Hey Anastasia & Ellie... Good to hear from you. Isn't the internet amazing! I am
originally a New Yorker but my mom & dad moved here when I was 12 so I guess I
can claim to be Irish....
Anyway as far as working out goes.... I rarely train on my own anymore as I
really do enjoy the companionship found in the gym class situation. I have been
a member of my local gym for about 10yrs now and I have a core group of loyal
gym friends who participate in the classes along with me for the last 5yrs! Its
a great motivator knowing that those friends are there waiting for me. We really
boost each other. We currently have 2 really excellent instructors.... Daniela &
Clare. Daniela takes us thru Spinning which is really tough going. Clare takes
us thru an Upper Body w/out on Monday and Lower Body on Wednesday. Its a pretty
free form class using just a set of dumb - bells and a Swiss ball with cardio
and plyometrics thrown in. She keeps us guessing every week which is the
greatest way to train.... it stops the body from getting bored! I do a Step
Class on Tuesdays with Daniela, and attempted my first class of 'Bouldering'
last Thursday... rock/wall climbing. Not sure
about it..... mind you the 2 young Aussie lads participating were gorgeous! I
have Kickboxing and Pilates on tomorrow. I don't really do all that much at the
weekends.... it depends on my mood.... I may get in a Spin class or a cardio
class on Sunday. A new class is about to start up at the weekend for youngsters
aged 10+ which my eldest daughter is keen to join.... so I may use the
opportunity to lift some weights. Unfortunately running just isn't my thing
anymore..... I did alot when I was younger but I just don't enjoy it.... so I
made a decision not to do it anymore. I don't miss it. There is a book by Matt
Roberts called Fitness for Life Manual. He is one of the celebrity personal
trainers based in the UK. He has quite a good 16 week marathon training
program.... it is a combo of running and lower body workouts.
My Jane Fonda Workout book is still on my bookshelf and I will never get rid
of it. It moulded my love of working out which is very much a part of who I am.
Other than all that training.... I must confess I knit in my free time!!!!! I
believe knitting burns 90 calories per hour!!!! Wonder who calculated that
figure!
Keep training!!
Jackie

anastasia <alluring_anastasia@...> wrote:
hi jackie,

welcome to the group! everyone from all parts of the world and all
walks of life are welcomed here! i hope you enjoy your stay here. :)

other than spin class, what do you do for your lower body work outs? i
kinda need some ideas on that part of my body. i just recently (this
week) decided to run a half marathon (13.1 miles or 20.08 kilometers)
here in los angeles, ca and i just started training for it this week. i
don't go to the gym or own a personal one at home, but i can see what i
can do that is similar to your work out.

anastasia
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