https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/healthy-habits-122 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 02:22:45 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/healthy-habits-122#post-1771685 Wed, 25 Jan 2017 18:20:09 +0000 MsMaven 1771685@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You Fabbers are inspirational. It's taken me three weeks, but I am now getting serious. I ate a much healthier diet this week, and despite the rain and cold that kept me mostly indoors, I did do some exercises. I have been trying some alternatives to deal with sore muscles on one day I did overdo it. Age and arthritis have caught up with me.&nbsp;</p> <p>If I could find some shoes that fit like walking on clouds or marshmallows or pillows I would start some walking now that the sun is out. Sneakers no longer work because of arthritis on the tops of my feet. I've been trying out slip on sneakers, but am having a hard time finding ones that fit. Losing the weight I've gained in the last three months will help with the feet.</p> <p>I hate January, but only a week left and several days of sunshine predicted. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/healthy-habits-122#post-1771663 Wed, 25 Jan 2017 15:29:35 +0000 texstyle 1771663@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do free weights but not very heavy at all so no comparison. I do a couple sets of 12 reps and only use 45-55 lbs. on the barbell right now depending on which exercise. I will probably work up to 60 lbs. over several weeks once I can do 3 full sets at the current weight. I try to be very careful of not injuring myself.&nbsp; I do more of a full body workout as my main goal is to keep bones strong and muscles toned. So I do flat bench, incline bench, curls, squats, dead lifts, military press, lunges, etc.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/healthy-habits-122#post-1771182 Mon, 23 Jan 2017 20:37:04 +0000 Sal 1771182@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>January has been a bit all over the place for me but I have been active all month - some biking, some running, some walking and gym sessions but not as many as usual. &nbsp;I have kept up with some body weight work in between though.</p> <p>We do all free weights and for example yesterday we did five rounds of<br />- 20 kettlebell swings (10 kg)<br />- 20 bentover row (7kg dumbbell in each hand)<br />- 20 lunges (7kg dumbbell in each hand)<br />- 10 each side one arm press (5kg each hand)<br />- 30 bicycle core<br />- 30 toe taps core</p> <p>I have a shoulder injury so use light weights for any upwards press or push and focus very much on form.</p> <p>My 2017 goal is to run a half marathon late this year so I am going to increase my running from 1-2 times per week to 3 times and increase my distances. &nbsp;I will keep up with my 3 gym sessions and look to walk with friends once or twice a week (this is social time for me)</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/healthy-habits-122#post-1771046 Mon, 23 Jan 2017 11:43:50 +0000 Helen11 1771046@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I did my 3rd push up and plank exercises for the week. Challenged husband and son to plank with me but they gave up too quickly.</p> <p>Living vicariously through my sister who is bench pressing 45kg!<br /> I think I need to work on body weight exercises until life is at a stage where I can get good help on weightlifting form. I really enjoy the knowledge shared here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/healthy-habits-122#post-1770956 Sun, 22 Jan 2017 22:47:48 +0000 Carla 1770956@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>:-) grandfashionista I know of what you speak regarding hypermobility, and I do love yoga. However, it does me no good in running - I need a certain tension in my muscles for that sport. That is where working out with weights comes in. Besides making me stronger, it makes my muscles tighter. My weight program is specifically for my sports of swim, bike, run. </p> <p>I'm not petite or slender, but I do not develop muscle bulk easily, even though I lift 2-3 times a week. I do 5 X 5 strong lifts for squats and deadlift (Sumo) but reps of 8-12 on everything else. I also do unilateral work - single leg press, single leg glute-ham bridge, walking lunges, DB chest press, DB row, DB shoulder press, rear delt flys. I use some of the machines (lat pull down, leg press, back hyper extension), but mostly free weights, especially DB's (RDL's, etc.). I lift as heavy as I can, and when I progress from 8 to 12, I increase the weight. I'm nowhere near the big plates-squats and dead lifts around 75-85 and a lot of 25 and 30lb DB stuff. </p> <p>It usually takes me 1.5 hours to do a 10 min cardio warm-up, and 8 exercises super set lower body with upper body. I always do 3 leg exercises but alternate front/back for upper body. I don't do accessory work (biceps, triceps, calves, etc.) per se.</p> <p>I'm curious what other folks do with the weights in their gym...</p> <p>...and for fun, Venessa Redgrave doing deadlifts. Note 'dummy' plates - but that bar is 45 lbs! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/healthy-habits-122#post-1770940 Sun, 22 Jan 2017 21:58:39 +0000 gradfashionista 1770940@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm glad you enjoyed the yoga class, Jane. I feel the same way after swimming. </p> <p>I'm committed to squats for a whole range of reasons having to do with health and fitness. The most obvious reasons are that they use nearly all the muscles in your body, and are a great movement for increasing bone density and joint stability. They're movements that we do throughout life, sitting and standing. They also help strengthen the muscles required to catch yourself when you trip. It might not seem relevant at a younger age, but it's a form of investment in the body for old age. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/healthy-habits-122#post-1770933 Sun, 22 Jan 2017 21:38:23 +0000 Jane 1770933@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I went to a new yoga class. I haven't been to a yoga class for several years, and it was super. It was hot yoga and I felt like I had a full stretch afterwards, even my feet! I really enjoyed engaging my core. The teachers were also very kind, and it seemed a really warm and generous atmosphere. I've taken advantage of a special offer and I can do as many classes as I would like for a month.&nbsp;</p> <p>Please may you say why you are committed to the squats - is it the improvement to the upper legs? Well done with the weights - very good to reach your PR. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/healthy-habits-122#post-1770869 Sun, 22 Jan 2017 16:55:29 +0000 gradfashionista 1770869@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I popped into the gym every day this week to do my daily squat and bench. Yesterday, I accidentally squatted 195lb--I thought I had loaded the bar with 190lbs, so it was a pleasant surprise to discover otherwise. This is 1lb shy of my all-time PR, with the difference being that I wasn't using any special equipment (raised-heel shoes, belt, or knee sleeves). My bench was a bit all over the place, sometimes hitting 140lb, sometimes not. </p> <p>I'm still looking for consistency in technique in both lifts.&nbsp;I've thought about the effects of hypermobility-- the need to concentrate on maintaining tension at all times, and to learn when you've reached the hole (bottom) in a lift. It's tough. The natural impulse is to relax, and with hypermobility, you don't have the same markers of tension that help give you a "spring" out of a lift. A well-regarded coach told me that I should incorporate whatever equipment makes me feel stable, but I'm going to try a wider stance in my squat to see if that helps.&nbsp;</p> <p>In yoga terms, people with hypermobility tend to love yoga because they're naturally good at it. The challenge for them isn't to move into a position, but to hold themselves back from stretching too much; and to exit the position without injury.</p> <p>How was your week? </p>