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Old August 10th, 2004, 10:41 PM
Amy
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A friend of mine bought an "easy to store" Bowflex home gym thing.
Turns out - it is NOT easy to store and wouldn't even fit in the space
she had set aside for it. She had to dedicate an entire extra bedroom
for the "compact, easy to store" bowflex. If you decide to get one,
better make sure you have vaulted ceilings!

Avatar wrote in message . ..
Something like a Crossbow (now called Crossbar) or Bowflex, something
like that. Any ideas or personal experiences would be greatly
appreciated.

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Old August 10th, 2004, 10:52 PM
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Jennifer,

I have a handicapped daughter (soon to be 40) who lives at home. She's
able to ride a bike so I take her out with me as often as I can convince

her
it's fung

What type of exercise is your child able to do? Getting my daughter to
exercise is tough. I can't complain too much as she does a lot of walking
daily to and from her job. I just wish I could get her to do more. Do

you
have a similar problem? It's often tough to convince them that exercise

is
needed.

Beverly


He is *able* to do most things - I take him snowboarding even, but it
definately has to be on his own terms. He is motavated differently from
other people. He is not able to sit at a gym while I exercise (like I did
when I was growing up and mom and dad went to the nautilis) and I think a
gym membership to work out with me would be too much for him. He can't stay
home alone. He's Autistic. During the week, I have to sit and help him do
his homework - this is very difficult and many times ends up with him in
tears and us not finished even though it is bedtime. When he goes to bed, I
go to bed because I'm exhausted. I try to wake up extra early and work out
before he is awake. He's not really a morning person and has to be prompted
or helped to do many things to get ready for school. I commute an hour to
work each way.
I realize my weight has a lot to do with my trying to be superwoman and the
constant advocating for his needs and the fighting the school system to have
him not be mistreated by the teachers or suspended due to a manifestation of
his disability. Last year, I had to write soo many letters. He did not
have a teacher who tried to understand him. Or me. I love it when a
teacher feels qualified to say, "your child is not autistic, he has a
discipline problem" and etc. So I decided to stop fighting. I've enrolled
him in a small private school and I really hope it will make the difference.
He would have been going to the giant megalo-middle school (3000 6 & 7th
graders - scarey) this year and I felt it was time for me to do something
that would take care of me. It's a bit more expensive, but I hope it will
be worth it. It is amazing how much food one can ingest when she doesn't
have time to do anything for herself. I'm trying new things like bubble
baths and reading time for non-food rewards now too.
Take Care,
Jennifer



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Old August 11th, 2004, 01:34 AM
Beverly
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"Ignoramus29819" wrote in message
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In article , Beverly wrote:
I have a well equipped gym in my spare bedroom - treadmill, weight

bench,
dumbbells, bosu ball, exercise ball, jump ropes, exercise bands, etc.

The
cat probably uses the bosu ball and treadmill more than I do - she likes

to
nap on them. I do use the treadmill in the winter and the other

equipment
occasionally. I seem to use something for a few weeks, put it away and

then
get it out again months later.


I have an exercise bike that I bought when I was fat, and also some
strange rowing device. I used them about twice. Need to sell them on
ebay now...

i


I often use the exercise ball while working on the computer. It's easy on
the back and you have to use muscles to balance yourself.

Beverly


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Old August 11th, 2004, 01:34 AM
Beverly
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"Ignoramus29819" wrote in message
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In article , Beverly wrote:
I have a well equipped gym in my spare bedroom - treadmill, weight

bench,
dumbbells, bosu ball, exercise ball, jump ropes, exercise bands, etc.

The
cat probably uses the bosu ball and treadmill more than I do - she likes

to
nap on them. I do use the treadmill in the winter and the other

equipment
occasionally. I seem to use something for a few weeks, put it away and

then
get it out again months later.


I have an exercise bike that I bought when I was fat, and also some
strange rowing device. I used them about twice. Need to sell them on
ebay now...

i


I often use the exercise ball while working on the computer. It's easy on
the back and you have to use muscles to balance yourself.

Beverly


  #15  
Old August 11th, 2004, 12:11 PM
Annabel Smyth
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On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 at 14:40:03, Beverly wrote:

There are probably many of us who have done the same thingg

I have one of those wheel things you kneel down and push forwards - but
every time I use it (I do, occasionally!), I think how much better it
would be if it swept the carpet when it was at it. I wonder if taking
the handle off my Bissell would have the same effect? I must try....

Today I skated for 2.5 hours then walked briskly half-way home (30
minutes'). I have some housework to do later, and probably need to go
to the shop. So a "Good exercise day". Yesterday I skated for 2.5
hours, but did very little else.
--
Annabel Smyth
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html
Website updated 7 August 2004 - for a limited time, be bored by my holiday
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Old August 11th, 2004, 12:11 PM
Annabel Smyth
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On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 at 14:40:03, Beverly wrote:

There are probably many of us who have done the same thingg

I have one of those wheel things you kneel down and push forwards - but
every time I use it (I do, occasionally!), I think how much better it
would be if it swept the carpet when it was at it. I wonder if taking
the handle off my Bissell would have the same effect? I must try....

