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Still no surgery date, (should hear next week in the fist part of September) but I need to start getting on that treadmill. It would be helpful if I had an internet exercise buddy or two to egg each other on. My hips and back hurt me at this weight, as I am sure many of you can understand, so I procrastinate. I love jogging when I am under 240 lbs, but that is quite a ways off. Newbie or long timer, I don't care which.
I am cool with swapping ph #'s even, and we could text each other too. Sept 30th classes start again and I will be less available, but would still be interested in having someone to help keep me accountable!
Right now my goal is to go for 2 - 30ish min walks a day around my neighborhood. Some days I go to the pool, and of course those days usually only take one walk. Some days I will do a workout video instead of one of the walks as well.
Come Sept. 30th (and back to school) I am taking a Pilates class two days a week, but I want to get back into the strength training I was doing winter and spring term.... That will be on my own in the college gym and would love to have someone bug me on those days to prompt me to get my butt into the gym! LOL!
If I remember right, I think we are in the same timezone??? (Pacific)??? Or I could be way off! LOL!
Just let me know! We could also swap email addresses... or just send messages here on DS....
I do yoga on my energy in the pit days. Most days I do a leslie sansone dvd and 3 days a week my friend and I do a 4 mile walk on a nature trail. I'm interested in platies and zumba just don't have resources to waist signing up for classes f they are more energy then I have to give right now. do you use weights for strength training or bands?
I LOVE LOVE LOVE Pilates!!
I took it for about a year before I transferred to the university, while still at the community college. It made me feel so strong and stable! It is mostly core work... breathing... and posture. I re-gained an inch of my height that I loss! I imagine from having better posture.
I also had the most WONDERFUL instructor who I still chat with via email.... So, my new instructor come fall term has a big torch to carry if she wants to endear herself to me! LOL!
If you have specific questions... just ask away! The classes I have taken are all mat classes, none of their fancy machines, which I prefer... :)