Okay Mella - for stomach exercises you have to imagine you have an orange between your chin and chest and keep that distance at all times.
If you do stomach crunches on a mat, instead of putting your hands behind your head you should hold of the corners of the mat and as you lift, bring the mat with you as this supports your neck yet doesn't allow you to cheat if you are exercising properly. (NB. Make sure your whole head is on the mat and supported on the way up - slide down a bit if necessary)
I suffer from a bad neck and these are the tips my instructor gave me and they really do work.
Your body does need a day off inbetween exercise types so if you do aerobics Monday, do something totally different Tuesday (e.g. swimming, cycling, walking) and then you can do aerobics again on Wednesday if you feel up to it.
Keep up the good work girls - now I'm working again I'll be able to pay for my classes once more and keep up with you- woo hoo! I'm gonna ask Bob to get me a bike for my birthday I think but that's not until October unfortunately so I'll miss out this summer (unless I get rich in the meantime!!).
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Laurie
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I hope that my child, looking back on today
Will remember a mother who had time to play;
Because children grow up while you're not looking,
There are years ahead for cleaning and cooking.
So, quiet now cobwebs go to sleep.
I'm nursing my baby, and babies don't keep.
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