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My 'babies' are 14 and 9, and I have more muscle now than I was 20 years old and single!! I worked out through both pregnancies. It doesn't all go away, and what does comes back. Dorothy

You might look at Total Immersion books. They have good drills for gaining effeciency in the water. Their website is http://www.totalimmersion.net/. Also, if you can find a local Masters group to swim with, it is a good workout, you get good instruction and make alot of new friends. Check...

Hi, I don't have scoliosis, but I do have rotater cuff problems. My problems get aggravated by over developing the chest area. I see a massage therapist, and she can definately tell if I do too much chest work inbetween massages. I work very hard on stretching all muscle groups, but especially...

Interesting. My son's orthodonist assistant recommend the Crest strips once he gets his braces off. She felt they were a very good alternative to the very expensive dentist treatments. Dorothy

Thanks for that reply Bridge. I have been a size 14 all of my adult life. My very naturally thin husband never works out and is not in good shape. I am in good shape, and more importantly, my heart and bones are in good shape. When we do things with the kids, like bike ride or walk, he...

One thing I have to be very careful about is not to overdue chest exercises. I tend to build muscle very easily in the chest and it is harder to build in the back. Therefore my chest muscles will pull the shoulder forward and rounded. I usually only do half of the chest exercises on a video...

I haven't done MIS for awhile because there have been so many wonderful new workouts to do. Yesterday I did this one for the first time off of the DVD's. I only had an hour so I programmed the DVD to omit some exercises(sorry static lunges were gone), but I was still able to get a very good...

Hi, I like Avias and wear them for running and a cross trainer for step and weights. I found they run small. I normally wear 8.5 and had to go to a 9, especially for running. Dorothy

I was on prednisone for migraines about 5 years ago. I gained 20 pounds in 3 months, and could not get my heart rate up to a training level when working out. I just felt like I was dragging all the time. I would rather have the migraines. I do have good luck with nasal imitrex. My mother...

RE: Dorothy I think that just like only eating one type of food is unhealthy, doing one type of excercise is also not healthy. Dorothy

RE: sorry, posted in wrong place (klutz) I read your post earlier this week and had to chew on it awhile before I answered. It certainly is an appropriate answer to the does cardio hurt muscle gains. However for me I don't think I would ever be happy doing just lifting. I exercise because I...

Hi, I think you need to go to a store that specializes in exercise shoes, and not the big chain stores because they do not have to expertise to fit your feet. Tell them what you need the shoes for and then try a bunch of different types. Jump up and down in them and try to mimic the exercise...

I am a full time Mom and a part-time Analyst for a software company. I have been working from a home office for almost 13 years(when my oldest was a baby). This year I started spending some mornings in the office, during school time, but summer I still work at home. Sometimes I think my...

I have a funny story. This spring I had been doing the cross training weight workout as upper and lower body split. I would start the DVD at the back exercises and work through all the sections. On other days I would do leaner legs. My thin husband who has hit 40 and is feeling out of shape...

My house is a wreck because we got new carpeting. We had to move furniture into other available spaces. It was only suppose to be until Friday, but they put the wrong color carpeting in my daughter's room, so her water bed pieces are still in my work out space. Sunday - walk the dog Monday...

Looks like everyone is hitting the New Year great. It is nice to have the feeling of a fresh start. To boot, we got above 30 here and some of the snow is melting. YEAH. Of course, now we have fog! Sunday - MIS just part of this because I only had an hour. I went heavy on the barbell legs...

I was thinking of goals when I wrote positive comments, because in 2000 I made the goal to keep working out through the whole year, and managed to accomplish that, with the planned breaks after 8 weeks rotations. For 2001, I really need to work on cleaning up my diet more. Daily exercise has...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday Season, I am bringing the CTX rotation to a close this coming week. It has been fun, but I am ready for a change. I will probably rest a few days and start on something else. Sunday - Power Circuit in AM, masters swimming in PM Monday - All Step in AM, swim...

I have had trouble with shin splints ever since I had them extremely bad in high school from running indoors and cheerleading. I was told that once you got them bad, you were prone to them. Since I work out on carpeted concrete, I am careful to not do high impact all the time and tend to do...

Christine, if it helps you to post here, by all means do. There are many supportive people here to help you. I started the positive comments thread not as a slam to this thread, but just because it is also nice to here the good side of things. I hope this is not what has upset you. I have...