08-03-13, 02:12 PM | ||
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Atlanta, Ga.
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Now that I have my workout room (I started working out at home with the Firm Volume 1 on the living room floor in front of the TV), I wouldn't dream of doing it any other way.... not to mention all I have invested in the DVDs. It's the perfect way to work out for me. I do have an interesting story about a neighbor of mine. She is actually a personal trainer and has been a fitness competitor in the past. One day she came over and did a workout video with me. It was Bob Harper's Total Body Transformation. She was sore for days after, in ways she hadn't ever been before. It was completely different from what she was used to in the gym. I think that's a great recommendation for a workout video if it can make a personal trainer sore!
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08-03-13, 05:13 PM | ||
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Madison, WI, USA
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The spin classes were not Les Mills so it was better, quieter music. I enjoyed those for a few months. I stopped taking spin classes because of an instructor. She was always telling people to work harder. Well, I was working as hard as I could and she had the nerve to increase my tension on my bike. I moved it back. I don't workout to be insulted. There were some awesome spin teachers, but the awful one work best with my schedule.I like that consistency of instruction on DVDs. I know the instructors I like and stick to them. |
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08-03-13, 06:06 PM | ||
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Germany
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Which just goes to show that we have access to a lot more variety through videos than we would have if we went to a gym. |
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08-03-13, 06:40 PM | |
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Here
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*Consistent* exercise is very important part of fitness and I think it's very individual choice of how to go about it. Some will prefer a gym, some will prefer home (either paper or DVDs), some prefer a bit of both.
There are of course, advantages and disadvantages of both, which has already been discussed here, so I won't repeat all of it. I sometimes get the urge to join a gym. It would be nice to have more workout partners! I would enjoy the company. However, I always talk myself out of it because I prefer the convenience of home and prefer solitude more often than not. VF is a great place for exercise discussion though and I enjoy the company here. |
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Arizona
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I realized I should add to my original post that I like Pilates, and don't have a problem with it now. I think I started with something too advanced, and it discouraged me.
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My dh is pretty supportive of my video workouts, and is happy I'm in better shape. Although, he doesn't get the need for more videos, lol. Quote:
And that is a great recommendation for a workout video!
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08-03-13, 07:40 PM | ||
Join Date: May 2010
Location: PA
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I also think for many people workout DVDs don't work as they don't feel motivated enough to actually get off their butt and DO a workout! It's strangely easier for some to stick to a scheduled time for a class at the gym! For me it's the other way around... While I might sometimes (especially now during the summer break!) not always stick to my preferred time (working out in the early morning after my cup of coffee and breakfast), at least I know I can work out any time I want, even if it ends up being in the late evening! I don't depend on a class!
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08-03-13, 07:45 PM | |
Join Date: May 2010
Location: PA
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LOL, same here! Usually people tie my physical appearance to my plant based diet, which of course does have something to do with it to an extend but there are plenty of vegans out there who're overweight and unhealthy!.. For some reason the label 'vegan' just automatically puts into people's mind that we're all fit/healthy/skinny (the latter word is nothing I like to have applied to myself, but that's another story..)..
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