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How do you exercise?

Posted: May 2, 2011

A lot of us MLS' are blessed to work at home and have a fair amount of freedom in our day, but it still can be hard to find time to fit exercise in. It seems even harder now that pay across the board has decreased and we're needing to work more hours to keep our heads above water. What things do you do for exercise? As you can tell from my Nickname...I Zumba. :)

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Treadmill and Wii - dmz

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Wii Dance has kicked my butt:) I have bad knees, so can no longer do some of the hippity-hoppity dance moves. Got a treadmill and have an exercise bike also. Also use the push lawn mower to do some of the grass - good way to work up a sweat! :)

Way to mix it up! - ZumbaSandy

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Have you tried the Zumba for Wii? I haven't, but some of my students have and say it's really fun.

Exercise - threedogs

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Dog walking a half mile in the morning and another half in the evening, and a few quick ones up the block through the day.

Your dogs must love you! - ZumbaSandy

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Walking is wonderful, especially with your best friends! I bet they set the pace a bit quicker, too. :)

Your dogs must love you... - threedogs

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Well â�¦ they are very high energy to say the least but they are easy to walk because they each way 13 pounds. The two boys are part Jack Russell and some kind of terrier and their sister who we got last Christmas is a Tzu and poodle mix. They are local celebrities. All the neighbors come out or call out from their doors when we go by. Our street is a dead end and we go through a bluff of trees and onto a beautiful school yard that is a few acres with a view of beautiful farms. We meet our friends with their dog who is an adorable Pomeranian. The boy who lives by the school yard comes with us too. He comes over to my house every day after school and plays with them. He calls them on the phone and I put the phone on the floor and they bark back to him. He got a harmonica for his birthday and he brings it along on the walks and plays it.

The gym :) - sm

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Kudos to everyone who does something to get those joints and muscles moving, other than our hands and feet ;) - even if it's for a half hour a day, just something. It is so important to keep the blood circulating and blood/oxygen to the brain.

Five to six times a week. Moderate to heavy weight training (great for zee bones!), 30 min of lower body cardio (mix of eliptical, bike, treadmill) and 15 min upper body cardio (eliptical arm machine), 400 reps of ab exercises (upper, lower and obliques. I take the pups for a 1 1/2 mile walk (well, they drag me LOL) once a week. I can't do aerobics/Zumba, jumping or running because of my back, but have taken a spin class or two - holy smokes do those kick your butt!

I work 12 hours a day, but do my best to MAKE time to go in the late afternoon. I haven't found a better way to blow of steam and ease tension than hitting the gym. This is my means of getting out and being social as well. I sleep sooo much better, too - no more middle insomnia =)

That's quite an impressive routine! - ZumbaSandy

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You're awesome for MAKING time, even though you're so busy! I always feel soooo much better after a good workout...I don't care how poopy I felt before. Like you, I used to suffer from insomnia, but, lol, now that I'm teaching classes at night...I'm OUT as soon as my lights go off!!!

Two-mile dog walk, WII, 1-minute things... - I try

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Maybe not always every day, but when I can fit that stuff in, which is multiple times a week. I do have quick exercises and stretches on index cards and every hour during my shift I grab a card and do whatever it says, either a rep of 25-50 or 1 minute. It's a healthier alternative to running to the snack cabinet like I used to do. : )

I had not heard about Zumba for WII--will have to check it out.

I take a Muay Thai class twice a week... - Kendra

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It is a kickboxing class, so lots and lots of cardio. We usually do some combination of kicks and punches in 4 minute rounds with a 1 minute "break" in between rounds, in which we do sit-ups, crunches, body squats, push-ups, planks or some other form of torture. This goes on for an hour and I usually try to run 1 mile beforehand. On my off days, I try to run a couple of miles or put in an hour on my elliptical machine at least 3 days per week. I LOVE LOVE LOVE my Muay Thai class and encourage anyone to take one. It is a GREAT workout and I rid myself of a lot of stress beating on the heavy bag.

Exercise - nik

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I do Shaun T Insanity Program five days per week and Billy Blanks Insane Abs two days per week. I sometimes find it hard to fit in, but I'm in my late 30s and have the best body I have ever had, that DRIVES me to keep going.

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