Hi Everyone,
I've been working out at a gym for a year now but we will be moving in the spring and I had to drop my membership. So I've got Cathi's tapes out again. Missed them. Missed this forum too.
My husband finally said I could quit working. Now I'm getting my house ready to put on the market. But to my question......
I've been on a total exercise break for about 3 weeks. Got in an accident and did something to my back. Prior to that I had been nursing a groin injury that had been bothering me for about 3 months. That's better.
I'm 49 and have a body that has seen better days. I'M WONDERING WHAT THE THEORY IS ON STARTING OUT SLOWLY? I like to see fast result because I get bored easily and so tend to jump into things like a young thing. I don't consider myself a seasoned athlete so when I take a step class and can match the fitness of a 20 year old, eventually I find myself on the sidelines nursing an injury. But I've always been a type "A" person when it comes to sports. Could any of you give me any information or direct me to a source that could verify this idea, I think I heard, that starting out slow and gradually increasing produces just as good results. I also wonder if there is some sort of stress test that one could gage when they should push themself to the next level. Would it be your good old heart rate? I know they taught something like that at the gym. I just saw so many gals that worked out faithfully at a slow pace and didn't see any change in their figures. It was the ones that gave it their all that seemed to change. Learning everyday from you. Thanks, Lora
I've been working out at a gym for a year now but we will be moving in the spring and I had to drop my membership. So I've got Cathi's tapes out again. Missed them. Missed this forum too.
My husband finally said I could quit working. Now I'm getting my house ready to put on the market. But to my question......
I've been on a total exercise break for about 3 weeks. Got in an accident and did something to my back. Prior to that I had been nursing a groin injury that had been bothering me for about 3 months. That's better.
I'm 49 and have a body that has seen better days. I'M WONDERING WHAT THE THEORY IS ON STARTING OUT SLOWLY? I like to see fast result because I get bored easily and so tend to jump into things like a young thing. I don't consider myself a seasoned athlete so when I take a step class and can match the fitness of a 20 year old, eventually I find myself on the sidelines nursing an injury. But I've always been a type "A" person when it comes to sports. Could any of you give me any information or direct me to a source that could verify this idea, I think I heard, that starting out slow and gradually increasing produces just as good results. I also wonder if there is some sort of stress test that one could gage when they should push themself to the next level. Would it be your good old heart rate? I know they taught something like that at the gym. I just saw so many gals that worked out faithfully at a slow pace and didn't see any change in their figures. It was the ones that gave it their all that seemed to change. Learning everyday from you. Thanks, Lora
