highly questionable, I think it sets up an unproductive way of thinking about fat loss and/or weight maintenance. Generally, I just don’t see “calories in/calories out” as being an effective model. Obviously, over time, if you eat more than you expend, you’ll generally gain weight. However, I don’t think we really have the ability to exert tight conscious control of that equation. And, trying to do so sets up a mental trap: “I burned 1000 calories so I can eat more…” </p>
<p>What works for me is to think about diet for fat loss and weight management and exercise for getting more fit – improving my “athleticism” (such that it is for a geezer), improving my conditioning, and building/maintaining strength and lean muscle.</p>
<p>I was surprisingly disappointed in the Insanity workout I watched. I had watched some P90X workouts a couple years ago and thought that, while they wouldn’t be my cup of tea, at least they had some elements of a good well-rounded workout. The Insanity workout was just sustained bodyweight cardio. Nothing really strength oriented and not really paced effectively for intervals. It’s essentially the same workout as running on the treadmill, which is fine, but most people don’t need MORE cardio.</p>
<p>Rest day for me. I had something like 12 hours of today’s US OPEN golf DVR’d and it was evident that I would have to work all day to get thru it! I did get up off the couch occasionally, so I might have burned a couple dozen calories today…</p>
<p>target + 21. Finally getting it to go my way. I will take it even it is just so slightly.</p>
<p>While I am using exercises to burn calories, I am also controlling the intakes - cutting almost all snacks out. But I am still intaking too much fruits. I need to change DW’s mind setting that fruits does not have calorie. As you all know, a medium size banana has just about the same as a can of soda.</p>
<p>Idad, I think you’re on to something with your weightloss theory. One thing that’s a little dangerous about the online trackers is that you can set your goal with a lofty calories burned budget and then miss a few days or not meet the predicted burn rate and before long your flatlined on weightloss. Although I’m flat these days due to general shenanigans and slowdown on the the rigor of the calorie budget, I recast the goal numbers now and then to get a good idea on food alone, then under-estimate the exercise portion in order to have a budget that, if kept, would still have me lose weight over the long term, even if mere ounces a week. </p>
<p>Eg., while running, for example, does burn calories over ten miles, you manage your diet so that you can run, not the other way around ;)</p>
<p>MOWC, a little competitive spirit never hurt a relationship The tri folks I know often struggle with the demands of the sport when they have spouses who don’t get it, so your son and the speed queen could actually be a GREAT match. You know what they say about men marrying their mothers :)</p>
<p>The first day I met my son’s serious gf, we were riding home from Ann Arbor and talking about her major, which is theater directing. Mcson was in the back seat and said, "yeah, mcgf had a similar background to yours – which apparently was news to mcgf. She then described her theatrical history in hs that led to having the strong portfolio for acceptance to her program whereby she’d written and directed various plays, etc… The incidents and commonality were eerily similar and we were both a little creeped out by it. We looked at each other and she said to me “Let’s never speak of this again.” It was hilarious, and she’s my favorite person for it.</p>
<p>“Let’s never speak of this again.”
Love it. :)</p>
<p>iDad, after all that inspiration yesterday, perhaps today would be a good day for a round of golf or to hit a bucket of balls? Take in a little Vitamin D?</p>