So I haven't been posting, but I've been working out.

[GOPisEvil]

30 minutes on the elliptical every weekday morning. Weekend mornings I hit the weights and do the same 30 minutes of cardio.

I haven't been this skinny in a LONG time. :bounce:

[GardeningGal]

1. How long have you been following that routine?

I mostly work out in the late afternoon. I'm starting to wonder if I should try getting out of bed early and going in the morning.

[IronLionZion]

3. morning makes a huge difference IMHO

because if you haven't eaten yet, then you're burnin energy that is stored in fat, not from your food you just ate.

It's debatable about the "after-burn" effect of continuing to burn calories after you excercise. The idea is if you work out in the morning, you will burn more throughout the day.

[GOPisEvil]

5. Sorry I've let this lie for so long.

I've been working out in the morning for about 6-7 months now. I really miss it when I don't get out of bed. I feel sluggish. Late afternoons, the gym is too crowded.

[Katherine Brengle]

2. I haven't been posting either, but also been training :).

[soleft]

4. Same here - and I do a similar routine

20 minutes elliptical, 20 minutes lifecyle 3x a week followed by core exercises and strength training.

I may have bursitis in my shoulders so I'm holding off on upper body til I see doctor next week.

Do you keep track of how many miles you do on the elliptical? My goal is everytime I get up to 2 miles I move up a level. Tonight I move up to level 6.

[GOPisEvil]

6. I don't keep track of miles, but I use the interval setting.

At elevation 4 - level 7 for two minutes. At elevation 10 - level 8 for two minutes. I alternate those two for the 30 minutes.

[soleft]

7. Your eliptical trainer has elevations?

Must be a different machine that the kind I use. We just have levels.

[GOPisEvil]

8. Yeah, they're Precor's.

I wish I had one here at the house, but they're 3 grand, I think. :(

[soleft]

9. The thing that I find is good about going to the gym tho

Is if you go to the gym - then you do it.

I think if I had something in my house I'd always find ways to avoid it.

Altho I do go outside to the park and practice pitching and fielding - altho that's fun for me - so - who knows?

We do have a treadmill even tho our apt. is tiny. But I don't like the treadmill much.