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]]> By: Ellie Brimmer http://doversworld.com/blog/2009/02/19/working-out/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Ellie Brimmer Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:41:43 +0000 http://doversworld.com/blog/?p=267#comment-185 Thanks! I'm having a lot of fun learning dressage, I feel like switching from hunters to dressage is like going from checkers to chess. Thanks! I’m having a lot of fun learning dressage, I feel like switching from hunters to dressage is like going from checkers to chess.

]]> By: RDover2 http://doversworld.com/blog/2009/02/19/working-out/comment-page-1/#comment-182 RDover2 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:50:30 +0000 http://doversworld.com/blog/?p=267#comment-182 Dearest Ellie, I have seen and watched you and I only have one word to sum up everything I think about you and all you are doing. FABULOUS!!!!!!! RD Dearest Ellie,

I have seen and watched you and I only have one word to sum up everything I think about you and all you are doing.

FABULOUS!!!!!!!

RD

]]> By: Ellie Brimmer http://doversworld.com/blog/2009/02/19/working-out/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Ellie Brimmer Fri, 27 Feb 2009 04:13:32 +0000 http://doversworld.com/blog/?p=267#comment-180 Hello, I found your blog recently, I am a convert from the hunter world and I recently started taking dressage lessons this winter with my new horse who had upper level dressage training before someone bought him and retrained him as a Big Eq medal horse. I recently started working out with a personal trainer and she is really good about helping me do exercises that will improve my riding. For example, my horse has a very sensitive mouth, any bobble of the hands and he will shut down. To help quiet my hands my trainer is having me do weights that strengthen the forearm muscles and I do quite a bit of my cardio on the rower and the Upper Body Egrometer. I have Cerebal Palsy and I am also working with a Physical Therapy MD and I am going to start getting botox shots in my left leg to loosen the muscles. Hello, I found your blog recently, I am a convert from the hunter world and I recently started taking dressage lessons this winter with my new horse who had upper level dressage training before someone bought him and retrained him as a Big Eq medal horse. I recently started working out with a personal trainer and she is really good about helping me do exercises that will improve my riding. For example, my horse has a very sensitive mouth, any bobble of the hands and he will shut down. To help quiet my hands my trainer is having me do weights that strengthen the forearm muscles and I do quite a bit of my cardio on the rower and the Upper Body Egrometer. I have Cerebal Palsy and I am also working with a Physical Therapy MD and I am going to start getting botox shots in my left leg to loosen the muscles.

]]> By: Kim http://doversworld.com/blog/2009/02/19/working-out/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Kim Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:40:36 +0000 http://doversworld.com/blog/?p=267#comment-158 It is very refreshing to hear an equestrian athlete talking about going to the gym and working out. I am a personal trainer, and an avid runner who has competed in both dressage and jumpers and I have found it very frustrating watching riders in both disciplines attempting to compete when they are very out of shape. I also have to scratch my head at some of the comments from these individuals “I don’t need to go to the gym, riding is my exercise…” While riding is exercise it does not replace going to the gym; first off the demands that riding places on your body are going to lead to muscle imbalances if you do not also perform a balanced strength training routine, second of all you will not burn enough calories riding for it to ever be an effective weight loss tool. I have always been most concerned about working out to maintain/improve fitness levels which will in turn at least in my opinion lead to a more efficient performance. I found it very interesting to move from a jumper barn to a dressage barn where I was told I would be absolutely exhausted after my first lesson, the thing they didn’t take into account even though I told them was that I was training for a half marathon at the time so a 45 minute lesson although challenging in terms of changing riding styles was not all that physically demanding (I will admit that it helped to have a horse that was very light and responsive to the aides). I also agree with the concept that it is not fair to the horse to be expected to carry around a rider who has a lot of excess weight. We expect the horse to be in peak shape at the shows and do the work to get them there so why should our expectations for our self be any different? I am sure that many of the people out there would find a noticeable improvement in their horse’s performance and willingness to perform if they shed the excess weight they are carrying around. One of the most noticeable things which I found when selling my one horse was that his movement and his overall expression was largely impacted by the size of rider on his back. I also feel it is important to mention that I feel it is just as detrimental to performance when I rider is underweight and trying to perform at a high level. From my standpoint the most important thing is to be at a healthy weight and fitness level. Most other athletes cross train to improve their sport performance why shouldn’t more riders take up this approach? Sorry this may have gotten a little long... It is very refreshing to hear an equestrian athlete talking about going to the gym and working out. I am a personal trainer, and an avid runner who has competed in both dressage and jumpers and I have found it very frustrating watching riders in both disciplines attempting to compete when they are very out of shape. I also have to scratch my head at some of the comments from these individuals “I don’t need to go to the gym, riding is my exercise…” While riding is exercise it does not replace going to the gym; first off the demands that riding places on your body are going to lead to muscle imbalances if you do not also perform a balanced strength training routine, second of all you will not burn enough calories riding for it to ever be an effective weight loss tool.

