[iSHi]

Originally Posted by iSHi

I've decided to join a gym as soon as I get my next check. iA this will help.

Change of plans. Apparently, I get FREE gym service at my hotel. SWEET!

[Variable]

Originally Posted by iSHi

Change of plans. Apparently, I get FREE gym service at my hotel. SWEET!

Free gym 'service'? I'm picturing room service come up and move your arms and legs for you like your doing squats or extensions.

[iSHi]

Originally Posted by Variable

Free gym 'service'? I'm picturing room service come up and move your arms and legs for you like your doing squats or extensions.

Well I couldn't think of any other word at the moment..

[SoSoHalalish]

Originally Posted by the_only_one

my eating habit is still messed up..working on it....im keeping a journal though..

i tried the workout for a day..then by the time, i was home on thursday night..i felt too sluggish and decided to duck in and sleep ..

but today is sunday: mashaAllah me, i didnt sleep after fajr.
i walked to the gym (30-35 minutes)---> I know i shud've ran, right variable? but i was carrying my handbag, i thought it'd have looked awkward, so i didn't.

then i warmed up +20 minutes on the treadmill
15 minutes on cycle, level 8..intense..
did some situps..and stretched

went on a break for an hr...tried reading my notes..and bumped into an old friend..killed my study time, ended up talking to her instead..

forgot the name of the machine, i think the paddle stuff=worked out for 20 minutes
eliptical=15 intense minutes @ level 8 or something..

then i had to meet for a group meeting..

the main problem i encountered during all this was: I felt this strong hunger PAIN. wth. even though, i stuffed myself the night before. ..so i ate two apples again. and b/f i walked out in the morning, i had one mini croisannat with one quater of peanut butter on it.

any advice?

why are you eating stuff thats so carby- a croissant? is that ever good? wouldn't half a whole wheat bagel be better (more filling as well). apples are carby but apples are good, b/c they have a lot of fiber- which is filling, and they're relatively low in calories.

and can you try and bring some type of snack that has more protein and less sugar in it- like a boiled egg, or maybe one of those skim milk string cheese stick thingys.

Hunger isn't really a problem for me- my problem is eating when im not hungry.

[thejellymill]

So.. inshallah my friend and I have worked out a fitness buddy program/schedule. Inshallah it goes well and helps us develop better habits and lose the rest of this "transfer/freshman 15" weight.

[sally]

Messed up my right ankle today slightly... So Ive got 2 ankles that are kind of not feeling too good

Lame, wearing those supportive stretchy things though..

[Timbit]

Originally Posted by PhDGirl

Yeah it's not really the best for calorie-burning. But, some of the poses help build strength and it's great to do it after cardio for a nice stretch.

I like it before. After cardio, I try and do some light stretching but I'm usually too pooped to do much of anything.

My usual session is like this:

5 mins of cardio (treadmill/elliptical) to warm up
Weights (every other day)
Yoga (I heart yoga )
Cardio


We just got an elliptical at home so that's great; I don't have to go to the gym all the time. We're building up quite the little home gym. Mom's still consistently working out; dad less so, but we're working on him.

Me, I'm doing okay in terms of the exercise. Haven't been eating all that well lately though. I drink a lot of water and try to get the fruits/veggies in there too, but... you know, it was Ramadan and then Eid and then... stuff. Yeah...

I keep meaning to join a Pilates class at the school gym, but it's too late now. Next semester, InshaAllah.

[Variable]

You're too pooped to stretch


I've been icing all day....

I went to do shoulders yesterday, and suddenly my wrist turned into a whole world of pain. ridiculous. I'm happy with my current mass, I'm thinking of switching everything up right now to do lower intensity bodyweight, lighter weight exercises.

[SoSoHalalish]

Originally Posted by sally

Messed up my right ankle today slightly... So Ive got 2 ankles that are kind of not feeling too good

Lame, wearing those supportive stretchy things though..

ooh, be careful- you don't want to hurt something permanently.

[Timbit]

Okay, that's not true. I'm usually way more energized after cardio. I just don't like stretching after. I feel like I'm done my work out and then I don't want to do anything else. Make sense?

[Variable]

Hey it ate my post.

Yeh I get it, but no... you have to stretch. Believe me you'll be thanking yourself in a few years, probably sooner than you think. Stretching's gotta be built into the bedrock of discipline.

[Timbit]

Originally Posted by Variable

Hey it ate my post.

Yeh I get it, but no... you have to stretch. Believe me you'll be thanking yourself in a few years, probably sooner than you think. Stretching's gotta be built into the bedrock of discipline.

Why?

[Variable]

Originally Posted by Timbit

Why?

Because you can injure yourself. Stretching makes you a lot less prone to chronic pain too (from what I hear). I hurt my back years ago, and consitently stretching has reduced any pain from that to 0.

So do it!

[Ayooshi]

Asalamu Alaikum,

Even though I get an hour workout in a day, I still spend most of my day loafing around, especially since I study from home, I'm sitting around alot.

I don't want to develop any lower back pain in the long run, are there exercises I can do in between my study sessions, or something I do once every couple of hours in the day, that last for 5 minutes or so?

Fi AmanAllah

[the_only_one]

Originally Posted by rawrr

I want to start swimming because it looks really fun, but my insides start dying when I see too much water. How do I get over it?

just tell yourself you won't drown in the regular swimming pool. i had somewhat same fear.