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deva s
I exercise sporadically (can do a few times a week for a few weeks then go days or weeks without & start the cycle again). I want to exercise almost daily (at least 5 times a week) to get my heart into shape but the excuses keep coming up.
Don't like 2 exercise in public by self (feel embarrassed) and don't know anyone 2 workout with like this, not much room in the house 2 do a lot (but I do exercise 2 fit tv at times), can't do at night when there's a free class at a local church (have other obligations can't get out of), don't have much money for gym membership (which would be the best thing for me I think, especially if it's competitive with encouragement). I live in a country-hick type city where I don't think it would be safe on the streets & there's not much going on exercise wise.
Motivated by 90s+ dance music (when I used to be really into exercise). I like dancing, gymnastics, etc. but there's no room for the kind I like. Are there free/cheap clubs out there? Suggestions?
Answer
Simply buy a home fitness equipment and work on it like 45 min a session every other day.
Your money will be well spent, you just do your aerobics in private...
Rowing machine
http://www.fitbiz.com.au/Product-Detail.asp?MCat=4&CategoryID=835&ProductLineID=897
Recumbent bike
http://www.fitbiz.com.au/Product-Detail.asp?MCat=4&CategoryID=835&ProductLineID=144
Stepper
http://www.fitbiz.com.au/Product-Detail.asp?MCat=4&CategoryID=835&ProductLineID=449
Treadmill
http://www.fitbiz.com.au/Product-Detail.asp?MCat=4&CategoryID=835&ProductLineID=225
Elliptical
http://www.fitbiz.com.au/Product-Detail.asp?MCat=4&CategoryID=835&ProductLineID=899
Just pick the one you like. I like the stepper and rowing machine myself, if they are not available, I run on the treadmill in the gym. (if you get one of those machines, you will not have to face the same problem - to line up in the gym LOL) How to keep the habit? If you do it regularly, it becomes a habit, if it's a habit, you don't have to keep it, habits are hard to break otherwise it's not called a habit... LOL
If you feel monotonous on those machines, let me introduce to you the...
... [[[ DANCE MAT ]]]
Source: http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4135217&JRSource=nsa&nsa=1
There is also a girls website that talks about aerobic choices as well, hope you are interested:
"AEROBIC CHOICES
Aerobic classes (alternatively, dance to a DVD)
Biking (outdoors... not your cup of tea)
Biking (indoors, also called spinning)
Dancing (even to the radio!)
Jogging (outside or on the treadmill, or brisk walking)
Stairmaster (or running up and down stairs but make sure the stairs are "safe" for this purpose)
Running (outside or on the treadmill)
Rowing (indoor or on the river)
Skipping (jumping rope) â¦
...and there are many others... just be sure to start slowly and work your goal up to 20-30 minutes 3 days a week [it is necessary to keep your heart rate up, which helps burn stored fat] each day for whatever exercise you choose. In order to get the most benefit and the most fat loss, it is important to keep up the activity for at least 20-30 minutes
AND keep your heart rate up...REMEMBER YOUR TARGET HEART RATE IS 220 [minus] (Your Age) = Target Heart Rate [This number is the highest rate your heart should beat per minute during intense exercise...
However, you should try to keep your heart rate around 70-80% of that number during the whole workout]...
â¦you can do it, just give yourself some time. It does take time! Make sure you keep your diet in check too!"
Source: http://www.girlguides.org.nz/girlfrenz/go-fitness.asp#aerobic
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Ryan has something to say about 10 good reasons not to quit your exercise:
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/topshal.htm
...if your situation changed and allowed you to join a gym, it would be much easier for you to keep the habit as you said. It's not cheap or easy to run a gym, if there is anything free or cheap, they may be very small or located in remote areas, or with very few facilities and unattended (no instructors)... how about morning classes? I meet with my students early in the morning in order not to interfere with their daily routine.
