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12-09-07, 12:50 PM | |
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Williamsburg, Virginia
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Actually, today's trend in fitness is interval training/circuit training..your aerobic base theory is flawed because the body becomes "used" to a base and eventually efficient and more recistant to a workout...the intervals allow you do do greater intensity bursts but you can work out for less amount of time...see some of the sites by Alwyn Cosgrove, Craig Ballentine, Bill Phillips, Jillian Michaels, and ACE fitness and other sites.....its better to do 20 minutes of HIIT than an hour reading a magazine on the bike...so it goes today anyway....
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12-09-07, 01:23 PM | |
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: New England
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My experience
I wish I knew.
I've lost about 25 lbs over the past year. I did different things over the year, changing my focus -- sort of an unintentional periodization. Last winter I did lots of walking workouts, over the summer it was heavy weights, lots of yoga and not much cardio. With both methods I lost slowly but steadily; and didn't go more than three weeks without seeing some sort of drop on the scales. I really didn't care about the speed the weight came off, as long as it was moving in the right direction. Two months ago, DH and I joined a gym and because I had access to cardio machines I've done lots of interval cardio on the treadmill and elliptical. I thought for sure, the weight would come off more quickly, if for no other reason than the change in my routine. Nope--- I have plateaued and the scale has not budged (depending on the day even went up a half pound - Frustrating!!! ) since we joined. Diet has been consistent over the time, in fact if anything, I'm eating a bit healthier right now than over the summer. And it's not because I don't have more fat to lose, I'm still about 20 lbs shy of having a healthy BMI. So I'm wondering about the benefits of steady state cardio, and if it isn't is a more effective method for fat loss than intervals, at least for middle aged women. Or perhaps ABB is necessary *before* attempting more demanding cardio. I wish studies would be gender and age specific, since I personally think our hormones have a lot to do with fat loss. ~Denise |
12-09-07, 01:35 PM | |
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: illinois
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Denise, I have found with weight loss that you can lose at a steady pace for awhile, and then the body seems to take a break. This is the dreaded plateau and I kind of think no matter what you are doing, you would have this.
It would not hurt to through steady state in along with the intervals to try and get it to budge. |
12-09-07, 01:42 PM | ||
Join Date: Dec 2002
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I've always walked a mile or two nearly everyday, in addition to my usual fidgeting and workouts. When I injured my back years ago, all I could do was walk and I maintained my weight even while stuffing my face with food because of my misery. Perhaps it depends on one's body type? I'm an ectomorph.
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