Although it was set to easy, I definitely felt the workouts later. So I wanted to ask advice on how I should proceed. I'm debating if I should repeat the 30 day challenge at 'easy' or if I should start another at medium intensity. Since today was filled with jumping lunges and my legs are a bit wobbly, I'm a lit'l nervous
|||I would go to Medium. You said it was easy so make it more challenging.|||Definitely step it up to medium. It only adds more repeats to your workouts so if you had no trouble getting through the easy one it should be just the extra challenge that you need.|||I agree with everyone here you should step it up, remember you can always change it later if it gets easy for you again or harder. For example if you are on medium and you feel you can do a hard workout for that day than go to the setting of the sports Active and bump again then bump it back down. And gradually work your way to hard preparing for the hard level.
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Brian|||Thanks fot the input everyone! I was scrolling through some of the preset workouts and saw some that burn over 500 calories in less than an hour. I'm intrigued...!|||Brenna - try the 30 min step class if you want to burn lots of cals quickly|||Oh, great idea! I haven't noticed a step class. I scanned some posts and see that some things only appear if the balance board is checked, so I'll check it later today. Thanks, Wobblin!|||The step classes are only on the new More Workouts disc which I would highly recommend to anyone. Keep in mind that the calories you burn are based on your weight. The less you weigh, the less calorie burn you get so try not to compare what you burn to someone else. Everyone is different and it can be frustrating if you try to meet the goals of others.|||you can do step with or without the balance board (on MW) - also if you do it without its dead wasy then to use a stepper (like in the old dvds) & you'll get a better workout. I've managed to burn over 500 cals in a 1/2 hour workout & I'm 5 foot 5 inches & weight 157 lbs|||one other thing - you can fake out a lot of the jumping; just keep it low to the ground, and don't let the toes leave the ground, or step through the jumps - I have really bad foot structure and cannot jump if I expect to be walking in my 80's, but can fake out everything - by that I mean getting a workout, but more stepping, or very low to the ground so it is low impact. Is my cardio as high as it would be with the jumping? no - but if I did the full jumping, I literally can't walk the next day, so I just do more cardio to make up for it.
terry|||In waterskiing on MW all you have to do is stand up, not actually jump. The nunchuk is only looking for the movement of your leg from a squat to standing so for any of the things that require a jump you can do the same. It's better to do some part of the exercise than none. Same with crossover lunges. The twist can be hard on people with bad knees but if you do a regular lunge it works just the same. The reverse lunge with high knee jump can be done with just bringing your knee up and forget the jump, just go to a standing position.
I'm not meaning these as cheats.if you can do the exercises but if some portion of an exercise is hurting you or you aren't ready to do it yet then by all means modify it to suit you.|||good point, 350 - I use the term "fake", but all we are doing is modifying the exercise to accommodate fitness level, physical age or joint level, or injury. It ain't cheating as long as you do it to your best effort at your level.
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The step classes are only on the new More Workouts disc which I would highly recommend to anyone. Keep in mind that the calories you burn are based on your weight. The less you weigh, the less calorie burn you get so try not to compare what you burn to someone else. Everyone is different and it can be frustrating if you try to meet the goals of others.
Thanks for the comment about the calorie burning differences. I didn't realize I was in my husband's profile when I saw the 500+. Oops. lol
And thanks everyone for the modification pointers. I have bad knees ~ and I just completed the 50 minute marathon. My knees are pretty sore from all the lunges, squats and in-line skating jumps all in one workout. I'll definitely keep all this in mind.
Thank so much!|||Hi Brenna! I'm like you, I just finished my first 30 day challenge on 'easy' I also added extra custom sports workouts. I am planning to start my second challenge on 'medium'
We had some heavy rains this week and I actually dug a ditch, cleaned out a storm drain and cleaned up debris including fallen trees and branches. A few months ago I would have never been able to do anyone of those things! I owe it all to my 30 day challenge!
I still have a few more days of hard yard work ahead, so I plan to start my second challenge on Feb 1st.
Did you lose inches or weight? I lost 3 inches on my waist and 13 pounds.
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