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- I ride my bicycle twice a day 5 days a week for 15 minutes (one way is up hill, one way downhill).
-I do a pilates class for 1 hour once a week.
-I do a Step class for an hour once a week.
-I do a yoga class once every other week, and I run for 20 minutes every other week.
-I run for 25 minutes on a running machine once a week.
-I do a hip hop class twice a week (each class = 1 hour)
I am 15 years old
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You do less exercise than you might think. But don't get me wrong - you do more than most teen girls for sure.
1. 15 min on a bike is VERY short.
2. pilates is almost worthless
3. yoga (see pilates)
4. 25 on a treadmill 1 x week very minimal.
Aside from a diverse work out schedule (nothing wrong with that) you have chosen poor exercises in general. Pilates and yoga are OK for stretching, but that's it - they are popular with women because they think they are getting a great workout without doing the "work" part.
You have no strength exercises and your aerobic exercises are frequent but too short. Depending on how intense your dance and step class are, they maybe the best 2 things you are doing.
Try to get an hour of aerobic (at 1 time) 5-6 days a week. Add 3 days of 1/2 hour of weight training. Do a little stretching a few time a week.
You do less exercise than you might think. But don't get me wrong - you do more than most teen girls for sure.
1. 15 min on a bike is VERY short.
2. pilates is almost worthless
3. yoga (see pilates)
4. 25 on a treadmill 1 x week very minimal.
Aside from a diverse work out schedule (nothing wrong with that) you have chosen poor exercises in general. Pilates and yoga are OK for stretching, but that's it - they are popular with women because they think they are getting a great workout without doing the "work" part.
You have no strength exercises and your aerobic exercises are frequent but too short. Depending on how intense your dance and step class are, they maybe the best 2 things you are doing.
Try to get an hour of aerobic (at 1 time) 5-6 days a week. Add 3 days of 1/2 hour of weight training. Do a little stretching a few time a week.
elliptical vs. exercise bike?
falsename
which burns more calories? what muscles does each target? which works better for you and why? i was thinking about buying a cheap one of them (because i'm 16) and if you had a good reference as to where they sell really good cheap ones of either or the better one, feel free to share :) thanks!
Answer
fk
If you believe the numbers o their systems, the elliptical is the hands down winner in calorie burn / hr.
Gym equipment at home, for a good unit is prohibitive.... and, most of the time goes unused after a short period of time. I suggest that you consider a gym membership, or bike riding rather than buying a unit. Do the math. Then if you are going to stay with it, consider the purchase. There are many no commitment, 30 day notice programs out there (24 hour and Bally's).
Soccerref
fk
If you believe the numbers o their systems, the elliptical is the hands down winner in calorie burn / hr.
Gym equipment at home, for a good unit is prohibitive.... and, most of the time goes unused after a short period of time. I suggest that you consider a gym membership, or bike riding rather than buying a unit. Do the math. Then if you are going to stay with it, consider the purchase. There are many no commitment, 30 day notice programs out there (24 hour and Bally's).
Soccerref
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