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Free download of DANCE music:
http://music.download.com/2001-8000_32-0.html?tag=MDL_nav_dir&
^_^ good luck
Simply buy a home fitness equipment and work on it like 45 min a session every other day.
Your money will be well spent, you just do your aerobics in private...
Rowing machine
http://www.fitbiz.com.au/Product-Detail.asp?MCat=4&CategoryID=835&ProductLineID=897
Recumbent bike
http://www.fitbiz.com.au/Product-Detail.asp?MCat=4&CategoryID=835&ProductLineID=144
Stepper
http://www.fitbiz.com.au/Product-Detail.asp?MCat=4&CategoryID=835&ProductLineID=449
Treadmill
http://www.fitbiz.com.au/Product-Detail.asp?MCat=4&CategoryID=835&ProductLineID=225
Elliptical
http://www.fitbiz.com.au/Product-Detail.asp?MCat=4&CategoryID=835&ProductLineID=899
Just pick the one you like. I like the stepper and rowing machine myself, if they are not available, I run on the treadmill in the gym. (if you get one of those machines, you will not have to face the same problem - to line up in the gym LOL) How to keep the habit? If you do it regularly, it becomes a habit, if it's a habit, you don't have to keep it, habits are hard to break otherwise it's not called a habit... LOL
If you feel monotonous on those machines, let me introduce to you the...
... [[[ DANCE MAT ]]]
Source: http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4135217&JRSource=nsa&nsa=1
There is also a girls website that talks about aerobic choices as well, hope you are interested:
"AEROBIC CHOICES
Aerobic classes (alternatively, dance to a DVD)
Biking (outdoors... not your cup of tea)
Biking (indoors, also called spinning)
Dancing (even to the radio!)
Jogging (outside or on the treadmill, or brisk walking)
Stairmaster (or running up and down stairs but make sure the stairs are "safe" for this purpose)
Running (outside or on the treadmill)
Rowing (indoor or on the river)
Skipping (jumping rope) â¦
...and there are many others... just be sure to start slowly and work your goal up to 20-30 minutes 3 days a week [it is necessary to keep your heart rate up, which helps burn stored fat] each day for whatever exercise you choose. In order to get the most benefit and the most fat loss, it is important to keep up the activity for at least 20-30 minutes
AND keep your heart rate up...REMEMBER YOUR TARGET HEART RATE IS 220 [minus] (Your Age) = Target Heart Rate [This number is the highest rate your heart should beat per minute during intense exercise...
However, you should try to keep your heart rate around 70-80% of that number during the whole workout]...
â¦you can do it, just give yourself some time. It does take time! Make sure you keep your diet in check too!"
Source: http://www.girlguides.org.nz/girlfrenz/go-fitness.asp#aerobic
==========================
Ryan has something to say about 10 good reasons not to quit your exercise:
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/topshal.htm
...if your situation changed and allowed you to join a gym, it would be much easier for you to keep the habit as you said. It's not cheap or easy to run a gym, if there is anything free or cheap, they may be very small or located in remote areas, or with very few facilities and unattended (no instructors)... how about morning classes? I meet with my students early in the morning in order not to interfere with their daily routine.
==============>
Free download of DANCE music:
http://music.download.com/2001-8000_32-0.html?tag=MDL_nav_dir&
^_^ good luck
looking to put on true dual rinehart exhaust on my 07 ultra classic any pros or cons?
bubba
i heard it doesnt give off as much heat with true duals
Answer
That system is a pretty decent performer...BUT....You WILL need to remap the injection with an exhaust change of that degree...a hi-flo air cleaner should also be added if it hasn't aleady been done.
HD's "Stage 1 Download" will NOT be sufficient for this system...you will need the Screamin Eagle Super Tuner and have it DYNO TUNED....
you can email me here through my profile if you ahve any questions...I also have some other recommendations I could make, but not enough room here...
An answer to a similar question..
