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Hi everyone! I had a great vacation with my dh and now it's time to get back on the fitness train. Please bare with me, this is a long post:
I've decided to change my fitness venture - at least for the next 6 months if not longer.
I'm tired of being in pain - period.
I'm tired of having sore muscles, knots all over and tight everything.
I'm tired of having no range of motion.
I'm tired of not being able to turn my head from side to side.
I'm starting to feel my weight training is doing more damage than it is good. I feel there is a major change I need to make to start feeling better.
I've been reading a lot about the Yoga Practice and lifestyle. I've been reading a yoga forum now for the past week and am really intrigued with all I've read. My only concern is getting some kind of rotation in place where I can get a little cardio in as well. I feel cardio is a needed staple in any fitness endeavor.
So starting today I will do some type of yoga workout every day (Mon-Fri) and cardio twice a week. I go back to work next week so I need to figure out when I will be doing my Yoga practice. Cardio will have to be in the morning before work because once I get food in my system I can't jog without a stabbing pain in my side. Yoga, however, might be ok to do in the evening, but again I worry about my dinner and how long I should wait to do my practice.
There are so many stipulations with true Yoga that it's sort of mind boggling for me. Most Yogians are vegan or vegitarian. The only meat I eat is chicken and I really don't eat that much anymore. However, I love my dairy, especially eggs, but there are Yogians that eat dairy so I think I'm ok there. Most of what I eat is what Yogians eat, though, so I'm pleased about that. I already try to eat clean, whole foods so that won't be such a change for me. I bought some Quinoa this week and have 2 recipes to try. I hope I like it.
This morning I did Yoga Max by Cathe. I thought it was a pretty good workout (she hasn't made many yoga workouts) and I was sweating pretty good with it. I wish she would have added a few more balance poses, she only did one. I can't hold the poses as long as she can yet, and with some poses, such as Plow, I can't even do other than the very basic move. My goal is to take my time and just get my body to a point where it's flexible and feels good to move around again. My ultimate goal is to be able to do Brian Kest's 3rd yoga workout on his 3 workout DVD that I have. I have never even attempted that workout. I'm hoping in 6 months I'll be able to do most of the poses on there that I feel are safe to do.
So that is my plan for the extended future. No weight training at all. This is huge for me, but I want to see how my body responds to this and hopefully I won't have the knots and tightness anymore.
I've been riding my motorcycle for a while now and the pain in my shoulder/neck area hasn't been a problem. When I was doing weights AND riding is when it was really bad. So I'm starting to think my bike really had nothing to do with this other than possibly irritating it and pushing it over the edge.
So wish me well. I hope I can do this without getting bored but once I start he practice I feel so good and focused. I love the way I feel afterwards as well. I feel so energized right now.
Thanks for reading - I know this was long.
I've decided to change my fitness venture - at least for the next 6 months if not longer.
I'm tired of being in pain - period.
I'm tired of having sore muscles, knots all over and tight everything.
I'm tired of having no range of motion.
I'm tired of not being able to turn my head from side to side.
I'm starting to feel my weight training is doing more damage than it is good. I feel there is a major change I need to make to start feeling better.
I've been reading a lot about the Yoga Practice and lifestyle. I've been reading a yoga forum now for the past week and am really intrigued with all I've read. My only concern is getting some kind of rotation in place where I can get a little cardio in as well. I feel cardio is a needed staple in any fitness endeavor.
So starting today I will do some type of yoga workout every day (Mon-Fri) and cardio twice a week. I go back to work next week so I need to figure out when I will be doing my Yoga practice. Cardio will have to be in the morning before work because once I get food in my system I can't jog without a stabbing pain in my side. Yoga, however, might be ok to do in the evening, but again I worry about my dinner and how long I should wait to do my practice.
There are so many stipulations with true Yoga that it's sort of mind boggling for me. Most Yogians are vegan or vegitarian. The only meat I eat is chicken and I really don't eat that much anymore. However, I love my dairy, especially eggs, but there are Yogians that eat dairy so I think I'm ok there. Most of what I eat is what Yogians eat, though, so I'm pleased about that. I already try to eat clean, whole foods so that won't be such a change for me. I bought some Quinoa this week and have 2 recipes to try. I hope I like it.
This morning I did Yoga Max by Cathe. I thought it was a pretty good workout (she hasn't made many yoga workouts) and I was sweating pretty good with it. I wish she would have added a few more balance poses, she only did one. I can't hold the poses as long as she can yet, and with some poses, such as Plow, I can't even do other than the very basic move. My goal is to take my time and just get my body to a point where it's flexible and feels good to move around again. My ultimate goal is to be able to do Brian Kest's 3rd yoga workout on his 3 workout DVD that I have. I have never even attempted that workout. I'm hoping in 6 months I'll be able to do most of the poses on there that I feel are safe to do.