I have always been most concerned about working out to maintain/improve fitness levels which will in turn at least in my opinion lead to a more efficient performance. I found it very interesting to move from a jumper barn to a dressage barn where I was told I would be absolutely exhausted after my first lesson, the thing they didn’t take into account even though I told them was that I was training for a half marathon at the time so a 45 minute lesson although challenging in terms of changing riding styles was not all that physically demanding (I will admit that it helped to have a horse that was very light and responsive to the aides).

I also agree with the concept that it is not fair to the horse to be expected to carry around a rider who has a lot of excess weight. We expect the horse to be in peak shape at the shows and do the work to get them there so why should our expectations for our self be any different? I am sure that many of the people out there would find a noticeable improvement in their horse’s performance and willingness to perform if they shed the excess weight they are carrying around. One of the most noticeable things which I found when selling my one horse was that his movement and his overall expression was largely impacted by the size of rider on his back.

I also feel it is important to mention that I feel it is just as detrimental to performance when I rider is underweight and trying to perform at a high level. From my standpoint the most important thing is to be at a healthy weight and fitness level. Most other athletes cross train to improve their sport performance why shouldn’t more riders take up this approach?

Sorry this may have gotten a little long…

]]> By: deborah http://doversworld.com/blog/2009/02/19/working-out/comment-page-1/#comment-152 deborah Sat, 21 Feb 2009 03:07:19 +0000 http://doversworld.com/blog/?p=267#comment-152 I can relate, I've been hypothyroid for over 10 years. It's very hard to lose weight with the condition, but it can be done. I usually have to have my medication adjusted every couple of years because it seems to get worse over time. I can relate, I’ve been hypothyroid for over 10 years. It’s very hard to lose weight with the condition, but it can be done. I usually have to have my medication adjusted every couple of years because it seems to get worse over time.

]]> By: Melissa Hare Jones http://doversworld.com/blog/2009/02/19/working-out/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Melissa Hare Jones Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:05:30 +0000 http://doversworld.com/blog/?p=267#comment-150 I want to take an opportunity to remind everyone, but women especially, that thyroid disorder is often missed as a contributing factor in weight gain, depression, aches and pains in the head/neck/shoulders, lack of motivation and an incredible host of other problems you may experience as you age into your 30s and beyond. Searching the Mayo Clinic website will give you detailed information, but a simple blood test is all you need to find out if you're affected. As a lifelong rider and long-time instructor, I have always encouraged regular workouts at the gym, yoga, pilates, etc., and have done those things for my own health and riding. So imagine my despair when despite all efforts at diet and exercise that I kept gaining weight and feeling more and more miserable. Unfortunately, I just attributed it all to old injuries and general aging and stayed uncomfortable, grouchy and listless for years. When I got to the point where even grooming my horses was a terrible energy drain, I talked to my personal trainer about it and she mentioned hypothyroidism as a possibility. And now I'm kicking myself that I procrastinated for so long before I spoke to my doctor. I'm now on medication and regaining my old energy, shape and fitness level, and I hope this message may keep someone else from getting to the point I did before I sought answers! I want to take an opportunity to remind everyone, but women especially, that thyroid disorder is often missed as a contributing factor in weight gain, depression, aches and pains in the head/neck/shoulders, lack of motivation and an incredible host of other problems you may experience as you age into your 30s and beyond. Searching the Mayo Clinic website will give you detailed information, but a simple blood test is all you need to find out if you’re affected.

As a lifelong rider and long-time instructor, I have always encouraged regular workouts at the gym, yoga, pilates, etc., and have done those things for my own health and riding. So imagine my despair when despite all efforts at diet and exercise that I kept gaining weight and feeling more and more miserable. Unfortunately, I just attributed it all to old injuries and general aging and stayed uncomfortable, grouchy and listless for years. When I got to the point where even grooming my horses was a terrible energy drain, I talked to my personal trainer about it and she mentioned hypothyroidism as a possibility. And now I’m kicking myself that I procrastinated for so long before I spoke to my doctor. I’m now on medication and regaining my old energy, shape and fitness level, and I hope this message may keep someone else from getting to the point I did before I sought answers!

