For the Girls - Toning, Diet and Excercise a very basic guide - Please read!!

Thanks, that's an amusing way to consider it! I want to stick as a girl really though

Lol, kinda transcends genders really, obviuously the 'traits' are gener based too e.g a fell with wide hips won't have as wide hips (in proportion) as a baby who got back, and likewise a meso female will not be as broad as a male meso.

Yes, I see what you mean.
Is that you in your avatar btw? I'm just intrigued!

Aye

A couple of questions, if you don't mind.

1: What does "skip like a boxer" mean?
2: How long should you skip for?

I'm trying to get fitter, I have a pretty good handle on the nutrition side of things, I just need to do more exercise. Unfortunately there's no gym, decent sized swimming pool or anywhere safe to run anywhere near me so I'm left with what I can do in my own home until I move in about 4 months. I have a 10m swimming pool, a skipping rope, a hula hoop (an ordinary one, is that any use?), and an old exercise bike (and my Mum's ab roller) and no money to buy anything else except an exercise DVD but I'd have no idea which one. Any suggestions for how I can make the most of my limited resources until I move?

Thanks!

I like your tattoos

Didn't think most girls into fashion liked tattoos? I guess it's personal preferance like everything else however.

lies - your from the wood really arn't you lol

Do you have huge hoop earings, far to much foundation and a particular penchant to hanging around the wood trying to score a fiver for some fags (I jest of course, thats only the girls 12-15)

Thanks

Didn't think most girls into fashion liked tattoos? I guess it's personal preferance like everything else however.

What you on about girls who like fashion don't like tattoos?! haha i like fashion andd tattoos!
I've decided to start a serious fitness routine after my exams have finished, for now i'm just doing some basic house based exercises and stuff loll.

Tattoos are fascinating

I guess its just me then, but I am rather large so maybe its that that gets the looks. I do have people try to read my arm all the time which does actually piss me right off!

I guess I just didn’t imagine the pristine look of many fashion gurus liking the more earthy appearance of tattoos, but that said I suppose some have been popularised by the likes of Beckham and Robbie Williams and the like

I love tats myself (obviously lol) but they mean something to me.

Hahaha, I'm not really a fan of guys like Beckham and Robbie Williams. Fashion is quite a broad thing at the end of the day I just find them interesting from an art and aesthetic point of view.

While both awesome moves, I suspect that the average skinny fat or overweight girl will not be able to perform these movements

By "skinny fat" do you mean someone who is slim but has some pinchable fat?
I have a slender build but I have some stubborn fat on my stomach, I'm already doing HIIT several times a week along with other exericse about 5 times a week but it's not going. Does this mean I should be doing more exercise or just eating fewer calories?

Pretty much yes.

HIIT several times and other excercise 5 times? how often do you train?
My first impression from that is that your not doing HIIT training correctly, as in not intense enough (I could be wrong)

What are the other excercises?
What is your current diet?

Hi

Just a quick question, I am doing a Tae-BO cardio workout (40 Min's long) 3 times a week, and resistance training 3 times a week, Sunday I rest .

I'm just wondering roughly (I know there are allot of factors) how long it will take for me to see some results. I'm not really bothered about losing weight so long I can gain muscle and reduce my body fat, just "tone up" I guess.

Oh I'm 5.7 and around 133 pounds atm (size 10). I think "skinny fat" about sums me up. I'm not entirely sure if I should expect to lose weight if I'm gaining muscle?

Thanks

I do HIIT about 3 times a week on a treadmill, with 1 1/2 mins moderate pace followed by 30 second sprints, which is what the gym instructor told me, should I be doing 30 seconds moderate 30 seconds sprint then? I usually do it for about 18-20 mins with a five min cool down & have usually gone about 5 kilometres by the time I finish.
Other exercise includes swimming for 1 hour per week as well as kickboxing once a week & cycling every day for about 7 miles, with one 12 mile cycle ride per week. Circuit training once a week & a full bodyworkout every other Wednesday. I'll also usually go for a 20 min jog about twice a week.

My current diet is usually bran flakes with semi-skimmed milk for breakfast followed by a banana/apple a couple of hours later, and possibly some more cereal.
Lunch is usually soup with wholemeal bread. A chocolate bar too.
Afternoon snack is usually piece of toast.
Evening meal is usally fish/chicken with vegetables like brocoli & peppers.
When I come back from the gym I usually have another bowl of cereal.

That's all !

I don't know how any of you can do HIIT on a treadmill, surely that's unsafe? I mean if you're going to push out and run at pretty much the max that you can.

I would personally have to find a field or a quiet road.

I would decrease the moderate running length to 30 seconds and work from there with sprints.

other stuff: thats alot wow fair play to you lol

Diet questions:

How much bran flakes and how much milk
What soup are you eating and with how much bread?
Do you butter/add spread to your toast?
How is the fish and chicken cooked?
Does the fish/chicken have any sauce/coating like breadcrumbs etc?
Do you sweeten your cereal?