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Martian · 10-03-2005, 05:37 PM

Just out of curiosity, you're a guy, right? Unless you're 5'4", 34 inch waist and 165 lbs is not a bad weight; in fact, I'd say you don't really want to go much lower than that. I'm currently 150 lbs with a 32" waist and am gaining rather than losing (intentionally, I mean) and I get accused of being skinny all the time.

But so far as cardio is anything that gets your heart rate up, a rowing machine will work. Just heed abaya's advice; any sort of exercise is dangerous if done improperly and rowing is doubly so because it doesn't come as naturally as running or biking. Be absolutely sure you've got proper form on the thing or you may very well do yourself more harm than good.

EDIT - sorry, I missed where you said your height. Ultimately it's your body and you'll do what makes you happy with it, but according to my napkin math, you're pretty much at the ideal weight for your height as it is. The slightly higher side of ideal, granted, but even so I don't know that I'd want to go down too much.

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Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada	Just out of curiosity, you're a guy, right? Unless you're 5'4", 34 inch waist and 165 lbs is not a bad weight; in fact, I'd say you don't really want to go much lower than that. I'm currently 150 lbs with a 32" waist and am gaining rather than losing (intentionally, I mean) and I get accused of being skinny all the time. But so far as cardio is anything that gets your heart rate up, a rowing machine will work. Just heed abaya's advice; any sort of exercise is dangerous if done improperly and rowing is doubly so because it doesn't come as naturally as running or biking. Be absolutely sure you've got proper form on the thing or you may very well do yourself more harm than good. EDIT - sorry, I missed where you said your height. Ultimately it's your body and you'll do what makes you happy with it, but according to my napkin math, you're pretty much at the ideal weight for your height as it is. The slightly higher side of ideal, granted, but even so I don't know that I'd want to go down too much. __________________ I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame Last edited by Martian; 10-03-2005 at 05:42 PM..