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altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 8:19 pm	Post subject: Getting fit What makes some of us stick at the gym or that new sport while others lapse after the initial enthusiasm? Aaron


iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 9:22 pm	Post subject: Some people simply lack patience and tenacity. Some people are so unfit that they have hard time exercising. For example, if you carry so much weight, then exercising can be exhausting. Also you can hurt your knees. Exercising can be enjoyable, but some exercise routines are boring. Also sense of community can make it enjoyable. If you take exercising class like spinning class, yoga class and cardio boxing class, you get to know people who take the same class. Small conversation here and there. You may not get to know them well, but it gives you sense of belonging, which makes you go back there every week. If you don't have that, exercising can become very boring.

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 9:54 pm	Post subject: You could also argue, however, that if you carry a lot of weight, you are more likely to see the fruits of your labor more quickly. If you're overweight, surely the initial weight loss is the easiest and possibly the most noticable? Aaron

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 10:06 pm	Post subject: Possibly. It may not be a bad idea to develop exercising equipments for those who are over weight. I'm not so sure if something like treadmill is the best exercising equipment for those who are seriously over weight.

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 10:07 pm	Post subject: Maybe something like swimming is better until some weight is shed. Less impact on joints. Aaron

frankcow Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 3:45 pm	Post subject: looking at myself in the mirror, then looking at an underwear model compels me to get back to the gym!!!

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 1:23 am	Post subject: frankcow wrote: looking at myself in the mirror, then looking at an underwear model compels me to get back to the gym!!! If you're discouraged, just look at real state moguls and hedge fund managers like Donald Trump. You can convince yourself that looking fit and youthful isn't necessary (to attract young visually appealing women).

bluenoser Joined: 18 May 2006 Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 1:26 pm	Post subject: A lot of things keep me from continuing from the gym. However once I stop it is EXTREMELY hard to get back into it. First there is the reason that I stopped, then you lose the energy that you had while going so fast that it is a hinderance to get started again. Today IS going to be my first day back in almost 2 months. I had to stop because of an injury but that has been better for almost 3 weeks but I just couldn't find the energy to get up in teh morning and go. So I think that for the first couple of weeks I am going to go after work and then I should be better able to do teh morning thing like I used to.

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:45 pm	Post subject: How did you get on with your return to exercise, bluenoser? Good luck... Aaron

bluenoser Joined: 18 May 2006 Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 12:21 pm	Post subject: It is going good, however I had to slow down on the weight lifting a lot since I aggravated my shoulder. I injured it a long time back and doing some bench presses with too much weight set me back a few weeks. So I am just lifting with very light weights and doing more cardio and playing more basketball. I also starting keeping bettert track of my weight and measurements of my gut and chest. I am looking to lose about 25 lbs by Christmas and get my Chest to gut ratio as close to 1 as I can, then get over one this winter

frankcow Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 4:30 pm	Post subject: Another way to stay motivated is to keep variety. Try new forms of exercise, different routines. It will keep you interested and you'll get a better workout as well

bluenoser Joined: 18 May 2006 Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:00 pm	Post subject: frankcow wrote: Another way to stay motivated is to keep variety. Try new forms of exercise, different routines. It will keep you interested and you'll get a better workout as well Oh I do all of that, when I was going I changed my workouts on a monthly basis. It is just the going part that gets boring. But I am fighting through that now, I am planning on playing B-bal twice this week and going to the gym twice. That is if my body lets me.

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 9:49 am	Post subject: Glad to hear it's going well... keep at it. Hopefully the weight you're losing is all the motivation you need. Aaron

cloningOk Joined: 25 Jul 2004 Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:04 am	Post subject: frankcow wrote: Another way to stay motivated is to keep variety. Try new forms of exercise, different routines. It will keep you interested and you'll get a better workout as well Sure, like anything else, having some variety is a good idea. No dramatic change is necessary. Making a minor change or two should be sufficient.

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altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 8:19 pm

Post subject: Getting fit

What makes some of us stick at the gym or that new sport while others lapse after the initial enthusiasm?

