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The exercise I've been getting
I thought I'd put this out there, just to let y'all know what I've been up
to. I still do the weight machines 3 times a week at the Y. I work at the summer camp Monday through Friday, which varies from not very active to extremely active, depending on what activities we're doing. Kickball is not very active, it's mostly standing around waiting to kick, or standing around in the outfield waiting for someone to kick it in your direction. If we're playing basketball, however, or soccer, I'm running around all over the place. There's another one we play with bases, and the kids have to run from one base to any other base, and the counsellors try to hit them with the ball when they're between bases. Because we can only use soft inflatable balls, they get caught in the air currents so you have to run right up to the kids to be able to hit them, so that one's pretty active too. And then twice a week we swim with the kids. I don't do laps, instead I'm swimming away from the campers as fast as I can because if they catch me they'll try to dunk me. So that too is pretty good exercise. I also have a routine I do at home to music. Mostly I'm just dancing around, trying to keep moving, but I also incorporate wall pushups, leg lifts, jumping jacks, punches, kicks, and running back and forth in a short path, changing direction as fast as I can. I read something somewhere about how that last one is something some celebrity does to work her outer thighs or something. Anyway, with all this exercise I pretty much stay sweaty all the time and I drink lots and lots of water. It's awesome. Every night when I go to bed, my _whole body_ is tired and it feels soooo good. My muscles feel warm and tingly pretty much all the time, I'm full of energy, I feel stronger and taller, I sleep deeper than ever and feel great when I wake up. The more exercise I get, the more I want to do. Sitting down for any length of time feels weird, I feel like my body is like that car in the commercials where the voiceover is the car talking about how much it wants to be driven, you know? My body's all "Get up and move! Come on, let's go!" This hasn't resulted in any more weight loss yet, but I don't care, it's fun anyway. -- Michelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. |
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Very nice, Luna. Gave up on Curves?
On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 00:36:05 GMT, Luna wrote: I thought I'd put this out there, just to let y'all know what I've been up to. I still do the weight machines 3 times a week at the Y. I work at the summer camp Monday through Friday, which varies from not very active to extremely active, depending on what activities we're doing. Kickball is not very active, it's mostly standing around waiting to kick, or standing around in the outfield waiting for someone to kick it in your direction. If we're playing basketball, however, or soccer, I'm running around all over the place. There's another one we play with bases, and the kids have to run from one base to any other base, and the counsellors try to hit them with the ball when they're between bases. Because we can only use soft inflatable balls, they get caught in the air currents so you have to run right up to the kids to be able to hit them, so that one's pretty active too. And then twice a week we swim with the kids. I don't do laps, instead I'm swimming away from the campers as fast as I can because if they catch me they'll try to dunk me. So that too is pretty good exercise. I also have a routine I do at home to music. Mostly I'm just dancing around, trying to keep moving, but I also incorporate wall pushups, leg lifts, jumping jacks, punches, kicks, and running back and forth in a short path, changing direction as fast as I can. I read something somewhere about how that last one is something some celebrity does to work her outer thighs or something. Anyway, with all this exercise I pretty much stay sweaty all the time and I drink lots and lots of water. It's awesome. Every night when I go to bed, my _whole body_ is tired and it feels soooo good. My muscles feel warm and tingly pretty much all the time, I'm full of energy, I feel stronger and taller, I sleep deeper than ever and feel great when I wake up. The more exercise I get, the more I want to do. Sitting down for any length of time feels weird, I feel like my body is like that car in the commercials where the voiceover is the car talking about how much it wants to be driven, you know? My body's all "Get up and move! Come on, let's go!" This hasn't resulted in any more weight loss yet, but I don't care, it's fun anyway. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960222.html Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long. |
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On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 17:07:45 GMT, Luna
wrote: A few months before my membership was up for renewal, I got a job at an after school program administered by the YMCA. Which one? So, as an employee, I can work out there for free. Free is good. And I'm currently working for the summer day camp there while school is out. I think the Curves program was an excellent start for me, because of the simplicity of the program, and because it dispelled some misconceptions I had about exercise. Saw the summer camp thing. looks like fun and money in combo. The workout on the machines at the Y is just as simple, everything is programmed so I know exactly which machine to go to next and what the seat and back settings are, etc. The next step will be learning to use the free weights. Make me an offer I cannot refuse. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960222.html Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long. |
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On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 17:07:45 GMT, Luna
