...I want to do them, but no. I'm horribly lazy.
However, the baby is now over the age of one and I'm tired of the baby belly pooch, I need alternatives to sit ups! Women with children (DSD, everyone knows you're milf-material, what did you do?), gym type people (Neph, help me...you're my only hope!), whadda ya got? Something relatively easy that is still worthwhile if I only do it for five minutes. I get bored easily, I get distracted between repetitions. If you tell me it'll be a 20 minute thing, I'll put it off until I'm too tired. Yes, I know this is all my fault, but if you have anything helpful, I'm just being realistic here people.
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Rigorous energetic sex?
Patrician wrote:
Rigorous energetic sex?
Aww, thanks sweetie, but I've already done the British thing!
I'm sure you're all the same. I've decided to find a guy in either Spain, Greece, or Italy next...fine way to travel!
Nexa
(who is actually involved with an American for a change)
“It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But a half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor.â€
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― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
Quote:
(who is actually involved with an American for a change)
Okay, spill the deets.
For belly stuff, not only sit ups but reverse crunches and just lots of cardio.
One of my friends SWEARS by pushing a baby stroller while you're roller-blading. She says it's the best exercise ever.
Thumbelyna Quick Hands wrote:
For belly stuff, not only sit ups but reverse crunches and just lots of cardio.
One of my friends SWEARS by pushing a baby stroller while you're roller-blading. She says it's the best exercise ever.
Ok, what the hell is a reverse crunch? Cardio...does sitting in a rocking chair at the computer help? It's got to be a little better, right?
Roller blading and pushing a baby stroller, hahahahhaha. I know we haven't met, but I'm the least coordinated person ever. I walk into door frames and trip on my own toes.
I need to get a kayak...then at least my arms would look ok again, hahaha. Some sort of abdominally powered kayak would be even better, but it might look a little funny to the other folks at the lake. hrmph...
Nexa
“It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But a half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor.â€
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
I'd imagine that holding your feet up while sitting (at the computer) would help.
By that I mean: Sitting down normally (back against the chair), put your knees together and hold your feet up an inch or two from the floor. Doing this will engage upper thigh, pelvic(?) and stomach muscles. Just hold this for however long you can while doing your normal work, then go back to it after a bit.
By that I mean: Sitting down normally (back against the chair), put your knees together and hold your feet up an inch or two from the floor. Doing this will engage upper thigh, pelvic(?) and stomach muscles. Just hold this for however long you can while doing your normal work, then go back to it after a bit.
publiusvarus wrote:
we all know liberals are well adjusted american citizens who only want what's best for society. While conservatives are evil money grubbing scum who only want to sh*t on the little man and rob the world of its resources.
Try the dumbbell swing. I suppose it is a full bodied exercise, but you can really feel it in your abs. Right now, I am lazy and just do 2 sets of 25, but I want to work on getting up to 4 sets of 25 a day.
Also - remember that there is no such thing as spot reducing - just gotta lose weight to reduce certain areas. =(
Also - remember that there is no such thing as spot reducing - just gotta lose weight to reduce certain areas. =(
An easy way to slide yourself into to doing sit ups would be to do a couple of easier variations on the classic "sit-up" and do as many as you feel comfortable with. A couple such things are lying on the ground flat out on your back, raise your heels a couple inches off the ground, hold, and relax. Another would be to lie on your back with your knees bents, palms placed upon your thighs close to your pelvis and slide your hands up towards your knee caps slowly, holding yourself there and releasing.
If you could keep up a small cardio routine such as jogging 3 or 4 times a week for a short while or walking as much as you can while doing gentle exercises to tone up your tum you'd be feeling a lot better about yourself in no time.
edited for excessive use of the word "slowly"
Edited, Jul 16th 2006 at 8:12pm EDT by Walkerscrisps
If you could keep up a small cardio routine such as jogging 3 or 4 times a week for a short while or walking as much as you can while doing gentle exercises to tone up your tum you'd be feeling a lot better about yourself in no time.
edited for excessive use of the word "slowly"
Edited, Jul 16th 2006 at 8:12pm EDT by Walkerscrisps
kundalini wrote:
Also - remember that there is no such thing as spot reducing - just gotta lose weight to reduce certain areas. =(
/nod I didn't mean to suggest that situps or other ab exercises would be the sole solution.
