More Manatee Mayhem - 2017 Edition - Closed (Page 63)

I will be there Sherpa-ing for Manatee Anne Baker.

Starting 4/30, I will be in downtown Nashville for about 6 days.  I will need to run and swim while there. Any Manatees have experience running in downtown Nashville?  I will need to run in the morning, maybe before sunrise; is that safe?  For swimming, looks like there is a sportplex that I may be able to swim at; anyone ever swum there?

Thanks! 

Wait!  Will that cause the world to stop spinning?  That's a whole lot of Manatee!  Anne, Ann-Marie, Jim, Robin P. and Janyne all in one city at the same time!  Wow!

One of Kevin's friends lives there and does runs with the Achilles group. I'll get the info from Phil.

Sweet, thanks!

That's a HUGE manatee meet-up of unprecidented size (I think).  Very cool, I'm a bit jealous!  Excuse me while I go see how far away Louisville is...

Edited to add: Louisville is about a 9.5 hour drive

A few folks have asked so here's my latest Achilles/running update.  Today I saw the sports doc for what I think is the final time.  I'm still going to keep using the nitroglycerin patches for 2 more months.  He recommended 2 more weeks of Alter G running, moving up to 30 minutes (intervals) 3x/week and gradually adding more of my weight back on.  I've currently been running at 65% body weight.  Next week I'm to do 75%, then the next week try 85-90%.  The week after that (drum roll, please) I get to run outside a little bit!  15 minutes 2x week, then the next week 20 minutes 2x week.  Week 5 is totally confusing so I'll not describe that, but week 6 I can do 15 minutes 2x then a 40 minute run at the end of the week!

Keep your fingers crossed, I'm cautiously optimistic and excited!

Hurray!  I love cautious optimism!!  

Hi Stacey!  I saw this on our local news the other day, kinda timely!  Club 16 is a local fitness club owned by a beloved retired hockey player.  It has 4 body weight exercises that might be good (personally, I don't go as low as they show on the squats cause my knees hurt).  You can always google videos of proper form.  I also like doing steps ups onto a low stool or step.  Good on you for being such a good friend!

Stacey you are a good friend! I think weight training is a great idea.  Women really need it to help keep their bones strong, especially as we age.  K sounds like she's carrying around enough weight that her bones are already being tested, but it is still a good idea.  In addition, I believe strength training has many other benefits including helping to burn more fat, so it is a great addition to your weight loss plan.  If you don't have time to get to the gym or don't want to use weights, then body weight exercises are a good substitute.  I didn't click on the link Kirsten copied, but if TRX type workouts are not mentioned therein, you may want to take a look at them too.  You don't need to get the TRX brand itself - there are much cheaper options, but those type of exercises are great workouts and the straps are easy to bring with you, so you can workout even on vacation  

YES, I completely agree!  you are awesome to buddy up with her.

I find strength training the most effective thing for me in weight loss.  I have to do a little more ST than cardio to get the benefits of both.  ST will help with body comp changes in ways that cardio alone will not bring.  Depending on what you have available you could do some body weight exercises or use light weights high reps.  If you don't have weights & don't want to spend $$ use cans of food ...or milk jugs filled with water. 

LOTS of great videos out there, Youtube may have some.  I use Beachbody on demand but that costs about 100 (USD) a year.  

Body weight exercises sound like a good plan and good on you for continuing to help K with her fitness and weight goals.  Keep in mind that if she's already carrying extra weight, some body weight exercises such as planks might be easier for her to execute in a modified manner, such as on elbows instead of hands or on her knees instead of toes. Squats and step-ups as others mentioned sound good.  Mountain climbers, burpees (evil!), walking lunges, wall sits, push-ups (again, modify if needed), Supermans and variations of it, donkey kicks are all good.  Core stuff, too, like bicycle crunches or Russian twists with a medicine ball or weight are some of my faves. Shoulder bridges, too, maybe.  I pulled my favorites out of this article  http://greatist.com/fitness/50-bodyweight-exercises-you-can-do-anywhere

Best of luck to you both!

I can not disagree with any of this, however, do not underestimate the value of eating right (says the guy that eats ALL wrong).  You mentioned Step One above. When I need to lose, I find the best results for me happen when I am adjusting the diet. Easy to say, but not so easy for me to do. I think I read somewhere that you can't out exercise a bad diet, and is that ever true for me.

Good luck!!!

Glad someone else said this too. Diet drives the weight loss more so than the exercise does. Match the diet to your activity level. The various fitness activities & exercises are for your health and interests with diet adjusting to compensate. Fitness places love to tout better calorie burning exercises & workouts and while not untrue, a single serving of a snack or recovery food can easily outpace the additional burn-off. It doesn't even have to be a terribly unhealthy one to do that.

Keep thinking sustainable or longer term with the diet too. Continued lifestyle habits. It's not necessary to be perfect, just pretty well. And understanding what pretty well is. I've tended to well with cutting out a lot of middling stuff, so most of what's eaten is pretty good. Can pack a lot of nutrition for the calories it has plus trying to have some things that have higher satiety (that fullness feeling). That drives down the hunger feeling for longer periods even though some of the best foods for that can be more calorie intensive.

The term "strength training" has become so ambiguous nowadays that it's next to useless on its own for trying to describe what you want to do. For just being able to s/b/r, it's pretty low in what how much to do to help out. Mostly it's making sure some basic movements can be done ok, not about maxing out the amount lifted. Once you can perform it well there really isn't much additional value being able to do or lift more. It was nice to see Gerlach bring that up in a main forum thread on this. Squats were the main emphasis there, and being able to perform that correctly is one to keep on eye on. I forget a few others that are generally good too.

For other health reasons or goals, it really depends on where you want to go with it and your specific condition at the time. Individuals will be all over the place on this on both accounts, hence having a confusing array of things to pick from. Wanting to do refrigerator tossing/carry is going to be somewhat different from combating age related losses. Exploring things to see what it gets you is fine too.

I adore TRX (when I use it) because it can be as hard or "easy" as you need it to be.

There is not much better than the light at the end of the tunnel. Well, except for being out of the tunnel! This is good news.

I agree that any good weight loss plan starts with the diet!  I find that I need to use the myfitnesspal app to track my food to make sure I'm not taking in more calories than I think!  It seems I (everyone?) always under estimate calories consumed and over estimate calories expended, so entering each meal/snack really helps keep me honest.  

i also find it helpful to use on of those calculators that tell you how many calories you need to consume -based upon your activity level and current weight - to lose x amount of weight per week. 

 I use BT when I am being careful for this. It isn't too accurate, but it keeps me honest.

I'm beginning to sense a theme resonating for me as well