Phase 1: (which starts today) I start with chair exercising. It's embarrassing, but I gotta start slow. There are plenty of videos on YouTube I can use, so that's no problem. I plan on doing this exclusively until around 320lbs, three to five times a week.
Phase 2: Walking Cardio ([Leslie Sansone's Walk Away the Pounds Express]). The 1-Mile work out. I want to do that (in combination with the chair exercise) three to five times a week until I break out of the 300s.
Phase 3: 2-Mile stage of the walking cardio program (in combination with the 1-Mile). This'll be done three to five times a week until about 250lbs (I think I need a little extra time in this phase).
Phase 4: 3-Mile stage of the walking cardio program (in combination with the 2-Mile). This'll be done three to five times a week until about 225lbs.
Phase 5: HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training). I believe that I have a program around my room about that. If not, there are many vids around YouTube with workouts I can use. I plan to use this in conjunction with the 3-Mile work out until about 175.
Phase 6: Weightlifting and workouts that other women do (like with lunges and stuff. I need a class, I guess. Zumba, too?) I said before that I was weightlifting and I feel like I did much. I think I wasn't ready for it, but I think starting here will help. This is all in conjunction with HIIT/Insanity.
I think that when I get to goal, I want to do Tai Chi. I've always wanted to, but I've had really crappy balance. So I want weight training and cardio to rev me up and Tai Chi to cool me down. Hmmm, can't wait.
I realize I said nothing about water aerobics, which is a good work out for people of my size and I have nothing against it. It isn't listed because it's an activity that is really dependent on the weather, in my opinion, and I have no idea when the summer months coincide with my phases. So I may end up doing it. I just don't know when.
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