Fitness & Exercise

I want to buy a new Tredmill. My husband & I will both be using it. My husband will be running on it & he's 200lbs about 5'10 tall. So, I want something that's sturdy & not cheap. I'm looking to spend no more then $1,200. Can you recommend anything? Thanks!

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were invented by the devil himself ! ! ! I am so very out of shape, and could NOT even remotely keep up. I did stay for the entire class, but there is no way that I have the stamina, nor leg strength to do the entire routine. I went in today to do my strength training program, but the physical coordinator talked me into her spin class. I told her I really wanted to do my strength training, and she was like "ohhh do it afterwards, it's just a 40 minute class." My cheerful self says "okay, sure what could it hurt." Well let me tell you, IT HURT EVERYTHING. My thighs were burning, my calves were aching, and not to mention the pain in my nether regions from the "saddl…

How long do I need to wait postop to start seriously exercising/ I can't remember. Is it 6 weeks? I got the okay to walk immediately afterward but now i want to kick it up! sara

I want to buy an Elliptical but dont know what kinds are good. The challenge for me if that I have to find a good kind in Korea. I dont really know what features would be good to have so if anybody has any tips that would be good. I go to a gym near by but there arent any elliptical s there so i want one so I can get off my ass in the morning without going out in the cold. What kinds do people recommend. How big are they? Are they loud? Thanks

Does anyone work out more than once a day? I work from home and walk/jog for about 45-50 minutes in the morning before Breakfast, and then sit at a desk the rest of the day. Could it hurt me to do a DVD or the Wii Fit in the afternoon too? I want to ramp up my work out to lose 20 pounds by March 6 when I leave for Jamaica, and I need to purchase a swim suit before I leave... :blushing:

Hey all, Being 3 months post-op, I feel great. But I haven't exercised at all. I have an elliptical and I've tried to use it, but am exhausted after only 2-3 minutes! I am such a couch potato! How do you motivate yourselves to get up and go? And what do you do when you can't tolerate it? Help!:frown1:

Has anyone tried those new shoes from sketchers or rebok that are supposed to help tone your legs and butt??? Any feed back welcome.

Ordered my body bugg! I'm excited. I hope it'll help and motivate me to reach my goal weight before summer.

I saw this on tv and was wondering if anyone has used it. Also, this is probably stupid, but is it safe to do ab workouts? My doctor never said anything about it, so I was just wondering what everyone else was told.

Lets Discuss Equipment, what do you have? what do you like about it or dislike? I have an eliptical which makes my knees feel like they are gonna pop so I try to use my treadmill and Total Gym, which I like occasionally.

I have such knots in my muscles that every time I do exercise I end up in such awful pain. I've started and stopped several exercise attempts because of pain. Five minutes on the treadmill, five days a week, gives me so much pain and headache that I can hardly function. A half hour Water aerobics class would wipe me out for a whole day. It's a new year and I'm going to start again. I'm just worried about the pain. Will it ever go away? Has anyone else had this problem?

Less than 1 year post surgery I ran the half marathon. I am committing to run a full marathon before the 2nd anniversary of my surgery. I am shooting for the Columbus Marathon on 10/17/10. Any other lapbanders complete a marathon?

Happy Holidays everyone! I am so ready to end this year charging forward to the new one. I will keep my goal at 40 miles.

Hello all! I received my very own bodybugg for Christmas. I'm so excited about it. I have been wearing it for two days, and my surgery is coming up very fast now (January 13.) I'm wondering how I get it all set up for my liquid diet - or rather, how you set yours up. Any help would be appreciated.

