Group: New Members Greet & Meet - Introduce yourself

New Members Greet & Meet - Introduce yourself
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 1540, Messages: 27038

Officially introduce yourself to the community by sharing your goals, obstacles or accomplishments. Don't be shy.. we're all here for the same reason. The more support we share the easier it will be to reach our goals!

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am i doing enough

chickalena
chickalena
Posts: 1
Joined: 2004/07/05
United States
2004/07/05, 09:04 PM
hi i'm new here and have a question.
i am 52 female and started weight traing the end of may. i want to loose weight and tone up
i also am trying the south beach diet(boring)
my routine is m,w,f elliptical trainer for 30 min and treadmill to cool down for 15-20 min.
on tues, thurs, sat i do the circut machines, stretch and then treadmill for 30 min. my lower back bothers me if i do the free weights
am i doing TOO much or not enough?
any help would be appreciated!!!!
Vedakathryn
Vedakathryn
Posts: 1,585
Joined: 2004/05/28
United States
2004/07/06, 12:07 AM
Great to have you here, I'll leave your questions to the pro's here, but wanted to welcome you to FT!

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Carivan
Carivan
Posts: 8,542
Joined: 2002/01/20
Canada
2004/07/07, 07:39 PM
Perhaps you might want to try training 3x a week, and incorporate the free weights or curcuit machines after doing your cardio.
Sounds like you might be overdoing it, and getting into the programs to quickly.


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"A will finds a way, failure is not an option"
Ivan
carivan@freetrainers.com
Montreal Canada