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Seriously
Walk
I had bariatric surgery 3 years ago - single best advice I got out of the whole thing (past "your stomach now holds about 1 cup, choose wisely") was "walk"
Find ways to add walking to your daily activities - go to an office? Take the stairs; walk around the parking lot at lunch; park further from the door. Work from home? Take a 10 minute pause every hour or two and walk around the outside of your house (yes, I said "outside").
It's not complicated ...:)
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You can't win debates with such people, about biking or walking; there's always another reason why they (and all other good and upstanding Americans) can't possibly walk or bike. When they run out of their own made up reasons, it's "well what about disabled people!" Like yeah, they maybe can't, are you disabled? No? Well then.
Not sure if you or OP are in the US or not, but American cities have zoning laws and infrastructure that are designed entirely around the car. Aside from a few exceptions, towns in the US aren't like European towns in the slightest. It really is often the case that nothing is walkable or bikeable. The "Not Just Bikes" YouTube channel goes into all this if you are interested in that sort of stuff.
It is nevertheless eminently possible to walk and bike more.
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wink wink nudge nudge If I'm going to waste time going to the gym, I'm going to get the maximum time to benefit ratio.
Yeah it is not like there are any life fucking up side effects
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Nothing about that is a solution or simple.
The "simple" part could be up for debate, but in what way is "replace some of your car/bus/train travel with walking or cycling" not a solution to the problem of staying in shape when you hate going to the gym? It may not be feasible in all cases, but it's definitely feasible in some cases, and it absolutely works. In particular, bike commuting is an excellent way to integrate exercise into your daily routine without…
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Two exercises 1/ dumbbell squat 2/ overhead press 10x5 sets (can do 10x3 to start). You can do in your own house, own room, with privacy. Takes ten minutes. Do a ten min jog around the block. Keep it easy at first.
After you max those out on squat, get a small rack and barbell set, I put mine in the garage.
I do an hour every other day, but you could split it up as 30 everyday. 30 minutes of running in place. I live in a city and getting to a nice spot to run would be the distance of my run anyway. Started stationary running in my apartment. 30 minutes is 3.5 miles for me. 30 minutes of body weight training. 5 minute yoga stretch routine, then 10 burpees, 30 squats, 15 push-ups, 10 chair dips, 10 pull-ups, 10 lunges. I…
I'm curious, is there a technique to running in place? Running in place kills my ankles and calves. I used to jog and didn't really have an issue.
It allows me to control the impact like a spring.
Running heel first, which feels more natural when running distance, leaves my knees hurting.
Running on the balls of your feet can tire your calves out quickly if you’re new to it, and can leave you too sore for the next day, so start slow.
Do 10m for a week or two until you feel your recovery has caught up, then 15m then 20m then 30m.
If I want to up the amount of energy I am expelling I will bring my knees up higher for as many strides as I can.
You will want to force yourself to keep a good running form when stationary because you can easily “fake it” and fall back on bad form of “kicking out” or “wobbling” which can impact your joints negatively.
Keep your feet pointing forward, raise your knees, and swing your arms just like you would when running distance.
Do it in a way that feels comfortable to you rather than in a way that feels weird and performative.
All in all the important thing is to get your heart rate up, and sweating is usually a sign that you’re getting some good cardio done.
The biggest thing for me was I wanted to get it done in 30m, but when running distance it took me 15m to prep myself for the run (get water and music ready, find my clothes and shoes, get dressed, ..). But with running in place my run is literally 30m of my time, every time.
Which made the most important part: just keeping a regular routine where you move your body; so much easier.
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Yeah it is not like there are any life fucking up side effects
Have some sources https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32081788/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3897047/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j232kdcnSQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBhfP3MBYLU https://www.reddit.com/r/trt/
I thought the nudge was about anabolic steroids, since that is illegal most places.
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Right, but you have room for a television and multiple couches etc. Give me a break.
You're right, we do - we don't have a lonely spartan lifestyle. If you ever live with a partner, have kids, entertain, have hobbies, work from home... floor space and storage come at a premium.
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Which weight to start with for a 90kg guy with little experience and poor shape?
I'm just a casual kettlebell user rather than a trainer or anything but the recommendations I see for adult males is always 16kg/35lbs. If you're completely untrained/weak then it might be better starting with a lower weight.