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Yoga is incredible for strength and flexibility. Try it for a week and you'll see what I mean.
That's what I would have thought, but there does actually seem to be more to it than that.
I plan to go again this week maybe after 2 days rest and see how I feel. I'm back next Monday for another session with the trainer.
And yes I'm aware I won't be shifting any stone within a short time scale. Haha.
Yeah, something like that. The way it is prossessed. I'm no expert but I looked it up and you do hear people talking about "good" and "bad" sugars.
Obviously too much of anything isn't good.
It's like magic isn't it?
I eat a ton of cheese still, but cut out all the heavy carbs.
Walking is great for the mind and body, but I really believe you can't exercise your way out of a bad diet.
If you are serious about wanting to lose weight it's really simple.
Stop eating shite and get out for a walk.
Guaranteed to work everytime.
not really starved myself and didn’t start my diet until mid March when I saw this
https://youtu.be/qVKlO6-1BWY
The doctor being interviewed is a longevity specialist, and a well respected one at that.
From there i watched hours hours and hours of lectures, interviews and did a lot of research.
I ended up giving up nearly all carbs and sugar, that includes fruit etc.
however, whilst being moderate I haven’t given up booze (beer yes, but wine no).
This type of diet is referred to as Keto and has found a lot of success with those who suffer from type 2 diabetes as well.
health wise, feeling totally different to a year ago, bags of energy for the kids and back to playing proper sport.
got another 5 kg to go before the wife’s 40th in December which was my initial target, but I can’t see myself going back to the old ways, as all the food I thought I would miss, I simply don’t.
carbs and fruit were always my weakness not the obvious culprits but there you go
No, its actually HIIT. Cardio is generally steady continual exercise. Boxing is bursts of high intensity exercise, with a 30 second rest between rounds. Very different. I was a runner for years, but once I started boxing, I noticed significant changes in body fat.
The key to it is intermittency - a bout of high intensity high heart rate stuff, then short rest, then repeat. Much more effective for fat burning.
Circuits achieve the same thing.
A circuit could be a series of 5 one minute exercises, like burpees, squats, kettle bell stuff, with a 30 second rest between sets, then a one minute rest at the end of the 5 set. Then repeat this at least three times. 6 times max (well hard!). This sort of thing is miles more effective in terms of fat burning than an equivalent time of cardio (eg running, cross training, rowing etc). With cardio, it's very hard to get to the level of burn for long enough. So, you end up at a steady rate that trickle burns.
The other benefit of HIIT (circuits etc) is that your metabolic rate stays high for a good while after your session, so you keep burning.
On diets - keto, paleo, etc etc - all academic if you find it difficult to maintain. We are omnivores, we can eat anything. The key is simple - just eat healthily and in reasonable portions. The worst thing to do is to go without meals. You need to keep your metabolism ticking over at a good rate. So, mid morning and mid afternoon snacks are good - handful of nuts, seeds, bit of fruit. Try and eat more fresh food, plenty of veg and water. Fat is also fine. There is a lot of evidence to show that eating fat increases your fat burning - it sort of primes your system.
Good sugars/bad sugars - a load of rubbish, as has been said. What you want to avoid is refined sugar, like biscuits and cake.
Essentially its common sense when it comes to food. The challenge is in actually doing it.
Sound. Probably the biggest challenge is maintaining motivation. On the days when you just cannot be arsed! When you grit your teeth and go, you do feel like you've achieved something. The other thing to do is set yourself realistic goals. That might be simply to actually go to the gym twice in a week. Never mind what you do there, just getting there! Same goes for weight loss, set achievable targets, a couple of pounds at first. It will take a while, but once you get into it, it picks up.
And....don't crucify yourself for falling off the plan. Life should be enjoyable, not punishing.
Try to mix up your exercise sets too so you don't get bored. Also it's good for the body too, so it doesn't get used to stuff/
Finally - weights. One of the big gaffes we blokes make is lifting too big a weight and having crap technique. It's absolutely not about how much weight you can shift, it's all about the quality of the movement. You are not a weightlifter, you are a body conditioner. Gym staff will help you with that, jus ask em.
Some of the most effective exercises involve no weights at all, but focus on balance and engagement of lots of muscles. Surprisingly exhausting. There's one called the Superman Plank. Have a do at that, a reet killer, but dead good for the belly.
I do Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu twice a week, mostly with guys 10 - 20 years younger than me (49). There is no way I could have done that without losing at least 20lbs through diet alone before I started to train 15 months ago.
The Yoga certainly helped me to get stronger and stay on the mats and keep relatively injury free. To date!
Having said all that it is a highly individual thing. For me, low carb works incredibly well and has done for over 18 months. Certainly not a fad diet. But I also have a mate who's five years older, eats what he likes and is in great shape and fit as a fiddle.
Find what works for you.
The term cardio, when people talk about training is generally used to mean running, rowing etc. You could argue all exercise is cardio, cos it involves working your cardiovascular system.
But, as we are picking hairs, HIIT and cardio are, for most people, terms used to describe different training methods.
You want to burn fat as fast as possible? HIIT and large muscle groups is the way to go.