Bridget Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Hi! I've been vegan for a while now (at least 6yrs) and raw for 1 1/2 now.I've always been active (yoga mostly, aerobics, walking). But need to "amp" up my fitness. After a recent knee surgery I've been told that high-impact exercise is out for me and to focus on biking, yoga, swimming etc... The doc also said I should seriously consider weight-lifting. I now have a new goal & challenge (which I love) - Fitness competition! So I'm hoping to gain some knowledge since I'm totally new to it. My reasons for doing it: New fitness challenge, better health, and yes, to prove too some folks that you CAN build on a raw vegan diet... Looking forward to hanging out at the forum! Bridget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazios2002 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 well I like your enthusiasm, but wouldnt a fitness competition be high impact to performance and training? Do you mean figure or physique? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridget Posted June 26, 2011 Author Share Posted June 26, 2011 ah yep, I did mean figure... clearly I'm a newbie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Hi, Bridget. I have been Vegan for sometime and I have started eating more and more raw foods. I have been using body weight exercises and power walking to lose weight and get fit but I am planning to add free weights to buiild muscle. I will be doing this at home. So far all I have is a bar, lol. We had a bench but it was not a good one and after the hurricaine it got ruined so we sold it at a garage sale. So as I can I will be buying equipment to get started. So I am a newbie to weights too and I am really excited to see what the changes it will bring to my body. Welcome and hope you come here often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Welcome Bridget! Enjoy the forum community! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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