Fitness 2021

[Threviel]

Last year I joined a swimming course in my local swimming club. By chance three old class mates of mine had the same idea and it's been great fun doing it with them. When the second wave of Corona hit in November it was cancelled, but after new years it started up again. Swimming is hard training when doing it right I've discovered.

My old class mates are guys who've been exercising their whole lives and they don't have a beer keg like me, so I've had problem keeping up with them. They've also been able to put in extra passes during the week which I've not. But, working from home, I've started running and mountain biking just to build cardio to be able to keep up. It's been a great motivator making me exercising at home Monday-Wednesday, resting till Saturday and swimming.

This working from home thingy is excellent, saves me 1.5 hours every day that I can use for exercise. When Corona is over I will definitely try to work more from home.

Though the main goal is general health an important side goal is to lose weight. I clock in at 86ish kg and I want to get down to 70-75ish kg which would be a good weight for me. I have not, even with all this exercise, lost a kg.

[mongers]

My diet proceeds well and i have lost 14 pounds since Christmas. 34 more to lose and I will be back at my 1980 weight. Main exercise is brisk walking, about ten miles a day these days. I do a few exercises for the upper body and arms but find them very easy to forget 

That's some going Tricky, but be careful it can be addictive, I've an aquaintance who's 71 and he's out nearly everyday Winter or Summer, sometimes for 7 or 8 hours of walking.

[Malthus]

I took your pep talk to heart.  Morning workouts have begun again 

Excellent!

I've roped in my wife to do the interval training part with me. Turns out she is better at it than I am.

[Malthus]

Last year I joined a swimming course in my local swimming club. By chance three old class mates of mine had the same idea and it's been great fun doing it with them. When the second wave of Corona hit in November it was cancelled, but after new years it started up again. Swimming is hard training when doing it right I've discovered.

My old class mates are guys who've been exercising their whole lives and they don't have a beer keg like me, so I've had problem keeping up with them. They've also been able to put in extra passes during the week which I've not. But, working from home, I've started running and mountain biking just to build cardio to be able to keep up. It's been a great motivator making me exercising at home Monday-Wednesday, resting till Saturday and swimming.

This working from home thingy is excellent, saves me 1.5 hours every day that I can use for exercise. When Corona is over I will definitely try to work more from home.

Though the main goal is general health an important side goal is to lose weight. I clock in at 86ish kg and I want to get down to 70-75ish kg which would be a good weight for me. I have not, even with all this exercise, lost a kg.

It is difficult to lose weight by exercising alone - unfortunately, weight loss usually requires keeping track of what you eat at the same time as you exercise.

I've been able to lose quite a bit of weight, but that was all from controlling diet. I've run into a bit of a wall though, I'm hovering at the same weight for a while now, even though I'd like to lose another ten pounds or so.

[Threviel]

Yeah, I did it about seven years ago. Calorie app on the phone and lots of training, got down to 72ish from 95ish and was happy there. Then we had kid nr 2 and my wife got sick and we lost all direction for a few years.

This time I don't have the motivation to count calories, that shit is good for you, but hellishly boring. So I'll see where swimming takes me.

[Richard Hakluyt]

My diet proceeds well and i have lost 14 pounds since Christmas. 34 more to lose and I will be back at my 1980 weight. Main exercise is brisk walking, about ten miles a day these days. I do a few exercises for the upper body and arms but find them very easy to forget 

That's some going Tricky, but be careful it can be addictive, I've an aquaintance who's 71 and he's out nearly everyday Winter or Summer, sometimes for 7 or 8 hours of walking.

Yes, I've heard that can be a problem but fear not...I have a non-addictive personality 

But low on willpower and perseverance; the principal risk is that I forget my object and accidentally stop the program.

[Eddie Teach]

I met a coyote last week, and this week I saw another. They like the dark, obviously.

When are they bringing you across?

[Syt]

Dusted off ye olde dumbbells again at lowest setting (5.5 kg each). Been doing some light exercises over the last few days and did my first full workout for all muscle groups today (a dozen exercises with 3 sets of 10 slow reps each; 30-45 sec pause between sets and about 2 minutes between exercises). Took me about an hour, but I'm pleasantly exhausted (though I expect to be quite sore tomorrow )

[saskganesh]

Looks like I have quit smoking. Again. Because there's fuck else to do during these lockdowns.

I will hit 25 miles this week easy.

[mongers]

Looks like I have quit smoking. Again. Because there's fuck else to do during these lockdowns.

I will hit 25 miles this week easy.

It's certainly worth a go.

Good going on the running.

This evening I did 24 miles on the old bike, one working gear, did the loop a minute or two quicker than last time I did it, all of 6 months ago, so not to shabby. The route even includes an actual hill!

[saskganesh]

nice. 

I just finished my 9th day off tobacco. It looks like I have finally done it.

[mongers]

nice. 

I just finished my 9th day off tobacco. It looks like I have finally done it.

That's one of the toughest battles anyone can have.

[Malthus]

nice. 

I just finished my 9th day off tobacco. It looks like I have finally done it.

Excellent!

Funny thing, just by coincidence, I had my last smoke at a Languish meet I think you were also at - fifteen years ago or so. Right before my kid was born.

[Malthus]

Also, still going with the morning workouts.

[saskganesh]

nice. 

I just finished my 9th day off tobacco. It looks like I have finally done it.

Excellent!

Funny thing, just by coincidence, I had my last smoke at a Languish meet I think you were also at - fifteen years ago or so. Right before my kid was born.

I think I still have the pictures.