https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 10 May 2026 17:31:41 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-work-our-regularly#post-1833511 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 15:09:00 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1833511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@fussygal: I don't regret the money spent on personal training! I gained so much knowledge. The biggest worry for me learning to do weights was learning to do it properly. You hear about so many injuries that could be so easily avoided if you learn proper form from the get-go - so I didn't even let myself make a mistake by starting with training right away. When I did start my body pump class, I let the instructor know before class that I didn't know what I was doing and she had one of the more experienced class-goers team up with me and it was great cause she helped me a ton during the class. I bet you'd love body pump! I love the accountability of classes too - when it gets hard, I can't just walk out you know? Good luck!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-work-our-regularly#post-1833509 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 15:06:28 +0000 fussygal 1833509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Leialou: I'm very intrigued by CF! The closest CF gym is 30 mins away :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-work-our-regularly#post-1833507 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 15:05:15 +0000 fussygal 1833507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: That's awesome! I think if I could just meet with a trainer once or twice I could get the feel for it and be a bit more confident and not feel totally lost (maybe, heh.). Sounds like I might have to re-enroll at our gym so I can do Body Pump - so many ladies in here have good things to say about it!</p> <p>@Mrs. Lion: @KelLeeLeee: thanks, ladies :) I think I just might have to do it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-work-our-regularly#post-1833485 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 14:46:05 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1833485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Leialou: I like your new avatar :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-work-our-regularly#post-1833484 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 14:45:47 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1833484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Over the summer I was at the gym 5x a week, three weight-training days and two cardio days. With school starting I'm aiming for three. Not as much as I would like but it's better than nothing - and it will be two days of weights and one day of cardio. </p> <p>I wanted to start weights too but wasn't sure how. I had pretty much always just done cardio and hated it. But now that I've done weights all summer, I love it. Way more than cardio. But I know I have to do both to see results. So I started weights by doing a body pump class. I started with the smallest amount of weights to get a feel for things and in just three months I've more than doubled my weights. After a few weeks of that, my gym ran a personal training session and I bought four sessions. We met once a week, and each week he came up with a full body weight-training routine for me, and now I cycle through those, and it's plateau proof because I can gradually increase weights as I see improvement. </p> <p>The cardio I did each week ranged from a boot camp class to tabata - basically whichever class worked with my schedule. For mornings I couldn't make it to the gym, I did a quick 1 mile run, and usually incorporated a little HIIT stuff like jumping jacks, burpees, mountain climbers, step ups, etc for a half hour total. </p> <p>I'm also more active in the summer too - we do a family bike ride at least once a week. Last Sunday we biked 12 miles! Taking walks and running after a toddler, taking him to the beach - it all adds up too! I'm proud of where I've come since April and can definitely see and feel the results. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-work-our-regularly#post-1833461 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 14:21:01 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1833461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm all about Crossfit. The lifting and strength training portions are my favorite part. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-work-our-regularly#post-1833389 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 13:18:03 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1833389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@fussygal: I was scared the first time too but I decided to just jump in! Find someone who looks newish too and friendly when you get there and they can help you get equipment. Mostly you just need a bar and two light weights for the first time. Once you do it once it will be much less intimidating the next time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-work-our-regularly#post-1833384 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 13:15:10 +0000 BrandNewMom 1833384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love all the ladies saying they lift!<br /> I do Stronglifts 5x5, which is awesome and only 30 mins 3x a week, with a HIIT bootcamp class that's an hour long 1 day a week.<br /> If you go with SL, check Craigslist for weights. I got my 135lb set for $30! And the program itself is free. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-work-our-regularly#post-1833317 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 12:16:27 +0000 MrsKRB 1833317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@fussygal: don't be scared! You don't even need to use weights if you don't want to! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-work-our-regularly#post-1833304 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 12:08:24 +0000 fussygal 1833304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sapphiresun: @Mrs. Lion: I do have the 30 minute shred from a few years ago. It wasn't too bad - maybe I should break that out! Although I hardly ever did the third phase, mostly just the second :) it kicked my butt. </p> <p>@californiadreams: Right now I'm just working out at home. I could get a gym membership again, but I might wait until it gets colder. </p> <p>!@Woolly Mammoth: 30 mins twice a week for strength training sounds do able, so it's encouraging to hear that works!</p> <p>@sunshineandsushi: I think my DH would like P90x too! Might be a good couple workout!