We’ve just got back from our ski trip…
It was nice to be up in Vermont and it was even better to actually get some skiing in! (There was a lot of work to be done this week, so we did mix work and play!)
Today, I’m going to talk about exercise and how you can find the right one for you…
Take a look…
Your question of the day: What is your favorite exercise?
Click here, scroll down to the bottom of the page and leave your comments now!
Click here for the Live Awesome bodyweight exercise archive!
Live Awesome!
Kev
12:19 am on January 8th, 2010
Hey Kevin, you are looking burly! lol. Vollyball is my favorite. I will check out your link. Thanks so much.
12:23 am on January 8th, 2010
bikram yoga!
12:32 am on January 8th, 2010
oh yes i love volley ball toooo… hard to do alone tho…. should find a team somewhere… but one that is not too competitive… eeeeek. i do love my bike too and i can do that alone but more fun with someone.. i think. thanks Kevin…..
12:34 am on January 8th, 2010
I bet the Beard keeps him warm, that’s why he doesn’t shave!
My favs are volleyball and tennis!
I also have a question!!!
What do you guy’s think about fasting? Do you think it’s healthy to detox that way and do you ever fast?
12:40 am on January 8th, 2010
I love tennis, running, walking… I also love skiing, but i haven’t gone in forever
12:41 am on January 8th, 2010
Hey, Kevin – Looking wonderful beard and all. I am sending wellness waves to AnnMarie – miss seeing her.
Happy you both had a chance to ski on your trip. Great work and play!
I am off my stride for the moment. I do like the way exercise feels afterwards and the benefit. However, I do like exercise. Some of the reasons for not liking exercise have faded away. For example: sweating used to be my nemesis. Now I enjoy perspiring.
I had to get over finding an exercise that I loved. One day, I decided I wanted to find away for exercise to be apart of my self-care routine that occurred like brushing my teeth. That change of mind really got me onto a long term stride. When I travel and go through transitions, I get off track. However I know my way back to success.
My best routine: early morning workouts at a gym with aerobics, weights, and stretching. I like keeping that routine 6-7 days per week. What I love are saunas…
I did Jazzercise for 18 months straight 6-7 days per week and that worked very well. When I moved back to San Diego — I did not find a facility with a suitable floor and schedule to work for me. I hope that changes. San Diego is the birthplace of Jazzericise. They use weights and stretching along with dance routines. It works!
Fun movement for me always includes being outside and being surrounded by natural beauty; fast walking robustly on hard sand along beach fronts really builds leg definition and firms up the backside; hiking along nature trails; and yoga. I love being in the water however the chemicals are challenging in pools, so it is rare for me to indulge.
That’s my story… A few years back, I had no success stories where exercise was concerned — now I have a few. Looking forward to getting back into the morning groove.
Dawni
12:46 am on January 8th, 2010
I’m a Bikram yoga fruit. I also like hiking and biking.
12:52 am on January 8th, 2010
I love love love
http://hundredpushups.com/week1.html
http://www.twohundredsitups.com/week1.html
why I love it:
1) It’s free! No equipment required!
2) It sets a goal, and clear steps on how to achieve the goal.
3) Connecting with other people who are doing it, talking to them on facebook.
4) It’s a high rep muscle endurance exercise, which means it gets you cut, so ladies don’t have too worry about getting bulky.
5) You get to look like a BADASS when you casually say “yeah, I can do 100 pushups.” and then drop to the ground and do them.
If you want to join in, great! Modify the program until you enjoy it. For example, on the pushup progrram, I wait double the amount of time they recommend between sets. Add me on facebook and let’s journey together!
12:59 am on January 8th, 2010
I also love seamless exercise, finding exercise that complements my day-to-day life. Today I had to go to the bank and pick up a few things at the grocery store. So I googled my route
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&source=hp&q=1654+cherokee+road&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=1654+Cherokee+Rd,+Louisville,+KY+40205&gl=us&daddr=1654%20Cherokee%20Rd,%20Louisville,%20KY%2040205&ei=88hGS-LNFouqNpWjjZAJ&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=directions-to&resnum=1&ved=0CAoQwwUwAA
threw on my backpack and started jogging.