I don't know how many people use or want to use these. But they have some really good exercises you can do at home. The problem with the Wii Fit is that it will not work if you weigh over 330 pounds. The actual hardware can support over 600 pounds but the software puts a 330 lb. limit on it. So for me, at a starting weight of 408 lbs. I would not be able to take advantage of this tools. But there is a way around it. If you put the Wii Fit platform on a soft blanket that will allow people over the 330 lb limit to use the unit. I have a blanket and I need to fold it a couple of times. It confuses the scale so it lets you play the game. Your weight specs will not be a…

Has anyone ever tried the Contour Core Sculpting belt? It's the one that you put on and the electric pulses contract your tummy muscles like doing crunches, but better...I ordered one in the hope that I can lose some more of this belly fat and possibly avoid the dreaded PS...and I abhor crunches, but have no problem with doing cardio... https://www.trycontour.com

looking for someone to help me stay motivated:thumbup::wink2:

I wondering if anyone has one of these. It goes under you desk at work. I was thinking about buying one they are cheap no more then 40 dollars. I have a desk job and i sit all day long and work on a computer. How many calories do you think you could burn with one of these.

I got banded October 16th, 2009 and I've been having a slow but steady weight loss! I went from a 22 to an 18 and I'm SUPER excited.:w00t: However, I do want to amp up my workout and would like to know when it would be best to start adding some core excercises to my workout. I also want to start jogging, since I've read that it's one of the most effectives excercises to lose weight! :thumbup: Does anyone have any suggestions on what types of workouts I could do for my core? Or how I can amp up my workout? I currently do 30min cardio (usually eliptical) 20 min light weights (legs and arms) 15 min lap swimming I've started working out since beginning of August…

I want a body bugg and I have been given the go ahead by the hubby as it will come out of his tax return. But, I am not sure if it is worth the price tag and I'll feel guilty for spending if I can't really justify it. I feel I am always looking for novelty, something to renew my committment to my weight loss. But, I always seem to abandon to whole thing after a couple of months. I have a gym membership, Weight Watchers pass, a wii FIT and a freaking lap band, but I am still engaging in the same old habits. Now, I want a new toy but do I really need it? Please tell me how much you think yours has TRULY impacted your ongoing success. Is it a motivator?? Thanks for the repli…

Hi there. I got a 15 lb kettle bell for Christmas and a set of 10 lb dumbbells to help increase my goal weight amount for some exercise in 2010. I have 2lb dumbbells, 5 lb dumbbells and 8 lb dumbbells and I had bought a good book on how to use hand weights for home exercising. The kettle bell came with a DVD with only 5 or so moves and it looks pretty intense. Anyone out there using a kettle bell and have a good web site reference of exercises starting out easy to building up to medium intensity. Thanks :thumbup:

Ice cleats, boot chains, or just shoe screws? I have now worn out my second pair of boot chains, similar to: Quest for stability on the ice. Oh, by the way, I always use walking/hiking poles, and during the winter, they have the ice spike tip.

Hi Folks, Hope everyone had a good holiday. I am scheduled for VSG next month :thumbup: and I am a little concerned about my lifestyle afterwards. I work as a diving/sailing Captain in Florida and it gets hotter than hell down here in the summer. Presently, I carry around a gallon of Crystal Light tea with me and usually drink most or all of it in 24 hours; about half that this time of year. I'm concerned with the Fluid intake restriction that I'm going to be constantly battling dehyration in the summer both while working and exercising outside. I'm pretty much dripping wet with perspiration June through the end of October. Anyone in a similar situation? How do you dea…

Hello All! This is my first post and hope everyone is good! I have just started the process to start attempting the Lap-band® Surgery. I have been to my primary doctor who did some blood work and went over my health records. I have had high blood pressure for years and ashma plus last set of blood work my blood sugar was a little high. However I am nervous because my BMI is 38 not 40 has anyone ran into this? What has their luck been with insurance paying since mine has to be authorized first? I would greatly apprecitate any input...and thanks!

Hey there, just wondering if anyone has joined a CrossFit class in their area and what their experiences have been. I was just banded about 20 days ago and I know I wont be able to do the class right away, but eventually I would like to try it. If you have done this class/workout, how long after your operation did you start? For those of you that don't know what CrossFit is, here's a link: What is CrossFit?. Basically, it is an intense one-hour work out that includes elements of weight lifting, gymnastics, kettle bells, cardio, etc.

