can these type workouts be done daily if the mood strikes?
I'm 48, need to lose about another 60 lbs to be at where I think I'll be much healthier (already lost about 20 since the end of December)...I'm NOT a weight lifter, gym rat, obsessed with a 6 pack, gotta-get-skinny or the type to worry if my size 4 booty is lifted or not (just gotta get the booty out of the upper teens if you get my drift
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usually when I get around to doing this type of workout I feel like doing another one the next day but if I don't then the mood passes.(sometimes for months!
) I've read you're supposed to wait a day between working the same body part with weights but I'm wondering if that's only for heavy weights/bulking up/sculpting muscle or working the part to exhaustion and being sore the next day? or is for any workout that uses a weight?
honesly this has never been a problem for me before and I've never paid much attention to discussions/articles because I've been a perpetual re-starter and usually am content with squeezing in a Leslie Sansone or bouncing on my rebounder to a beautiful virtual active hike/run while listening to music..toss in a jessica smith cardio or classical stretch or ellen barrett and a nice yoga that's not overchallenging and I'm a happy camper...other words maybe with intermediate being a dream goal..
I aim for a 30 min cardio workout daily - usually I manage more but with my shift a 15 min before work or (dream) a 30 min workout before work and a yoga or 15-30 min cardio after work is super for me. I consider myself woo-hoo if I get an hour total per day. so usually that translates into the stuff I mentioned - crunches and weights have never ranked high in my idea of good use of time (though I don't know why...guess always figured cardio was better for some reason) though I don't beat myself up if yoga zone sunrise or a classical stretch 22 min episode seems most appealing some mornings
a few weeks ago I did firm maximum body shaping...didn't use weights on the tall box climbs/dips/torture...felt those suckers and was shaking and missed a few...used I think 3 lbs on the other stuff unless she insisted on heavier for a single weight move...wasn't sore the next day but all day after doing the workout I could feel it but not achey just felt 'nice and tired'....haven't done any weight stuff since until yesterday morning when I woke up early with a wild hair to try a KCM - picked 'weights' and the timesaver favorite premix and I used 5 lbs weights then got a single 8 lb for those moves with a single weight. (read later she recommends 8 lb for beginners for the pair
oops!) I felt the moves but wasn't exhausted on all of them. also don't think i could've upped to 8 lbs and done them all either. after both workouts I felt stiff in the lower back - like I wanted to do a forward bend or twist to unkink it- not painful but the only stiffness I noticed.
so...that's how I used the workouts - nothing super heavy so I'm wondering if it's ok to do this type of workout this way and benefit or would I do better maybe upping the weight a bit and not being able to finish and doing them less often but still weekly or maybe twice a week? Like I said weights aren't my thing - I enjoy KCM and wouldn't mind trying a Firm occasionally. they might become my thing but as I've never been athletic or had any desire to be super athletic I dont' see that happening unless I notice I feel much better.
my instincts tell me to follow what someone has in their siggy line - the best exercise is the one I'll do and anything is better than nothing- something like that! and if the urge strikes to do 2 toning/weight type workouts back to back then do it...
my main goals right now (still being overweight and not in great healthy bloodwork wise) is 1) stick with exercising and enjoying it 2) get healthy 3) feel better
I'm thinking adding in some workouts with weights will help me with both cardio and toning and help me build more strength as well as increase my metabolism. plus add some variety which I like...