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| thermistor-guy:
--- Quote from: hans on June 19, 2018, 09:10:51 pm ---... I think it's similar to a dieting; you don't want to make the scheme so strict that it feels like a punishment. It must become a new balance in your week schedule at some point. ... --- End quote --- Exactly right. The goal is to improve your life, not make it worse. When I make changes, I make them gradually, usually one at a time, and assess how I am adapting. What complicates it is sometimes you feel a little worse, temporarily, before you feel better. Physiotherapy and yoga can be like that. --- Quote from: hans on June 19, 2018, 09:10:51 pm ---... Out of the choices given, I think I should try swimming first, but should talk with my physiotherapist again if breaststroke is a good idea. I've also read about aquajogging, maybe worth trying out. I can say that light cycling for a few km is usually fine. Walking 1-2km tops at the moment. I'm not sure if rowing is a good idea, as it's a repetitive bending motion. Maybe worth trying out later on. I've tried isometric training with at the rehalibitation center and I didn't really see much benefits. But given their ignorance maybe it's worth retrying it. --- End quote --- Some people enjoy working out in water. In one case that I know, an overweight middle-aged woman was ordered by her surgeon to undergo water-based rehab exercises, otherwise he wouldn't operate on her leg. She came to like the workouts so much, she turned into a fitness enthusiast - a complete turnaround. Gymnasts do a lot of isometric training, especially near the end ranges of motion (fully flexed, fully extended). It can build serious strength. The risk to connective tissue is high if you are not prepared for it, or if you try to progress too far too soon. That's a problem because connective tissue injuries can take a long time to heal. I lucked out because I found some activities that I could manage and enjoy. Cycling initially was a little uncomfortable, so I did it once a week only, with moderate intensity, and let my knee adapt. The setup and my position on the bike mattered. With the bike set up one way (seat/ handlebar position and height), my quads seemed to be doing most of the work, and my knee protested more. Set up another way, my glutes took on more of the load (which they should), and I felt more comfortable. Cycling forums go into exhaustive detail about this, in pursuit of maximum power output and efficiency. Keep searching for what works for you. Good luck. |
| Audioguru:
I am almost 73 years old and have never been fat. I was an athlete in my teens then I did not exercise until after a heart attack 9 years ago. I nearly died but the doctor opened two blocked heart arteries. Now I do not drink alcohol or smoke anymore and I eat less cholesterol. Mild medications reduce my blood pressure and cholesterol and thin my blood. I ride a bicycle, run and walk every day. Now I am so healthy I feel like I am in my 30ies. |
| christopherwatkins:
Stress and lack of sleep affect me in a different way, because of this I lose my weight and feel constantly tired. In the comments above, I read that someone is overeating and gaining weight because of this. So I can say that it affects everyone in different ways. As for sports, I can't live without workouts. I go to the gym 3 times a week, sometimes I work out at home. But I'm still not satisfied with the result, so I decided to take a course of steroids to build muscle. After reading this article steroidcycle.org, I stopped being afraid of side effects and will consult with a nutritionist to get a small dose of steroids to avoid health problems. |
| Zero999:
--- Quote from: christopherwatkins on June 13, 2020, 07:22:10 pm ---Stress and lack of sleep affect me in a different way, because of this I lose my weight and feel constantly tired. --- End quote --- Yes stress and lack of sleep can affect people in different ways, weight-wise. Either weight gain or loss is normally considered to be a bad side effect, if it's due to stress. Try to eat little, high energy dense food and often. Plenty of fruit and vegetables are important, but bear in mind, if you're struggling with weight loss, they can occupy space in your stomach, better taken up by more calorific foods. Banana and avocado are good, high energy density fruits, the latter being more like a vegetable as it's savoury. Nuts and oily fish such as mackerel are healthy, high energy foods. Having an energy dense snack half an hour before bedtime is also a good idea. I'd recommend, a cup of hot chocolate, a couple of biscuits and a banana longs as the chocolate isn't too strong, as it contains caffeine. Anyway how's everyone doing? For those who had recently embarked on a fitness/weight loss plan, when they originonaly posted, have they managed to stick to it? I've being cycling a bit less recently, not through lack of motivation, but because it's a risky activity and I don't want to end up in hospital. I still cycle to work, but have stopped going for a ride at lunchtime and take a half hour walk instead. The last time I was weighed was before the lockdown and I'd lost a little bit more weight, since posting in this thread last,: my BMI was down from just over 24, to just under 23. It's possible I've gained a little bit, since I've being cycling less, but it won't be much and I measured my waist last week, which was well within the healthy range. |
| SilverSolder:
--- Quote from: christopherwatkins on June 13, 2020, 07:22:10 pm ---Stress and lack of sleep affect me in a different way, because of this I lose my weight and feel constantly tired. --- End quote --- Make sure you get your proteins, the body cannot manufacture those and they are critical for well being. |
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