Covert Bailey

[akoik]

I finally got my hands on a copy of the New Fit or Fat book, and have started reading it. It's an easy read (almost too easy!), but still very informative. I have a few questions/comments, for those who've read it, though.

1) 12 minutes of exercise. For my size, he recommends 2 12 minute sessions per day. Does this mean at separate times, you think? I kind of think that that's his intent, since he talks about the most benefit being acquired during those 12 minutes. But how far apart? Morning and after lunch? I'm thinking of doing my regular T-tapp workout (whatever it is) in the morning, and then trying to add PBS and either Lani's Torture Trimmer, Fab Four, or SATI style walking in place a little later in the day (or, if it's nice and I get the urge, a walk or bike ride). Gonna have to play with that.

2) floating to determine fit or fat. I have long thought it interesting that I don't float well. In fact, the only way I have found to float, for any time at all, is to tense my entire body and paddle some with my hands periodically. And even then, my feet and legs start to sink immediately. But there's no way I was fit (last summer, barely starting t-tapp at over 200 lbs and a size 20). All I can figure is that yes, my legs have always held very little fat, so maybe they drag me down? But they will eventually pull the rest of me down too.

3) do any of his other books have any significantly different information, that I should look at getting?

Seems there's others, but my mind is very fragmented today. :0)
Melanie

[akoik]

Oh yeah, I remembered another question...

4) Would hoe downs, as wind sprints, be better moved into the middle of the BWO+ instead of done at the end? Bailey makes a big deal about the primary benefit of the wind sprint coming during the time after the sprint while you force yourself to work at the standard level as you recover (instead of flopping down in front of the fan as I usually do *BG*).

[gillmings]

I feel that T-Tapp naturally creates "wind sprints" within the W/O. It's been too long since I read that book, but I also got a lot out of Smart Exercise. But I feel that Teresa has really built on all that since he wrote the book. I would take what she says NOW over what he said THEN, especially since I feel that, as I said, what she has done just builds on it. I think that if he knew about T-Tapp he'd adjust what he said -- and be VERY impressed! LOL

-Moyne
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