quick exercise tips

Anonymous

To ease into it and 'learn' push-ups, start in the 'up' position and just bend at the elbows as much as possible without breaking form, then of course, push back to original position (even just one inch is okay). Be sure to keep your entire body aligned, not allowing yourself to sway/break at your midsection or (my favorite!) stick your butt way up like you're doing Downward Dog!

Doing these from the knee-supported position is fine. Aim for 2 sets of 10-15 (eventually).

Marin

sahalie

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Ok a little blast from the past....
FYI just about 334 people peaking in this month...lol...

Heads, Shoulders knees and toes...come on you remember the song...
"heads shoulders knees and toes, knees and toes
heads shoulders knees and toes, knees and toe
eyes and ears and a mouth and a nose
heasd shoulders knees and toes knes and toes...

now faster every one....

hugs MB

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I'll be in traction after attempting the above. MB will you come visit me

purplemb

Cheryl...no problem be right over...i'll bring my massage therapist too...lol...did I at least make you smile?
hugs MB

purplemb

Happy monday...next week you all get it off...cuz I'll be away with the family....
but for now......

ok stand up
put your hands behind you head
now
lift your knee up to your opposite..elbow,(oops) switch sides....
repeat
come on, do about a hundred or till your arms fall off...lol...
try to get to about 30 (that's 15 each side)
hugs MB

LisaAlissa

Hi MB!

A lurker here looking for some "remedial" instruction...

For those of us whose knees don't go that high, are we supposed to curl the spine (like a crunch or something?) to get knee and elbow together? There's no way I can do this if I keep my spine erect...help!!!

Thanks!

LisaAlissa

purplemb

LA, work at it slowly, movement is importatn in the beginning....ideally you twist your upper body and your knee comes up to your elbow, to start with go as far as you can...
good luck
MB

Jorf

Marin, that's how I help people to do push-ups too. Worked for me when I first started.

After surgeries I even started doing wall push-ups.... There's a couple of women at my martial arts school who have never done much physical and that's how they're starting them. Do as many on the floor as possible and finish off on the wall.

I wasn't sure I'd ever get back to doing them again after surgeries but it can happen! I'm up to 100 - as 30/25/20/15/10 - in our "5-minute drill" - 5 minutes worth of puahups and situps. For the longest time I was doing a lot more crunches, etc than pushups and lots of resting! But...persistence works!!!

purplemb

ok this week is up to all of you...lol...if running around like a chicken with its head cut off is exercise then I'm good for this week...hugs be back after PINKSTOCK.....
MB

purplemb

happy monday...hehehe feeling a little evil..

Duck walks....
ok just like it sounds...
hands on hips...
keep your back straight
lower your B*tt...bend your knees
no walk like a duck....
come on you can do it...forward 15, then backwards...

if you must QUACK

MB

purplemb

good mornig from pinkstock day after....shhh Cy's still sleeping
exercise....
well..the best exercise I found this weekend was to hug eveyone that I care aabout..so here I am giving each of you a cyber hug as the tears run own my face...please remeber to hug all of tose you hold dear every day..
love MB

suzfive

MB - now that is an exercise I can do. Big Cyber Hugs to you and your dear family.

Love,
Suz

purplemb

good monday morning...I will once again get back on track...lol...
lets loosen up today...

neck rotation..( do not push hard) this is an easy movement....put your chin down & into your chest...GENTLY roll your head to the right stopping at the shoulder, then once again gently lift your head...moving it to the Left shoulder...GENTLY roll your head down to the center of your chest...repeat 5 times then reverse....

Arm circles....holding your arms straight out...small circles to the front...then reverse...then hold them straight over your head and circle the same way...

Knees...stand with feet together...put your hands on your knees...roll them right then left...repeat...

Ankles...place right toe on the ground...gently roll to both sides..repeat and switch...

hugs nad always warm up vbefore you exercise...
MB

purplemb

ha...its MONDAY.....

Ok now for a little fun....evil tho...

the SUPER..Woman....lol

lay on the floor ..or a bench...face down....

on the floor...extend your arms out over your head..., on the bench hold on...

now...pretend your flying....arch yor back, lift your legs and arms off the floor....superwoman-ish...lol....
or just your legs off the bench...

Repeat about 10-15 times....

