5 Reasons Why I Kicked My Gym Habit
As a professional in a physically demanding field , law enforcement, staying in shape is about more than just fitting into my favourite jeans, it is a part of staying alive. Like most of my badge wearing friends, I have drifted through a number of different gyms, and find that each one leaves me feeling far less than motivated. And there is always the problem of cost. Gym membership prices keep going up, but I haven’t seen anything that makes the cost increases worth it. So I decided to kick my gym habit and I’m healthier than ever! Here are five reasons I decided to leave my gym and how you can get into shape at home.
Do you want power legs?
I know many of you will have already seen this but it makes me laugh.
Almost feels like you’re being brainwashed or something. Anyway thought I’d share it with you. And if you’ve already seen it then think of it as my little retro contribution to your day.
Powerthirst by Picnicface
I told a friend I was interested in selling it. Read More…
So where do I start?
Welcome to the beginning. Scary here isn’t it.
Some of you have been trying to go to the gym for years. Some have been and never entirely got on with it. Others have suffered injury, had a pregnancy, enjoyed too many liquid lunches, been a smidgen too lazy or generally feel so bad about your body that you’re not sure you want to ever show it it tight clothing in public again.
Or you are a generally a fit person, with your activities, healthy eating and sports, that staring at a wall of televisions or mirrors in a room of sweaty strangers doesn’t quite draw you in.
I was never a particularly sporty person. I was always chosen last on school team because everyone knew I hated participating. I made that part very obvious. To everyone!
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Strength Training Back Pain
Now we’re hitting territory here that I have a little soft spot for. Surely many of us at some point have hit the strength training back pain wall only to find ourselves a little stuck how to get the best out of a workout. What is the fastest way to get fit at home? And are home cardio workouts just for the girls?
For some people it can truly be a tough phase when you have to cut back on weights due to an injury. But that doesn’t have to mean that you can’t workout. After seeking advice from your health professional that it’s OK to get into bodyweight exercises, you might be amazed at just what levels of overall improvement you can achieve. Functional fitness that will strengthen your ability to protect yourself in the future. Heck even have you doing crazy moves that will have your friends astounded you can even do ONE! Read More…
Foods High in Vitamin D – Health Benefits Of Vitamin D
Many people do not realize the importance of Vitamin D in human body. They take it as a sunshine vitamin as our body naturally absorbs it when we are exposed to the sun. However in today’s world we generally do not get that much of sun exposure due to spending most of our times in houses, workplaces, cars or shopping malls. Many people develop Vitamin D deficiency for the same reason. Studies have shown that there are some high vitamin D foods also that provide efficient amount of this vitamin. Keeping in mind the health problems that the deficiency of vitamin D can cause to the body you should take proper diet that enables vitamin D intake in sufficient amount.
My date with Personal Trainer
Well not a date. A training session!
If you are keeping up you’ll know for the next 3 months I’ll be doing a couple of tests on myself and monitoring the results. 4 Hour Body is the way I’ll be training but I’ll be eating another way that will be revealed in 3 months time.
The trainer I have has his own facilities which is an incredible change from the queues at my regular gym for equipment.
It’s going to take a little time to work out the weights I shall be using but getting to failure with perfect form here is the aim of the game. Interestingly I found it pretty hard work.. going as slow as required. Any new routine is a shock to the body so I’ll get to grips with it yet.
Today is a new day
I’ve got a bit of a test on myself happening from today. I’m changing the way I eat and the way I work out for the next 3 months and will track my progress in this blog.
I will not be entirely open about how I am eating until the 3 months up.
My training though will be hard. I’m testing out Tim Ferriss’ workout for muscle building that was devised in his ’4 Hour Body’ book.
Should be interesting and at the end of it all I’ll be having my blood tests done too to see just how overall healthy I am.
Watch this space.
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Exercise ball?? I just got one yesterday, and I’ve been going to the gym and running for at least an hour a day, doing 3-5 miles.. but since i’m at home for half of the day, i’m planning on using the exercise ball.. so i was just wondering how fast i would see results if i worked on the ball for an hour a day?..
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Questions & Answers on: Nutrition Data
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I’m looking to lose weight and am trying to find a database of nutrition data. I am aware of the free database provided by the USDA, but it seems to lack data for restaurants and pre-packaged food you would purchase at a grocery store.
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