Re: Re: muscle/strength loss -

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Hey -

I'm curious about the Core Program you're doing...can you tell us more about

it? I never really exercised before Graves' and bone loss is really the

major reason I started. I have osteopenia already at my age and just begun

weight training to try and reverse that. I'd like to try other exercises

(for wimps like me, mainly) and that Core Program sounded interesting.

Re: muscle/strength loss

> Hi Pam:

>

> I know that I can be a lot stonger if I would regularly exercise. I

> think part of the problem is getting back into moving after over 3

> years of not being able to. I remember while I was still somewhat

> hyper, joining a gym and getting a trainer, but I'd lift a couple of

> weights and get all flushed, hot and dizzy, even the trainer was

> worried.

>

> On the bright side, even though I have not been exercising as I

> should, I was recently up in the Sierras, and took a steep hike

> through deep snow several times. My whole family was amazed that I

> made it, so I guess despite my lethargy, my body is getting stronger

> on its own. How much more if I worked at it! The other reason I'm

> feeling pressed to exercise is for bone loss prevention, since we are

> prime targets for osteoporosis. I'm starting slow with this exercise

> regime called the Core Program, developed by a physical therapist for

> women. I haven't done enough to get really strong, but it really

> helps with all the aches and pains so far.

>

> Regards,

>

>

>

>

> > I think it was who wrote recently that she never regained her

> strength

> > after loosing all her muscle. I lost a lot of muscle too and have

> been

> > holding out hope that one of these days I will be strong again.

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Sounds cool! (And not too hard for those of us that are exercise-challenged)

Believe me, I'll join you in the wimp section

I'm surfing my library's catalog right now to check for the book! Thanks for

the info!

Re: muscle/strength loss -

> Hi :

>

> The Core Program, by Peggy W. Brill, P.T. She identified what she

> calls the core muscles in a woman's body, and developed a set of

> exercises to strengthen and tone those muscles, the theory being that

> everything else arises from that foundation ( " stop aches and pains,

> feel energized all day long, end fatigue, build strength " ). There is

> a 15 min start up set that I do, totally for wimps, but I have to

> start somewhere. I picked up the book because Dr. Christiane Northrup

> ( " Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdome " ) wrote an endorsement, she does it

> with her elderly mother:

>

> " As I discovered when both my mother and I started doing exercises

> from The Core Program, Peggy Brill has provided women of all ages and

> fitness levels with a highly effective way to gain strength and

> flexibility, enabling us to move through life not only free from aches

> and pains, but with joy and energy. My mother joins me in attesting

> to the benefits of The Core Program, as do hundreds of subscribers to

> my newletter who have thanked me for publishing an excerpt from Peggy

> Brill's book. "

>

> The book goes into more challenging sets of exercises as you move

> through, including weight training. I really like it, it incorporates

> yoga postures with PT exercises and breathing also.

>

>

>

>

> > Hey -

> >

> > I'm curious about the Core Program you're doing...can you tell us

> more about

> > it?

>

>

>

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