Chubz Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 Folks Now that summer is creeping upon and my mtn closes this sunday, looking for input on some things. Not interested in what you do during the summer to stay in shape. Thats been posted plenty. Shopping for Pedometer, but when googled about 100 different types come up. Any recs on what brand and/or models are good at a reasonable price. Main interest, getting those 10,000 steps ina day to maintain weight, or even reduce. Also, got back into swimming a couple months ago after 15 years off, down 15 pounds and looking for 15 more. At 130 laps nonstop and goal is to swim 1,000 laps non stop, but when I get into a rhythm (or a zone) I lose track of lap count. Is there a lap counter for swimming? Interesting little tid bit I learned on Sunday from JBS. Since losing the weight, I have noticed my days of riding were less ardous after 3-4 hours of solid riding and the legs dont tire as readily. He indicated for every pound lighter you are, it takes about 4 pounds of stress off your joints. I'm sure the numbers change due to the physics of riding and other factors, but it has made a world of difference for my riding these past two months. If I reach my goal of 30 pounds, that's an average eight grader I'm not toting around or 3, 5-gallon buckets of water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrocks Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 Finis Lap Counter This might work for your lap counting problems. I'm not sure how many laps it will record though. I've never used one as I rarely do more than 1500m a session but Finis makes pretty good products. They make a cool waterproof mp3 player too called the SwiMP3. I'm not sure about the pedometers. I searched in google for "top pedometer" and "best pedometer" and came up with several articles on how to choose the best pedometer for your needs. Good luck on meeting your weight loss goals. I'm working on it myself and its a huge challenge but its well worth the effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjvircks Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 Simple equation from Newtonian Physics... F=MA Force = Mass x Acceleration as you carve a turn the resulting increased G forces cause your legs to work much much harder. Best way to feel better... reduce M Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pebu Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 Simple equation from Newtonian Physics... F=MA Force = Mass x Accelerationas you carve a turn the resulting increased G forces cause your legs to work much much harder. Best way to feel better... reduce M Brad Or reduce acceleration, but who wants that?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecshredder Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 Squats, lunges, knee ups, and jump rope. Plus as many other leg exercises you can do, 2-3x/week. Living in FL this is what I do to get ready and I am able to kill it for 7 days straight, 20 runs/day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr D Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 kangoo jumps dot com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slicendice Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 MSN has some great alternative ideas: http://health.msn.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roscoe Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 Abs too! lots of power in the core - so some lower back stuff and lots of abs exercises Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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