[Blindtlk] Question re: Exercise Equipment

Fri Jun 3 00:17:06 UTC 2011

Dear Diane,

As a former Jock, I would advise you to look at a Elliptical machine.  It is 
an exercise machine that works similar to a cross country ski machine and 
will be gentle on your knees and joints, but provide the aerobic action you 
need to burn off the weight.
It will work all of the major muscle groups, your thies, caves, stomach, 
arms, back and the really important ones your heart and lungs.
Many of them come with lapse time counters or odometers and even heart rate 
monitors.  Some even talk.
It will give you all of the work out you can handle.
Start easy and work up to a time or distance goal.
Build up to your goal and don't try to over do it, but be sensible.
Do the machine as you can , but do it regularly.
Morning maybe the best as we can control the time we get up in the morning 
and doing your exercise in the morning gets your metabolism up and helps to 
carry you through the day.
If you must exercise at night, after work, then set a time and stick to it. 
Make it a habit and make other things work around it instead of trying to 
work your exercise around things.
Eat sensibly and follow a balance diet.
Stay away from or limit the bread, potatoes dairy and Posta.  Eat lots of 
fruit and vegetables and eat fish or turkey instead of beef, pork and 
chicken if possible.
Get some "weight Watchers" TV dinners for those times when you don't feel 
like cooking or need a quick meal.
Walk as much as possible and climb stairs instead of taking the elevator if 
you can.

Find a work out buddy or buddies is even better.  You can encourage and push 
each other to be successful and reach your goal weights.
Change your eating habits for life and you will never go back to being 
overweight.
If you have a I-phone, you can even get a shoe sensor the goes in your shoe 
and tells your phone how far you have walked by the number of steps you have 
taken.
Don't forget to stretch before you exercise and let yourself cool down over 
about 5 minutes when you are done exercising.
The most important thing is to set goals and write them down.  Keep a log of 
what you want to reach and the mile stones you reach in getting there. 
Build your time on the machine and stick to your daily goals, 3 minutes, 5 
minutes 10, 15, 30 minutes.
Remember that failure to plan is a plan to fail.  Stick to your plan and you 
will be successful.

David Evans, NFBF and GD Jack.
Member of the U.S. Olympic Team 1968
N.C.A.A. National Championship Team 1969

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hyde, David W. (ESC)" <david.hyde at wcbvi.k12.wi.us>
To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2011 4:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question re: Exercise Equipment

> First, good luck. I hope you lose the weight you want. I know that rowing 
> has become popular. You may have better luck with the Sports and 
> Recreation list. I do not have an answer about videos, and have wondered 
> similarly myself.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Graves, Diane
> Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2011 3:03 PM
> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: [Blindtlk] Question re: Exercise Equipment
>
>
> Hi Guys,
>
> I do hope I am not too far off topic here. If one considers the whole of 
> the question, I believe it is blindness related.
>
> Anyway, I am wondering if anyone can give me some advice on inn-home 
> exercise equipment or perhaps exercise videos that are descriptive in 
> nature. I need to get in shape and have a significant amount of weight 
> that I need to lose, and am hoping to find the most reliable and 
> convenient way of getting this done. Yes, I do realize that I could go out 
> and join the Y or a spa, and am considering those things. But given work 
> schedules, school schedules and all of the transportation issues, I want 
> something that I can keep up regularly, and will have no excuse not to 
> pursue every day. My goal  here is not to prove that I can travel 
> independently, but to lose this excess weight.
>
> I know that some of the exercise bikes have meters that will tell you how 
> far you have "gone" or how my travel you have simulated. Are there any of 
> these that talk? Can any of you athletes out there, keeping in mind that I 
> am not a natural athlete, give me any pointers on good in-home solutions?
> Thanks,
>
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>
> Diane Graves
> Civil Rights Specialist
> Indiana Civil Rights Commission
> Alternative Dispute Resolutions Unit
> 317-232-2647
>
> "It is service that measures success."
> George Washington Carver
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