Post your fitness tips here
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Dela
Cathlete
For some reason, I guess I thought if I wasn't giving a work out my "all", then it wasn't worth doing at all, but I've learned that is not the case at all.
I learned recently from wearing my GoWear Fit, that even when I am tired and feel crappy during a workout, I only burn a little less than I would have going full force.
I learned recently from wearing my GoWear Fit, that even when I am tired and feel crappy during a workout, I only burn a little less than I would have going full force.
Ffte
Cathlete
Oh I need to remember this one (and put it to work by maybe trying something I haven't in a while). You guys are awesome.
I've got nothing new to add except to mention the word Stretch again.
LauraMax
Cathlete
They're such a great exercise--they really work the entire core equally, whereas most core exercises focus more on upper, lower, obliques, etc. You can really feel your entire core flex while you do them. And there's now such a variety of different plank moves thanks to the creativity of Cathe & other trainers.
You should check out sec. 1 of Core Max, or floor work & weights & plates in Ab Circuits. Also I think KPC has a really good plank section in it. If you're looking to do it on your own, check this out:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=planks&aq=f
Aquajock
Cathlete
My personal fitness tips, learned over time, are:
Do the drills you dread at least once a week, and they will become demystified and you will no longer dread them. Usually they are dreaded because they are hard, and what is done consistently over time will become easier - because you have become fitter.
Water training is the ultimate cross-training. A great break for the joints, which enables you to go higher impact in your land work without long-term overstressing. A great cardio workout AND a great muscle endurance workout for all groups all in one, because the resistance surrounds the body and is created by environmental viscosity rather than gravity. And a great brain break because it feels so different from land training.
"Impact" is not a dirty word. "High impact" are not two dirty words.
Just because you're in your 40's (or 50's or 60's or you get the idea) doesn't mean you have to lighten up on high-impact, heavy-weight, and/or high-intensity workouts. Don't let others tell you what you can't do simply because they themselves can't do it and they are your contemporaries.
Push-ups off the toes are the only way. Decline push-ups between every upper body set are a given in my upper body workouts.
Plyometric intervals are the foundation of my land cardio training. And jumping comprises a fair amount of my aqua training as well.
There's a reason they're called "workouts" - they should feel like WORK.
"Work" is not a dirty word.
A-Jock
Do the drills you dread at least once a week, and they will become demystified and you will no longer dread them. Usually they are dreaded because they are hard, and what is done consistently over time will become easier - because you have become fitter.
Water training is the ultimate cross-training. A great break for the joints, which enables you to go higher impact in your land work without long-term overstressing. A great cardio workout AND a great muscle endurance workout for all groups all in one, because the resistance surrounds the body and is created by environmental viscosity rather than gravity. And a great brain break because it feels so different from land training.
"Impact" is not a dirty word. "High impact" are not two dirty words.
Just because you're in your 40's (or 50's or 60's or you get the idea) doesn't mean you have to lighten up on high-impact, heavy-weight, and/or high-intensity workouts. Don't let others tell you what you can't do simply because they themselves can't do it and they are your contemporaries.
Push-ups off the toes are the only way. Decline push-ups between every upper body set are a given in my upper body workouts.
Plyometric intervals are the foundation of my land cardio training. And jumping comprises a fair amount of my aqua training as well.
There's a reason they're called "workouts" - they should feel like WORK.
"Work" is not a dirty word.
A-Jock
morningstar
Cathlete
In conjunction with Acquajock's post, I would say, you can modify almost any exercise to be low impact and still keep its high intensity. High impact is fun; low impact will save your knees to run another day.
clothesminded
Cathlete
The fitness "tip" that really helped ME is realizing that Cathe, other instructors, and models do work hard to maintain how they look, but it IS their job to do so. Being fit is a lifestyle for me and not a job. I already have one of those and don't care to have another.
I finally realized that the work and effort it would take ME to look like them just isn't worth it to me. I can look pretty darn good and still not live and breath fitness. I just don't have the time or motivation to work as hard as it would take, but I'm finally ok with looking like a fit version of myself.
I finally realized that the work and effort it would take ME to look like them just isn't worth it to me. I can look pretty darn good and still not live and breath fitness. I just don't have the time or motivation to work as hard as it would take, but I'm finally ok with looking like a fit version of myself.
Aquajock
Cathlete
Actually, no you can't. A grounded plie' squat is not nearly as intense as a plie' jack. A grounded squat legs together isn't nearly as intense as a tuck jump or even a vertical jump. A high knee march isn't nearly as intense as a high-knee run. Low-impact modifiers may be great for those who feel it necessary but they seldom match the intensity of the original high-impact drill.
A-Jock
morningstar
Cathlete
Well, AJ, disagreements are the spice of life!