07-08-21, 10:54 AM | |
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Join Date: Dec 2001
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I wish "my younger self" had added stretching and yoga workouts early on. I always did cardio and strength consistently, but only did the occasional yoga workout every so often. It never really became a habit.
I have never been very flexible, and I'm finding I'm really enjoying (and needing) my yoga workouts now. It's really helped with my mood (and all my aches and pains!) So, my advice is to make time for the stretching component. It's really wonderful!
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07-09-21, 01:36 PM | |
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: PalmTreeVille
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1. Pick out a workout the night before.
2. Feel free to end a workout at the time you had planned to quit - no one will arrest you if you stop early! 3. You can get by with a few workouts from a series rather than obsessing about owning the entire set. 4. The best workout is the one you will do! 5. Acquiring more workouts ≠ success. 6. There's fulfillment in even the simplest of workouts. 7. Exercise will not erase bad eating habits.
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07-09-21, 08:14 PM | |
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Sonoma County, CA
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I'll join in with realizing that heavy weighted tall box climbs are not good in the long term when you have a 28" inseam. I did them, but ditched it finally after several years when I connected severe SI and hip pain/sciatica to the tall box stuff. To this day I have episodes of bursitis in my hip and have to be very careful with weighted leg work.
I WAS glad I ditched most high impact early on and either did low impact workouts only or modified on the rebounder. You don't have to have the most popular sets and jump on bandwagons. I did that a few times and most of the time wound up regretting it. Figure out what you'll do and do it. It's fine to branch out now and then, but you don't have to do it all.
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