Aaron

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 9:22 pm

Post subject:

Some people simply lack patience and tenacity. Some people are so unfit that they have hard time exercising. For example, if you carry so much weight, then exercising can be exhausting. Also you can hurt your knees. Exercising can be enjoyable, but some exercise routines are boring. Also sense of community can make it enjoyable. If you take exercising class like spinning class, yoga class and cardio boxing class, you get to know people who take the same class. Small conversation here and there. You may not get to know them well, but it gives you sense of belonging, which makes you go back there every week. If you don't have that, exercising can become very boring.

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 9:54 pm

Post subject:

You could also argue, however, that if you carry a lot of weight, you are more likely to see the fruits of your labor more quickly. If you're overweight, surely the initial weight loss is the easiest and possibly the most noticable?

Aaron

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 10:06 pm

Post subject:

Possibly. It may not be a bad idea to develop exercising equipments for those who are over weight. I'm not so sure if something like treadmill is the best exercising equipment for those who are seriously over weight.

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 10:07 pm

Post subject:

Maybe something like swimming is better until some weight is shed. Less impact on joints.

Aaron

frankcow

Joined: 26 Jun 2006

Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 3:45 pm

Post subject:

looking at myself in the mirror, then looking at an underwear model compels me to get back to the gym!!!

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 1:23 am

Post subject:

frankcow wrote:

looking at myself in the mirror, then looking at an underwear model compels me to get back to the gym!!!

If you're discouraged, just look at real state moguls and hedge fund managers like Donald Trump. You can convince yourself that looking fit and youthful isn't necessary (to attract young visually appealing women).

bluenoser

Joined: 18 May 2006

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 1:26 pm

Post subject:

A lot of things keep me from continuing from the gym. However once I stop it is EXTREMELY hard to get back into it. First there is the reason that I stopped, then you lose the energy that you had while going so fast that it is a hinderance to get started again.

Today IS going to be my first day back in almost 2 months. I had to stop because of an injury but that has been better for almost 3 weeks but I just couldn't find the energy to get up in teh morning and go. So I think that for the first couple of weeks I am going to go after work and then I should be better able to do teh morning thing like I used to.

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:45 pm

Post subject:

How did you get on with your return to exercise, bluenoser?

Good luck...

Aaron

bluenoser

Joined: 18 May 2006

Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 12:21 pm

Post subject:

It is going good, however I had to slow down on the weight lifting a lot since I aggravated my shoulder. I injured it a long time back and doing some bench presses with too much weight set me back a few weeks.

So I am just lifting with very light weights and doing more cardio and playing more basketball.

I also starting keeping bettert track of my weight and measurements of my gut and chest. I am looking to lose about 25 lbs by Christmas and get my Chest to gut ratio as close to 1 as I can, then get over one this winter Smile

frankcow

Joined: 26 Jun 2006

Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 4:30 pm

Post subject:

Another way to stay motivated is to keep variety. Try new forms of exercise, different routines. It will keep you interested and you'll get a better workout as well

bluenoser

Joined: 18 May 2006

Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:00 pm

Post subject:

frankcow wrote:

Another way to stay motivated is to keep variety. Try new forms of exercise, different routines. It will keep you interested and you'll get a better workout as well

Oh I do all of that, when I was going I changed my workouts on a monthly basis. It is just the going part that gets boring.

But I am fighting through that now, I am planning on playing B-bal twice this week and going to the gym twice.

That is if my body lets me.

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 9:49 am

Post subject:

Glad to hear it's going well... keep at it. Hopefully the weight you're losing is all the motivation you need.

Aaron

cloningOk

Joined: 25 Jul 2004

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:04 am

Post subject:

frankcow wrote:

Another way to stay motivated is to keep variety. Try new forms of exercise, different routines. It will keep you interested and you'll get a better workout as well

Sure, like anything else, having some variety is a good idea. No dramatic change is necessary. Making a minor change or two should be sufficient.

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