Did you exercise today?

mimico_polak said:
I carried about 100lbs of stone from the front of the cottage to the rear…but I won’t count that.

I’m going to try and focus on the actual food intake instead of the exercise as that’s my main issue.

As for moving forward….trying to get back to my daily walk (although that is tough with kids by the time I can get out is approx 9pm), and back into weight lifting as of tomorrow or Wednesday.

Good luck everyone on your journey. My goal is 15lbs by end of year down to 165lbs or so. Ideally will lose 5-8lbs by Mexico in Feb.
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It's always easier to NOT eat the food than burning it off through exercise. I mean 1 hour of endurance can burn 300-600 cals depending on how hard youre going. And thats basically a burger lol.

My goals this year:
- incorporate strength training as a regular activity (at least 2x a week), i got some adjustable dumbells at home so heck, even the wife is doing it
- keep endurance work going, first with biking twice a week in jan, and then adding running in feb, i did sign up for a spartan race and a half marathon so i have to be ready
- be more mindful about eating when i'm at work cause that $hit is expensive and it's easy cals

Used to be i could work out 7 days a week without blinking but now that the kids are in activities 7 days a week, and that i have a weird split schedule with work in the office vs home, it's harder to get as many days in while keeping my sanity.
 
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Core training today, with resistance bands and bodyweight exercises
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Man i miss my morning walks. Seeing my dr Monday to get the ball rolling and do something about my worn out hips. With our overloaded health care system, I'll be surprised if get anything inside a year.
 
Wingboy said:
Man i miss my morning walks. Seeing my dr Monday to get the ball rolling and do something about my worn out hips. With our overloaded health care system, I'll be surprised if get anything inside a year.
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if you need scans and they are dragging their feet, clinics in buffalo will do it with a few days notice -$800.
 
Wingboy said:
I may go that route. It's only money. And as a senior, time is precious.
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i took my best friend to one years ago, he had a good experience. i can probably get you the name if you`re interested.
 
Wingboy said:
I may go that route. It's only money. And as a senior, time is precious.
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A good family friend has been waiting for a shoulder MRI and surgery for 12 months.

And the funny part is they’re millionaires but refuse to pay up and go get it done in the states.

I’m with others. If you can go get it done quicker. Do it.
 
mimico_polak said:
A good family friend has been waiting for a shoulder MRI and surgery for 12 months.

And the funny part is they’re millionaires but refuse to pay up and go get it done in the states.

I’m with others. If you can go get it done quicker. Do it.
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no scan, no surgery..boggle.
 
shanekingsley said:
I want to be able to do long distance touring into my 70’s, instead of complaining about aches and pains.

Even though I think exercise is very important, I believe that a healthy diet is slightly more important than exercise. Also, from what I’ve seen in those around me, being overweight and/or out of shape in your youth is one thing, but that will suck as you age.

For me, a job change in summer of 2022 meant I had way less time to work out than before, since I used to exercise for 90 minutes, 4-5x a week. I still do 90 minutes of hot yoga every Saturday and Sunday, but now will have the time to do more, since I’m comfortable in my work.

I also exercise more consistently with a goal to achieve, so I signed up to run a 34km event at the end of April. I also have cycle trainers and a simple gym at home to balance out the running with different cardio and strength training. So that will mean 6days of exercise a week until race day.

Lastly, genetics and luck play a big role in our future health, but eating well and exercising now can help with rehabbing injuries and illnesses down the road.
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This is all true, but I’ll add one thing about exercise. Choose your exercise it carefully - I like many have found out that vigorous exercise works wonders in youth, but parts do wear out with use.

I played competitive hockey into my 50s, most of the guys I played with have some form arthritis or serious joint problem, knees, hips, shoulders that interfere with life. Same happened to my serious tennis players, runners and swimmers.

Something magic about cycling… cyclists appear to have immunity from athletic degeneration.
 
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Mad Mike said:
This is all true, but I’ll add one thing about exercise. Choose your exercise it carefully - I like many have found out that vigorous exercise works wonders in youth, but parts do wear out with use.

I played competitive hockey into my 50s, most of the guys I played with have some form arthritis or serious joint problem, knees, hips, shoulders that interfere with life. Same happened to my serious tennis players, runners and swimmers.

Something magic about cycling… cyclists appear to have immunity from athletic degeneration.
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** disclaimer, excessive amounts of cycling is correlated to afib and does not promote strong bone health (no physical impact along with barely any load on the muskolo-skeletal system)

I'd say in a general order of importance for longevity of the body

Sleep enough > Build muscle > Build endurance (some serious cardio) > Eat enough protein > Play recreational sports often > Eat mostly whole foods > Walk a lot ... .... ... > Eat superfoods lol

Listening to this podcast puts certain things in perspective, especially if you consider that research is trying to expand lifespan, we have to adjust the way we approach aging to not become a "burden"
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To sum it up, you make a list of activities you want to be doing or imagine yourself doing in your last decade of life and you set goals in your current stage of life to make that attainable.
 
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Work is exercise. I get a chuckle out of people that pay others to mow their lawns and shovel snow while paying a gym for exercise.

If you 're retired and can lift 45 pounds there are places that will pay you $200 a day to exercise.

Granted, the wrong exercise can lead to RSI.

I exercised yesterday by chopping firewood. Today it hurts and the only exercise will be unscrewing a bottle lid and stirring liquids.
 
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