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Hi there, I am a relatively new healthy pager, and am looking for tips to impreove my exercise regime. I am aiming to lose about 30lbs of body weight, but having analysed my daily intake of calories, realise that this is only realistic with a good exercise programme, as I only eat about 1200 calories a day. I have an underactive thyroid which is under control, but my boyfriend calculated my body fat at 33%!!!!! I am 1.73m tall and weigh 13 stone 6 lbs. I have been trying to do 30 mins on an exercise bike every morning, but Teaching Practice has killed that for the last week. AnyAdvice????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????
Hi there firstly teaching practise and teaching do get in the way!!! As you can tell i teach too. lets see i used to exercise whilst the adverts were on the tv, on the spot or use the bike when i was watching corrie!!!
My problem is i come in put the kettle on, have tea and continue more work!!
If you fancy setting a on line buddy system id love to join you on this quest - im going to try nxt week to do 3 lots of 15 mins on my walking machine! Start again gradually.
If not of use disregard! what age range do you teach? mine are 11-16 boys!
love oggs
Sorry meant to say do you find drinking at work hard to do? love and hugs oggs
Hi Oggs,
I would love to have an online buddy! I need a bit extra motivation, and it is great to know you have as much work to do as me! Despite chasing my tail all day I seem to have difficulty shedding the pounds! I am training to teach 7-11 year olds, looking for a job in Year 5 hopefully, I love it, but my own life seems to be getting lost amongst 30 others! I will aim to do 20 minutes cycling on Monday! I'll let you know how it goes!
Sarah
One thing... it's not just calorie intake... what does your food consist of? if you only eat 800 calories of pure lard a day then it will sit on you... eat 800 cals lettuce and it will not sit on you... if see what I mean? (mind you, why are guinea pigs so fat?)
Hi Darrenfollowsthepath!
Yes, I realise that where the calories come from is an important factor. i am really surprisingly careful about what I eat, brown bread, low in saturated fat, etc. I have always been 'big-boned' for want of a more accurate description, :)literally, my wrist bone is 7", and apparently this is quite a good way to determine size of bone structure! I really enjoy exercising,:D and believe this will be the key to success - raising base metabolic rate etc. by increasing muscle mass, but as a teacher I find that time is a real issue. and I find it hard to maintain motivation.[>:] Do you have any suggestions for exercise which is quick but intensive?????? I am going to try and commit to 20 minutes fast cycling every morning, combined with a few sets of flys, crunches and lunges when time allows. [:@]Target areas are thighs and bum! (as for the majority of women I imagine!)
Any hints would be appreciated, whenever I see your name crop up it appears to be connected to good diet/exercise advice!:eek:
Cheers,
Sarah
hehe, it's a personal interest of mine, but I'm no pro.
well I have nothing to add if you can maintain that 20 minutes a morning, plus light weights.
the small things count too, like:
-parking at the far end of the car park,
-using the stairs instead of the lift,
-not snacking (check out the GI diet which keeps you feeling fuller for longer) or snacking on good stuff,
-learning to fidget,
-do body resistance training (eg squeeze hands together in front of you when you have a couple of minutes between class, or when invigilating an exam; pushing down on one knee while sitting and raising your foot up so it pivots on your toes to train the calf muscle; it's about making one muscle work against another to build up muscle mass without needing to dress up for the gym or pick up weights; you can even do stuff subtley at the traffic lights)
-don't use a remote control to control the TV (or put the remote by the TV if the TV has no buttons)
-use light weights or cycle while watching whatever TV programme you like to watch
I also understand that caffeine tells the body to burn fat before carbs...
Good luck.
Hi there!
I can only give you my own personal tips which seem to have worked...
At least 30 mins cardio (apparently walking 30mins per day is the minimum exercise you need to keep healthy), as after thirty minutes your body then kicks into calorie burning mode. After the cardio, toning exercises for underarms, bum, tum, inner outer thigh, etc,between 10-30 minutes.
Aerobics two to three times perwk is a great start, but the real gem comes from toning the muscles.
Also cross training is a fantastic way to keep the whole body fit as your body doesnt get overly used to one regime and therefore it works all different parts fo muscles all over.
Pilates, and calanetics are superb for toning, plus body conditioning.
Astanga yoga/dynamic yoga (basically a series of yoga postures flowing from one to the next concentrating of continuous flow of breath) 20-30mins per morning is one of the best- it completely refreshes you for the rest of the day.
Aqua aerobics is another great one.
