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LadyLisa “ My bike is broken waaa lol warped tire I guess I rode to too much and didn't keep it tuned up but I am going to take it in and get it fixed up before winter comes that way it will be ready for next spring ”
-  LadyLisa on 9/26/2008
LadyLisa “ thats cool I do the same thing...I walk or bike everywhere if close enough to do that...lol ”
-  LadyLisa on 6/26/2008 in response to Carina
Carina “ BTW, you know how I started running after that first 5K? Well, now I bike and/or run my errands if they're not too far. I looked pretty funny last week, running to the post office with my outgoing mail in hand and then running to the village hall to drop off my water bill! :) ”
-  Carina on 6/25/2008 in response to Carina
Carina “ I couldn't agree with you more, Lisa. I get the same comments from people around me. I either inspire/motivate them to workout or they think I'm a "fitness freak" (somebody actually called me that once!) which I'm not. I work full-time, raise a child with special needs and have everyday responsibilities so I'm just as busy as the rest of the world. Sure, I workout 5 times a week but I don't think that's excessive. Some people choose not to live an active lifestyle... well, I choose to. It gives me more energy to get through the day, it makes me feel more confident with everything else I do in my life, it keeps me "young at heart" and I have fewer visits to the doctors. What can be wrong with that? :) This is one reason I joined FitConnect: so I can be amongst people with the same goals I have in mind! ”
-  Carina on 6/25/2008 in response to LadyLisa
LadyLisa “ I walk or bick to work everyday unless it is raining and people say I'm hardcore and they wish they had that much energy, problem is that I start off forcing myself to be active because i need to be active to feel good if I don't be active I feel like crap...lol sometimes I don't have energy either but I do it anyway. I also don't even feel like I do that much but I guess because I do it everyday people think that is alot. ”
-  LadyLisa on 6/10/2008
LadyLisa “ Good for you Jim, I love hearing stories like that. People always ask me how I lost 100 lbs in a year and half after having a baby and I just tell them that I did because I wanted to feel good I did it for my own well being and I get some answers like "Oh I could never do that" and thats their first mistake you'll won't accopmplish something unless you have a better attitude about it. I have always had to motivate myself when it comes to my health its hard to find people that do as much as I do...and now I have been also thinking about personal training maybe I will look into do that one day. ”
-  LadyLisa on 4/22/2008 in response to JimB
JimB “ It's never too late to start! I took up weightlifting at age 53. At that point my weight had ballooned up to 225, I was on meds for high blood pressure, depression and high cholesterol. I knew I was at risk for a heart attack because my father and grandfather both had them in their 40s (my grandfather died from his, and my dad damn near died). I got on a program of healthy eating, walking as much as possible, cardio and weight training. In a little over a year I dropped 60 pounds and got off all my meds. It can be done! Now I'm working on my certification as a personal trainer so I can help other people benefit from my experience. I don't ever intend to go back to my sedentary ways! ”
-  JimB on 3/16/2008
LadyLisa “ Thats great keep up the good work! Just last summer when I took a learn to run clinic I learned about cross training and found I already cross trained anyway. But yes it is a good idea to do that because do the same thing over and over is boring and same old same old. ”
-  LadyLisa on 3/1/2008 in response to plucky
plucky “ Oh, and just to give some perspective, I've been training for many, many years (sorry, I won't say *how* many, 'cause I'll sound old ;) and I'm still exercising regularly 5-6 days each week. Ok, I'll tell you a little secret: my daughter is on her school's cross-country team, but I refuse to let her outrun me. And my son is on the football team and hitting the weights, but I refuse to let him get stronger than me. I know my time will come, but that time is not now. (I tell my son - he's 14 and 5'11'' 195 lbs - that I'll still be able to kick his a** when I'm 90, but he just laughs) ”
-  plucky on 2/26/2008
plucky “ Ok, here's my basic strategy for being fit for life: vary the workout from time-to-time, cross-train, and give yourself a freakin' break! What I mean by that last one is, it's ok to miss a workout once in a while, or hit a plateau and stay there for a bit. As for missing once in awhile, for me it makes me work even harder when I get back on the routine. As for hitting the plateau, I think about it this way: you have to know your limits and if you are persistent and consistent, you will eventually find some of those limits. That's where the cross-training comes in: hit a spin class or do some cardio kickboxing... heck, even try out the rowing machine. You'll find something new to test your limits on and it will take the boredom and frustration away. You can come back to that 'wall' later and you just might climb over it! ”
-  plucky on 2/26/2008
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