Exercising To Feel Good/Tone Up

[warheart77]

I absolutely cannot lose weight, but I'd like to do some exercising just to feel good about myself (I've been really depressed lately, and I hear exercising can help a lot), muster up some extra energy, and tone up some.

What do you guys do? I was thinking of getting up a couple of minutes early to do 15-20 minutes on the treadmill before I leave for work. Does this sound good?

[annabanana]

Sounds good to me. Even a good 15-20 minutes walk (or run or whatever) in the morning can really jumpstart your energy for the day! And I can guarantee that you'll feel much better after you do :)

[Trent Steele]

What do you guys do? I was thinking of getting up a couple of minutes early to do 15-20 minutes on the treadmill before I leave for work. Does this sound good?
Of course! A little running can go a long way. A couple of things come to mind, though: If you're not a regular runner, you ought to look out for ankle/knee problems and also maybe consider what sort of shoes you're running in. Also, maybe mixing it up would be a good idea? Say, run MWF and do jump rope or even better some easy upper-body stuff like push-ups on Tu/Th?

[gems622]

That sounds great! Running is really a great form of exercise!!

I love weight lifting BTW because when you finally see the results, you feel so good about yourself. Maybe try that too!

[warheart77]

Oh, I wouldn't even be running - just fast walking/light jogging. Don't want to be too out of breath getting into the already hot subway. But yes, I'll do some mixing also - probably some strength training stuff. I'm a more of a machines chick - I love the seated leg press (So far I'm up to 130 - not much, I know, but more than I weigh!). But thanks a lot guys! I'm looking forward to this - I'm going to start tomorrow morning.

[Flower]

You should come join us in the hamster thread! We can definitely motivate you!! :)

[catgurrl978]

Good for you for being self-motivated to get fit. :) I should probably start excersizing as well but I don't really know of any place where I can use a treadmill...

[zoebird]

i like yoga for this 10-20 minutes of sun salutations completely stretches, strengthens, and energizes the whole body. you'll love it. :)

it's pretty easy to find sivananda style sun salutations online. :)

[NDvegan85]

If you can't lose weight though, be sure that you eat extra to make up for it!