They guys you were talking to are kind of right. With the pipes you are looking at, the bike really does need to have a hi-flo air cleaner put on. The dramatic decrease in restriction and the short length are the reason. Shorter pipes generally cause a drop in power in the low and mid-range, but can be compensated for somewhat by adding a set of Samson Torque Cones. The air cleaner will be needed to let more air in also to help compensate for the increase in exhaust flow. The Screamin Eagle air cleaner is ok, but the Arlen Ness Big Sucker (get the Stage 2 version) is better and about the same price. The S/E uses a shallow, dry filter material similar to a fiber glass mat, the Big Sucker uses a deeper K&N filter that flows considerably more air than the S/E. The stock HD air cleaner is THE most power restricting part on the bike. If you pull off the cover and look at the element, you will see why...it literally starves the engine for air, the reason for this from the factory...EPA NOISE pollution restrictions.
Now this is the MAJOR factor in the situation....DO NOT let anyone talk you into a Power Commander or Vance & Hines Fuel Pak, or ANY type of "piggy back"....FUEL...module!!!
You want the Screamin Eagle Super Tuner!!!
There are several reasons for this.
1. There is almost no room on a Softail to mount an add-on module, it basically get jammed and stuffed under the seat. "piggy back" modules plug in-line between the bikes computer and the wire harness, they are big and bulky and create extra wiring that is a ***** to mount, route and work around.
2. They do not do anything except control fuel, they have no timing or rev limit adjustments. The Power Commander 5 for 09-up bikes does have an Auto-Tune module that will allow the system to adjust the fuel by itself while you ride...BUT it is an additional couple hundred dollars, and you have to add yet another module to allow for timing adjustments...now you have 2 additional modules to try and figure how and where to mount. All together you will end up having arouns $1000 in modules.
The Screamin Eagle Super Tuner is basically nothing but software that reprograms the stock computer. It is a box that goes between 2 cables that link the bike to a PC. Once the computer is programmed and mapped on the dyno, you unplug it....nothing to mount. DO NOT LOSE THE BOX!!!!....if you do and need further tuning in the future for mods done later, you will have to buy another Tuner. The Tuner, once plugged in to a bike is "married" to that bike only and will not work on any other bikes. The Super Tuner has virtually unlimited tuning capabilites. It will allow for fuel mapping, accelerator pump feature for better throttle response, fully adjustable rev limit (do not rev a Softail past 6200, past that, the balancers spin too fast and can fly apart and destroy the engine), fully adjustable timing advance and curve tables, etc. I was amazed at what this thing can do when I was trained on it.
Having the timing properly set makes all the difference in the world. We tested bikes with stock timing and rev limits that had the fuel dialed in perfect for max power, then loaded in performance timing maps and had gains of 5-15 hp & tq.
And there is one more benefit to the Super Tuner compared to the others....The Tuner is about $400, the same as the others, bt no added expenses from add-on modules...its all built in.
Doing all of this, and having the bike tuned, WILL make it run cooler!!! The Twin Cams run hotter than the older Evo's like Mike has. The reasons are being tuned VERY lean for EPA standards and the Twin Cams use oil jets under the pistons. These jets squirt oil onto the bottom of the piston to help cool it. Stock engines run sooooo lean that they cause excessive heat.....here is the oxymoron....because they are so lean, HD designed the oil jets to cool the pistons....what actually happens is the pistons HEAT the oil!!!....tune the engine, richen it up, and the piston cools down, now, the oil can do its job and cool the piston....double cooling effect. Proper tuning will decreae oil temp by as much as 20-25 degress and promote longer, more reliable engine life...and you will FEEL the power increase.....generally, depending on the bike, combination of pipes and air cleaner, and how good the guy tuning the bike is, you can expect 10-15 hp & tq increase.
That system is a pretty decent performer...BUT....You WILL need to remap the injection with an exhaust change of that degree...a hi-flo air cleaner should also be added if it hasn't aleady been done.