1:00 am on January 8th, 2010
whoops. shoot, wrong link. Kev, could you put a delete button on here….
1:03 am on January 8th, 2010
My favorite quasi or pre-exercise-exercise is stretching! It feels fantastic! As a dental hygienist I get all cramped up and feel like my spine is 8″ long by the end of each day, but a half hour of good yoga-inspired stretches is great! One stretch I usually start with is from Liveawesome!- just stand tall and swing your arms back and forth rhythmically without control letting your hands loosely hit your chest and back. This seems to loosen everything up, including my mind!
I wish I enjoyed walking my dog more, but Canadian winters are S#@*! Come spring that will be my favorite exercise.
The Liveawesome workout tutorial videos are fabulous, though I can’t stop giggling at Kevin’s oversized/puffy elastic waitbanded sport pants. Thanks again for all the free help KG!
1:11 am on January 8th, 2010
I love running, resistance training, balance & core training, hiking, yoga, and power walking with my two black labs
1:17 am on January 8th, 2010
i love dance & transe-dance-yoga for exercise. & i love the idea of walking on the beach on hard sand…i like going to a gym
xxxxxx
S
1:30 am on January 8th, 2010
Biking by the water under the Verrazano Bridge! Really clears my head and you do not have to worry about traffic. I wish it was summer!
2:28 am on January 8th, 2010
I love walking in Balboa Park, (I am also from San Diego) or along Mission Bay. I challenge myself by taking stairs whenever possible, (there was a time when I couldn’t climb up even 4 or 5 steps). Now I do bleacher steps and multi-level staircases. I have some exer-machines when I cannot get out in nature including a rebounder. Free-weights and resistance bands have their niche, also. Exercise used to be my enemy, but now I am enjoying it as much as I can fit in.
4:02 am on January 8th, 2010
Wow, Heyward, I used to live right down the street from you. Cherokee Park was an awesome place to wander around for hours. Also I could get happily lost in Cave Hill Cemetery all day. I miss the Highlands.
Out here, though, there are some wonderful wilderness trails just a mile out of town. So I bike over to the trail head, lock up my bike, and go wandering through the high desert, looking for mountain lions.
I only wear Vibram Five Fingers any more and I’m so excited because I just ordered a pair of Flows so when they come I can get back out on the trail without worrying about frostbite. Right now I go out in 11 degree weather in my KSOs but it only takes half a mile for my toes to start to hurt from the cold. I’m thrilled that my winter shoes are on their way! VFFs make my feet feel so playful I just love to walk and run and play. Traditional shoes feel like I’ve got two coffins on my feet anymore.
6:23 am on January 8th, 2010
Bonjour Kevin,
like you probably know, my favorite exercise is cycling because of this freedom in Nature.. okay on the road. Since we have almost 3 weeks snow here in Normandie, which is very unusual, I can not ride my bike and started to get dizzy and get cold despite my vegan diet. The other exercise is hiking in the NW of the States, where I lived before. I love to hike in mountains and in desert area… be in middle of the nature by exercise. I should become a tour guide instead a molecular virologist in high security laboratories.
au revoir
Dr Jerome
6:27 am on January 8th, 2010
I love Swimming, Watersking, climbing trees, walking bare foot on the Beach, running, bike riding, stretching, jump rope, I also stop at playgrounds its amazing the exercise you get on the monkey bars or just climbing around. Exercise it’s the best part of my day it keeps you feeling young.
7:27 am on January 8th, 2010
I love rebounding and yoga. I also want to learn tai chi so am looking into purchasing a dvd.
7:36 am on January 8th, 2010
Hi Kevin, Happy New Year, Annmarie get well. I love dancing and doing yoga, sometimes I crave for some aerobics with weights, but most of the time I like just moving to the music, including my yoga, and meditation, that’s excersise for the mind too.
7:49 am on January 8th, 2010
Walking or hiking in the beauty of nature is my favorite but don’t do that nearly enough. Kevin, could you please comment on rebounding and whether it is really as great as all the hype?
