05-04-02, 06:44 AM | |
Join Date: May 2002
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a real beginner with lots of questions
I stumbled onto this site when looking for some info on oof balls. What a gold mine of information!! But I have to admit I am now more confused than ever.
A bit about me -- I am 42 and over the past year my body has really changed. I have gained some weight --up to 118lbs at 5" 3", but mostly I have just gotten very soft and jiggley. YUCK! I have tried the Strong Women Stay Young program, but just couldn't stick with it. I want to loose a few pounds, but mostly want to tone up my arms, stomach, and thighs. I need something to do at home cause the closest gym is 45 min away. So that brings me to videos. But the selection is so overwhelming. I have young children who homeschool and the regular reasons for needing to spend the least amount of time working out so tapes that are 30 to 45 min have the most chance of fitting my life. Below is the link to what I was looking at that uses an oof ball. Any thoughts? http://www.worlddancer.com/videoooof.html I also have to admit that motivation is an issue. I had just decided that there's no use when I found this site. Maybe there is some hope after. Thanks much for any tips. MG |
05-04-02, 07:39 AM | |
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: New England
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Welcome!
Hi mgwv,
I started with exercise videos for many of the same reasons you are considering them -- time crunched and homeschooling four children. I had one exercise video and used it for two or three months before I found this site. I was completely overwhelmed with all the information here. And that was five years ago - when VF was much smaller! My first recommendation would be to check out the Beginners Corner here at VF. There are some excellent tips there and the videos listed will help you narrow down your choices. You don't need a lot of videos to get started -- maybe one strength and one cardio. Then as you can add to your collection depending on your personal needs. (Warning: if you hang out with us too long, your "needs" will drastically change ) The tapes produced by the FIRM may be of interest to you because they are a time efficient way of combining aerobics and strength work. They produced a three tape Basics series a while back, but I don't know about current availability. They recently released a new three tape series. (Perhaps you've seen the informerical?) If you decide that would be of interest to you, please order it through Collage video, because there have been many problems with customer service through the Firm itself. Speaking of http://www.collagevideo.com/, their site features film clips to give you an idea of what the videos they currently carry are like. You may also want to visit some of the check-ins here on VF. Posters with common interests post their workouts each week for mutual support. The Beginners, Time-Crunched, and the one for women in their 40s may be of particular interest to you. You can scan those for some more ideas of what videos might work in your situation or just to help keep your motivatation up. Hopefully someone else will chime in regarding the Oof ball -- that's one piece of equipment I haven't purchased yet. Probably just a matter of time!! Again, welcome! |
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