Originally Posted by Annaquilts
So I am thinking of adding some kind of excercise equiptment to my life to hopefully get some cardiac type of excercise in. I am looking at the Gazelle, some sort of glider excercizer, off Craig's List. There seem to be plenty availble in my area making me wonder if I will use it.
What is your experience and what works? I am an over weight 47 year old, do tae kwon do,but have joint issues.
The only equipment I have are two 3# dumbbells that I use in a Leslie Sansone exercise. I walk, there's your treadmill----I go up and down the basement stairs 50-eleven times a day, there's your stairstepper. I get in around five miles a day with my deliberate walk with the dog, two miles with Leslie Sansone, plus toning. I mow the lawn, there's more walking. Walking is the best cardiac exercise. Oh, yah, I spent $12.00 on a pedometer and wear it all the time. You don't need to spend all that money on what you can do in your own home . Save the money for a new sewing machine or fabric - I did!!!!!!!! I am toned, I feel great, lost 30 some pounds and I am going to be 73 on Monday. I have walked almost 968 miles since February 6, 2011. Am doggone proud of that. Do you know if you do a week's grocery shopping at one time that when you go up and down the aisles, you walk almost a mile????? Isn't that marvelous? And it didn't cost a cent - except the groceries. And most important, for every mile you walk you burn up 100 calories. Then I can have a little dish of ice cream. Or a Big Mac!
If you don't have dumbbells, you can use canned vegetables or fruit!!!! I got my dumbbells from my sister and didn't have to buy them, otherwise I would be doing my toning with stewed tomatoes or something!!!
I don't want to spoil your day or anything, but Golly Gee, there are so many improvisations to this or that in this world that I would certainly try doing it the cheap way and then if you don't feel satisfied, go ahead and get the big stuff. We don't have the room for one thing and I just find it more satisfying to go for the gusto on my own. Enjoy! Edie
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