So that is my plan for the extended future. No weight training at all.
This is huge for me, but I want to see how my body responds to this and hopefully I won't have the knots and tightness anymore.I've been riding my motorcycle for a while now and the pain in my shoulder/neck area hasn't been a problem. When I was doing weights AND riding is when it was really bad. So I'm starting to think my bike really had nothing to do with this other than possibly irritating it and pushing it over the edge.
So wish me well. I hope I can do this without getting bored but once I start he practice I feel so good and focused. I love the way I feel afterwards as well. I feel so energized right now.
Thanks for reading - I know this was long.
WD
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This morning I did Cathe's Travel Fit, 51 min, followed by the muscle conditioning on Slide and Glide skipping the abs 13 min, then I did Turbo Barre floorwork and stretch 19 min.. Total time was 82 min and calories were 312. I was thinking about throwing in Cathe's Yoga Max or something. I wish they would come and clean the room so I could do it without being interrupted
Debbie, good luck with the yoga. Sometimes vacations or definite changes in workouts can help find the culprit. I have made a really good Breakfast quinoa recipe from The Body Beast book that has pumpkin seeds and uses coconut milk. I still eat meat myself but try to only eat it once in awhile. I eat a lot of tempeh dishes, shiritake pasta, beans, and veggies now with the addition of some whey protein and egg whites for a little more protein.
Teddy, glad you had a nice time this weekend. Enjoy your workout tonight.
Hello to Roselyn.
Debbie, good luck with the yoga. Sometimes vacations or definite changes in workouts can help find the culprit. I have made a really good Breakfast quinoa recipe from The Body Beast book that has pumpkin seeds and uses coconut milk. I still eat meat myself but try to only eat it once in awhile. I eat a lot of tempeh dishes, shiritake pasta, beans, and veggies now with the addition of some whey protein and egg whites for a little more protein.
Teddy, glad you had a nice time this weekend. Enjoy your workout tonight.
Hello to Roselyn.
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Sounds like a great plan Debbie. Keep us updated on that.
A question to you maniacs, do anyone of you have an evening snack and what do you make it be? I am trying to get my diet in shape and sometimes I still need calories after dinner to get in what I need, any suggestions? I read so much about what to have and not have. Any help appreciated.
A question to you maniacs, do anyone of you have an evening snack and what do you make it be? I am trying to get my diet in shape and sometimes I still need calories after dinner to get in what I need, any suggestions? I read so much about what to have and not have. Any help appreciated.
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Roselyn, I sometimes eat a small helping of lowfat low sodium cottage cheese. I think the casein is supposed to make it more slow digesting protein. You can buy protein powder with some casein in it. From what I understand adding fats at night is not so productive so maybe I should not tell you that I often have a spoon of peanut butter or if I am not in a hurry to crawl in bed I mix it with a little protein powder. If I have a leftover protein source like chicken in the fridge I will eat that. Veggies aren't bad either. I get busy and quite often find I am hungry before bed so have to eat something or I am famished when I wake up.
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Thanks, Diane, I have actually read some fitness blogs that trainers do eat cottage cheese with some almond or pnut butter (natural of course) so many different theories, but the casein is good at night i know.
Today I worked chest and back and then did the plyo/tabata premix from crossfire (about 18 minutes) I really love the new workouts so many ways to utilize them.
Today I worked chest and back and then did the plyo/tabata premix from crossfire (about 18 minutes) I really love the new workouts so many ways to utilize them.
Morning
Yesterday evening, I decided I wanted to walk, yep! I ended up doing a 7 miler. mine you I walk pretty fast Afterwards hopped on my bike and rode, hm....maybe 40 minutes.
This morning, I did STS d-4 chest shoulders & biceps and step heat abs.
Debbie: Good for you for listening to your body. Maybe this is what you need for a while so muscle/soreness can repair itself.
Yesterday evening, I decided I wanted to walk, yep! I ended up doing a 7 miler.
mine you I walk pretty fast Afterwards hopped on my bike and rode, hm....maybe 40 minutes.This morning, I did STS d-4 chest shoulders & biceps and step heat abs.
Debbie: Good for you for listening to your body. Maybe this is what you need for a while so muscle/soreness can repair itself.
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Woke up today with incredible soreness. Wow, muscles I never even knew I had are sore right now. But the one big bummer is my traps are sore and I feel knots there again. But I'm not giving up, this is not the pain I was in before, this is just a knot and soreness from the muscles being stretched. I'm hoping it will go away and I'll be ok. I don't get how stretching muscles can create knots though.
