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Kari, I agree with Kathleen. I've seen ads for this program, and it is not for someone just starting to get fit. In fact, I have been working out steadily for a couple of years, and I would have to ease into it.
To get in shape, I started with fast walking. Then I went to the gym and did the elliptical trainer, working my way up to 20 minutes and gradually increasing the level of resistance, and did the weight machines they have there, starting with low weights and 1 set of 10. I worked my way up to the more challenging machines, and on the weights, I moved to two sets of 10, and then gradually increased the weight. Now I'm pretty fit, but recently when I decided to start a challenging exercise program, I started by doing a few of the exercises from it, then started with 3 repetitions of the sequence of exercises and worked up to 5 repetitions. Once you have some basic endurance and muscle strength, then a program like that is an option. Even then, I don't like to push myself over the edge, because then I am so sore I can barely move for a few days, and that is not fun, or good for my BE levels.
Allison
: In the past before RR I would have
: just jumped into a program without
: thought or planning. But not this
: time - it feels strange but good
: to just plan first.
: I lost 50 lbs since I started RR and
: did it with out any type of
: exercising. So now I am a perfect
: weight but have zilch muscle tone.
: I decided to try the P90X. I
: located a set of CDs from a
: coworker and am going to check out
: the CDs prior to starting the
: program. Don't want to buy them
: first and then find out this will
: not work for me. I contacted my
: doctor this morning to talk to him
: about his opinion of the program
: and if he thought it would be good
: for me. He told be what his
: concerns were and what I needed to
: do to prevent injury and asked for
: me to make an appointment with him
: my first week of the program (he
: is a chiropractor). I have done
: research on-line on what to do to
: prevent injury with this program.
: I will be getting the CDs this
: week and will watch each one all
: the way through (sitting on the
: couch) just so I can see what it
: is all about before starting the
: program. I will be joining the
: exercise forum to get some tips. I
: will be planning my exercise
: accordingly so that it happens at
: the right time with my meals. If
: it is before a meal but still to
: early to eat a full meal I will
: eat a RR friendly snack. And if I
: work out after a meal I will plan
: on having a RR friendly snack
: after the program. I also plan on
: getting my basement ready and all
: the equipment needed prior to
: starting the program.
: It feels good to think though things
: before hand instead of jumping in
: head first.
: Kari
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