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Sparklin Cowgirl
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| I do a HIT class 3 times a week. I also have some basic stuff at home (Kettlebell, bands, and a yoga ball) to do some workouts at home when I can't hit the gym. Although I have been slacking in the gym department here lately...... |
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Elite Veteran
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| I workout at home for just 10 to 30 minutes in the morning before I go to work. It is hard for me to get up and do it, but it is making a difference. I try and either lift weights or ride the elliptical. When I don't get up early enough, I do two sets of pushups and two, two minute wall squats. I haven't lost much weight, but I have lost a few inches and I can tell that my core is stronger. |
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Location: Middle TN | Had to have emergency full hysterectomy surgery, talk about loosing core strength and having a desk job in cube world made it even worse... When I was able to start a little work around the farm I felt like I was carting around a bowl of watered down jello where my core used to be:/ In the saddle was worse and I probably looked like humpty dumpty wobbling around up there - certainly felt like it which was probably unsafe (don't tell my husband that part).
The great thing about living in the country is - it's the country! Bad thing is there isn't a gym within 30 miles, so I got a home gym exercise machine - cheep off craigslist practically new. Have been working out all winter at least 4 to 5 days a week - eating better and got rid of the jello bowl belly:) When weather finally allowed a ride, my saddle felt feather light to throw up on my big boy and was very excited that I could keep my seat because he is a hand full on a cool day after not being ridden for several months. My goals are on my phones home screen - it's just a screen shot from my notes list - which really helps me with the motivation to work out when you have to look at it all the time. I had the list on my refrigerator, but when you are trying to stay away from the evil fridge it's not a good place to have your goals listed. |
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 Balance Beam and more...
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Location: 31 lengths farms | Just went back to the gym a few weeks ago after a 4 year hiatus. I lost 50+lbs 25 years or so ago after buying a younger mare and realizing I was handicapping her with my weight. I hit the gym, lost a few and it motivated me to lose some more, funny thing my old mare started clocking again too ;-) Anyway, became a gym rat. Then 10 or 11 years ago I fractured a couple vertabrae in my back, literally just making a run at a clinic. Doctors said the only thing that kept it from all coming undone was how strong my core was. My left leg would go numb in left hand turns and my right foot would feel like it was on fire. 4 years ago the pain in my hips and low back got to be so bad I decided to quit running as part of my workouts and then I just got lazy and quit working out all together. Last year I really realized a few times that I was having some trouble staying centered on my gelding if he had to make a big move. I have come to terms with I will never be the rider I used to be, you wont' see me whip a leg up out of the way of a barrel or stick like glue to a bronc anymore. Don't get me wrong, I was never a great rider but I was a balanced strong rider. I wasn't happy with the Pillsbury Dough Boy hanging over my pants when I sat down even though the scale hadn't moved, how the weight on my body was distributed had , Winter fat had become Spring rolls type of thing.. so back to the gym I went. I have been taking a product called Protandim for a little over a year now, my fiance no longer has to help me to the seated position first thing in the morning, I can ride 3 horses and not be so stove up the next day that it hurts to walk. There will be no running for workouts for me, I have come to terms with that, so low impact cardio is it, just have to do a bit longer. With the back injury my legs are still a little weak, working on that but it is what it is, concentrating on the core. |
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Veteran
Posts: 276
| Not a big gym fan here. I feel like I get plenty of exercise with our daily chores, plus riding about 4-5 head, and chasing around a toddler non-stop! I used to sit at a desk 40hrs per week, and I am so glad that I don't have to anymore! |
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Chi Chi Mama
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Location: Spokompton, Wa | At least 6 days a week of running. I'm addicted. It started because fall of 2016 I decided to enter a figure competition. It's super strict and I had to loose nearly 50 pounds for it. I was planning on competing this spring but got more of the running bug last year after the competition. I did 4 half marathons and several other small races. I have a half coming up and plan on doing a full in May. So.... I run A LOT. lol And I still do weights 5 times a week. I really enjoy it.
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Veteran
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Location: Where I need to be | I do tabata 5 days a week and take my dog for a 3/4 mile run 5 days a week. I am a computer tech and usually have about 15,000 steps a day. I also ride every day except Sunday. I am 62 years old. |
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Expert
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| I might be an odd ball here.... the gym is my getaway. I put my music in and I pretend no one else exists. I love my horses, but they are not where I let off steam. I love the gym. I am part of the few girls that want to look big & bulky. I thrive on lifting. I don't do much cardio. Just enough to stay "in shape." I just prefer big muscles over a slender figure. This being said, I have always been a bean pole. I hate it. I want curves, and I want healthy, "don't mess with her" curves. When I really get going, I work out 5-6 days per week for 1+ hours per day. I can be very strict on my diet (not in the eat less way- in the eat what it takes to look the way I want way). I am currently middle of the road. I workout 4-5x per week and I am moderately strict on my diet. It fuels my self esteem which in term fuels the way I process life. I thrive on feeling good, and working out and being proud of my diet makes me feel good. |
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| ABOUT A 100 TIMES A DAY!!
The word "work" is not in my vocabulary ...
since I am "working" on trying to retire for the 3rd time..
Yikes ... there is that dreaded word again!! |
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