Exercises

Exercises

Just wondering if anyone knows what type of exercises and stretches are good for toning back into shape quick???

Before any of you pervs start saying sex its a serious question.

I used to be a sprots freak and then had two years out of doing much in the way of sport due to joints etc.

I'm running race for life in 5 weeks and want to get ship shape soon. I'm going to start jogging but what else has quite quick effect. Legs need sorting mainly!

I would say running or maybe swimming would be the best if you wanted to get back in to shape?

If your going to the gym then as well as the treadmill hammer the crosstrainer to death!! so perfect for building up leg muscles

alot of swimming, cross trainer and rowing machine.

3 mile runs are good aswell

ok cool, i used to be a big swimmer so that'd be good to get back into. I'm trying to get into the cross trainer, really enjoy it but have quite a low attention span on it. Is it best to have quite high ish resistance?

i find it easier to handle than a treadmill but feel i do more work on it and dont get as tired as i would on said treadmill

the gym i use has teles on their equipment so if you bring earphones you can watch/listen to music while your on a 20 minute warmup or whatever.

theres no joint impact on a cross trainer aswell

right, i always forget to take my iPod so will remeber that for next time. Yog is meant to be quite difficult isn't it?

yeah, but you can start off with beginners classes.


you will be able to get your legs behind your head in no time

thats part of my prob though, my ligaments are week so i'm bendy!don't think yoga is a good move for me then, it'll just make my issues worse lol

as always the man speaketh so much sense. yoga is exactly what you want.

for proof look to madonna.

see above, unless it strengthens i'm not allowed

sophie do you really wanna look like you take smack?

no thanks!

Re: Exercises

If you want to increase the strength in your lower back your best off doing deadlifts, if u dont know what they are then ask someone at ur gym to show u how to do them, dont go to heavy coz u will strain urself

if you are looking to strengthen ur leg then there are a few excercises that u can do, but squats are most definately the best for building ur legs, once again dont go to heavy and ask someone at ur gym to show u how to do them properly

on top of that, keep up ur cardio work, it will keep u fit and get ur stamina up

hope that helps you

Combination of cardio training (treadmills, cross trainer, rower) to improve stamina and muscle strength and some form of stretching exercise (either Yoga as previously mentioned or Pilates) to keep muscles and supporting ligaments supple as they are developing. Weight execises will build strength and size but that's not necessarily a good thing if you have problems with your joints.

Good luck with it!

thanks, that all makes sense so will crack on devising a little programme for myself!