04-02-17, 10:50 AM | |
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Atlanta, Ga.
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Don't get me started... my pet peeve in the whole world.. poor posture!!! If only people (of all ages) realized the benefits of good posture. Not only aesthetically, but strength and mobility wise too. I sometimes wonder why SO many people have poor posture... years of habit, muscle imbalance, weakness in the core??? Maybe all of the above.
I'm 60, and well past menopause. I haven't seen any changes except good ones. I did start doing a few things differently, but my reasons were just due to life circumstances of now being on my own, I could experiment with a different way of eating and a different way of working out. I know we can't discuss diet here, but I went from a diet of "moderation" in everything, to cutting out certain things in my diet that I felt weren't doing me any good. Then I quit working out at home and started attending a HIIT bootcamp twice a day and strength training with a personal trainer. I can tell you that I am more muscular and defined at 60 than I have ever been in my life. I also have more energy and stamina. I attribute this to four main things... HIIT bootcamp, heavy strength training, good nutrition and lots of excellent sleep.
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04-02-17, 12:54 PM | |
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Wisconsin
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I am always baffled by posts where people claim that high intensity exercise made them gain weight. I don't think so. I am certainly not a scientist, but I don't get that. It is logical to me that food makes you gain weight, not exercise. I think as we age, we certainly can't eat how we use to, but I don't think a good boot camp workout will make you fat. If you eat a ton of food afterwards, well, that might be the problem.
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04-02-17, 01:09 PM | ||
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Illinois
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This is an interesting thread because I'm curious what might help me shed some menopause pounds myself. I have been focused on Pilates for awhile & love the feeling, but I rarely do cardio & think I need to. I'm adding in some dream body & seeing how it goes.
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04-02-17, 01:13 PM | ||
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Tucson
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