05-20-16, 01:12 PM | |
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Cocoa Beach
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Sometimes I feel the same. I usually do a 30 min workout like X3 or Hard Corp, or now I'm doing JNL again. Then I add on my barre work so it's around an hr. For me though I just can't face longer workouts anymore like in the past. I just focus on when I did do longer stuff my body didn't look any better. When I see a timer that starts with 45 min or more I cringe.
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05-20-16, 01:19 PM | |
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Join Date: Nov 2001
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I guess i just feel like the weight creeps up little by little each year, and to keep it off, I just feel like 30 minutes isn't enough for me. That's what I mean by results. I eat healthy, but not 100% clean all the time. I'm too busy for that, ha ha! I'm not trying to get a six pack, but I would like to just keep my pants fitting the same way. And part of me just doesn't feel worked out. Or not satisfied in some way. Those intense 30 minute workouts just have a huge dread factor for me, honestly. I'm talking about workouts like JMBR, JNL Fusion, 21DF, 21DFX, etc.
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05-20-16, 01:20 PM | ||
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Join Date: Nov 2001
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05-20-16, 01:56 PM | ||
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: I love that dirty water...
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The sticky wicket, of course, is that life does get crazy and sometimes 30 minutes (or 20, or 15!) is all we can manage. Any of it is good for health and well-being. |
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05-20-16, 02:03 PM | |
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Duluth, MN/Superior, WI
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I agree about the intensity possibly being the issue. There are many threads on here where people have scaled back and see some weight loss from that, plus they felt better.
I'm in that boat myself right now, I'm 46 and I just can't face the really tough workouts very often anymore, so I'm doing Jessica Smith, light aerobics, Classical Stretch, and lighter weights. Typically 30 min or less. And then I try to do more walking, and more general activity throughout the day. I often jump on my treadmill in the evening and walk at a comfortable pace while I watch TV.
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05-20-16, 02:19 PM | |
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Illinois
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I'm in a different camp than you. the more I read, the more I realize I need to step it down a notch, not up. The tougher workouts I do, the more I stress my body and the more it holds on to weight. Obviously, everybody is different, but I am giving this a shot to see if it doesn't help me lose what I'm holding on to.
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