Cheap excercise at home?
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Topic: Cheap excercise at home?
Posted By: Kellz
Subject: Cheap excercise at home?
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 2:18pm
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I want to do excercise at home without buying expensive equipment, or anything at all if possible.
I have good walking/running shoes, and Im going for short walks with Isla most days lately. I would especially like to start strengthening my stomach muscles, but sit-ups hurt my neck. Any suggestions would be great! |
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 2:23pm
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i swear by pilates..........20min workout 3 times a week is enough to flatten the tummy and strengthen your core
there's always heaps of the winsor pilates dvds on TM  ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 2:28pm
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I agree, pilates is fantastic for working your core muscles and you can pick up DVDs pretty cheap of TM. I love yoga too and also do weights at home using DVDs. -------------  
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 2:35pm
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Oh cool I had forgotten about Pilates. I did ring up a Pilates place a few months back, but the cost of the intoductory course that u had to do before u good attend the reglaur sessions were way too $$$.
Anyone know the name of a beginners pilates dvd then?? |
Posted By: ohanlon82
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 2:37pm
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Winsor Pilates is the way to go.. Search on Trademe
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Posted By: Daizy
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 2:38pm
I use my Stott Pilate DVDs I got from my Special K They arent to bad for something out of a breakfast cereal box.------------- 
 
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 2:40pm
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Check out this range. It includes yoga and pilates DVDs and a few other belly focussed workouts. http://deniseaustin.shop.sportstoday.com/Dept.aspx?cp=11491_11998 - http://deniseaustin.shop.sportstoday.com/Dept.aspx?cp=11491_11998 I use her "shrink your female fat zones" DVD a couple of times a week and find it really good. She can be a bit cheesy but the workout is good and she looks amazing considering she's 51 and has had 2 kids so she must be doing something right. If you don't have a credit card you can sometimes get her stuff off TM. -------------
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 2:50pm
| Kellz if you want pilates i want to sell mine cos i dont use them anymore |
Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 2:51pm
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Cool thanks Jo, just looking at her website.
Is the best winsor pilates for me, the dvd called 'step by step insrcutions and 20 min workout' ? |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 2:54pm
| Yup that one is a good starter |
Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 2:54pm
| how much in $NZ is $24US? |
Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 2:55pm
| Oh yep if u have that one Stacey, or a similar basic one, Im keen! |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 2:56pm
| PMed ya |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 3:01pm
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The exchange rate's pretty good atm. $24USD is $36.11NZD. -------------
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Kellz wrote:Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 3:12pm
| oh thats not bad then. It costs more t post it here than it does for the actual dvd! |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 3:13pm
LOL, not surprised. Maybe you should buy some extras and flick them off on TM for $20 each  -------------
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 3:15pm
| Haha! There is already a few on there, but not the womens body vits one! Lol! I really wanna work on my belly cos i so dont wanna have the same problem with my back.pelvis that I did when preg with isal cos of poor muscle tone, and I hate looking preg when Im not! |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 3:18pm
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Did you see the pregnancy exercise DVD on there? I want to get that one but I don't want to tempt fate. She does a bounce back post-baby one too which I saw in her shop - I needed that a couple of years ago. -------------
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 3:21pm
| Lol I still need to bounce back after baby! Nah I did bounce back quite quickly,..well weight wise anyway, thanks to stress,..but now is a diff story! |
Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 3:22pm
| I do TurboJam and am going to do Pilates too (don't know which ones I have). TurboJam is awesome, incredibly cheesy but well worth it. The workouts are pretty intense. |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 3:28pm
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Using this exercise plan and Jo's Yoga DVD I've managed to lose 7kgs in about 3months... I reckon this exercise has helped me with that.
Plan what exercise you are going to do each day, and schedule your rest day. By having a plan you are much more likely to stick to it (and you don’t end up doing just the stuff you like doing). The human body generally gets used to one type of exercise done for four weeks so it is important to change things around a bit. CARDIO OPTIONS - Walk for 30-45 mins; plan out a circuit that includes up and down hill. Start with 30 and build up to an hour. Try to keep up a pace where you are sweating a little on your forehead… add a jog on the downhill or on the flat to increase your heart rate (Sounds like you already have this a bit sussed with the walks to school - just check you are working hard enough) - Walk 2 power poles, jog one power pole… gradually build it up so that you can jog for 4 poles and recover with a walk for one. You can play with the numbers depending on your fitness. - Turbo Jam – these dvd work outs go for 20 mins or 45 min. CARDIO & RESISTANCE CIRCUIT - do this workout 2-3 times a week on top of your walking) Repeat this circuit 3-4 times (or as many times as you can do it), each item is for one minute: 1) Star jumps 2) *Press ups (start on knees if you can’t do full yet, then add in some full as you get stronger) 3) Skipping on spot (with or without rope) 4) *Squats (feet shoulder width apart, bend at knee as if you are about to sit down, then back up just before knee gets to 90 degree) 5) High knee run on spot 6) *Butt raises (lie on your back, knees bent, feet on floor, then raise your hips up and high, then drop your hips almost to floor, then repeat) 7) Fast running on spot 8) *Ab crunches or full sit ups 9) Fast step ups (on to a step like on your deck) 10) *Lunges or big step ups on to a chair * try to do these exercises more slowly and controlled ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 6:47pm
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That sounds really good Mel. Thanks heaps!
What is turbo jam? |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 8:05pm
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Check this video out Kellz.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwh6yW-aD98 ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3)
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 8:10pm
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Wow, I'm sold! -------------
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 8:15pm
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Cool eh? ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3)
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 8:23pm
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Its also an idea to go and rent some from your local DVD store, that way you can try them out before buying (and they are usually cheap weekly rentals) ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 8:26pm
Local libraries also do DVD rentals too. -------------
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 19 September 2008 at 10:07am
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I love TurboJam - it's hard work though! (but what exercise isn't?).
They have cardio party workouts, fat blaster (intense!), ab workouts, lower and upper body targeting etc. Don't know how much they cost as we got them from a friend. I think I've also got core secrets pilates haven't tried it yet, waiting to finally get better to do my exercise as I always get sick if I exercise when I'm not 100% |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 19 September 2008 at 10:31am
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Kellz have just PM'd you -------------
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Posted By: Natalie_G
Date Posted: 19 September 2008 at 10:34am
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I have Windsor Pilates aswell and plan to start using it again after bub is born to get muscles back and sculpt, I brought the big pack of every dvd lol the ball, weights, resistance band and a circle thing lol.
Having a good walk is always a good thing too. Good luck. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: My3Sons
Date Posted: 19 September 2008 at 11:45am
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Do you have to be coordinated to do the turbo jam? ------------- Mum to Mr 10, Mr 6 and Mr 4 
 
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I have Pilates for dummies (LOL), got it from the warehouse and it is great!!
Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 19 September 2008 at 1:08pm
Not if your doing it at home they boys wont know how unco mummy is.. and no one else can see you ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 19 September 2008 at 3:08pm
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It requires some form of coordination, however I somehow manage to do it and I'm about as unco as you get I think it you were really coordinated you'd get an excellent workout, I still get a really good one and some moves I only do half-assed cos I can't do any better lol
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