I need some help

wysong said:

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toTo lose
those initial 46 lbs all I did was walk a few times a week - 2 miles per
day. Now suddenly I need the gym, weight lifting, running/sprinting

etc.?

YES. whatever you were doing lost you 46lbs. then your body got used to
that...you hit stasis. end of story. if you dont step it up - aint nuthin
gonna work fer ya, darlin <--thats texan for get off your ass.

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"Hannah Gruen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Number one, you work up to it. Duh. You're only 60? Well, I'm a whole 2
years behind you and I do all that stuff. You wouldn't believe the hills I
cycle. And I lift weights. And do yoga. But then... I have a brain and I
use
it. What's your excuse?

HG

heh, my moms up to 63 and while she wont run because shes convinced its bad
for her knees - she does low impact aerobics and can out walk me in
distance. if you dont want to do the gym/weights/whatever, increase your
distance. walk 5 miles if you can do 3.

as for what her excuse is... dont ask that 🙁 shes got quite a few.
hopefully she'll just listen without right away finding a counter for
everything. the ones replying to her obviously did something right; we're
losing weight. no reason why she cant. she wants to cut back on calories,
fine, but theres a balance one has strike.. oh well.. shell always be
overweight until she figures that out.

"tia" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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heh, my moms up to 63 and while she wont run because shes convinced its

bad

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for her knees - she does low impact aerobics and can out walk me in
distance. if you dont want to do the gym/weights/whatever, increase your
distance. walk 5 miles if you can do 3.

Your mom sounds like she's doing great. I'd agree that running can sometimes
cause injuries. I don't run any more because I have recurring back injuries.
Yoga keeps it under control - pain free - but I'm afraid the stress of
running would be likely to compress discs enough to possibly cause a
problem. Still, at some point with walking you reach a point that it is not
elevating your heart rate any more. So you need to do something more
intense. Just adding mileage really doesn't do that. Low impact aerobics,
using a stair stepper or hiking hills, lifting weights - these can add
intensity without resorting to running.

HG