phineas wrote: 
One minute would be good.

 hippiechick wrote: 
I wouldn't suggest doing anything to the exclusion of all else. There is a wide range of motion when using ropes, and getting and sustaining the wave form, in whatever plane you're working in, is hard cardio, solid core, great for the legs, and will turn your arms into putty.

Pretty good for 1 minute's work...

 phineas wrote: 
I think I would be bored with that very quickly.

Working with ropes — great whole-body exercise. I'm going to pick up a 40' at the local marine shop. I can do at least some of it in my basement. On nice days, it'll be great to take outside, using a KB as the anchor.

 JrzyTmata wrote: 
Good idea!

 phineas wrote: 
hmmm. that looks pretty good.
someone should develop a program for the mobility impaired. I think that might be an good market.

 JrzyTmata wrote: 
Most of the exercises I'm familiar with, and certainly the 'basics' involve the legs. There is a "seated press" which is damned tough but great for core/torso strength. You can't use your legs because you're seated.

 phineas wrote: 
I agree with the diet thing. can't let the body get into diet mode.

will kettleballs work in a seated position? are there any videos showing this?

Still on a morning schedule for work-outs, as far as possible. Really liking how it sets up the rest of the day.

My wife is now using both the 8 kilo and 12 kilo kettlebells for her Providence workout and is really enjoy the KBs — they help to make a person lean, trim and strong, not bulky like a bodybuilder or just plain big like a weightlifter.

I'm using the 24 kilo for Providence on as many rounds as possible when I work through it. When I get a little cash flow, I'll buy a 20 kilo bell — going from 16 to 24 kilos is too big a jump for some of the routines. On "off days" I'm learning some double bell work with two 12 kilo bells, trying to get the form down — it has a great cardio element and is great for strength..

And thanks to all this, my ice cream cravings get satisfied regularly! I'll repeat this re: "diet" — IME, it's vital to have a day or two each week where you're not "dieting". I've read that the body goes into starvation mode if it thinks it will never have anything delightful/sinful again, but if it gets a treat a couple of times a week it just goes about burning calories, not saving them. Based on my personal, empirical evidence, I'd say that's true.

/ fitness yada-ing

 BillJ wrote: 
Hmmm... in a Muhammed Ali, float like a butterfly kind of way? Or a kind of way? I'll bet you meant the first one.

 oldslabsides wrote: 
Nah. I can't keep up with him. He's always like 16 hours ahead of me.

 katzendogs wrote: 
A time line of manbird's eyebrows... in reverse.

 BillJ wrote: 
You two dance partners?

 cookinlover wrote: 
You always seemed a bit light on the feet to me.

 cookinlover wrote: 
I shall call you Thick-n-Thin. TnT for short.

 oldslabsides wrote: 
Great you kept the weight off... gaining weight and then working it off again is a cycle for me, but it works every time. Best part is feeling more energy and a little lighter on your feet.

 oldslabsides wrote: 
Where'd ya ride it to...the kitchen?!

 cookinlover wrote: 
I've been there before.  I went from 220 to 180 on that thing in less than a year.  The weight has stayed off, but I haven't been on the bike in a couple of years.

 oldslabsides wrote: 
Welcome to my world.    

 phineas wrote: 
Sex For Dummies?