08-06-21, 12:35 PM | |
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Maryland, USA
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Another option for "moderate" workouts that I have found and enjoy so far is Lively Ladies on You Tube. The instructor is from Ireland and has a lovely accent. There is no music - and her exercises remind me a bit of Pahla's (she is much lower key than Pahla, too!) but out of the two I did I found them to be a smidge more challenging than Pahla's more recent workouts. She also includes more complete warm-ups and cool downs - so although the title will say "25 min" the workouts are usually 35 min.
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08-06-21, 01:16 PM | ||
Join Date: Feb 2006
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08-06-21, 02:51 PM | ||
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Illinois
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My issue is similar to others - I don’t want to lose strength and unlike Pahla- strength is actually my first love. Cardio is a struggle for me. That’s what I love about kettlebells- best of both worlds.
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08-06-21, 03:15 PM | |
Join Date: Nov 2001
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I'm 73, and Pahla's workouts aren't enough for me. Her cardio doesn't elevate my heart rate, and her strength workouts are a prescription for losing my hard-earned muscle and strength. There's no way I could stay healthy if I ate as little as she says she does, nor can I imagine how boring my meals would be if I tried to eat the same number of calories every day (one of her recommendations).
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08-06-21, 04:33 PM | |
Join Date: Feb 2014
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I really enjoy her as a person, oddly enough I like her mindset work the most. I doubt that I would have even thought of mindset, sleep, water, and calories as part of my perimenopause 30 lb weight gain.
That said, I tore my meniscus in February and have been rehabbing it since. I tried just her workouts for a month or so, and got nowhere fast. But I think the daily walking didn't help my knee either. I couldn't do a lot of her moves because of my bad knee and bad lower back. I did cut back calories and lost a few pounds, which unfortunately just all came back and then some with my next cycle (I'm 47 and still frigging cycling regularly, argh!). Sigh. But that's perimenopause I guess. I've started just weight training even with my limited movements with my bad knee (and shoulder and hip and lower back!). I just like it more now than cardio or even walking simply because it doesn't aggravate my injuries oddly enough. I do think for me it's probably cutting calories and weight training if I'm ever going to really attack the 30-lb-menopot in my gut. So, long story short (or long), I like Pahla and I like the other aspects that she presents except her workouts. I do enjoy her cat and doggie though! |
08-06-21, 06:54 PM | |
Join Date: Aug 2005
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Moderate workouts work for me. Pahla used to exercise intensely due to long distance running. Yes, she has takien the strength workout down i intensity, too. I am not menopausal but will probably enter perimeno in about 2 years.
In other through threads through the years, I have always maintained that steady state cardio and moderate strength led to my best level of fitness. I haven't lost any strength or cardio capacity. Occasionally, I do a more intense workout for fun and I actually perform better now because I don't beat myself up on a regular basis and my muscles recover. I do Pahla, Jessica, Leslie workouts the most. My mom has always been an avid walker, never did formal strength training workouts but has always been active in daily activities and she has never struggled with being overweight and has good bone density at 70. I am sure part of it is genetics. |
08-06-21, 07:21 PM | |
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Maryland, USA
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Sherri - you are welcome!! I plan to do more from the Lively Ladies channel!
ellaenchanted - those are my favorite workouts as well. Steady state cardio relaxes me - I also like fusion workouts and Pilates. I think that Pahla is on to something with her 5.0 method - I do find that when I'm properly hydrated I feel better. I haven't been good about counting calories, and TBH, I just don't want to go there. I can definitely make some improvements to my diet - but I really don't want to log food or count calories - I do enjoy her mindset work and I think that is what i like about the chatter in her workouts - a lot about what she talks about is managing your mind. I wish I could sleep better - the insomnia does affect my morning workouts. Donna |
08-06-21, 07:38 PM | ||
Join Date: Jun 2009
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They aren’t Insanity-level of intense or anything like that, but they aren’t as easy as the recent ones I’ve tried. |
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08-06-21, 08:19 PM | |
Join Date: Aug 2005
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Another option I like is GetHealthyU TV by Chris Freytag. I got my subscription for the top level access for around $12 for the whole year. There are specials every year for subscriptions. There are lots of good moderate choices as well as some higher intensity workouts. Chris leads or is in a lot of the workouts but there are a few other instructors, too.
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appetite, lowering intensity, moderate intensity, over 50, pahla bowers, successful weight loss |
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