Re: glyconutrients... and Pilates

[Guest guest]

Glyconutrients...let me guess. Another MLM company trying to sell supplements?

Sounds like it from the vague postings.

I've been trying Pilates, (thanks to Gretchen since I had never heard of it

prior to her

postings). I bought the AM/PM Pilates Workout dvd and have been doing it 3

times a

week for a couple of weeks now. It appears to be easy since most of the work is

done

on a mat but the first time I tried it I really overdid it and found lying on

the floor to

be too hard on my lower back. I have since then gotten a 1/2 " memory foam

mattress pad that I fold in half and lie on for extra cushioning and now can

tolerate it

quite well. I don't do many of the sit up type exercises because they put too

much

pressure on my lower back and the bulging disk can't tolerate it, but can do

almost

everything else in the routine.

I have to say, not being one who enjoys exercising at all I really like this.

No

expensive equipment and nothing so strenuous I'm going to hurt myself. Saying

that,

it's surprising how much of a workout it can be. I feel really refreshed

afterwards and

much more limber.

Working out at home gives me the benefit of pausing the dvd to work a little

longer

on specific areas or do move on to a different exercise if the video is covering

something I can't do.

Has anyone tried the Pilates for Beginners video or Pilates for Dummies? I'd be

interested in finding another video with more mat exercises on it. I have the

exercise

bands also but the video I have only has 1 exercise using them and I'd like to

do

more with them.

I am finding that the Pilates teaches you breathing techniques that can be used

throughout the day to use your stomach mucles and breathing to help when bending

over or sitting down to take the strain off the lower back. I think that will

be a huge

benefit for me having a lower back injury.

For me, cutting back on work and knowing my limitations does much to limit pain.

I

take a multivitamin with antioxidants and drink a lot of water every day and

this helps

a lot also. I don't drink soda or consume sugar and try to stick with high

protein and

low carbs, (I feel stronger and healthier when I maintain this type of diet)

with a lot of

veggies and fruits. Beyond that, exercising and resting when I need to leave me

virtually painfree where CMT is concerned on most days.

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