I hear flying is good for us....?...
MB

Sandra1957

Feel the burn, feel the burn!!! Smoosh the implants, smoosh the implants!! LOL!!! I am woman, I am superwoman!!

purplemb

lol...forgot about those new girls...that;'s ok...do the best you can...
hugs MB

purplemb

Ok please let me know if you guys still want these...?
MB

purplemb

HAPPY MONDAY......

a little leg work.....

kneel on the floor.....

hands shoulder width apart....

with right leg...
bring knee to chin, then back out straight....
bring knee in to chin, then keeping it at 90 degrees, bring it back and out to the right side.... then back to the kneeling position..

repeat 10 times...then switch....

when finished, roll over, put your hands and feet in the air and shake...then relax....

MB

purplemb

ok, i keep checking the view totals, so I see everyone is still reading...lol..BUT are you exercising...lol....

hugs and keep up the good work

Sandra1957

I have to say that I don't even have time to take a pee anymore. Working everyday is just too much. I haven't walked but 3 times in the past 3 weeks. Between the new job and my youngest switching from soccer practices twice per week to football practices 5 days per week, the "me" time has gone out the door. We should all be women of leisure and be able to shop, get massages, workout with our own personal trainer(MB), and do volunteer work, not running around like crazy fools. Oh I will admit that I did work in a pedicure last Saturday in between football dropoff/pickup. Hey, it's still blazing hot over here and I must have flip-flop pretty feet. LOL!!

Keep them coming MB. I'm still reading and banking the knowledge for future reference.

lini

purplemb

hey lini do you stay for the practices?....take 15 min and walk around the school yard...or pink them up 15 min early and walk while you wait...good luck...take care, and still in my flip flops ...so far...55 last night...
MB

purplemb

ok crazy weekend...will be back tomorrow..sorry but keep walking...

MB

purplemb

ok I kno wits not monday...but forgive me...I should be working...lol...

this one is tougher..so be careful...

Plank with movement....

lay on the floor...face down...
up on your forearms...palms on the floor...
now up on your toes...
keep your back straight...
breath....hold the pose....
NOW lift your toe off the floor...
breathe......and hold ..
switch sides...

now relax pose by placing knees on the floor...breathe....

repeat....

hugs
MB

lizws

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAA 

Anonymous

I just found this topic.  Darn, now I'll have to copy every exercise.  I'll be so sore by the time I finish.  LOL

 There used to be a "copy this page" thingy. 

Shirley

lizws

Hi Shirley and welcome.  I miss the copy this page also.  purplemb has some great exercises and they do work (if you do them)  LOL

purplemb

Ok, first off, I'm not so sure about this new stuff...BUT  

Shirley...glad you here enjoy......

today I feel like doing a little bicycling....

lay on your back....knees up and at a 90 degree bend...hands cupped around your ears....

now....elbow to your opposite knee...kicking straight out the other leg...switch sides...

if you are ready do this for about 25 each side...that only gets you to the corner store but its a start...pretty soon youll be bicking to Alaska...or in Deb's case to NY.....lol..

 Happy Monday

MB

Duncansmommy

Hi MB,

Just found this site.  Don't know if you can help.  Had a double mastectomy with immediate DIEP reconstruction in Jan/April.  Looking for exercise to get rid of the upper tummy bulge that was left after the lower tummy removed for the DIEP.  Still unable to do reg. sit ups, so need something a little easer. Any ideas.  Thanks Pam

purplemb

OK a little tummy work....

sitting on the floor....hands behind your head, or cupped around your ears, is my favorite place...

now for the work...(an evil laugh)

raise your feet, keeping your legs as straight as you can....

1-2-3 now lean back slightly....ha....hold it

the goal is a nice V shape....

realx and repeat....don't for get to breathe and drink 8 glasses of water a day...and 10,000 steps

lvtwoqlt

I just found this thread, I have gotten a pedomater and working on the 10,000 steps, hard to do behind a desk all day. up to 1500 so far today.

Sheila

purplemb

Sheila,

I too work at a desk.(10 hours a day)..so here is my plan, I hope it will help....

before work....I put my pedometer right after my shower...

now I get everything separately from the kitchen for breakfast...making special trips ...one for the bowl, one for the cereal..oh yeah we eat in the dinning room since its a little further away...lol..you got the idea...

now for work....besides drinking lots of water...and the many bathroom trips....I also get up every hour...walk to another desk or to the window and look out.( i try to get 50 steps a trip) . I take each peice of mail to the mailbox on the corner...I walk around the file cabinets to get to a specific one...I will print something to the furthest printer...lol....once again , you get the idea......

Now...at home...same thing different time...many trips...and before I go to bed, which is early since work starts at 6:30...I must make it to my 10,000 steps...I just walk in circles if I have to...but usually get them done on the treadmill, or little trampoline....

It can be done...good luck...

the Czar of exercise...lol..mb