7:57 am on January 8th, 2010
I love hiking, mountain biking, snowshoeing, cross country skiing but when it’s warm outside! This morning in Colorado its 20 below! I’ll be doing weight training incorporated with some aerobics inside today! Also I just started Yoga a couple of months ago and love it!
8:34 am on January 8th, 2010
TRIATHLON!!!
8:42 am on January 8th, 2010
I love going to the gym for weight training, cardio & stretching. But I also love to bike and walk. I’m going to be getting back into dancing very soon, and look forward to it.
I would also hope to get back into inline skating.
If I skip more than a day of some type of exercise, I really miss it!
8:48 am on January 8th, 2010
I have appreciated using the exercises at Live Awesome for quite some time now. I’ve found a number of them that are fun and give me a great workout. I also enjoy badminton, brisk nature walks and dancing.
9:14 am on January 8th, 2010
Yoga
9:25 am on January 8th, 2010
Yoga, Hiking, and weights.
9:29 am on January 8th, 2010
Looove horseback riding. Don’t get to do it as much as I would like, it gets kind of expensive
. It is also therapy for me, just being with the horses is very calming.
9:42 am on January 8th, 2010
Anything outdoors is good. Swimming especially. Lake or ocean. Walking, hiking. Indoors is a bit tougher and much less enjoyable. While I like Pilates it’s a hassle to somewhere. At home I’ve been kind of stuck with some weights for upper body, push-ups, etc. Waiting for better weather now! I’d love biking if there weren’t the inhaling other cars’ fumes issue. Biking or hiking with cougars and bears isn’t my thing either. Wrong location!
Thanks for letting us know about your exercise site. Am checking it out now.
10:38 am on January 8th, 2010
I saw a segment on CBS evening news last night about obesity in America. They noted all the money in subsidiaries that are paid to corn farmers by our government, but there are no subsidiaries for produce farmers. They also noted that the American Diabetic Association lists corporate sponsorship from companies that produce food and drink that diabetics should not be intaking, like Coca-Cola.
What if the raw food community got behind changing food subsidiaries that are given out?
10:50 am on January 8th, 2010
My favorite exercise is hot yoga and I’m also very interested in Pilates. I also love hiking, running and Xcountry skiing. The last one (which is btw GREAT exercise) I haven’t done for a couple of years despite the fact that we live in Colorado. I totally agree with you that if you feel that you have to do a certain type of exercise that you (when you deeply look inside yourself)don’t like, you won’t stick with it. I have been doing yoga (different styles) for 10 years now and I cannot see myself not doing it anymore. I know that because if I don’t go for a while I get irritated about it so I guess that is a good sign? We have a gym membership but that is mostly for practical reasons as my daughter takes swimming lessons there. When she takes her lessons, I do a routine and feel great afterwards but like you I can’t see myself going there every day. In fact, when we moved here, we got a gym membership for free at another gym and guess what…I hardly went but I did pay for my yoga classes and went every week.
Thank you for reminding your exercise site. I will definitely check it out !!
12:04 pm on January 8th, 2010
I love swimming, body surfing, and walking on the beach, but I don’t live where I can do those things.
I have recently gotten back into Yoga and am really enjoying it. Walking outside is always fun. Especially a great workout when it has been snowing and the roads aren’t plowed yet
1:00 pm on January 8th, 2010
I like walking or running, depending on how I feel, in the cemetery that is adjacent to my property. It’s quiet, no traffic, and I feel like I’ve “befriended” many souls from many years! It’s both flat and with hills, it’s a mile if I take the “outer belt” but there are many inside roads too, for diversity, so I can just keep going round and round without keeping track of miles. Great place!
3:49 pm on January 8th, 2010
My favorite is walking in nature with my husband or sisters/daughters…but only have that opportunity when on vacation. Three times a week I go to the club and do the elyptical trainer and circuit weights – do a lot of walking too…heard a lot of good about rebounding, so thinking of investing – I agree, you have to enjoy or you won’t keep it up! Thanks for the show.
