07-16-16, 07:42 PM | |
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: New Jersey
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Jerebo, I can't say which Tracie dvds would be best for your specific issues, but I really like her Stronger Longers the best. I think they have fantastic stretching throughout, but especially at the end. The pace is very deliberate, and I don't think there are any funky movements that could hurt you. Look at some clips to be sure.
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07-17-16, 10:54 AM | |
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Illinois
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As a late forty something who struggles with thyroid issues I will give my $.02. I have always been a strength gal by nature. Never cardio & never impact. I struggle with low energy from thyroid & recently decided to give Essentrics a true shot. Last month I started alternating hammer & chisel strength workouts with Essentrics. I had hip pain from sitting, but otherwise no other ailments other than energy. What do you know, after that month my body actually started to "crave" the Essentrics workouts. If I woke up & wasn't sure what to do, Essentrics it was.
I am now 17 days into my new rotation of Jessica & Essentrics & I'm finding I can no longer alternate. I need/want an Essentrics workout DAILY. I can't go a day without doing it. I'm alternating more intense Essentrics with lighter, stretchier ones. But I need them. After I finish this 6 week Jessica rotation I'm going to only do Essentrics for two weeks & see how it goes. What I've noticed besides my body craving it, is my energy is much better. I can actually stay awake past 10pm, my hips are very much less achy, my posture is better, balance is better & ive actually lost about 2 pounds. Coming from not being able to lose at all, in fact, gaining with this thyroid issue - losing even a pound is a victory! Good luck!
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07-17-16, 08:52 PM | ||
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Southern girl here...
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07-17-16, 09:26 PM | |
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: West of Chicago in the Illinois Corn Belt
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I am another person who craves/wants CS/Essentrics daily. Sometimes I miss a few days and I just don't feel good like I do if I do one first thing in the morning. I was a nay-sayer a few years ago and started with the Arm/abs workout and got hooked. I too have lost weight. I have had digestive issues the past year so it could be that but I think it's the combination of the Heath issue and doing the CS/Essentrics daily. I don't know how else to describe it. I just feel good. (Sheesh, I sound like a V8 juice commercial).
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