From kayla, Age 13 - 03/23/03 - IP#: 198.81.27.xxx  Click here to reply  
Today: 145 lb - hi every one i am 13 years old and i waigh 145 pound but iam flxable and good at exersising and i have asthma i need help lose in waight what kind of exersises should i do please help kayla
Reply from kelly, Age 9 - 07/24/03  - IP#: 69.9.220.xxx
dear kayla,
if you do sit ups they will help the middle area. 		 
Reply from Jenny, Age 13 - 05/23/03  - IP#: 66.185.84.xxx
Hey Kayla, You and me are the same girl, Here try this, It is what I do, Sit in a straight-backed chair with armrests with your feet flat on the floor.
Place your hands on the armrests and do a push up with your arms. Hold for a count of six. Then slowly lower yourself into the chair and relax.
Repeat this strengthening exercise ten times.
Place a rolled-up towel under your left calf. Move your foot up toward your body. Keep your knee straight. Hold this position for six seconds. Then move foot slowly downward and hold for six seconds. Return to starting position and do six repetitions. Repeat the entire exercise with the other leg.
Sit up straight with your back firmly against the back of a chair. Slowly turn your left foot inward. Hold this position for six seconds. Then turn foot very slowly outward and hold for another six seconds. Repeat this exercise six times. Repeat entire exercise with right foot. (To make exercise a strengthening exercise, add weights.)
Sit up straight with your back firmly against the back of the chair. Slowly move your left foot in a circle moving clockwise. Repeat this movement six times. Then slowly move the same foot in a circle counter-clockwise. Repeat this movement six times. Repeat the entire exercise with the right foot.
Stand in front of a table. Place your hands on the table and raise yourself up on your toes. Remain on toes for six seconds. Then slowly return to standing position and rock back on heels. Hold position for six seconds. Repeat this six times.
Stand with forearms on wall, left toes close to wall, right foot behind. Toes on the right foot face inward (toward the middle of your body). Roll weight gently to outside border of the right foot. Lean body forward with back leg straight. Keep heel on floor. Stretch is felt in the calf. Hold for six seconds. Repeat with opposite leg and hold again for six seconds. Repeat entire stretching exercise six times.
Lie on back, with right knee bent and right foot flat on ground. Gradually lift the left leg up about thirty centimetres (twelve inches) in the air. Keep the knee straight and the toes pointed up. Hold this elevated position for six seconds. Slowly return leg to ground and start again. Repeat six times, and then start again by lifting the right leg. Slowly add weights to ankles to increase resistance.
Lie on back, with right knee bent and foot flat. Move left foot to 10 o'clock position. Lift left leg in air about thirty centimetres (twelve inches). Keep your left knee straight. Hold this position for six seconds. Then move left foot to 2 o'clock position. Lift the leg up 30 centimetres and hold. Repeat this exercise six times and then switch legs. Slowly add weights to ankle.
(Check weights with physiotherapist.)
Lie on your back and slowly press left knee into the mat. Then tighten the muscles on front of your thigh. Try not to hold your breath. Hold the muscles tight for six seconds. Repeat six times and then tighten right leg muscle.
Lie on left side with bottom knee bent, Raise top leg. Keep knee straight and toes pointed forward. Do not let top hip roll backward. Hold this position for six seconds. Do six repeats and then switch sides. Progress slowly to just under 1 Kg at the ankle.
(Check weights with physiotherapist.)
Lie on left side with top leg on chair. Slowly raise the bottom leg up to the chair seat. Hold leg up for six seconds.
Do six repeats and then switch sides.
Sit upright on a chair and cross legs with the left leg on the bottom. Slowly use the right leg to to push the left leg underneath the chair while keeping hips flat on the chair. Hold this position for six seconds. Return to starting position and do six repeats. Repeat entire exercise with right leg on bottom.
Sit up straight with your back against a chair. Slowly straighten your left knee. Hold this position for six seconds. Relax and lower your leg to the standing position. Do six repeats with your right knee.
Lie on your back, with left knee bent and left foot flat on floor. Slowly slide the left heel away from your body so that both legs are parallel. Hold for six seconds. Do six repeats and repeat the exercise with right leg.
Enjoy, and you will be fit in NO time at all!