So today I did some cardio and was planning on doing a half hour of yoga. Decided against the yoga. I think I did way too much yesterday. So only cardio and then I did some foam rolling on my upper back. Felt good.
I chose Cardio Coach #1 today. My heart rate seem to be high but I didn't feel like it was. My breathing was good so it must have been because I haven't done a running workout in over 6 weeks.
CARDIO STATS:
40 minutes total
4 minutes below zone
19 minutes in zone
18 minutes above zone
324 calories burned
2 miles traveled
Diane Sue - I've been using Almond milk in my oats and love it. I really want to try the almond/coconut one next time.
Roselyn - I eat either a bowl of organic cereal in the evening or an apple with almond butter.
Teddygirl - Where do you walk? Do you have a park by your or something? I've been doing a lot of walking at parks with my dh this summer. We have some beautiful parks here in Ohio, we are very lucky.
So today I did some cardio and was planning on doing a half hour of yoga. Decided against the yoga. I think I did way too much yesterday. So only cardio and then I did some foam rolling on my upper back. Felt good.
I chose Cardio Coach #1 today. My heart rate seem to be high but I didn't feel like it was. My breathing was good so it must have been because I haven't done a running workout in over 6 weeks.
CARDIO STATS:
40 minutes total
4 minutes below zone
19 minutes in zone
18 minutes above zone
324 calories burned
2 miles traveled
Diane Sue - I've been using Almond milk in my oats and love it. I really want to try the almond/coconut one next time.
Roselyn - I eat either a bowl of organic cereal in the evening or an apple with almond butter.
Teddygirl - Where do you walk? Do you have a park by your or something? I've been doing a lot of walking at parks with my dh this summer. We have some beautiful parks here in Ohio, we are very lucky.
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To The Max extreme (did not do abs) but an abs circuit from Core Max,20 minute
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Today was a Yoga day and even though I am still VERY sore from Monday's yoga workout, I decided to bite the bullet and just do one. I chose Karen Voight's Yoga Sculpt thinking she might be a little easier than Cathe was. Nope. Actually, since I'm so sore this workout felt harder than Cathe's on Monday. This is a 45 minute workout and I really like it, I use to do it a lot. I need to check and see if Karen has anymore Yoga workouts available. I'm not even sure she's still making DVD's anymore.
My new favorite breakfast after yoga:
Oats with 3/4 c. Almond milk with 1/2 c. cooked blueberries. YUMMY! I add a touch of honey to sweeten it a bit. I am loving the almond milk - no soy or lactose. I've been having problems with milk lately and this is a great solution. Lower carbs, lower caloires. All around a great thing. I want to try the Almond-Coconut next week. I hear that one is heavenly.
Green Tea with honey.
Two great combo's in the morning and I stay full until lunch time.
Hope you all have a great day! Namaste!
Nope. Actually, since I'm so sore this workout felt harder than Cathe's on Monday. This is a 45 minute workout and I really like it, I use to do it a lot. I need to check and see if Karen has anymore Yoga workouts available. I'm not even sure she's still making DVD's anymore.My new favorite breakfast after yoga:
Oats with 3/4 c. Almond milk with 1/2 c. cooked blueberries. YUMMY! I add a touch of honey to sweeten it a bit. I am loving the almond milk - no soy or lactose. I've been having problems with milk lately and this is a great solution. Lower carbs, lower caloires. All around a great thing. I want to try the Almond-Coconut next week. I hear that one is heavenly.
Green Tea with honey.
Two great combo's in the morning and I stay full until lunch time.
Hope you all have a great day! Namaste!
WD
Cathlete
I am still in a hotel. We leave in a few hours. This morning I did Slide and Glide Express Cardio+abs. I am hoping to do some yoga before we make the trip home. I am not sure if I will get anything in the next two days as I will be making another trip myself. This is kind of a relaxed semi recovery week for me then I start my new rotation.
Debbie, I have been mixing uncooked thick cut oats with 1/2 scoop whey, walnuts, dried cranberries, cinnamon and silk coconut milk. It is yummy. The cranberries and vanilla whey help with just the right amnount of sweetness for me. I have put fresh blueberries and raspberries in it as well. The thing is I can mix up the dry ingredients ahead and am ready to add berries and coconut milk. I have used almond milk as well. I change it up but got the idea from The Body Beast book. I am not a fan of soy milk and try not to use too much dairy myself. I remember the first time doing Yoga X being sore from it. It aways amazes me that yoga is so much harder than I had ever imagined.