Walking a minimum of 15 minutes a day at a good pace (you can put Hannah in the stroller, that resistance will just be an added workout) instead of a leisurely stroll would be good. Try 3 times a week: set of pushups (start with 5 and try to work yourself up to 15), a set of crunches (aim for 20 while keeping good form), then a set of lunges (aim for 5 each side with good form) will give a good all-body work out.
You people aren't listening. I want a quick and painless miracle solution to my problem. Where's Dr. Atkins when I need him?
Oh yeah...dead.
Nexa
Oh yeah...dead.
Nexa
“It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But a half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor.â€
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
Nexa wrote:
You people aren't listening. I want a quick and painless miracle solution to my problem. Where's Dr. Atkins when I need him?
Oh yeah...dead.
Nexa
Oh yeah...dead.
Nexa
Try Scientology, it made Kirstie Alley skinny!
Thumbelyna Quick Hands wrote:
Try Scientology, it made Kirstie Alley skinny!
Well, I'll try anything once! If only I could meet a nice rich actor to jump up and down on a couch over me, and I'd be sold!
Nexa
“It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But a half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor.â€
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
Nexa wrote:
I want a quick and painless miracle solution to my problem.
Lipo
"I have lost my way
But I hear a tale
About a heaven in Alberta
Where they've got all hell for a basement"
But I hear a tale
About a heaven in Alberta
Where they've got all hell for a basement"
Get yourself one of those little wheels with the handles on it. I can't describe it any better than that; I always just call it the ab-wheel. It is the most basic little excercise tool, and you can find them all over: garage sales, pawn shops, Goodwill, other peoples' closets, work-out-equipment vendor places, etc..
You get down on all fours, holding the wheel by it's handles, naturally, and roll out to extend as far as you can, and then you retract till your reach a position like a muslim in prayer. Repeat. The first time you do this, you'll be lucky to do five of them. Then you're abdominals will cry out and you'll be too sore for a week to do the thing again. Keep this up for awhile, though, and you'll get an awesome six-pack, like me. And I drink a lot of beer, so it even allows you to maintain an unhealthy lifestyle and still look sexy.
There's your miracle, and when you get all toned with this minimal time and effort and thought, you can send me pics as thanks.
Edit: Oh snap, I even found you a link to a testimonial by a fucking mountain climber! This is how important those pics are to me. Get to work.
Edited, Jul 16th 2006 at 10:06pm EDT by Barkingturtle
You get down on all fours, holding the wheel by it's handles, naturally, and roll out to extend as far as you can, and then you retract till your reach a position like a muslim in prayer. Repeat. The first time you do this, you'll be lucky to do five of them. Then you're abdominals will cry out and you'll be too sore for a week to do the thing again. Keep this up for awhile, though, and you'll get an awesome six-pack, like me. And I drink a lot of beer, so it even allows you to maintain an unhealthy lifestyle and still look sexy.
There's your miracle, and when you get all toned with this minimal time and effort and thought, you can send me pics as thanks.
Edit: Oh snap, I even found you a link to a testimonial by a fucking mountain climber! This is how important those pics are to me. Get to work.
Edited, Jul 16th 2006 at 10:06pm EDT by Barkingturtle
Iamadam the Shady wrote:
Lipo
That's not miraculous, I'd get no satisfaction from that! Can't you understand that I'm just being difficult?
