[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Oct-19-02 AT 08:32AM (Est)[/font][p]I watched it & was totally inspired by the woman with 8 children. I mean, you have that many kids it has to do "something" to your body, so you must have to work to stay in shape.
I posted over at video fitness (I'm SouthJerseyDeb over there)
http://205.214.68.83/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17565
& a few people were very critical saying she had money & that's why she looks so good. I don't care how much money you have, YOU have to be the one to do the work. Personal trainer, nanny, whatever. It's still up to you! Did you all hear Bob dis Oprah at the beginning? If anyone has money & a personal trainer, it's Oprah. There was a very short conversation where he said something to the effect of "when you DO workout" and she was like "hey, we're here to talk about the guests, not me!" Ok, those are not exact quotes but that's what I took away from the conversation. If I got it wrong, I got it wrong.
The other women were/are also inspiring because they had to overcome other obstacles. However, what I got there is that they are emotional eaters & had those issues to deal with in addition to getting moving. I am not an emotional eater, so I couldn't relate to that, that's just me. I can't relate there. I'm not saying they haven't achieved something great. They absolutely have. But you know what, those women have money, too. You just had to look at their homes & listen to what they do for a living to know they could afford a gym membership or treadmill.
The woman with the 8 kids said she takes them with her. When they showed her in the gym alone it was probably the camera crew's idea so they could get in the shots they wanted. She said she does only 30 minutes of cardio but her "magic potion" (my words here) was weight training. When they showed her in the gym she was doing chest presses with what appeared to be 10 pound dumbbells. Not heavy but when you are pregnant, I know you ca still workout, but aren't there limits to what you should be lifting? It's been a very long time since I was pregnant & I don't remember.
My point (I didn't articulate it on video fitness)was that a lot of us make excuses about how busy we are and that is why we don't work out. I don't work & I only have one 16 year old child. I'm not wealthy by any stretch of the word, in fact live paycheck to paycheck & I do have a decent home gym, a squat rack with pullies, a good bench, 3 bar bells, multiple dumbbells, a good step, a bun & thigh rocker & about 15 different exercise tapes. I barely manage to squeak out an hour to work out. My excuse for not doing it consistently? I'M TOO BUSY. Fact of the matter is, when I really look at why I don't exercise every day or even every other day is that I am TOO LAZY!!!
I have been totally inspired to make working out a priority. At least for now. See me next week. I'll be too busy again!
Deborah
Came back in to answer your question about 30 minutes of cardio...
I've read that in several places. I like to break up my workouts into weight days & cardio days. When I do a cardio day, I do at least 30 minutes but never less. So, how much do I NEED? I don't know, 30 minutes is the minimum that I WANT.