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You could definitely do indoor walking. Those irritate my hip flexors. But, I have slight scoliosis and a leg a bit shorter than the other that bows out a wee bit so it may be my anatomy. I walk outside-1 to 2 miles a day. I also wear a pedometer to make sure I move more during my day. I also had elbow tendinitis about 8 years ago. It took a year to really heal. It flared again with a weight rotation three years later. After another year of healing, I decided to not use weights over 5# anymore. I am a petite meso/gymnast build so that works great for me. And lisa does use hand weights and a band in some workouts.
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I really should take my own advice as well as yours and give it a try myself. I like Pilates and Yoga and Classical Stretch, but I always feel (mentally) they are not "enough" by themselves so I always try to incorporate other things and usually end up with aches and pains and a grumpy body/attitude. So, in spite of my giving the advice to just try it for a month, I haven't (yet), although I'm getting there. I guess it is a process.....
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I've read multiple stories on VF and on other sites about remarks, intended to be compliments, given to people who had suffered illness, injury, and stress. I recently started a thread on the subject (Less-than-happy stories about "weight loss" remarks) that links to other pages. In particular, https://beautyredefined.org/when-you...harm-than-good has lots of women's stories and links to even more discussion. I was also thinking of her because she mentions things like adjusting workout frequency and rest time, things that don't necessarily require the most drastic changes in schedule.
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05-05-17, 06:24 PM | ||
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I think working out is so individual-specific and there is no one-size fits all. It is a lot of experimenting to find out what is enough without being too much. And there are personal tastes and preferences to consider, too. If you don't enjoy Pilates or yoga, or whatever, you aren't likely to stick with it. And, you do raise a good point, oftentimes weight loss is considered ideal even if there is no need for a person to lose weight and even if the reason for the weight loss is not a happy one. Whenever I have lost significant amounts of weight it has been due to stress which is not good at all!! Donna |
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05-19-17, 12:40 PM | |
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Maryland, USA
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Hi,
I found this channel today https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC88...WoPyCksFf1V7kQ Laura Firth - looks good from what I have seen so far! Donna |
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I took the plunge and signed up for PBL. I'm done my 10 day free trial and am continuing on. I do love it. We'll see how long it keeps my interest. And I'm discovering that Pilates is not easy, so that helps with missing the intensity workouts. I do feel a lot better, and I'm sleeping better! I feel "tighter" too
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