| Cardio Groove; Guilty Pleasures Cardio Edition | |
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| Topic Started: Jun 21 2015, 05:13 PM (5,539 Views) | |
| Moon Pie | Aug 17 2015, 03:10 PM Post #101 |
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It's never too late to get your GROOVE on! CrossFit athlete, 77, makes full-body transformation http://www.cbsnews.com/news/77-year-old-crossfit-athlete-constance-tillet-full-body-transformation/ A remarkable 77-year-old woman is reshaping more than her body, by breaking a sweat. Constance Tillet is living proof it's never too late to push yourself in the gym, reports "CBS This Morning" co-host Norah O'Donnell. Keeping up with her today, it's hard to believe that just a few months ago, Tillet's body was failing her. She's been through more than just two hip replacements. "Two knee replacements, two rotating cuffs -- a partial and a full," she said. But all that couldn't stop her from turning her life around. She believes it's important for seniors to be working out. "Get up and do it. Stop with the whining," Tillet said. "Stop with 'Oh you have to take care of me.' Take care of yourself." That's something Tillet didn't used to do. Her health problems started almost 30 years ago, when she was 50. She took insulin four times a day for diabetes and 60 pills to treat high blood pressure, congenital heart failure and arthritis. Then last fall, Tillet's son suggested she try CrossFit, and helped her find CrossFit South Brooklyn. She said she never worked out until now. Tillet met gym owner David Osorio and, after just 10 months of working out together, she is down to just a few pills a day, and has lost 50 pounds. "People have this perception that, you know, you have to be some really exceptional physical genetic person to kind of come in and make tremendous progress like this, but it's just about consistency," Osorio said. And there's strong evidence that movement improves seniors' health. In the largest study on the issue, by the National Institute on Aging, doctors followed more than 1,600 seniors over a two-year period. They found that regular and moderate physical activity reduced the risk of disability by 18 percent. Osorio said he has been most impressed by Tillet's attitude. "People love seeing her. She lights up the room when she comes in," he said. Osorio said there's a psychosocial element to fitness. "Part of all this is meeting people and expanding your social base and just having more people in your life that you can depend upon and that you can trust," he said. For Tillet, that moment came in June when her devoted husband, the man who took her to every CrossFit session, died suddenly, on the same day he was scheduled to start his own fitness plan. "He was my nurse, my doctor, my friend, my everything," Tillet said. "He was my encouragement. He's still my encouragement." That encouragement, Tillet said, will keep her working out. She said it's changed her mentally and spiritually. "When my husband died and the word spread, in my wildest dreams I never thought they would be there with me, and they were there with me to his grave site," Tillet said. "And they are still with me and they will be with me till I leave here. South Brooklyn CrossFit is my family, my children, and I mean it with the bottom of my heart." |
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| Doctor Magnus Warlock | Aug 17 2015, 03:33 PM Post #102 |
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Thanks for posting this, Moon Pie. |
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| U Thant | Aug 17 2015, 04:06 PM Post #103 |
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Yep. It sure is more important to, you, and that is why you introduced homosexuality into this ordeal. Yepper. But just like a racist, cop, you feel that something is wrong with me you feel that I have the problem-----all because I do not stop discussing your gay fantasy when you command me to. You initiated the homosexuality talk, yepper, when you read the timestamp on my reply to Snide. Snide and I were discussing smashing womens' hot poon yep Snide and I were discussing pulling chics where you were mentioned as doing the same; yet when you read it, your gay mind instantly went into homosexuality mode and began projecting your gay fantasies onto me. Therefore, feel free to continue to sit here being a deceitful dishonest bytch, by pretending it is all my doing. Fortunately, readers can see and readers can read very good, and see your deceitful antics at work in this ordeal. |
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| Doctor Magnus Warlock | Aug 18 2015, 09:55 AM Post #104 |
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I came across this parody yesterday. I need to download this. |
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| Moon Pie | Aug 18 2015, 04:47 PM Post #105 |
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I love posting articles that uplift black women and children! |
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| Doctor Magnus Warlock | Aug 23 2015, 09:59 AM Post #106 |
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Cop caught on tape engaging in cardio groove while on duty. |
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| Doctor Magnus Warlock | Aug 23 2015, 10:08 AM Post #107 |
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Pregnant mum engages in cardio groove to ease her labor pain. I hope you all did not think I would not post this. |
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| Doctor Magnus Warlock | Aug 23 2015, 01:47 PM Post #108 |
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This classic from Richard Elliot is great for warming up. Also, when exercising, please take your time. I introduced this song to a very dear person, and this groove, this soulful stride by Eric Darius, became the warm up song to their cardio group. We can pick up the pace while kickin' it to this groove by Jimmy Sommers. |
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| Doctor Magnus Warlock | Aug 23 2015, 02:04 PM Post #109 |
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Here are some of my favorite cardio grooves from Heavy D. I have fond memories when this song came out. Mother Santiago, and a very young Kid-Guru (about 2 y/o) used to groove to this. |
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| Doctor Magnus Warlock | Aug 23 2015, 02:12 PM Post #110 |
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Guy is one of my all-time favorite groups. At the time, I really thought those outfits were beyond cool. Thankfully, I never wore biker shorts. I did change my high to fade to look like them. |
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