HD's "Stage 1 Download" will NOT be sufficient for this system...you will need the Screamin Eagle Super Tuner and have it DYNO TUNED....
you can email me here through my profile if you ahve any questions...I also have some other recommendations I could make, but not enough room here...
An answer to a similar question..
They guys you were talking to are kind of right. With the pipes you are looking at, the bike really does need to have a hi-flo air cleaner put on. The dramatic decrease in restriction and the short length are the reason. Shorter pipes generally cause a drop in power in the low and mid-range, but can be compensated for somewhat by adding a set of Samson Torque Cones. The air cleaner will be needed to let more air in also to help compensate for the increase in exhaust flow. The Screamin Eagle air cleaner is ok, but the Arlen Ness Big Sucker (get the Stage 2 version) is better and about the same price. The S/E uses a shallow, dry filter material similar to a fiber glass mat, the Big Sucker uses a deeper K&N filter that flows considerably more air than the S/E. The stock HD air cleaner is THE most power restricting part on the bike. If you pull off the cover and look at the element, you will see why...it literally starves the engine for air, the reason for this from the factory...EPA NOISE pollution restrictions.
Now this is the MAJOR factor in the situation....DO NOT let anyone talk you into a Power Commander or Vance & Hines Fuel Pak, or ANY type of "piggy back"....FUEL...module!!!
You want the Screamin Eagle Super Tuner!!!
There are several reasons for this.
1. There is almost no room on a Softail to mount an add-on module, it basically get jammed and stuffed under the seat. "piggy back" modules plug in-line between the bikes computer and the wire harness, they are big and bulky and create extra wiring that is a ***** to mount, route and work around.
2. They do not do anything except control fuel, they have no timing or rev limit adjustments. The Power Commander 5 for 09-up bikes does have an Auto-Tune module that will allow the system to adjust the fuel by itself while you ride...BUT it is an additional couple hundred dollars, and you have to add yet another module to allow for timing adjustments...now you have 2 additional modules to try and figure how and where to mount. All together you will end up having arouns $1000 in modules.
The Screamin Eagle Super Tuner is basically nothing but software that reprograms the stock computer. It is a box that goes between 2 cables that link the bike to a PC. Once the computer is programmed and mapped on the dyno, you unplug it....nothing to mount. DO NOT LOSE THE BOX!!!!....if you do and need further tuning in the future for mods done later, you will have to buy another Tuner. The Tuner, once plugged in to a bike is "married" to that bike only and will not work on any other bikes. The Super Tuner has virtually unlimited tuning capabilites. It will allow for fuel mapping, accelerator pump feature for better throttle response, fully adjustable rev limit (do not rev a Softail past 6200, past that, the balancers spin too fast and can fly apart and destroy the engine), fully adjustable timing advance and curve tables, etc. I was amazed at what this thing can do when I was trained on it.
Having the timing properly set makes all the difference in the world. We tested bikes with stock timing and rev limits that had the fuel dialed in perfect for max power, then loaded in performance timing maps and had gains of 5-15 hp & tq.
And there is one more benefit to the Super Tuner compared to the others....The Tuner is about $400, the same as the others, bt no added expenses from add-on modules...its all built in.
Doing all of this, and having the bike tuned, WILL make it run cooler!!! The Twin Cams run hotter than the older Evo's like Mike has. The reasons are being tuned VERY lean for EPA standards and the Twin Cams use oil jets under the pistons. These jets squirt oil onto the bottom of the piston to help cool it. Stock engines run sooooo lean that they cause excessive heat.....here is the oxymoron....because they are so lean, HD designed the oil jets to cool the pistons....what actually happens is the pistons HEAT the oil!!!....tune the engine, richen it up, and the piston cools down, now, the oil can do its job and cool the piston....double cooling effect. Proper tuning will decreae oil temp by as much as 20-25 degress and promote longer, more reliable engine life...and you will FEEL the power increase.....generally, depending on the bike, combination of pipes and air cleaner, and how good the guy tuning the bike is, you can expect 10-15 hp & tq increase.
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