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What kinds of things should I do?
Hey everyone,
I'm an 18 year old female weighing about 190 lbs. Even though I don't look morbidly obese, my weight does bother me, and I'd love to lose a bunch of weight, especially for the sake of my health.
At school, we have a gym. Most of the machines are broken (elliptical, bikes with no resistance) but you can still use them. There's also a treadmill, which I love using.
So, here is what I've been doing lately. I use the treadmill for a good 35 minutes, with in incline of 10% and speed of 5. Is that good to lose weight?
I hate the elliptical because it's so tiring, but I love it because it helps lose weight. So I usually do about 10 minutes on it (unfortunately)
And although I don't like the bike because it has no resistance, I use it just for the heck of it, to about 10 minutes as well.
I don't do weights because I'm afraid my already big upper body will get bigger.
So if anyone can help me plan out a regimen, I'd really appreciate it!
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You have a really good routine and I would also suggest adding a stability ball or you could get a Bender Ball. They help strengthen things like your core, thighs, butt, and back. They also have DVD's and you can really feel the burn after the workout, I'm using the Bender Ball and I'm also doing the treadmill, I wish I had an elliptical!
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What you've been doing sounds pretty good. With weight loss work outs cardio is very important..so when you're doing the treadmill, elliptical & bike you should be doing all these things at a pace that gets you breathing hard & blood pumping faster. For weight loss especailly it isn't such a bad thing that the bike doesnt have resistance. the resistance will build up muscle, which isn't a bad thing, but like you said, you don't want to gain more..i'm going through the same thing right now
it really doesn't matter what you do, just have a routine, and you need to work at most days of the week. if you have any more questions let me know...i hope this helps :) and good luck!
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weight loss is slow...
its all about doing it day by day
timing is everything to: make sure to exercise before you eat
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