[quote=no_such_reality][quote=Jazzman][quote=CA renter]What’s the city planning argument?[/quote]
It’s just a reference to the video posted that shows alternative means of transportation ie more walker-friendly. While any exercise is good, 20 minutes on a treadmill only burns off an apple. For exercise alone to be effective in weight management, you need to workout hard for at least 2 hours everyday.[/quote]
Actually newer studies are showing the opposite. Hard workouts are counterproductive, easy workouts are better for weight management.
Ideally, you should hire a gardener to take care of the yard and a weekly housekeeper to clean the place so you can find the time to go to the gym. You also should switch to all take out meals to save time so you can drive fifteen minutes over to the new trendy workout and stop by Costco to pick up a case of coconut water. It is the path to fitness.
I think some of the more interesting thing lately are the focus on sugar and identification of it impacts on its addition to near everything that comes in a package,.
As for the swimmer, the only way to become a better swimmer is to swim.
Honestly I can’t think of a bigger warning sign that you’ve set yourself up for long term failure than needing to be in the gym more than an hour a day. Or every day. It’s.a sign the rest of your life is toxic from a sedentary job and lifestyle to too many structured activities for the kids that require car shuttling and then sitting around,[/quote]
Well, lots of us ARE sedentary, NSR. I’ve been a desk jockey all but 8 years of my working life and I’m pretty good at it. It’s the only way I can make good money at this point in time.
The 2.75 hrs I allot for a gym visit includes travel time to/from. I also do errands during that travel time, if needed, to conserve time and gas. My circuit training portion is only 35-45 mins, depending on whether I have to wait to use equipment or if I have changed my routine up that day. I go there 2 – 5 times per week, depending on my workload. Sometimes I take low-impact classes, such as pilates or yoga. But Body Pump is now my favorite class due to its fast results.
And yes, I do ALL my own housework and yardwork unless I need something done on the roof or need a professional, such as electrician, plumber, exterminator, etc. It’s overwhelming to me at times but I cannot afford to hire all this stuff out. Besides work and my personal business, I don’t have a “sedentary lifestyle.” I’ve haven’t watched more than 3 hrs per month of TV is the last 20 years.
There are a lot of “me’s” out there who work from home.
Consistency is the key, whatever you decide to do for fitness. I didn’t go to the gym when I was away from home working FT and commuting 9.5+ hrs day and simultaneously raising kids …. I didn’t have time. However, I did other things such as swim, waterski, snowski and run, none of which I do very often now.
And my life isn’t “toxic” and I’ve never “set myself up for failure” because I never really got out of shape to begin with. I was fortunate in that I have not (yet) had major health issues and was an amateur (and jr high/HS) regional athlete from age 9 – 19. I KNOW what it takes to stay in shape and KNOW what it takes to get back in shape after letting my exercise routine slide a bit. It’s a lifetime commitment to yourself. I now feel fitter than I have in decades, mostly due to Body Pump and pilates. Transformer pilates is also fantastic but tends to be expensive (I’ve been to about 20 sessions, which were gifts to me).
I don’t have any food suggestions on how to lose weight because everyone is different. What works for me for weight maintenance may not work for flu or any other Pigg. My diet might be considered boring because I mostly eat the same things, week in and week out and I very rarely dine out. A lot of people wouldn’t like that lifestyle and I completely understand.
I guess I’ll get cancer some day from using artificial sweeteners all my life. I’ve used them since before powder and packets existed … they were in pill form and liquid form.
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I now use Splenda but I noticed last night that artificial sugar for baking now exists so I got a can of “Zing” to use in holiday baking (which I typically take elsewhere and leave there). I almost never bought sweets, unless it was ordering my kid(s) b-day cakes or buying Halloween candy and chocolate Easter bunnies, none of which I have to do anymore.
You can’t begrudge someone for being “sedentary” if they have to make the best living they can doing whatever they do best, NSR. That’s a bit judgmental, don’t you think? Do YOU have a sedentary job?
