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so finally i started getting back to the gym yesterday. i was able to square away my gym membership(long story) but i'm back at the gym. i went yesterday and today for 30-45 minutes on the treadmill. i do know i need to do some weight training but right now i am gonna stick with the treadmill i thin****il i get back into the routine i had before surgery.
for those who do go to the gym how long do you go to the gym for, how long do you do the treadmill, and what other excersizes do you do when you are there and also how many times per week do you go. i intend on going 4x a week right now for 30-45 minutes a day
for those who do go to the gym how long do you go to the gym for, how long do you do the treadmill, and what other excersizes do you do when you are there and also how many times per week do you go. i intend on going 4x a week right now for 30-45 minutes a day
I do 30 min a day mon -- fri with my co workers....
we exercise during our lunch hour.... we have no equipment at work but we have brought in some hand weights, steps, yoga mats....resistant bands....
some days we just do step, other days we mix it up w/ step and weights, throw in some ab work...
all i can say is as long as i'm moving it's more than i was doing before...do what you can !
xoxo Maria
we exercise during our lunch hour.... we have no equipment at work but we have brought in some hand weights, steps, yoga mats....resistant bands....
some days we just do step, other days we mix it up w/ step and weights, throw in some ab work...
all i can say is as long as i'm moving it's more than i was doing before...do what you can !
xoxo Maria
Typically I go to the gym M-F for 2hrs. My time is split between cardio and weights. Cardio includes treadmill or spin for 46-60 minutes, sometimes 30 or so minutes of spin followed by 30 out so treadmill. I will also do 20 minutes of laps before a run which comes off my run time.
I typically run every other day, and sometimes on weekends if I have a race. If not I log some miles on the road bike.
I would encourage you to start weights singer rather than later. As you go through the rapid weight loss phase some of what you lose will be muscle, and it is easier to keep it than build it
Good luck.
I typically run every other day, and sometimes on weekends if I have a race. If not I log some miles on the road bike.
I would encourage you to start weights singer rather than later. As you go through the rapid weight loss phase some of what you lose will be muscle, and it is easier to keep it than build it
Good luck.
Paul C.
First 5K 9/27/20 46:32 - 11 weeks post op (PR 28:55 8/15/11)
First 10K 7/04/2011 1:03 First 15K 9/18/2011 1:37
First Half Marathon 10/02/2011 2:27:44 (PR 2:24:35)
First Half Ironman 9/30/12 7:32:04
First 5K 9/27/20 46:32 - 11 weeks post op (PR 28:55 8/15/11)
First 10K 7/04/2011 1:03 First 15K 9/18/2011 1:37
First Half Marathon 10/02/2011 2:27:44 (PR 2:24:35)
First Half Ironman 9/30/12 7:32:04
I have been going to the gym 3 times a week. Doing eliptical 20 min and bike riding 20 minutes. Taking water aerobics on Saturdays and walking at least a mile on nights I don't do the gym. I wanted to use a trainer to start backup with the weights but just found out my job is eliminated July 31 so I don't want to spend that money right now. I plan on starting the weights myself.
I started off with treadmill only for a few weeks because I was so tired and out of it at first.
13 weeks postop now, and I am doing 2 miles a day and trying to run one of them. Sometimes treadmill, sometimes outside in my neighborhood. I follow that up with weight sets. I work the machines for now. When I get good muscle tone I am going to move up into the 'big boy' part of the gym and do free weights. I do arms and back one day, legs one day, core one day. I stretch for ten to fifteen minutes every single time I exercise and its helped my flexibility tremendously. I am doing pushups and situps daily as well.
I did concentrate on light weights on the machines at first (10 lbs to 15 lbs) and lots of reps. Now I am up to 50 to 70 lbs on most machines and I do three sets of eight reps. The last set should be hard to finish.
13 weeks postop now, and I am doing 2 miles a day and trying to run one of them. Sometimes treadmill, sometimes outside in my neighborhood. I follow that up with weight sets. I work the machines for now. When I get good muscle tone I am going to move up into the 'big boy' part of the gym and do free weights. I do arms and back one day, legs one day, core one day. I stretch for ten to fifteen minutes every single time I exercise and its helped my flexibility tremendously. I am doing pushups and situps daily as well.
I did concentrate on light weights on the machines at first (10 lbs to 15 lbs) and lots of reps. Now I am up to 50 to 70 lbs on most machines and I do three sets of eight reps. The last set should be hard to finish.
I HATE the gym but I have started going 3x wk for strength training only. As a matter of fact I walk there so I dont have to warm up on the treadmill. I do everything else outside...walk,bike ride ect. I also go to yoga 1 or 2x a week. Good luck to you girl
Jill
Surgery date 2/8/10
Start weight 264
Nothing Great Was Ever Achieved Without Enthusiasm!
Surgery date 2/8/10
Start weight 264
Nothing Great Was Ever Achieved Without Enthusiasm!
I do cardio 5 days a week, and it varies in intensity from water aerobics (once a week--awesome for toning) to mid-range intensity on the elliptical, to once a week Zumba where I burn my entire day's worth of calories.
I also strength train 2 times a week, minimum. What I have learned is that if you do a "push" muscle (chest) you also need to do a "pull" muscle (back) to prevent becoming imbalanced. Technically, the shoulders are the only upper body muscle that does not have an opposing muscle. Also, it is totally normal for a certain oppsing muscle group to be stronger, because it's bigger. For example: I can do seated row (for the back muscles) at almost twice the weight of chest press. The muscles in your back are bigger than the ones in your chest, thus can lift more.
Ok, that's more than you asked for, but a lesson none the less!
I also strength train 2 times a week, minimum. What I have learned is that if you do a "push" muscle (chest) you also need to do a "pull" muscle (back) to prevent becoming imbalanced. Technically, the shoulders are the only upper body muscle that does not have an opposing muscle. Also, it is totally normal for a certain oppsing muscle group to be stronger, because it's bigger. For example: I can do seated row (for the back muscles) at almost twice the weight of chest press. The muscles in your back are bigger than the ones in your chest, thus can lift more.
Ok, that's more than you asked for, but a lesson none the less!
Christy
Weights: Surgery 317 Current 242 GW ???
Weights: Surgery 317 Current 242 GW ???
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