Guest guest Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 I used to have asthma, and definitely exercise induced. My Dr. put me on Singulair once a day (no side effects!) and I found that with that, and as I got fitter, the asthma got better and better until now it doesn't bother me hardly at all anymore. My Dr. just said start with what you can do (probably walking) and build up. Do you take anything for it? " Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs need to relax and get used to the idea. " - A. Heinlein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 Is there anyone on this board with asthma? I have exercise-induced asthma, and I was wondering if anyone had any advice on stuff I can do to exercise that won't bother it that bad. I walk/jog, but I was wondering if anyone had any other ideas. Thanks! in OKC <>< 238/223/215/165 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 Yes - I do. Walking is great - jogging throws me into and attack, even with my inhaler. L LOVE LOVE body flex, and WATP is great too. The elliptical is very good and you earn a lot more APs on that then walking. Weight training is also wonderful and earns you many APs for the less time - not to mention how good it makes you look! Jenn Is there anyone on this board with asthma? I have exercise-induced asthma, and I was wondering if anyone had any advice on stuff I can do to exercise that won't bother it that bad. I walk/jog, but I was wondering if anyone had any other ideas. Thanks! in OKC <>< 238/223/215/165 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 I used to weight train when i was an athlete. Did you bulk up when you weight trained? The only kind of weight training I know how to do is strength train. How do you just tone? I know, dumb question, but I really have no idea! > Yes - I do. Walking is great - jogging throws me into and attack, even > with my inhaler. L LOVE LOVE body flex, and WATP is great too. The > elliptical is very good and you earn a lot more APs on that then > walking. Weight training is also wonderful and earns you many APs for > the less time - not to mention how good it makes you look! > > Jenn > > > > Is there anyone on this board with asthma? I have exercise-induced > asthma, and I was wondering if anyone had any advice on stuff I can > do to exercise that won't bother it that bad. I walk/jog, but I was > wondering if anyone had any other ideas. Thanks! > > in OKC <>< > 238/223/215/165 > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 To tone you would use lighter weights and more reps. You don't increase the amount you lift as the exercise gets easier you just increase the number of times you do it. So like for arms you would use 2 to 5 lb weights and do 15 reps and as that gets easier you add more reps. Kris _____ From: strawberry37@... Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 10:50 AM To: Serious-Weight-Watchers Subject: Re: Asthma Question I used to weight train when i was an athlete. Did you bulk up when you weight trained? The only kind of weight training I know how to do is strength train. How do you just tone? I know, dumb question, but I really have no idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 I take proventol as needed. I should ask my dr. about singulair. I think my mom uses it. I have noticed that it's gotten better the more I exercise. THanks! in OKC <>< 238/223/215/165 > I used to have asthma, and definitely exercise induced. My Dr. put me on > Singulair once a day (no side effects!) and I found that with that, and as I got > fitter, the asthma got better and better until now it doesn't bother me > hardly at all anymore. My Dr. just said start with what you can do (probably > walking) and build up. Do you take anything for it? > > > > " Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs need to relax and > get used to the idea. " > > - A. Heinlein > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 The only way that women will bulk up is if they take mad amounts of supplements (read: steroids) and lift like crazy people. We are just not made that way. Lift away- you will lose faster and shrink faster and look great. muscle burns fat. When I weight trained (real free weights in a guys gym) I was really really strong and could lift a lot and I never got big. I was ripped though! With the back injury that I have I think that it would be impossible for me to lift weights like that again. I have pretty broad shoulders and definitely have hips, etc. so if anyone would have bulked up I would have, but I was just toned out. I am also 5'7 " so not petite, but I did not look manly or bulk up at all. Jenn Re: Asthma Question I used to weight train when i was an athlete. Did you bulk up when you weight trained? The only kind of weight training I know how to do is strength train. How do you just tone? I know, dumb question, but I really have no idea! > Yes - I do. Walking is great - jogging throws me into and attack, even > with my inhaler. L LOVE LOVE body flex, and WATP is great too. The > elliptical is very good and you earn a lot more APs on that then > walking. Weight training is also wonderful and earns you many APs for > the less time - not to mention how good it makes you look! > > Jenn > > > > Is there anyone on this board with asthma? I have exercise-induced > asthma, and I was wondering if anyone had any advice on stuff I can > do to exercise that won't bother it that bad. I walk/jog, but I was > wondering if anyone had any other ideas. Thanks! > > in OKC <>< > 238/223/215/165 > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 Even if you choose to use heavy weights and challenge yourself you will not bulk. Women are not built that way and do not *naturally* have the hormones to bulk up like men do. I always lifted as much as possible and challenged myself to lift more and more and never got big, but I was strong! That felt great. I miss it! I thought about getting one of those solo flex machines or a bow flex - anyone have one of those? Jenn Subject: RE: Re: Asthma Question To tone you would use lighter weights and more reps. You don't increase the amount you lift as the exercise gets easier you just increase the number of times you do it. So like for arms you would use 2 to 5 lb weights and do 15 reps and as that gets easier you add more reps. Kris _____ From: strawberry37@... Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 10:50 AM To: Serious-Weight-Watchers Subject: Re: Asthma Question I used to weight train when i was an athlete. Did you bulk up when you weight trained? The only kind of weight training I know how to do is strength train. How do you just tone? I know, dumb question, but I really have no idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 My asthma has gotten better the more I exercise and the more I lose. Jenn Re: Asthma Question I take proventol as needed. I should ask my dr. about singulair. I think my mom uses it. I have noticed that it's gotten better the more I exercise. THanks! in OKC <>< 238/223/215/165 > I used to have asthma, and definitely exercise induced. My Dr. put me on > Singulair once a day (no side effects!) and I found that with that, and as I got > fitter, the asthma got better and better until now it doesn't bother me > hardly at all anymore. My Dr. just said start with what you can do (probably > walking) and build up. Do you take anything for it? > > > > " Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs need to relax and > get used to the idea. " > > - A. Heinlein > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 Well I politely disagree with you on this one. I have friends that are body builders and they don't take drugs and they are plenty bulky. Maybe not as big as men and yes they are trying to get bigger on purpose, but they don't seem to be having any trouble doing so. I have lifted weights in the past and while my arms seem to stay fairly slender my legs WILL bulk up a lot more than I want them to. I have a tendency to build big claves and big thighs. It wasn't till I read the book Escape Your Shape that I figured out why. Basically, people with my body shape shouldn't do stairs and elliptical exercises because they tend to bulk up very quickly. Since doing the exercises recommended for my shape and starting Tae Kwon Do this is the first time in my life that I don't have huge thighs. So basically no weights used on the legs at all (other than your own body resistance) and no more than five pounds on the arms. My calves are still bigger than I would like but they are slimming down some and I'm hoping that as I get closer to my goal they will thin out more. Most of the extra weight that I am carrying is in my lower body now. My tummy is finally starting to disappear and that annoying little tummy pouch is starting to go away! At least on one side anyway. I think it must have something to do with pregnancy and the way I carried my daughter because one side droops more than the other. Kris _____ From: Jenn Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 3:12 AM To: Serious-Weight-Watchers Subject: RE: Re: Asthma Question Even if you choose to use heavy weights and challenge yourself you will not bulk. Women are not built that way and do not *naturally* have the hormones to bulk up like men do. I always lifted as much as possible and challenged myself to lift more and more and never got big, but I was strong! That felt great. I miss it! I thought about getting one of those solo flex machines or a bow flex - anyone have one of those? Jenn Subject: RE: Re: Asthma Question To tone you would use lighter weights and more reps. You don't increase the amount you lift as the exercise gets easier you just increase the number of times you do it. So like for arms you would use 2 to 5 lb weights and do 15 reps and as that gets easier you add more reps. Kris _____ From: strawberry37@... Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 10:50 AM To: Serious-Weight-Watchers Subject: Re: Asthma Question I used to weight train when i was an athlete. Did you bulk up when you weight trained? The only kind of weight training I know how to do is strength train. How do you just tone? I know, dumb question, but I really have no idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 I lift every day (alternating arms and legs) and I haven't bulked up at all. I've filled out my arms and they look muscular, even when at rest. That was something I was going for intentionally. I have extra skin due to losing 107 pounds, so I wanted it filled in a little more. You can definitely see my biceps, triceps, and deltoids. My legs also look REALLY good. (I know this sounds like I'm bragging, but I'm really just sharing my experience. Okay, maybe I'm bragging a little. LOL!) I get compliments on my legs all the time from people in the gym, which is a little odd but hey, I'll take any compliment I can get! > Re: Asthma Question > > > I used to weight train when i was an athlete. Did you bulk up when > you weight trained? The only kind of weight training I know how to > do is strength train. How do you just tone? I know, dumb question, > but I really have no idea! > > > > Yes - I do. Walking is great - jogging throws me into and attack, > even > > with my inhaler. L LOVE LOVE body flex, and WATP is great too. > The > > elliptical is very good and you earn a lot more APs on that then > > walking. Weight training is also wonderful and earns you many APs > for > > the less time - not to mention how good it makes you look! > > > > Jenn > > > > > > > > Is there anyone on this board with asthma? I have exercise-induced > > asthma, and I was wondering if anyone had any advice on stuff I > can > > do to exercise that won't bother it that bad. I walk/jog, but I > was > > wondering if anyone had any other ideas. Thanks! > > > > in OKC <>< > > 238/223/215/165 > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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