Teddy, good job on STS.
Hi to Roselyn
Debbie, I have been mixing uncooked thick cut oats with 1/2 scoop whey, walnuts, dried cranberries, cinnamon and silk coconut milk. It is yummy. The cranberries and vanilla whey help with just the right amnount of sweetness for me. I have put fresh blueberries and raspberries in it as well. The thing is I can mix up the dry ingredients ahead and am ready to add berries and coconut milk. I have used almond milk as well. I change it up but got the idea from The Body Beast book. I am not a fan of soy milk and try not to use too much dairy myself. I remember the first time doing Yoga X being sore from it. It aways amazes me that yoga is so much harder than I had ever imagined.
Teddy, good job on STS.
Hi to Roselyn
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TOday was legs and some tabata from To The Max.
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Today was cardio and yoga but I only got cardio in this a.m. I'll do yoga this afternoon or evening if I have time.
I chose Cardio Coach #2 and had a fairly decent workout.
CARDIO STATS:
42 minutes total
8 minutes below zone
25 minutes in zone
10 minutes above zone
330 calories burned
2 miles traveled
I've been watching the Olympics in the evening, especially the gymnastics teams. Very motivating. I'm so proud of USA Fab Five! They did a spectacular job in the finals. Looking forward to the All Worlds competition tonight.
Diane Sue - That sounds yummy. I'm trying to stay away from the protein powders, my stomach doesn't seem to like it much anymore. I think milk has been a problem too, lately.
Teddygirl - I'll have to try the walnuts, I put cinnamon in it this morning instead of blueberries. I'm not a huge blueberry fan.
I chose Cardio Coach #2 and had a fairly decent workout.
CARDIO STATS:
42 minutes total
8 minutes below zone
25 minutes in zone
10 minutes above zone
330 calories burned
2 miles traveled
I've been watching the Olympics in the evening, especially the gymnastics teams. Very motivating. I'm so proud of USA Fab Five! They did a spectacular job in the finals. Looking forward to the All Worlds competition tonight.
Diane Sue - That sounds yummy. I'm trying to stay away from the protein powders, my stomach doesn't seem to like it much anymore. I think milk has been a problem too, lately.
Teddygirl - I'll have to try the walnuts, I put cinnamon in it this morning instead of blueberries. I'm not a huge blueberry fan.
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Cathlete
Today I did Bryan Kest's Energize workout. It's been well over a year since I've tackled this one. I did well but still have a hard time holding the poses for so long. I am getting better but still can't hold them as long as the workout does. But that's ok, it's something to work towards. I won't move on to his next workout until I can do this one fluidly and without breathing hard. That is my goal. I really love his workouts and I looked him up online and see he does online classes that you can download. Once I get sick of this DVD I will probably do that. I'm sure there is a charge, but I'm ok with that. He is a great teacher.
I can already open my chest more then I have in a long time. I was able to do all the poses, even the ones I couldn't do a few weeks back when I started some light yoga/stretch workouts. So I can tell I'm getting more flexible. And I can't believe how cut my arms are. I can see my muscles and striations through my shoulders again. That makes me very happy. I feel like I'm leaning out a bit, too, but haven't checked my weight or measurements. I probably should, but I'm not really focusing on that right now. I just want to eat right (which I am) and do my practice religiously (and I am).
I've decided to do my yoga practice after work starting next Tuesday since my time goes back to early morning again. We'll see how it works out. If I find I am making excuses not to workout I'll be going back to mornings. Still not sure about cardio, I can't jog when I've eaten, even it has been hours since I ate. I get really bad stabbing pains in my sides. I may have to bite the bullet and get up early two times a week to do my cardio and do my yoga in the evenings.
Have a great day everyone! Reach for your dreams!
I can already open my chest more then I have in a long time. I was able to do all the poses, even the ones I couldn't do a few weeks back when I started some light yoga/stretch workouts. So I can tell I'm getting more flexible. And I can't believe how cut my arms are. I can see my muscles and striations through my shoulders again. That makes me very happy. I feel like I'm leaning out a bit, too, but haven't checked my weight or measurements. I probably should, but I'm not really focusing on that right now. I just want to eat right (which I am) and do my practice religiously (and I am).
I've decided to do my yoga practice after work starting next Tuesday since my time goes back to early morning again. We'll see how it works out. If I find I am making excuses not to workout I'll be going back to mornings. Still not sure about cardio, I can't jog when I've eaten, even it has been hours since I ate. I get really bad stabbing pains in my sides. I may have to bite the bullet and get up early two times a week to do my cardio and do my yoga in the evenings.
Have a great day everyone! Reach for your dreams!