Today I skated for 2.5 hours then walked briskly half-way home (30
minutes'). I have some housework to do later, and probably need to go
to the shop. So a "Good exercise day". Yesterday I skated for 2.5
hours, but did very little else.
--
Annabel Smyth
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html
Website updated 7 August 2004 - for a limited time, be bored by my holiday
snaps!
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Old August 11th, 2004, 12:12 PM
Annabel Smyth
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On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 at 15:06:31, Aquarijen
wrote:

My kid is disabled, so I can't get out of the house to exercise unless he
can do it too (single mom, too) so I use my exercise bike daily. If I
didn't have it, I wouldn't do cardio. I also have free weights - if I
didn't have them, I'd not be using free weights. So, depending on your
situation, having stuff at home may be the only way you can easily work out.
But... I wouldn't get a bowflex. free weights are cheap and easy to get
started with - there are whole workouts for people who only have dumbells.
I think that's the way to go if you are interested in doing weight training
at home.
-Jennifer


Actually, you don't even need free weights - you can start with a tin
can in each hand.
--
Annabel Smyth
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html
Website updated 7 August 2004 - for a limited time, be bored by my holiday
snaps!
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Old August 11th, 2004, 02:32 PM
Beverly
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"Aquarijen" wrote in message
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Jennifer,

I have a handicapped daughter (soon to be 40) who lives at home. She's
able to ride a bike so I take her out with me as often as I can convince

her
it's fung

What type of exercise is your child able to do? Getting my daughter to
exercise is tough. I can't complain too much as she does a lot of

walking
daily to and from her job. I just wish I could get her to do more. Do

you
have a similar problem? It's often tough to convince them that exercise

is
needed.

Beverly


He is *able* to do most things - I take him snowboarding even, but it
definately has to be on his own terms. He is motavated differently from
other people. He is not able to sit at a gym while I exercise (like I did
when I was growing up and mom and dad went to the nautilis) and I think a
gym membership to work out with me would be too much for him. He can't

stay
home alone. He's Autistic. During the week, I have to sit and help him

do
his homework - this is very difficult and many times ends up with him in
tears and us not finished even though it is bedtime. When he goes to bed,

I
go to bed because I'm exhausted. I try to wake up extra early and work

out
before he is awake. He's not really a morning person and has to be

prompted
or helped to do many things to get ready for school. I commute an hour to
work each way.
I realize my weight has a lot to do with my trying to be superwoman and

the
constant advocating for his needs and the fighting the school system to

have
him not be mistreated by the teachers or suspended due to a manifestation

of
his disability. Last year, I had to write soo many letters. He did not
have a teacher who tried to understand him. Or me. I love it when a
teacher feels qualified to say, "your child is not autistic, he has a
discipline problem" and etc. So I decided to stop fighting. I've

enrolled
him in a small private school and I really hope it will make the

difference.
He would have been going to the giant megalo-middle school (3000 6 & 7th
graders - scarey) this year and I felt it was time for me to do something
that would take care of me. It's a bit more expensive, but I hope it will
be worth it. It is amazing how much food one can ingest when she doesn't
have time to do anything for herself. I'm trying new things like bubble
baths and reading time for non-food rewards now too.
Take Care,
Jennifer

I know how stressful it can be raising such a child. It sounds like you're
doing a great job.

Unfortunately some people don't understand autism and can't understand the
behavior a child exhibits with it. I had a similar problem. My daughter is
a rubella syndrome child and doesn't have the appearance often associated
with mentally handicapped children.

Beverly

Beverly


  #19  
Old August 11th, 2004, 02:44 PM
Beverly
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"Annabel Smyth" wrote in message
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On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 at 14:40:03, Beverly wrote:

There are probably many of us who have done the same thingg

I have one of those wheel things you kneel down and push forwards - but
every time I use it (I do, occasionally!), I think how much better it
would be if it swept the carpet when it was at it. I wonder if taking
the handle off my Bissell would have the same effect? I must try....

Today I skated for 2.5 hours then walked briskly half-way home (30
minutes'). I have some housework to do later, and probably need to go
to the shop. So a "Good exercise day". Yesterday I skated for 2.5
hours, but did very little else.
--
Annabel Smyth
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html
Website updated 7 August 2004 - for a limited time, be bored by my holiday
snaps!


Do you do any type of weight training? I do plenty of biking and walking
but have found the body fat seems to be on a downward trend since I added
weight training. It's important to save as much muscle mass as possible
during the weight loss phase.

Beverly



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Old August 11th, 2004, 02:44 PM
Beverly
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"Annabel Smyth" wrote in message
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On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 at 14:40:03, Beverly wrote:

There are probably many of us who have done the same thingg

I have one of those wheel things you kneel down and push forwards - but
every time I use it (I do, occasionally!), I think how much better it
would be if it swept the carpet when it was at it. I wonder if taking
the handle off my Bissell would have the same effect? I must try....

Today I skated for 2.5 hours then walked briskly half-way home (30
minutes'). I have some housework to do later, and probably need to go
to the shop. So a "Good exercise day". Yesterday I skated for 2.5
hours, but did very little else.
--
Annabel Smyth
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html
Website updated 7 August 2004 - for a limited time, be bored by my holiday
snaps!


Do you do any type of weight training? I do plenty of biking and walking
but have found the body fat seems to be on a downward trend since I added
weight training. It's important to save as much muscle mass as possible
during the weight loss phase.

Beverly



 




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