I alternate yoga with, aerobics, tae-bo, pilates, body conditioning, callanetics, swimming, running- basically cross train.
every little helps.
SYM
how do you fit it all in? That my biggest concern. non term time im ok but in term time i have sooooooooooooo much more work to do!
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Hi there firstly teaching practise and teaching do get in the way!!! As you can tell i teach too. lets see i used to exercise whilst the adverts were on the tv, on the spot or use the bike when i was watching corrie!!!
My problem is i come in put the kettle on, have tea and continue more work!!
If you fancy setting a on line buddy system id love to join you on this quest - im going to try nxt week to do 3 lots of 15 mins on my walking machine! Start again gradually.
If not of use disregard! what age range do you teach? mine are 11-16 boys!
love oggs
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Sorry meant to say do you find drinking at work hard to do? love and hugs oggs
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Hi Oggs,
I would love to have an online buddy! I need a bit extra motivation, and it is great to know you have as much work to do as me! Despite chasing my tail all day I seem to have difficulty shedding the pounds! I am training to teach 7-11 year olds, looking for a job in Year 5 hopefully, I love it, but my own life seems to be getting lost amongst 30 others! I will aim to do 20 minutes cycling on Monday! I'll let you know how it goes!
Sarah
Answers:
One thing... it's not just calorie intake... what does your food consist of? if you only eat 800 calories of pure lard a day then it will sit on you... eat 800 cals lettuce and it will not sit on you... if see what I mean? (mind you, why are guinea pigs so fat?)
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Hi Darrenfollowsthepath!
Yes, I realise that where the calories come from is an important factor. i am really surprisingly careful about what I eat, brown bread, low in saturated fat, etc. I have always been 'big-boned' for want of a more accurate description, :)literally, my wrist bone is 7", and apparently this is quite a good way to determine size of bone structure! I really enjoy exercising,:D and believe this will be the key to success - raising base metabolic rate etc. by increasing muscle mass, but as a teacher I find that time is a real issue. and I find it hard to maintain motivation.[>:] Do you have any suggestions for exercise which is quick but intensive?????? I am going to try and commit to 20 minutes fast cycling every morning, combined with a few sets of flys, crunches and lunges when time allows. [:@]Target areas are thighs and bum! (as for the majority of women I imagine!)
Any hints would be appreciated, whenever I see your name crop up it appears to be connected to good diet/exercise advice!:eek:
Cheers,
Sarah
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hehe, it's a personal interest of mine, but I'm no pro.
well I have nothing to add if you can maintain that 20 minutes a morning, plus light weights.
the small things count too, like:
-parking at the far end of the car park,
-using the stairs instead of the lift,
-not snacking (check out the GI diet which keeps you feeling fuller for longer) or snacking on good stuff,
-learning to fidget,
-do body resistance training (eg squeeze hands together in front of you when you have a couple of minutes between class, or when invigilating an exam; pushing down on one knee while sitting and raising your foot up so it pivots on your toes to train the calf muscle; it's about making one muscle work against another to build up muscle mass without needing to dress up for the gym or pick up weights; you can even do stuff subtley at the traffic lights)
-don't use a remote control to control the TV (or put the remote by the TV if the TV has no buttons)
-use light weights or cycle while watching whatever TV programme you like to watch
I also understand that caffeine tells the body to burn fat before carbs...
Good luck.
Answers:
Hi there!
I can only give you my own personal tips which seem to have worked...
At least 30 mins cardio (apparently walking 30mins per day is the minimum exercise you need to keep healthy), as after thirty minutes your body then kicks into calorie burning mode. After the cardio, toning exercises for underarms, bum, tum, inner outer thigh, etc,between 10-30 minutes.
Aerobics two to three times perwk is a great start, but the real gem comes from toning the muscles.
Also cross training is a fantastic way to keep the whole body fit as your body doesnt get overly used to one regime and therefore it works all different parts fo muscles all over.
Pilates, and calanetics are superb for toning, plus body conditioning.
Astanga yoga/dynamic yoga (basically a series of yoga postures flowing from one to the next concentrating of continuous flow of breath) 20-30mins per morning is one of the best- it completely refreshes you for the rest of the day.
Aqua aerobics is another great one.
I alternate yoga with, aerobics, tae-bo, pilates, body conditioning, callanetics, swimming, running- basically cross train.
every little helps.
SYM
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how do you fit it all in? That my biggest concern. non term time im ok but in term time i have sooooooooooooo much more work to do!
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