Nexa
“It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But a half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor.â€
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
Barkingturtle wrote:
You get down on all fours, holding the wheel by it's handles, naturally, and roll out to extend as far as you can, and then you retract till your reach a position
hahaha, if it was from anyone other than you honey, I wouldn't immediately assume you were just messing with me. I'm not falling for this...again
Nexa
“It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But a half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor.â€
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
want to know the truth for what I did? To be very honest, after my son was born, no matter what I tried, be it dieting, regular excersise, etc, nothing worked. I had 25 lbs that no matter how hard and long I tried, I could not get rid of. I even had my Dr send me to a nutritionist, and worked diligently with her for 3 months, with both diet and excersise ( btw did you know you need to eat a certain amount of calories per day or else your body will hold on to anything extra in the case your trying to starve yourself?)
Even working very closely with my nutritionist, nothing worked. For awhile I went into a state of depression. Then it dawned on me. If I had done everything I could in my power and nothing worked, then at least I had tried my damndest. It took a lot of confidence, but I stopped caring minutely about my weight, and learned to enjoy what life did offer: my son. I ate normally, indulged every once in awhile and the rest of the time ate sensibly. And little by little, without even knowing it, the weight came off. I give credit to 3 things: chasing after and really engaging in my sons activities (swimming, hiking, pushing on the swings or hammock, walking the neighborhood, and now biking), nhot scrutinizing every little thing I put in my mouth and just eating until I am satisfied, and to cease caring as much about my weight in general. While I might weigh an extra 10 pounds now more than I care to, I keep in mind the muscle tone I do have and the fact I actually have a figure I can, if not be proud of, at least be content with.
So in short, dont kill yourself or put too much credit into the fad diets. Everything in moderation and just make sure, now that Hannah is walking, that you get out and enjoy a lot of outdoor activity with her. Find local parks or places to hike or walk, take her out in a wagon, or find a local gymboree place that you can join in with her. The weight and body tone will come in time without you having to worry endlessly over it. besides, wheres the fun in that?
Even working very closely with my nutritionist, nothing worked. For awhile I went into a state of depression. Then it dawned on me. If I had done everything I could in my power and nothing worked, then at least I had tried my damndest. It took a lot of confidence, but I stopped caring minutely about my weight, and learned to enjoy what life did offer: my son. I ate normally, indulged every once in awhile and the rest of the time ate sensibly. And little by little, without even knowing it, the weight came off. I give credit to 3 things: chasing after and really engaging in my sons activities (swimming, hiking, pushing on the swings or hammock, walking the neighborhood, and now biking), nhot scrutinizing every little thing I put in my mouth and just eating until I am satisfied, and to cease caring as much about my weight in general. While I might weigh an extra 10 pounds now more than I care to, I keep in mind the muscle tone I do have and the fact I actually have a figure I can, if not be proud of, at least be content with.
So in short, dont kill yourself or put too much credit into the fad diets. Everything in moderation and just make sure, now that Hannah is walking, that you get out and enjoy a lot of outdoor activity with her. Find local parks or places to hike or walk, take her out in a wagon, or find a local gymboree place that you can join in with her. The weight and body tone will come in time without you having to worry endlessly over it. besides, wheres the fun in that?
Nexa wrote:
Barkingturtle wrote:
You get down on all fours, holding the wheel by it's handles, naturally, and roll out to extend as far as you can, and then you retract till your reach a position
hahaha, if it was from anyone other than you honey, I wouldn't immediately assume you were just messing with me. I'm not falling for this...again
Nexa
You shouldn't allow my previously demonstrated perversity to keep you from having the body of your dreams. That sounds pretty good; I should be a personal trainer.
First thing, doing situps will not make your baby pouch go away any faster. Tummy fat is the last to go away when losing weight. Working that area will not make it go any faster
The best workout you can do is a solid full body workout three times per week, mixed in with some mild cardio. Always do your full body before cardio. A full body workout would go something like this:
Squats
Straight Legged Dead Lifts
Pull ups/Lat pull downs
Bicep curls
Tricep curls
Chest flys
Shoulder press
Work abs a couple times a week. I like weighted crunches...it uses the tricep pull down machine. It's the most comfortable for me.
Try to get 12 reps in 3 sets for each exercise. Focus on form more than weight. Choose a wieght that will allow you get in all of the reps that you need, but still will be a challenge.