3:57 pm on January 8th, 2010
My favorite is basketball and Martial Arts but
I usually over extend my back so most of the time I practice Yoga and rebound jumping. Not as motivating but they do make me feel better after doing them. So I do Yoga and rebounding a few times a week and basketball and karate once every few months.
5:39 pm on January 8th, 2010
Rebounding! Have one in front of computer!
7:36 pm on January 8th, 2010
I have some complex health issues & so my exercise routine has changed quite a bit. I do a lot of physical therapy stuff with tubing, weights, etc at home, as well as stretching. Also go for walks. Use to go ballroom dancing (did it for 20 years ). I do some dancing by myself at home sometimes. Sure do miss partner dancing. Also used to hike. I am continually working on healing & plan to reemerge back into those activities eventually.
Have a fabulous week-end.
8:50 pm on January 8th, 2010
Love hiking all over Arizona and exercising on rebounder.
9:41 pm on January 8th, 2010
wooooow… thank You so much for sharing your bodyweight exercise link!!! awesome!!! I am so excited to check it out and try some exercises! I have been getting back into going to the gym, but I totally vibe with your feelings… it’s just not my thing anymore… forcing myself… what I do love is walking, ’spirited’ walking, rebounding, hiking, skiing, biking, and yoga! (I am reminding myself what I like!)
Thank you so much for all you share for free! Congrats to Annmarie for winning best skin care on Natural News – yay!!!
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10:36 pm on January 8th, 2010
Choreographing dance pieces is #1.
Then every now and then I will rock climb or swim. Roller blading is a lot of fun, but my ankles get MAD sore. Yoga is also once in a while because I get irritated when I do it more than 2x a week.
12:31 am on January 9th, 2010
If you are back in CT…why did you cancel your event at the Heathly Catch cafe? Trying to connect and you were only 2 hours away when in VT. This is the 2nd event that I have made arrangements to travel and taken time off from work only to find the events cancelled. Please… in the future when traveling try and set some random meetup for those that may be in the area that can catch up with you guys even if only for an hour over dinner or someting. I just introduced your show to a friend and they watch over an hour of episodes and said they are only in VT. I would love to meet them.
Love your show and just want to meet you in person!!!!
1:56 pm on January 9th, 2010
Capoeira!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj3IfSfAr3s
4:33 pm on January 9th, 2010
I loooove rock climbing!!! …and hiking, workout dvd’s, tennis…mostly everything though lol
7:10 am on January 10th, 2010
I’m a big fan of the 100 pushups program too!
Other than that:
yoga
various body weight exercises
elliptical/rowing/bike in the gym
hiking
kickboxing
swimming (unfortunately, I have bad reactions to the pool water now so I haven’t done that in years)
I would love to get to a point where I can run again, and the maybe even take up snowshoeing!
3:30 pm on January 10th, 2010
I love all bodyweight exercises, but it’s pushups all the way!
3:47 pm on January 11th, 2010
I used to love working out with my friend doing yoga and pilates and Prevention’s virtual trainer CD…we would have so much fun!
Since our friendship has gone by the wayside and I’m not at the 4 year college I was at anymore I now love walking with my fiance at forest preserves and state parks.
3:48 pm on January 11th, 2010
Stretch, minitramp, and fast walk…. This is the bomb. Life is too short not to keep all body potential available simply and cheaply. I am 51 but feel like I am going on 25!
6:58 pm on January 11th, 2010
I have not been able to play the last three videos…….. Had to delete them…. Is anyone else having the problem??
Sandy T.
10:24 am on January 14th, 2010
I love exercise videos I can play at home: it lets me spend more time with the pets and gives me a feeling of community without having to coordinate schedules. I’ve been working out with the same characters for a couple of years on rotation, introducing new ones occasionally. Discovered my back problems were due to weak abs, so focus most days on dance-flavored core stuff, like Hip Hop Abs or All-Star Workouts.
1:47 pm on February 19th, 2010
I’m a bit late on this. Still catching up with your shows.
-DISC (Frisbee) GOLF!!!
-Rebounding
-Hula hoop
-Qi Gong
-Tennis
-The Merry-Go-Round (the exercise that Ann showed in a fitness episode.) I love that one!
Laura G