]]> By: Niki Sackman http://doversworld.com/blog/2009/02/19/working-out/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Niki Sackman Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:09:18 +0000 http://doversworld.com/blog/?p=267#comment-147 Boy I wish more people understood that riding IS a sport and exercise – you need to be fit to do well. It’s being fit that makes it look like you aren’t doing anything but sitting there with a smile on your face. At work we started a fitness program where we earn points for exercise. I was excited and commented that I should be able to get a lot of fitness points because I ride and clean stalls everyday. A co-worker actually said to me that riding wasn’t exercise and the rider just sits there while the horse does all the work. OMG!! I told him he was clueless and asked him if he ever saw a fat jockey (that was all I knew that he could relate to since I’m sure he has no idea about the different disciplines). Did he think riding a horse was like sitting on the sofa watching TV? I did all kinds of research on the physical benefits of riding, calories burned, muscles used, etc. and gave him a lengthy report; which I ended up putting in my GMO newsletter along with my editorial that was comical that month. I told my co-worker how my ex-boyfriend made a similar comment one day when I came home after a hard lesson and was exhausted – “the horse does all the work and you just sit there.” Joe was a very fit guy with a very small % of body fat who played a lot of sports – a jock if there ever was one. I was able to get revenge that some of you may have dreamed of…he agreed to take riding lessons because it would be easy and I think he thought he was going to show me up. Well Joe lasted three lessons. My trainer did have him trotting by the third lesson (come-on, we all no if you know nothing about riding by lesson three you aren’t doing anywhere the amount of exercises an experienced rider is) but Joe admitted he couldn’t hack it and that he had never been so sore in his life before (we also weren’t very kind and give him the widest laziest horse she owned to ride for his lessons – a retired hunter that was 17.3 and built like a Mack truck). My only comment to him was that I couldn’t understand why he was so sore and tired because all he did was sit there and the horse did all the work. I never heard another comment ever again that riding wasn’t exercise or a sport. :-) Wow, you are such a nice guy to offer Christie a less!!! What a wonderful motivator and inspiration you are! Good good luck Christie and I hope you make it to FL for that lesson and most of all get the weight off that you want. Boy I wish more people understood that riding IS a sport and exercise – you need to be fit to do well. It’s being fit that makes it look like you aren’t doing anything but sitting there with a smile on your face. At work we started a fitness program where we earn points for exercise. I was excited and commented that I should be able to get a lot of fitness points because I ride and clean stalls everyday. A co-worker actually said to me that riding wasn’t exercise and the rider just sits there while the horse does all the work. OMG!! I told him he was clueless and asked him if he ever saw a fat jockey (that was all I knew that he could relate to since I’m sure he has no idea about the different disciplines). Did he think riding a horse was like sitting on the sofa watching TV? I did all kinds of research on the physical benefits of riding, calories burned, muscles used, etc. and gave him a lengthy report; which I ended up putting in my GMO newsletter along with my editorial that was comical that month.

I told my co-worker how my ex-boyfriend made a similar comment one day when I came home after a hard lesson and was exhausted – “the horse does all the work and you just sit there.” Joe was a very fit guy with a very small % of body fat who played a lot of sports – a jock if there ever was one. I was able to get revenge that some of you may have dreamed of…he agreed to take riding lessons because it would be easy and I think he thought he was going to show me up. Well Joe lasted three lessons. My trainer did have him trotting by the third lesson (come-on, we all no if you know nothing about riding by lesson three you aren’t doing anywhere the amount of exercises an experienced rider is) but Joe admitted he couldn’t hack it and that he had never been so sore in his life before (we also weren’t very kind and give him the widest laziest horse she owned to ride for his lessons – a retired hunter that was 17.3 and built like a Mack truck). My only comment to him was that I couldn’t understand why he was so sore and tired because all he did was sit there and the horse did all the work. I never heard another comment ever again that riding wasn’t exercise or a sport. :-)

Wow, you are such a nice guy to offer Christie a less!!! What a wonderful motivator and inspiration you are! Good good luck Christie and I hope you make it to FL for that lesson and most of all get the weight off that you want.

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