Guest guest Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Hi , I'll be glad to check into the origins of that show and let you know. Speaking of the reading service, I just finished a two-year stint as secretary of the Board and am now the vice-president--that's probably as close to politics as I ever care to get. Greg Columbus, Ohio At 01:11 PM 12/28/07 -0500, you wrote: >Becky, I don't know your schedule, but have you checked out the exercise >program aired on the radio reading service. I believe it is for 20 minutes >every morning at 10:40. I have only caught one, but it sounds as though >they are for people who can move about or chair bound. I have meant to ask >someone, and maybe Greg knows, if we can get that program in MP3 or somehow >rather than having to be tied to the radio at that time of day. I am not >really sure if they are archived on line. > > Re: Ideas for Exercise > >It sounds like you are ruling out floor exercises for yourself. You might >try some 12 ounce curls. > Re: Ideas for Exercise > >erik, may i suggest if you have a treadmill, use a cordless headset and you >can lisiten to music or your favourite talking book and the time will go by >faster and your walking on the treadmill will be a lot more interesting. >karen > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 The lady who made a CD describing Pilates exercises is Joyce Carrico. She charges $22, which includes shipping and handling. E-mail her first and make sure she has more available, and she can tell you where to send the check. Her e-mail is jcarrico@.... Becky _____ From: blind-diabetics [mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of Harry/ Bates Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 2:48 PM To: blind-diabetics Subject: Re: Ideas for Exercise Yes, please check it out and let us know. Re: Ideas for Exercise erik, may i suggest if you have a treadmill, use a cordless headset and you can lisiten to music or your favourite talking book and the time will go by faster and your walking on the treadmill will be a lot more interesting. karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 , it is more psychological than anything else. You don't look at your feet when you can see do you? Just look at your partner straight in the eye and follow the music. Re: Ideas for Exercise erik, may i suggest if you have a treadmill, use a cordless headset and you can lisiten to music or your favourite talking book and the time will go by faster and your walking on the treadmill will be a lot more interesting. karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Hi Greg, I'm the one with the jump rope and bike. I also go to the store on my exercise bike and bring back things for the kieds. Hey, do you know different ways to use the jump-rope? Like there is the regular way, jump over with both feet, swing it over your head, etc. I heard about one way of ataching it to something and swinging it, giving you one end. Well, will I end up somewhere, like in the kitchen sink? I think there are other ways, I'm looking for a low-impact one if there is one, as my knee has arthritis in it. Vicki Breffe In a changing world, we can trust God's unchanging word. Re: Ideas for Exercise > >erik, may i suggest if you have a treadmill, use a cordless headset and you >can lisiten to music or your favourite talking book and the time will go by >faster and your walking on the treadmill will be a lot more interesting. >karen > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Hi Vicki, Although I don't have a degree in exercise physiology--I have a B.S. degree in secondary Mathematics Education from Ohio State--you might try the regular way of jumping rope; however, instead of jumping once each time the rope goes under your feet, give two smaller jumps, the second of which is when the rope is over your head. That's how I actually started out jumping rope in high school and then switched to the one jump per revolution as I got accustomed to the feel of the rope. I like heavier ropes made by Voit and the ones which are actually rope and not made of plastic. In order to get ready for marching band, both at the high school and college levels, I jumped rope and, lacking access to a track, actually ran around and around my house--on the outside, of course. I never did learn to jump rope one foot at a time or to cross my hands. I'm sure that I could have if someone had showed me the finer points; however, just by doing the simpler jumping, in 10 sets of 100 reps, it kept the weight down quite well. The only thing that I had to concentrate on very hard was making sure that I didn't move around too much because landing with one foot on the patio and on foot in the grass was not very comfortable. I never jumped in the house because the ceilings were too low in our basement. However, the garage isn't a bad place in rainy or snowy weather. Since en enclosed garage protects you from the winds of winter, it's a great place to exercise because your body heat will keep you warm. Thanks for the note, Vicki. Greg Columbus, Ohio At 09:40 PM 12/28/07 -0500, you wrote: >Hi Greg, I'm the one with the jump rope and bike. I also go to the store >on my exercise bike and bring back things for the kieds. Hey, do you know >different ways to use the jump-rope? Like there is the regular way, jump >over with both feet, swing it over your head, etc. I heard about one way >of ataching it to something and swinging it, giving you one end. Well, >will I end up somewhere, like in the kitchen sink? I think there are other >ways, I'm looking for a low-impact one if there is one, as my knee has >arthritis in it. >Vicki Breffe >In a changing world, we can trust God's unchanging word. > Re: Ideas for Exercise > > > >erik, may i suggest if you have a treadmill, use a cordless headset and you > >can lisiten to music or your favourite talking book and the time will go by > >faster and your walking on the treadmill will be a lot more interesting. > >karen > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Greg, I didn't know you were in the Stadium Dorm, too. Get this, when I was there, it was a scholarship dorm. See what they thought of people who could think. I didn't run up and down those stairs so much as crawl up them or fall down them. So, you ask what was my class in college -- none... Ah, the good old days, though. I understand they have really spruced those up since the 70's. If they weren't under the stadium, the health department, building code people, varment control folks, and anyone with a speck of human kindness would have blown them up long before. A pair of headphones you might look at are made by Philips. They are about the size of the walkman style, but they do not have the band across your head, but rather have a hook around the ear that holds the pad against your ear. I find the sound quality excellent, the fit very good, and they are quite secure without squeezing. I also can use them any time, except where I need optimal hearing, such as crossing a street in rain. I normally can walk and cross streets wearing lighter headphones, unless it is very busy and you have to listen for a short break in traffic or when the pavement is wet. I'll take black walnut the next time you pass anywhere... SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Hi , I knew that you lived in the Stadium Dorm because you and Mark Aucoin were my next-door neighbors in Unit DD, although I can't remember what your dog's name was. Although I was the unit leader, I don't honestly remember many times that the guys paid much attention to what I had to say; of all of my leadership positions, that year (1974-75) was the strangest and I don't even know the reasons for it. The dorm is gone now, the victim of the 2001 luxury box update. The marching band now practices on a new field just east of the towers and the bandroom is a new, state-of-the-art facility in the northeast curve of the stadium; the old one got destroyed in the same renovation that took the dorm. The dorm was actually completely gutted in 1983, but I never was in it after that, so don't know what it looked like when it was torn down--but do know that it cost a fortune to renovate because of the tons of asbestos it was packed with. Stay in touch and I hope that 2008 is a good year for the medical transcription business. Greg At 03:33 AM 12/29/07 -0500, you wrote: >Greg, I didn't know you were in the Stadium Dorm, too. Get this, when I was >there, it was a scholarship dorm. See what they thought of people who could >think. > >I didn't run up and down those stairs so much as crawl up them or fall down >them. So, you ask what was my class in college -- none... > >Ah, the good old days, though. I understand they have really spruced those >up since the 70's. If they weren't under the stadium, the health >department, building code people, varment control folks, and anyone with a >speck of human kindness would have blown them up long before. > >A pair of headphones you might look at are made by Philips. They are about >the size of the walkman style, but they do not have the band across your >head, but rather have a hook around the ear that holds the pad against your >ear. I find the sound quality excellent, the fit very good, and they are >quite secure without squeezing. I also can use them any time, except where >I need optimal hearing, such as crossing a street in rain. I normally can >walk and cross streets wearing lighter headphones, unless it is very busy >and you have to listen for a short break in traffic or when the pavement is >wet. > >I'll take black walnut the next time you pass anywhere... > > SS > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Vicky, my husband has taken a rope and at each end overlapped the rope and tied it to make a hand grip for each end then put it over the shower rod so half is on each side. now I grab the hand grips and do a series of exercises. one I simply bring one arm and hand up and the other down fifteen times then turn around and do it backwards moving the arm as far as you can work to sixty then ninety taking about a week or two at each level x also I use two pound weights by the bedside and do a series of exercises with each arm. it is a good place to start and good for a female. I know the guys do things big time but it is not reasonable for a female especially one just starting out. Re: Ideas for Exercise > >erik, may i suggest if you have a treadmill, use a cordless headset and you >can lisiten to music or your favourite talking book and the time will go by >faster and your walking on the treadmill will be a lot more interesting. >karen > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 , I've found two ways to make tread mill walking more fun. Put on some music or listen to a book while walking. I'll be watching this thread with interest as I want to lose 80 pounds by the end of the year. Connie Ideas for Exercise With the coming new year, we have new year resolutions. Like many of you, mine has to be to increase exercise. I need help! I would welcome the things that everyone does to get exercise. I am especially looking for things I can get some fun from doing, hoping then I might be more likely to stick to it. I can think of lots of things, but think of lots of reasons why each one of them isn't interesting. I keep thinking if I could come up with something that was like a game, something where I can keep score and compete against myself, I might be more likely to stick to it. Increasing steps or time on the treadmill doesn't cut it because being on the treadmill just isn't fun or interesting. Being totally blind, something like tennis or handball isn't practical, but maybe you have come up with something you can do that is fun, so you enjoy doing it. Any suggestions will be most appreciated. I am open to anything. The best New Year! SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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