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New Year's Resolutions

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Posted by monique on December 11, 2006 - 6:34pm.

im vowing to increase my cardio. i practice pilates several times a week --- but i really need to get my heart rate up and burn those calories

Determined

by Vicki_R on January 2, 2007 - 8:37am

I too have vowed to try and be more fitness minded. Having crossed the over 40 mark recently, it seems even more difficult to keep the metabolism going. My doctor said you really have to work it if you want to loose inches and pounds. I try and use the eliptical at the gym which really burns the calories. You may want to try that. Pilaties is good for muscle tone, but I don't know if it really burns the fat. There seems to be a lot of talk about your "core" and making it stronger.

spinning

by dreamymo on January 2, 2007 - 5:37pm

im trying spinning -- major calorie burner!

It works!

by Vicki_R on January 3, 2007 - 12:44pm

I used to be an avid spinner. Did it up to the day before I gave birth to my son. It really works. Good choice. Keep me posted. Spin on!

thanks

by dreamymo on January 3, 2007 - 5:05pm

thanks -- im really enjoying it and go 2x/week with a friend --- have also been occasionally going to masala bhangra which is alot of fun. Nothing like indian dancing to remixed music to make you not feel like you're working out --- its too much fun to be exercise.

dance away

by Vicki_R on January 8, 2007 - 11:21am

Never heard of that kinda workout before. Do you dance freeform or is it more structured than that and do you have an instructor? I've noticed that now pole dancing seems to be another form of dance for exercise. It hasn't reached the burbs where I am, but I hear in the city it has quite a following. You can always earn some money when you get your body in shape! Only kidding.

masala bhangra

by amyw on January 8, 2007 - 7:40pm

masala bhangra : Is that anything like NIA ?? I took some NIA classes a few months ago...they were great, but you have to "let go" completely and not care how you look doing what you're doing!!

masala bhangra

by dreamymo on January 9, 2007 - 1:27pm

here's the description of the class in an article from lime.com:

http://www.lime.com/fitness/story/801/bhangra_aerobics

and here's the description from crunch itself:

Masala Bhangra

The traditional Indian dance workout set to hip-hop, disco, salsa, techno, house and rap music.

dancing

by karlawithak on January 23, 2007 - 3:01pm

Ooh, that sounds so fun! I wish NYU had classes like that. Might be worth springing for the Crunch class once and a while.

I was forced into keeping my New Year's resolution of going to the gym more since I returned home from vacation to find a large hole in the bathroom ceiling and had to go to the gym to shower for a week. We'll see how well I can keep it up when it isn't so necessary!

Alone?

by Vicki_R on January 10, 2007 - 8:36am

Think about how fit dancers are and you really don't have to stretch your mind to realize that it is probably a blast while being fun. I checked out the article and it sounds interesting. Is there a particular body part that the dance targets or is it considered an all over body workout? Have you notices a diffrence in your body and is it something you would have fun doing alone at home?

resolutions

by Vicki_R on January 27, 2007 - 8:09pm

Did you get chance to check out the forum on New Year Resolutions. There is a topic on whether women or men are better at keeping their resolutions. What is your take on it? Since you are in school still, you probably have a different and fresher perspective on the issue.

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