I spent all weekend reading all these great forums and started my workout at 5AM this morning before work. I had seen so many people speak so highly of the eliptical machine so I headed there first. After 3 minutes I was almost passed out on the floor choking for breath. I did manual and level 1. Am I doing something wrong? Maybe I will just stick to the treadmill until I lose a little bit more weight for now. I then went to the pool and did 45 mins of Water aerobics, but my legs are still wobbly from that eliptical machine.

I just got cleared to exercise, but not sure when the best time to do it with our eating. I wanted to know if it was better to get up on an empty stomach, then eat afterwards. Is it better to work out after work. If I eat before workout then I cant drink water 30 minutes afterwards. Just trying to figure out what is best.

I have been walking for a year and wanted to kick it up a bit, i found a workout room down the road at the pool. So, mwf's i walk there, and do the stationary bike, weights, treadmill, and elliptical and walk home. On t/th's i do the bike, treadmill and then get in the pool and do like 3 exercises there. because i do the recumbant bike 5 days a week, two of those days i sprint and 3 of those days i do endurance, so far i am not doing a ton of time on each piece of equipment, but everyday i go i make it a little harder, i am looking forward to seeing results, i am one month pre-op, and have been cleared for all of this, it's exciting, i love having a plan instead of walk…

I saw a post about walking marathons and 1/2 marathons, and I am intrigued. I am not much for competition, but I wonder if I had a goal to complete a 1/2 marathon (walking, of course!!!) how good I'd feel about myself! Any marathoners: how do you find out about them and how to train for them? I live in upstate SC and would probably have to travel but I could at least pretend I'm training for one! Are there any websites? Thanks! sara

So i have been going to the gym for about 6 months now and was starting to get tired of the same old same old. Well the step machine always used to scare me i would always see these young skinny girls sweating to death on these machines so i never tried it. Well i decided to give it a try i said to myself even if i do 5 mins on this machine it is still trying something new. Well i got on that machine and did 40 mins burned 560 calories just in 40 mins. I felt like i got the best workout of my life. I am not saying that it was easy but wow what a workout I even did 20 more mins on the treadmill for a grand total of 740 calories in one hr at the gym i have never burned this…

Who does weights on the same day that they do cardio. My dieation told me not to and I’m not sure why. I can only work out M, W, F’s due to my home life and schedules with 2 kids under the age of 4 so I have to work out extra hard 3 days a week and I have been combining cardio and weights. Is this a problem? Is it a caloric issue?

Anyone here practice Tai Chi? According to a few websites that list what activities burn X amount of calories, Tai Chi burns more calories than walking. I have always wanted to try it, and I've found a DVD for beginners, but I haven't purchased it yet. Anyone have any advice, or thoughts on this?

I posted this question in the General Forum, but discovered that it might be more appropriate here. :thumbup: How do you do it? I'm worried that after I get the band it's going to be hard for me to get enough Water during/after exercise and I'm afraid of dehydrating myself (which I am prone to). I generally guzzle a bottle of water following a workout, but have heard that that won't be possible with the band. I'll have to try to take sips during my work out. The thing is, I'm planning on training for the Rock n' Roll Marathon which will happen in June in San Diego, CA. Do you think I'll be able to keep myself hydrated enough to run 27 miles? Help please... Thanks i…

I'm just wondering how long I have to wait after surgery to swim or start a water aerobics class? My dr told me walking was fine from the get-go, but I think I have to wait a certain amount of time before swimming because of healing, etc. Does anyone know? I'm 3 weeks out. Thank you. sara

I am on Day 5 of Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred. It's only a 20 minute workout, but it kicks a$$! Even after only 5 days I feel stronger. I am alternating right now between Level 1 and Level 2 just to vary it up. Anyone else doing this program? Anyone who has made it through 30 Days who can report their results?

Hello all I'm almost 4 months post op and I have lost 40lbs so far. But I haven't exercised @ all yet :-( I can only imagine how much weight I might have lost had I exercised. I also work full time and have a baby to take care of when I get home. How do you busy moms find time to exercise? I desperatly need advise lol or maybe some helpfull tips.