wrote: A few months before my membership was up for renewal, I got a job at an after school program administered by the YMCA. Which one? So, as an employee, I can work out there for free. Free is good. And I'm currently working for the summer day camp there while school is out. I think the Curves program was an excellent start for me, because of the simplicity of the program, and because it dispelled some misconceptions I had about exercise. Saw the summer camp thing. looks like fun and money in combo. The workout on the machines at the Y is just as simple, everything is programmed so I know exactly which machine to go to next and what the seat and back settings are, etc. The next step will be learning to use the free weights. Make me an offer I cannot refuse. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960222.html Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long. |
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Mun_ Between The Stones wrote: On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 17:07:45 GMT, Luna wrote: A few months before my membership was up for renewal, I got a job at an after school program administered by the YMCA. Which one? Carl Sanders, in Buckhead. So, as an employee, I can work out there for free. Free is good. And I'm currently working for the summer day camp there while school is out. I think the Curves program was an excellent start for me, because of the simplicity of the program, and because it dispelled some misconceptions I had about exercise. Saw the summer camp thing. looks like fun and money in combo. They wore my ass out today with the running to try to tag them with the stupid beach ball. The workout on the machines at the Y is just as simple, everything is programmed so I know exactly which machine to go to next and what the seat and back settings are, etc. The next step will be learning to use the free weights. Make me an offer I cannot refuse. Huh? You wanna be my trainer or something? I'm broke. I'm just gonna print out some stuff from http://www.stumptuous.com/ and get advice from the Y employees. -- Michelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. |
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In article ,
Mun_ Between The Stones wrote: On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 17:07:45 GMT, Luna wrote: A few months before my membership was up for renewal, I got a job at an after school program administered by the YMCA. Which one? Carl Sanders, in Buckhead. So, as an employee, I can work out there for free. Free is good. And I'm currently working for the summer day camp there while school is out. I think the Curves program was an excellent start for me, because of the simplicity of the program, and because it dispelled some misconceptions I had about exercise. Saw the summer camp thing. looks like fun and money in combo. They wore my ass out today with the running to try to tag them with the stupid beach ball. The workout on the machines at the Y is just as simple, everything is programmed so I know exactly which machine to go to next and what the seat and back settings are, etc. The next step will be learning to use the free weights. Make me an offer I cannot refuse. Huh? You wanna be my trainer or something? I'm broke. I'm just gonna print out some stuff from http://www.stumptuous.com/ and get advice from the Y employees. -- Michelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. |
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On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 22:47:30 GMT, Luna
wrote: Huh? You wanna be my trainer or something? I'm broke. I'm just gonna print out some stuff from http://www.stumptuous.com/ and get advice from the Y employees. No mention of money was ever made. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960222.html Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long. |
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On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 22:47:30 GMT, Luna
wrote: Huh? You wanna be my trainer or something? I'm broke. I'm just gonna print out some stuff from http://www.stumptuous.com/ and get advice from the Y employees. No mention of money was ever made. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960222.html Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long. |
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Luna wrote:
A few months before my membership was up for renewal, I got a job at an after school program administered by the YMCA. So, as an employee, I can work out there for free. And I'm currently working for the summer day camp there while school is out. I think the Curves program was an excellent start for me, because of the simplicity of the program, and because it dispelled some misconceptions I had about exercise. The workout on the machines at the Y is just as simple, everything is programmed so I know exactly which machine to go to next and what the seat and back settings are, etc. The next step will be learning to use the free weights. Depending on how you feel about women's right to abortion, you might or might not want to exercise at Curves. http://archive.salon.com/mwt/feature.../index_np.html |
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The exercise I've been getting
Luna wrote:
A few months before my membership was up for renewal, I got a job at an after school program administered by the YMCA. So, as an employee, I can work out there for free. And I'm currently working for the summer day camp there while school is out. I think the Curves program was an excellent start for me, because of the simplicity of the program, and because it dispelled some misconceptions I had about exercise. The workout on the machines at the Y is just as simple, everything is programmed so I know exactly which machine to go to next and what the seat and back settings are, etc. The next step will be learning to use the free weights. Depending on how you feel about women's right to abortion, you might or might not want to exercise at Curves. http://archive.salon.com/mwt/feature.../index_np.html |
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