"A Better Life" log

This was inspired by BRod-Cheng's post on another thread (Litle Things...).

You have heard me say, I hate scales so I don't want any "I am 110 Lbs Posts. I want you to post how your fitness life improved your Quality of life. Whether it be "My wardrobe has changed" or "I can walk up 6 flights of stairs without getting winded," post it here.

Now get to stepping ladies (and gents if there are any). lets hear it.

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Great Idea!!

After three weeks of going to my Boot Camp class, I can finally do and complete all of the exercises (the push ups/ the plank/lunges with weights and all the other stuff).

It is a small milestone, but I am so proud. Even the instructor said I have been doing a great job.

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Posted by Nic and Ant

This was inspired by BRod-Cheng's post on another thread (Litle Things...).

You have heard me say, I hate scales so I don't want any "I am 110 Lbs Posts. I want you to post how your fitness life improved your Quality of life. Whether it be "My wardrobe has changed" or "I can walk up 6 flights of stairs without getting winded," post it here.

Now get to stepping ladies (and gents if there are any). lets hear it.

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Message edited 3/10/2006 10:02:43 PM.

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I can run to catch a bus, or train and I'm not even winded. I could never do that before.

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I haven't been sore from snowboarding in over 14 years!

I carry 10 plastic bags of groceries at a time so I don't have to go back out in the cold.

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Well, when I'm in good shape, I can ski, hike and do long bike rides without pain, which is something I value.

The most important benefit I have received from exercise however, is improved mood. I don't suffer from depression, but if I'm feeling depressed, anxious, or mentally exhausted, exercise almost always perks me up. And I'm also finding that I have less of these moods the more consistently I exercise.

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Oh yeah, and if I'm angry, exercise is the best way to deal with the anger. By the time I'm done, I've calmed down, and I usually figure out a way to deal with whatever made me angry in a more constructive manner. Or, I realize it's not worth getting upset about and move on.

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Message edited 3/14/2006 7:24:40 PM.

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I've working out my upper body a lot with weights (I have a strapless wedding dress). Anyway i wanted to see if I had gotten any stronger. So I decided to see how many push ups I could do on my toes. I got up to 15 - Always had trouble getting past 10.

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I have gotten so much upper body strenght that I can change the Poland Spring cooler bottle with out help and with out spilling any water

3 months ago- I could barley lift it

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I can run up the 3 flights of stairs to our library/computer room at school w/o getting winded.

I'm down a pants size & have to buy new belts!

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Posted by Beth1210

I have gotten so much upper body strenght that I can change the Poland Spring cooler bottle with out help and with out spilling any water

3 months ago- I could barley lift it

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I'm down 3% body fat

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I've noticed my cardio health is improving. I can talk while doing jumping jacks or while on the elliptical cross trainer.

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Me and Nic went for a walk tonight at my old highschool track.

We did a lot of talking. We talk a lot of course but it seems with planning the wedding and everything else (work, life etc), we have not just talked about the right stuff- does that make sense? Kind of hard to explain I guess.

Wll we walked about 1 3/4 miles around the track and just yapped to eachother. We spoke about the wedding, work, friends, baseball (well that was me) and everything else. We just walked and talked. I remembered 1 of the reason why I love her so much AGAIN.

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Posted by Nic and Ant

Me and Nic went for a walk tonight at my old highschool track.

We did a lot of talking. We talk a lot of course but it seems with planning the wedding and everything else (work, life etc), we have not just talked about the right stuff- does that make sense? Kind of hard to explain I guess.

Wll we walked about 1 3/4 miles around the track and just yapped to eachother. We spoke about the wedding, work, friends, baseball (well that was me) and everything else. We just walked and talked. I remembered 1 of the reason why I love her so much AGAIN.

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Actually - I'm taking this in another direction - I am physically fit, but mentally it is hard for me to slow down - so 1 time a week, i take a meditation yoga class. Not sweat and kick your azz astanga, but a slow, deep breathing type of class - I have always been about the sweat and the burn, and this has taught me how to slow down a little, and deal with stress - the most important thing I can do for myself right now!!!

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Resting heart rate down to 68 beats per minute, and my BMI went from 25 to 21!!!

Message edited 5/10/2006 9:58:18 AM.