</p> <p>@KelLeeLeee: my old gym offers Body Pump but I was too scared to go. I always wanted to try it though</p> <p>@mrsjyw: I loooove Zumba! It's become too popular at out gym and it gets way too crowded. I think they might have to start offering more classes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-work-our-regularly#post-1833164 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 09:49:53 +0000 MrsSCB 1833164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really like to do FitnessBlender.com videos at home (which are all free -- they post them on YouTube). Like @Sapphiresun: I turn the workout videos low on my phone and watch tv at the same time. They have a really wide variety of videos, some using free weights, which is the kind of weight lifting I do. The machines at the gym intimidate me :-) I like Jillian, too, but the thing I like best about Fitness Blender is their videos range on length from five minutes to over an hour. Sometimes while I'm waiting for my H to shower or something I'll just pop on a couple five minute videos instead of just sitting around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-work-our-regularly#post-1833132 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 09:21:52 +0000 californiadreams 1833132@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sapphiresun: great idea about using the laptop and TV :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-work-our-regularly#post-1832978 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 00:05:07 +0000 mrsjyw 1832978@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do zumba once a week, 2 or 3 other times at the gym I either swim and lift weights and do floor abwork, or I do the elliptical and use wt machines! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-work-our-regularly#post-1832763 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 19:45:24 +0000 Woolly Mammoth 1832763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've done different things over the years, but right now I do strength training at the gym twice a week for thirty minutes with a trainer. We do upper body one day and lower body the other. There is some core training mixed in to both days, but usually more on the upper body day.</p> <p>I was doing cardio (20 minutes of interval training) twice a week as well, but I've just been going to Stroller Strides one day a week instead lately.</p> <p>I can't recommend real, serious weight training enough. I spend just one hour a week lifting weights and I have made some amazing progress. My trainer has me do a lot of exercises that work large groups of muscles (squats, dead lifts, push-ups) and makes sure I'm working with good form right at the limit of my abilities. It's a very efficient way to exercise for someone with a baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-work-our-regularly#post-1832658 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 17:48:03 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1832658@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@KelLeeLeee: ooh i like body pump too! Lifting weights is really intimidating to me at the gm, so mi like having an instructor (in real life or in a video) to show me what to do and to force me to do enough reps and not quit. Peer pressure and all that jazz :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-work-our-regularly#post-1832649 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 17:41:30 +0000 MrsKRB 1832649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you take gym classes, do they offer Body Pump? That's a great class that incorporates weights in a fun way. </p> <p>If you are lifting on your own, you would do 1-2 days per body part. Say, Mon-legs, Tues-upper body, Wed-cardio and then continue to alternate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-work-our-regularly#post-1832647 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 17:40:17 +0000 sunshineandsushi 1832647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've done New Rules of Lifting for Women. It's a weightlifting program, I saw awesome results with it. It does require quite a bit of equipment, so easiest to do with a gym membership. Recently, DH and I started P90X3 and it's going really well. I like that it's easy to do at home and I'm probably going to cancel my gym membership to save the bucks and stick with this instead. It's 30 min/day, 6 days/week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-work-our-regularly#post-1832643 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 17:37:47 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1832643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sapphiresun: um thats a brilliant idea! I turn on different music because i dont like listening to her but i need to be able to watch, but i could totally put the video on the ipad instead ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-work-our-regularly#post-1832629 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 17:24:38 +0000 Sapphiresun 1832629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@californiadreams: I liked to play Jillian on on my laptop (after you've done it a few times, you kind of memorize the order of things, and I just used it for quick reminders and to keep on pace), and then watched something trashy on the tv.</p> <p>But following since I've pretty much fallen out of the habit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-work-our-regularly#post-1832602 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 16:41:30 +0000 californiadreams 1832602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lion: i bought one of her videos and plan to start that when i get back into working out too! </p> <p>I like the other stuff I described though because I also watch TV while I do everything which I won't be able to do with a workout video. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-work-our-regularly#post-1832600 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 16:40:27 +0000 californiadreams 1832600@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you work out at home or a gym?</p> <p>I don't currently work out regularly, but I have in the past and plan to get back into it soon. I have a cardio machine at home (stair master) and a small collection of stuff that make me happy to not get a gym membership. I have a set of 8 and 10 dumb bell weights, leg weights that I can strap onto my calves for doing legs lifts on the floor, a mat for doing exercise on the floor and an Abflex which I like for sit ups. </p> <p>I have routine that alternates between upper and lower body of different things I do with the weights to tone arms, chest, back, shoulders, butt, legs, and stomach. So on a given day, I could spend an hour or so doing cardio plus toning. And I like that I have everything at home because I can do as little as 10-20 minutes or as long as 1 hour and 20 minutes and don't have to go anywhere.</p> <p>My "ideal" would be to work out 4-5 times per week and alternate the weights for upper (arms/back/chest) and lower (legs/butt) which would mean I do each section 2 - 3 times per week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-work-our-regularly#post-1832598 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 16:39:52 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1832598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really like jillian michaels videos. They are quick but are an incredible workout! I did them plus walking and lost 30 lbs in 6 months (i was also monitoring my food with myfitnesspal but didn't do any crazy diet...just tried to eat as healthy as reasonable and stay within my calorie goal). There are lots free on youtube! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-work-our-regularly#post-1832593 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 16:32:46 +0000 fussygal 1832593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>...please tell me what you do! I haven't worked out in over a year, and even when I did I was only doing cardio (jogging, Zumba, or step). I want to learn how to incorporate weights, but I have no idea where to start! Do you alternate cardio and lifting days? How often do you work one specific body part when lifting (e.g. do you only do legs once a week?)?</p> <p>I'm so lost! :) </p>