Wow... any thoughts on this study? >>Start exercising and you?ll become a round-the-clock, fat-burning machine, right? That?s long been a commonly held belief among exercisers and fitness experts alike. But a new report finds that, sadly, it?s not very likely. The notion that exercise somehow boosts the body?s ability to burn fat for as long as 24 hours after a workout has led to a misperception among the general public that diet doesn?t matter so much as long as one exercises, says Edward Melanson, an exercise physiologist and associate professor of medicine at the University of Colorado in Denver. << It gets better, read here: Exercise not likely to …

I am having my sleeve done on Jan. 21st. I want to start jogging. How long do you have to wait after the surgery before you can run? I know you can walk right away but how about jogging? Thanks :biggrin0::biggrin0:

I've restarted some cario workouts after a while since my regular workouts, and support of my diet buddy. Well I think my diet buddy has got other things to do, but now I can see how I will get past these reasons to stop regular workouts. Anyway. I've started with my home exercise bike, watching my favourite diet programs, downsize me, diet doctors, uk's biggest user..As it's been about 6 months of not doing any thing (other than being feeling sorry for myself due to the 35 lbs I've gained with stopping smoking). And Great News! It's slowly working it's way down again (my weight), and this morning my waist measuremenst has come down an inch...32. I notice that ma…

I was wondering how to burn more caloreis at the gym. I get an hr of cardio at the gym everyday (thats all the time i have i have a full time job and little ones at home) and the machines are telling me i am only burning 300 calories for that hr. I have read some post saying that some people are burning 8oo calories and hr is this because they are running their a** off. I am doing much better then i did several months ago (i can now do 3.7 and a 2 percent incline on the treadmill when i started i could only do 2.5 no incline) I am now on level 3 on the bike but i am still 225lbs and can't run on the treadmill for more then a few mins. I do 20 mins on three machines…

We are getting closer to the Holidays and I do not want to gain weight during this time. I have finally started to lose weight. I am not at restriction yet so I need the exercise. I will continue to get my miles in using the stationary bike.

I haven't been banded yet and love my Water aerobics class and would love to continue it and my treadmill routine after being banded. Anyone else? Also, how soon after being banded are you usually able to start exercising again? Thanks and blessings, Michelle

I did it! I got off my butt and started working out. I joined my local Y and started with swimming laps and water aerobics to get my heart and joints used to working out. I added ridding (sit down bikes) for 20 minuets a day before my swim. I have been walking during lunch for 20 minuets as well. I am up to 5 days a week of working out and decided to get on a scale.... how in the heck have i GAINED 10 pounds?!?!?!!? I have cut out fatty foods, kept a log of everything I have put into my mouth, cut portions, went from whites to browns ect ect! Why on earth am I gaining weight?!?!?! I have been 337 for 5 years with only a 5 pound up or down flex that only lasted…

I'm a little cofused. How many cals should i eat a day & how many should I burn? I'm 5'1 175 lbs female (if that helps). thanks!!! :smile:

I'm shopping around for a pair of walking shoes. I've heard the MBT are the best, but pricey! I know a few people who have the sketchers Shape Ups and now Reebok has a shoe too. Any opinions would be helpful! I can't find a store that carries them all, so it's probably going to be an online purchase.

I finally broke my plateau! After loosing 40 pounds in four months, I was stuck at the same weight for three months! I wouldn’t gain and I wouldn’t lose! Finally I started the Couch 2 5k program, bought a Body Bug, started a great protein drink for breakfast, and am not eating more than 3-4 ounces of protein at each meal. The scale is finally moving!! I am a very happy girl again!:thumbup:

Heya, I'm joining the gym on Sat...is there any weights or exercises that I can't do? Shouldn't lift? Do I need tell the instructor that I have the lapband?? Any help greatly appreciated :ohmy:

Hi everyone! I'm 2 weeks post op and it's freezing outside, I have an elliptical and want to get on it sooo bad also I'm anxious to start lifting weights to avoid lots of flabby skin with weight loss... when are we able to safely move up in exercise???

I am just now toying with the idea of starting to run.. I like the idea of the couch to 5k. I had my surgery in September and am down almost 50 pounds at this point. I currently weight 240.. I'm curious as to what weight others were when they started running.