After your full body workout, do some cardio if you still have the energy. The full body workout will accomplish SO MUCH more than just cardio alone. Building/toning muscle burns fat and calories for up to 72 hours after the actual workout...so, one day of workout gives you three days of calorie burning! Keeping the pace up and sticking with your workout will really help to melt the pounds away.
As for eating, keep it simple and eat clean. Don't worry about counting anything, just eat smart. Fruit, oatmeal, whole grain toast, whole grain rice, lean beef or chicken, lots of veggies, etc. If you eat clean 90% of the week, you can eat whatever you want for the other 10% and it will NOT affect your diet.
If you can follow this plan, you'll find that your metabolisim will have changed in about 6 - 8 weeks, and you'll be able to lose weight so easy you'll amaze yourself.
After 6 weeks, you can tailor your workout to fit your needs and desires. My wife and I are in the same boat you are, and we are going back to the gym next week.
Last year I followed this plan and dropped 45 pounds, and went from 26% body fat to 14% body fat. I was also doing a rigorous diet, which I would not recommend. It was hell and I will never do it again.
PM if you want more info...
The best workout you can do is a solid full body workout three times per week, mixed in with some mild cardio. Always do your full body before cardio. A full body workout would go something like this:
Squats
Straight Legged Dead Lifts
Pull ups/Lat pull downs
Bicep curls
Tricep curls
Chest flys
Shoulder press
Work abs a couple times a week. I like weighted crunches...it uses the tricep pull down machine. It's the most comfortable for me.
Try to get 12 reps in 3 sets for each exercise. Focus on form more than weight. Choose a wieght that will allow you get in all of the reps that you need, but still will be a challenge.
After your full body workout, do some cardio if you still have the energy. The full body workout will accomplish SO MUCH more than just cardio alone. Building/toning muscle burns fat and calories for up to 72 hours after the actual workout...so, one day of workout gives you three days of calorie burning! Keeping the pace up and sticking with your workout will really help to melt the pounds away.
As for eating, keep it simple and eat clean. Don't worry about counting anything, just eat smart. Fruit, oatmeal, whole grain toast, whole grain rice, lean beef or chicken, lots of veggies, etc. If you eat clean 90% of the week, you can eat whatever you want for the other 10% and it will NOT affect your diet.
If you can follow this plan, you'll find that your metabolisim will have changed in about 6 - 8 weeks, and you'll be able to lose weight so easy you'll amaze yourself.
After 6 weeks, you can tailor your workout to fit your needs and desires. My wife and I are in the same boat you are, and we are going back to the gym next week.
Last year I followed this plan and dropped 45 pounds, and went from 26% body fat to 14% body fat. I was also doing a rigorous diet, which I would not recommend. It was hell and I will never do it again.
PM if you want more info...
i recommend "the Lotus".
Kelvyquayo wrote:
i recommend "the Lotus".
the position or something else? Because I cant see more excersise gained from this particular position than from others I can think off the top of my head NWS
Maybe I'm thinking of one that is similar and thought that it was the same.
The one I'm thinking has each party being equally exertive.. possible with both feet flat and facing one another...
The one I'm thinking has each party being equally exertive.. possible with both feet flat and facing one another...
Bellydancing. I know folks say it's not a spot-reducer, but nothing will make you love the belly you already have more. There ya go:Miracle.
Kelvyquayo wrote:
Maybe I'm thinking of one that is similar and thought that it was the same.
The one I'm thinking has each party being equally exertive.. possible with both feet flat and facing one another...
The one I'm thinking has each party being equally exertive.. possible with both feet flat and facing one another...
there is one which I think the name may be similiar from Kama Sutra, where both partners stand facing one another, each with one leg wrapped around the others body.
I'll just have to demonstrate it.
Give me a minute, I'll grab a receptionist and a webcam.
Give me a minute, I'll grab a receptionist and a webcam.
I guess Ill go make some popcorn then
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