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Ummon:
Free squats are good for conditioning the legs. The excess skin thing happens because it stretches to accommodate the weight, but then just hangs out for a while when weight is lost too quickly. Eventually it'll contract back, though now you may know how women feel on that deal after pregnancy.
ark_ader:
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--- Quote from: ark_ader on November 25, 2008, 04:55:02 pm ---I have upped the distance daily from 3 miles to 4.8/5 miles a day and started jogging instead of walking.
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Out of everything else you've said I think this right here is the best news. Losing the weight is one thing - being able to jog now is the real sign of increased health. I've known so many people who lost a bunch of weight and never were able to resume real exercise because of how they did it. Just be really careful with the jogging to gradually build up the distances from 1 mile at the most and never increase it more than 10% in a week. Your knees, ankles, and shins have to build up a tolerance for the pounding.
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Thanks ChadTower - you are very correct about the jogging. Way back when I was 25 I was able to jog with my brother for 3 miles a day, now with bad knees and Varicose from the excess weight, the effects have pulled me away from anything that close to being achieved. But with some training and patience, I should get back to some level of cardio fitness. ;)
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