So I am not good at taking rest days!! It's something I really need to work on! But I just love working out. I go to lots of classes and If I could fit anymore in I would. Recently I've started to suffer with fatigue, I don't know if I was hydrating myself well enough and as a result I ended up with a kidney infection. I also struggle to eat enough to fuel my body to cope with the demands of exercise. I took two days off work and 5 days off the gym and I'm easing myself back into the gym... But man am I suffering!! I see my gym instructor who teaches 28 hours of classes a week and just think 'how does she do it?' Any advice or tips? Anybody else addicted to exercise? Hayley x

Hi all

Back after long absence. Most recently, I damaged my lower back(muscle strain) and now am recovering from it through the usual route. I have been told no lasting damage(phew!:sigh:) Unfortunately my weight has yo-yoed over the lastfew months:cry:and I believe my weight has probably contributed to my lower back pain. I finally think this may be the final straw as it has frightened me and do not want to relive the discomfort I have felt.


I am looking to finally need to get my fitness back on track. Can anyone suggest a safe route into exercising again? I have posted before as have JM dvd's, Wii cardio, the biggest loser etc.. but I dont feel they would be appropriate to get myself back without further injury. Not sure if a gym:eek: would benefit on both areas of fitness, weight loss


Thanks so much


xx

I've done this teens of times today....is this good exercise?

Scientists devised workout that requires just a chair, a wall and 7 minutes
But in order reap benefits you must exercise so intensely that it is painful
The 12 exercises are most effective if you carry them out the in correct order with a 10 second break between each


Read more: The 7-minute workout that has been proven to do as much good as a long run and a weights session - but you must be in PAIN to reap benefits | Mail Online
.............................not sure if i'm allowed to copy and paste from articles, let me know if im not and i'll remove. Wanted idea's/thoughts on this, its basically High Intensity Interval Training (HITT) has anyone had results from this? I would like to combine this with my normal exercise regime.

My neighbour has recently taken up spinning and has been singing its praises all week, and she looks fabulous..Even if she was already a skinny bird when she started:rolleyes:

I was just curious to hear peoples reviews as theres a small spinning centre where i live and i walked past the other day and the price was pretty reasonable too. Ive heard your legs really ache and its tiring but i suppose if you get some sort of result it makes the burn worth it!:p...But my real question is, does it help weight loss or is it especially for the legs and bum area?

Many thanks!:)

Danii!

Hi there,has anyone done the josie gibson 30 minute workout dvd ! I was thinking about buying it but wanted to know if it was any good.

Hiya,

What's the best exercise to get rid of those bingo wings? I've read planking is good but my upper arms are so flabby!

Cheers

Hi, just wondered if anyone has done the Slim in 6 program & what were ur results? Am thinking of starting it tomorrow.

X

Has anyone tried one of these classes? They are a 30 minute high intensity body weight work out. My friend told me about them and just checked out their website, they look pretty hardcore I'm a bit worried I wouldn't be able to keep up!

I've got quite a lot of weight to lose and I've done okay so far without doing any exercise but really want to get fit at the same time.

I've just joined a gym - its the local college gym which is very cheap but has limited opening times. With my work hours I can only fit in 3 x 1 hr sessions in a week. Do you think this is enough? Or should I be doing something else aswell?

I dont want to start off doing too much but I want to get into a routine that I will hopefully stick to for a while (I have been known to give up after about 2 weeks, I am hoping to break the habit this time!) :D

Back by popular demand! :) Please jump in with your goals!!

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Hey Guys, Please excuse the lay out of this message, I've just realised my return key is broken...... I need some help on the exercise front. I work full time Mon to Fri, I do office hours but i'm flexi time so I can come and go as I please, OH watches our 2 kids (one is a baby, one is at school) while I'm at work, so I try and get into work early so that I can get home earlier to spend some time with them before bed time. So my normal hours I try to do are 7am til 3pm. Meaning I leave the house at 6.30am and get home at around 3.30pm. I desperately want to do some sort of exercise. My questions are....what exercise should I do and when. I have a manual treadmill and some light weights in the house. I do some walking each day which equates to around 30mins a day. I could possibly go to the gym, but not before work (its not open then) I could possibly go after work, but would mean less time with kids, could possibly go after dinner, but its too far from my home and I don't drive. So I need to think of some sort of plan. Oh I forgot to mention dinner time, this is a big issue now, see my plan was to get home, spend time with kids, make dinner and then do either my treadmill or some sort of other exercise in the house, but that would mean doing that after eating all my food for the day, incl dinner. I could have a work out at home as soon as I get home from work, and then have dinner after (which would mean less time with kids) or I could make them their dinner, do a work out after that, then have a late dinner (downside of this is making 2 meals each night, and also being crabbit and hungry while making kids dinner) it seems that every avenue has an obstacle...a downside. Does anyone have any ideas? I need something that I can do every day, and not get fed up, I think if I had to commute to the gym every day (on top of travelling to and from work) it might give me a nervous breakdown, so workout in the house is looking like the best option....but what time?? Any advice appreciated!! Thanks. :)

I was wondering if anyone is using the NIKE+ running ? i would love to have some friends there who do running as well.
add me aniauk83 :) n lets compete hehe

Does anyone know of any online shops where I can get plus size sleeveless exercise tops that are flared from the bust down/very loose fitting? I have big hips so even tops that are plus size seem to go straight down and reveal all my lumps and bumps and cling to my belly so I'm just really self conscious when I'm out and about doing some exercise! I also need a decent high impact sports bra that'll keep the twins in their place when Im jogging so any suggestions for the best brand to go for would be really helpful thanks :-)

Hi all , I've decided to get back to the gym! Classes and gym workouts plus walking when poss !
Can anyone recommend any good classes ?

Is anybody out there doing JM’s Body Revolution?
I’m currently on my second week – day 9 to be precise.
It would be great to find somebody who is at the same stage, but even if you’re further on it would be good to hear your input.
I’m actually enjoying it at the moment – it’s hard work, but not exhausting. I found level 1 of the 30DayShred a lot harder, but maybe I was weaker then.
I will try and do a little summary after each session – kind of like a diary.

Anybody know how this works/ how widely available it is? I joined slimming world a couple of weeks ago and have been trying to fit in loads of exercise to boost my weight losses and I'm particularly enjoying swimming although it is getting really expensive now and as a student am struggling to attend even a couple of times a week financially.

If people could give advice/share experiences then that would be very helpful and amazing and I would love you forever :P

Hope everybody's well!

Hi. A loosing weight through slimming world and am noticed a marked improvement in my legs/bum/belly but top arms and particularly my back are still quite flabby! Do any of you have suggestions on best exercise to help with this - back especially. Thanks in advance x