In Fitness and in Health
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The close proximity of a gym makes a huge difference. Mine is only a five minute drive or a 15 minute bike ride away so I don't have many excuses.
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^not really i have to say
i live right next to a gym (walking distance = 32.5m) and haven't been there once…i' ve checked it out one evening but i can't really see myself joining it. doesn't looks appealing to me, even though it has (almost) everything!when i'm joining a gym i need to be sure that i won't be bothered by some kinda trainers or any other person trying to school me while working out...it's only me and my music, doesn't need anything else!
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That's why I work out at a Y and not the Club Fitness kind of places. I am with you in the high pressure trainers and I also can't stand the groaners.
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I recently changed gyms and proximity is key. I'm probably 300m now door to door.
I've also changed my workout regimen to compound movements. Pullups are also my kryptonite, so I start each workout with those (well, chin ups, actually), followed by bench press, squat, military press, plank and crunches.
Total workout time is about an hour. I'm never going to be huge, but it's a decent workout to maintain health and overall strength.
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I love my gym. Next door to work (I can literally go in without going outside), I never have to wait on a rack, no dicks there, the owner's great, 24 hour access, and it has everything you need.
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I don't have 24* access but I like to work out in the afternoons which works well with my work schedule. Like Zwer I'll never be huge but I want to stay strong. I started doing more legs last fall and my lower body strength has grown exponentially. Squat days are now my favorite work outs.
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I used to hate squats, but after a running injury I spent most of last year learning how to squat properly and slowly adding weight. Now I love them.
This year it's bench press. I've always been a dumbell press guy for fear of dropping the barbell on myself. Time to change that.
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I hate leg days until they're over.
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Protein diet for the last 30 days…...15lbs lost.
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It does work fast. I was on high protein diet for a long time, doing fine, you know, and then I had a blood test recently and the doctor got all antsy about my absurdly high cholesterol and murdered my blood lust. Put me on Statins and banned high protein diet. Salads, boo. Only conciliation is porridge instead of eggs for breakfast.
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Protein diet for the last 30 days…...15lbs lost.
started on monday as well…though i'll have a cookie or two with my coffee in the morning -.-
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My sin is booze, 25 days without it but I can't stand no more
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Cholesterol isn't the enemy. One specific formation of a lipoprotein is, and that formation occurs when we eat inflammatory foods. You can have high serum cholesterol and be extraordinarily heart healthy. The flip side is that low serum cholesterol correlates to neurological diseases such as Parkinson's and dementia.
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Just got back from a run. 1st time out since November. 3 miles 22 min. I have never been much of a runner. So I am very pleased with that. Skiing has kept me in real good shape cardio wise.
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Ate pretty badly the last week in China, we were averaging 5 meals a day. Somehow still managed to come back within 100g of how I left. Stood and walked wherever possible (which was tough considering they'd get us in Cabs for a 5 minute walk).
Also had a 2 hour massage yesterday morning, now that was an experience. That's health related for sure. Felt some really old knots get a serious belting into.
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Happy Ending?
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Hey, that release was really "healthy"
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Happy Ending?
A month ago the law changed over there making it illegal to finish happy. 1000's of workers have been arrested by police over the last month (talk about a tough job to determine if the law is being broken). Our guides didn't know about the law being updated until we arrived and read all the signs with the new law. From memory the law was federal. Dongguan, a city over there had ~120,000 workers. Incredible. Anyhow, no no happy ending, went for a Sauna instead.
