08-02-2010, 03:14
They do have stari climders at gyms, to my knowledge. Mine is differant. It uses air for the resisitance instead of springs, which makes it easier on the knees and also smother. I bought my airclimber at Target for about $199 ( i think). It sounds like alot initially, however, I like having it at home then i can do it whenever i choose to. The dvds allow you to mix the workouts to keep from getting bored. Also, each workout is targeted for something differant. After advancing from the beginner workout to the tougher ones(this took a couple weeks of doing the routine 4-5 times a week, I wanted to really get used to it before moving on) I really enojoyed mixing the routines up. ANd if i had a night where I was tired but knew i really needed to workout, I did the anroutine, that way I did work out but it was a littel easier it on me.
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Some people like the decipline of going to a gym, that they will only work out if they have to go to a gym. I personally prefer to do it at home. I also have a tread mill and will sometimes do that, although rarely. Now that i know what is done in the ab routine, i can pretty much do it without the dvd, so I turn on a good tv show and do it. The air climber has really made a differance for me.
As far as snacks go, yes 3 choco bars is not good for the diet, however they are awesome for the taste buds! Using the slimfast bars to help the craving. Also try yogurt, peanut butter wiht celery sticks, fruit(even the canned kind in natural fruit juice is good, just be sure its the ligth kind). Watch calories on all your food. fat calories too. Just be careful with food that saw low fat, watch the sodium content...sometimes its best to get the regular instead of the low fat cuz the sodium content in the low fat type will be higher, and high sodium is not good and can be worse because is causes one to retain water and bloating. And yes until used to the lower calorie intake you may feel hungry, if you do eat a yogurt. With so many flavors out there it's easy to find some you will like.. Another thing, keep track of all the calories you take in each day...you will be so surprised. Oh the airclimber has a counter on it that times you, tell you how many steps you took and how many calories you burned. Its nice to see exactly what you have accomplished with each workout, makes you want to beat it the next time.
Check out the site i told you about in my last post, the y def help. also, get the book by Denise Austin, I love it....has some really good tummy workouts.
If you any questions at all please let me know....I am willing to help in any way i can....And as i learn more i will pass that info on too.
Good luck!
laisegirl
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Some people like the decipline of going to a gym, that they will only work out if they have to go to a gym. I personally prefer to do it at home. I also have a tread mill and will sometimes do that, although rarely. Now that i know what is done in the ab routine, i can pretty much do it without the dvd, so I turn on a good tv show and do it. The air climber has really made a differance for me.
As far as snacks go, yes 3 choco bars is not good for the diet, however they are awesome for the taste buds! Using the slimfast bars to help the craving. Also try yogurt, peanut butter wiht celery sticks, fruit(even the canned kind in natural fruit juice is good, just be sure its the ligth kind). Watch calories on all your food. fat calories too. Just be careful with food that saw low fat, watch the sodium content...sometimes its best to get the regular instead of the low fat cuz the sodium content in the low fat type will be higher, and high sodium is not good and can be worse because is causes one to retain water and bloating. And yes until used to the lower calorie intake you may feel hungry, if you do eat a yogurt. With so many flavors out there it's easy to find some you will like.. Another thing, keep track of all the calories you take in each day...you will be so surprised. Oh the airclimber has a counter on it that times you, tell you how many steps you took and how many calories you burned. Its nice to see exactly what you have accomplished with each workout, makes you want to beat it the next time.
Check out the site i told you about in my last post, the y def help. also, get the book by Denise Austin, I love it....has some really good tummy workouts.
If you any questions at all please let me know....I am willing to help in any way i can....And as i learn more i will pass that info on too.
Good luck!
laisegirl