[Blindtlk] Question re: Exercise Equipment

Mon Jun 6 18:22:09 UTC 2011

Dear Jessica,

No, I do not know which ones talk.  I just know that some come equipped with 
an electronics box that lets you keep track of the time and even will beep 
to let you know the certain time periods have passed or reached.  Some even 
have talking pulse meters to check your pulse rates and do some other 
things.
Heck, just get a egg timer and set it if it is important to you.The main 
thing is to exercise.  Adding all of the gizmos will not take the pounds 
off, but the sweating to a good song will.
Use a little M-p3 player or radio to give you something to listen to and an 
egg time to let you know when your time is up.
Start our easy and work up to it.
Starting off too strong will just make you sore and tired.
Set a time period as a goal and then add to it each week until you can do it 
for about 30 minutes at a time.

Add some stretching and even some walking with a friend or your dog.  Walk 
with your children too.  It is good for them, they can keep you company and 
it sets a great example for them as well.
I walk around my block and keep track of the distance that way too.
I use the elliptical when it is too hot or cod outside or is raining.

If you walk with someone else, you can use a short piece of rope between you 
to help guide you and so that you don't run into them as you walk.  It even 
works for jogging too.  They can help guide you as you both go along.
If you really want something that talks, you may be better off getting 
something from one of the catalog companies such as a sports meter that 
works as a pedometer, and counts your steps and distance traveled, or has a 
pulsemeter to take your pulse rate.
Sports Authority has many  models of these and some  elliptical as well. 
Sears also has some too.
David Evans, NFBF and GD Jack.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jessica Kostiw" <jessicac.kostiw at gmail.com>
To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 12:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question re: Exercise Equipment

> David Evans, you mention that some ellipticals even talk.  Do you know 
> which
> types and how much?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of David Evans
> Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2011 8:17 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question re: Exercise Equipment
>
>
> 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,
>>
>> [cid:image002.gif at 01CC213E.1BDA1DB0]
>>
>> 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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