Pre New Years Resolution Advice

BusPass_2

Purpleshoes


I am with you. I have done Aquarobics and always ducked under water and held my breathe for a few seconds to get the old cardio vascular activity started.


gfplux


I am not knocking the women (it's all women at my Leisure Centre in the Aquarobics class) but it looks to me as if it is a fairly gentle exercise. I realise that everyone has different levels of capability. They all seem to enjoy themselves and that is good.


My local Leisure Centre opens tomorrow, can't wait.

gfplux

To clarify, in my Aquagym class non of the movements intentionally put your head underwater. There is lots of splashing and if you are not wearing a hat I assume there is some wet hair. I for example am happy to get my hair wet and will drop below the water to cool down. However I imagine that some ladies don't want to spend a lot of time drying their hair but have more important things to do.

I think Aquagym and aqua aerobics are very, very similar. If not the same. We have three instructors who rotate weekly and they all have very different routines. There are +50 ladies and up to 5 men participating each week. I imagine quite a crush in the ladies changing afterwards and a competition for the hair dryers.

BusPass_2

Any good new year fitness and health resolutions?


I am compiling a list for both and would welcome suggestions.


Thanks

Credit-Crunched

BusPass wrote: »

Any good new year fitness and health resolutions?


I am compiling a list for both and would welcome suggestions.


Thanks

Don't make resolutions, they are only destined to fail. Instead, take small steps to change your lifestyle and or eating habits.:)

FBaby

What you can do is sign up for a challenge. I did this last year in February for an event in August, and it changed my life. I am naturally quite competitive, so challenging myself really spured me on, even when I didn't feel like doing any exercise. I thought I would never be able to do it, but the adrenalin quicked in on the day, and with the training I'd done, I did much better than I expected. This was the start of setting myself further challenges, and so far, I am raising to them all.

barbarawright

FBaby wrote: »

What you can do is sign up for a challenge. I did this last year in February for an event in August, and it changed my life. I am naturally quite competitive, so challenging myself really spured me on, even when I didn't feel like doing any exercise. I thought I would never be able to do it, but the adrenalin quicked in on the day, and with the training I'd done, I did much better than I expected. This was the start of setting myself further challenges, and so far, I am raising to them all.

That's pretty much me. I signed up for a half marathon at a point when I could just about do 3 miles. I wasn't fast and I didn't think I could do it right up until the moment I was on the start line. But I did it and I've signed up for another, and even better, so has a friend so we're swopping our statistics and keeping each other up to the mark. We're both very slow and we may even come last but it's been a fantastic thing for both of us. I would really recommend to anyone who takes up something new to set yourself a challenge as soon as possible. Worst thing that can happen is you won't manage it first time but even getting to the stage where you are trying to run 10k or swim a mile or whatever is a great personal victory

Lizling

thx1138 wrote: »

That was during an 18 month period in my 20s when I was running 120 miles a week. Even today with a minimum of two hours of exercise every day I still cannot eat with complete abandon.

Blimey, that's a lot of miles! More per week than than Steve Way!

FBaby

Worst thing that can happen is you won't manage it first time but even getting to the stage where you are trying to run 10k or swim a mile or whatever is a great personal victory

Absolutely, it is not just good for the body, it does wonder for the mind. To see what we can accomplish with perseverance can really help with other aspects of life.

barbarawright

FBaby wrote: »

Absolutely, it is not just good for the body, it does wonder for the mind. To see what we can accomplish with perseverance can really help with other aspects of life.

I think that's very true. I'm never going to be much of a runner but I *am* proud of myself for sticking to it and that has given me more confidence in myself. Plus, I know it's encouraged a couple of my friends to do more exercise which is nice