On Sat, 7 Jul 2001, Edith McKlveen wrote:

> However, it would be nice to have some "girl" resources.  Something that is
> slightly less gung-ho than what I've found so far.  Every time I've
> approached a fitness program by trying to do the "guy" thing, I've hurt
> myself, pulled or sprained the crap out of a variety of muscles, and been
> forced to stop.

I've had the same experience and I'm a big ol' guy (42, 6', 210#).  I used
to always wreck my back and end up quitting.  The last time I hit the
weight training wagon though, I had much better luck.  In January, I
started the program listed at: www.paleofitness.com with good results.  I
think the difference for me is the simplicity of the routine.  I only did
a few exercises each trip to the gym.

I am now switching to an all body-weight and isometric routine suggested
by Tamir Katz: http://www.geocities.com/tbkfitness/ I recently got laid
off and decided to splurge for Tamir's $12 program and let my gym
membership slide. When Tamir heard about my being laid off, he sent me a
ten and two singles inside the front cover!  What a guy!  When she heard
this, a friend asked me, "Do people like this still exist!?"  :-)

> I am so wary of that kind of thing that I've been doing a low-to-no-impact
> aerobic program for three months.  I've gotten a bit more flexibility and
> energy, and slightly larger calves.  I haven't lost any weight.

I haven't lost any weight either, in fact I think I've gained about five
pounds, but my body composition has changed drastically!  A lot less fat
around the middle and a lot more muscle all over!  I like it!  And I love
the extra muscle... now when I go dancing I can do all kinds of crazy
things and it doesn't wear me out anymore, just to name one benefit.

> I want to do something that is effective, but with a fairly low possibility
> of damage.  Maybe that's not realistic, but if I'm going to "evolve" back
> into a cave girl, I have to crawl before I can walk, and walk before I can
> start pushing mastodons over cliffs. :-)

I would recommend either of the programs listed above.  Phillip's if you
have access to a gym and Tamir's if you don't.  Tamir's is actually
probably the safest as I think it's harder to hurt yourself without
weights.

> Edith

James

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