RE: [South-Beach-Diet]Exercises

[Guest guest]

Hi--could I please have a copy of your exercises? Thanks!!

Shirley in NW Fl dec55@...

RE: Exercises

To all of you that I’ve sent my exercises to, please let me know if you don’t understand something about them.

PS I’m going to a Wedding tonight, and was searching through my closet for something to wear and came upon an ivory suit (fitted) that I had from 14 years ago, that never was worn, and IT FITS!!!!! Double Yippee! And, it’s still in style!

Darlene

[Guest guest]

To all of you that I’ve sent my

exercises to, please let me know if you don’t understand something about

them.

PS I’m going to a Wedding tonight,

and was searching through my closet for something to wear and came upon an

ivory suit (fitted) that I had from 14 years ago, that never was worn, and IT

FITS!!!!! Double Yippee! And, it’s still in style!

Darlene

[Guest guest]

I’m 64, going on 65. I

gained all my weight when Menopause started. These exercises are for the lower

back and stomach, and require NO equipment.

1. Do a good stretch – hands on hips, look at the ceiling and

stretch backwards – like making a sway back. Do slowly and do

couple of times. I also standing real straight, reach for the

ceiling with my hands to stretch my back.

2. Next

I get on floor (carpet suggested) on all 4’s. I do a

“cat” stretch, slowly, back stretched down then up. Do 3

times or whatever. These stretches help warm up the back muscles.

Also walking warms you up too.

3. Any,

when on floor on hands and knees, raise R Arm and L leg (arm goes forward, leg

goes backwards – knee bent. Do a set of whatever you can do

comfortably, then switch to LArm and R Leg. I started with 6, actually

had to do the arms and legs separately one at a time, couldn’t do both R

Arm and L leg together at 1st. Now I’ve worked up to 36

of these, in 3 sets of 12.

4. I

then do another stretch by moving my hands forward on the floor as far as I can

reach.

5. Next,

roll over to back. I put hand behind my head/neck for support, and have

knees bent, feet near butt, and do curls, just curl up till shoulders are off

the floor – make sure your stomach muscles are doing the work – you

can feel it.

6. Next

do the same thing, only curl toward the side – making the side of your

waist/tummy muscles do the work. Do on each side.

7. Next

lay back, I put hands on tummy here, and curl your but up off the floor –

knees always still bent. Feel it in your lower stomach.

8. Next

in same position, lift your feet off the floor – knees bent, raise and

lower – eventually get to where you don’t touch the floor with your

feet – just go up and down. Do it so you make sure you lower

stomach is doing the work.

9. I

have now worked up to 3 sets of 12 for each exercise.

10. Now

if you have any weights – I do, then I do upper body exercises with

weights. You should get a good exercise book that shows how to do these

– start out with 3 lb weights then work up. You may need to do this

at a Gym or get a trainer to show you how. WE have Jane Fonda’s old

tape, Workout with Weights – but I don’t do that tape because some

of her exercises cause pain to my back.

Good Luck

– hope this helps.

[Guest guest]

Oops, Sorry I goofed

and my exercises came to the list. Sorry about that.

Darlene

[Guest guest]

--Hey dont apologize. Not like we couldn't use this to help alot the

battle of the bulge! LOL(even if not specifically requested, you

kind of kicked me in the butt to move a little more often!! LOL)

thanks!

- In South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right , " dpauls "

<dpauls@s...> wrote:

> Oops, Sorry I goofed and my exercises came to the list. Sorry

about that.

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> Darlene