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Exercise addiction
Following an Oct 23rd visit to the Doc for a physical and being shocked at
my weight (260 lbs) I committed to a diet and exercise program. I am fortunate to have a nicely equipped gym in my house (it was formerly owned by a pro hockey player) and I've been faithfully doing the treadmill thing and weight lifting every morning. Between the diet and the exercise I've dropped 31 lbs so far. However, after two months the treadmill was getting boring so I looked around for another cardiovascular type machine to alternate to and bought a Sole Elliptical. I can do 3-4 miles on the treadmill at 3.8 - 4.0 mph at a 2.6 to 3.0 degree incline with no problem. I got on the new elliptical and even at a low resistance level after 5 minutes my legs were shaking, I was huffing and puffing and the heart monitor reading was climbing alarmingly. This thing is going to take some time getting used to. I also need to check with the Doc about a safe, maximum heartrate to shoot for when using it. It's a very demanding machine when compared to the treadmill. Off to the gym room. RCE |
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Exercise addiction
On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 04:49:43 -0500, "RCE" wrote:
Following an Oct 23rd visit to the Doc for a physical and being shocked at my weight (260 lbs) I committed to a diet and exercise program. I am fortunate to have a nicely equipped gym in my house (it was formerly owned by a pro hockey player) and I've been faithfully doing the treadmill thing and weight lifting every morning. Between the diet and the exercise I've dropped 31 lbs so far. However, after two months the treadmill was getting boring so I looked around for another cardiovascular type machine to alternate to and bought a Sole Elliptical. I can do 3-4 miles on the treadmill at 3.8 - 4.0 mph at a 2.6 to 3.0 degree incline with no problem. I got on the new elliptical and even at a low resistance level after 5 minutes my legs were shaking, I was huffing and puffing and the heart monitor reading was climbing alarmingly. This thing is going to take some time getting used to. I also need to check with the Doc about a safe, maximum heartrate to shoot for when using it. It's a very demanding machine when compared to the treadmill. Off to the gym room. RCE A lot of this is about getting your body used to something different. My DH used to just do the elliptical, and when he switched to the treadmill he found it much more difficult. But it's a good idea to learn what heartrate range is safe for you. Heartrate training is an interesting subject. There are ranges that are optimal for fat burning and others that are optimal for building cardiac endurance. In both cases there are rough formulas for calculating them based on one's age and gender, but they are in fact different for each individual -- and they change as you build fitness. |
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Exercise addiction
RCE wrote:
Following an Oct 23rd visit to the Doc for a physical and being shocked at my weight (260 lbs) I committed to a diet and exercise program. I am fortunate to have a nicely equipped gym in my house (it was formerly owned by a pro hockey player) and I've been faithfully doing the treadmill thing and weight lifting every morning. Between the diet and the exercise I've dropped 31 lbs so far. However, after two months the treadmill was getting boring so I looked around for another cardiovascular type machine to alternate to and bought a Sole Elliptical. I can do 3-4 miles on the treadmill at 3.8 - 4.0 mph at a 2.6 to 3.0 degree incline with no problem. I got on the new elliptical and even at a low resistance level after 5 minutes my legs were shaking, I was huffing and puffing and the heart monitor reading was climbing alarmingly. This thing is going to take some time getting used to. I also need to check with the Doc about a safe, maximum heartrate to shoot for when using it. It's a very demanding machine when compared to the treadmill. Off to the gym room. RCE Yes, elliptical is or at least can be more demanding without seeming so. When I use the one at rehab, it gets my heart rate up higher with lower pain than a treadmill. And the readout of calorie consumption seems to confirm what the heart rate is saying, in that the calories per minute are higher. -- Del Cecchi "This post is my own and doesn’t necessarily represent IBM’s positions, strategies or opinions.” |
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