Giving up

[*-SARIN-*]

Feb 1, 2016 20:14:59 GMT thebishman said:

Joggin gives pretty much 0 extra benfits to a brisk walk. Just allows the jogger to win knackered knees and hips later in life.

I love it when people say they go running. They dont atall. They jog. At a pace thats comfortable. Which isnt ideal for fitness or weight loss.

HIT training is where the cool kids hang out

But this is why running or jogging is good for fitness and weight loss, continual gentle exercise allows the body to enter the fat burning zone and is excellent for the cardiovascular system (which is generally how people determine if you are fit or not), and normally occurs 40+ minutes of starting exercise.  This is why sprinters are muscular and long distance runners are like rakes, think the Ethiopian guys or Mo Farah.

[thebishman]

Completley agree sarin...but watch those pro runners...they are running! Average people dont. They just jog.

[*-SARIN-*]

Feb 1, 2016 20:29:51 GMT thebishman said:

Completley agree sarin...but watch those pro runners...they are running! Average people dont. They just jog.

Hahaha!  Yeah i'll give you that one.  The important thing is the length of time that they do it for.  Consequently, swimming is well documented to be one of the best sports for the cardiovascular system, you use all muscles in the body and there is no impact on joints.

[lobeydosser]

Where I lived as a child there was a guy who was such a good swimmer that he won many medals for the sport.
Later in life, after he retired and then gave up the swimming, he developed severe heart problems. The doctors put it down to the muscles in his chest pressing on his heart. He then had to start swimming again just to stay alive.

Any sport however good at it you are, can be both good and bad, depending on how far you want to take it.
I'm sure our swimming guy gave little thought to his later life while he was winning at his chosen sport.

Looking back on my life, I am now seriously glad that although I have tried many sports, I never took any of them more seriously than their enjoyment level.

[thebishman]

I think its a case of everything in moderation. Whether that be diet or excercise.

[lobeydosser]

Feb 1, 2016 20:52:30 GMT thebishman said:

I think its a case of everything in moderation. Whether that be diet or excercise.

Yes and I also think that we have been brainwashed for years about what is good for us and what is not.

To me there is no point in trying to do something that you do not enjoy. Life is way too short for us to be influenced by what other people believe to be "best for us".

I don't mind trying something new, but if it is not to my taste, then I will drop it quick-style.

3 years ago, after many years of trying other things, many of which came highly recommended by medical practitioners, to quit smoking, I tried vaping. I enjoyed it and so I am still doing it. Oh and I have no intention of ever stopping it.

I am hoping that the 5:2 diet will go the same way. So far it seems to be the Bees Knees.

[thebishman]

Sounds like your onto a winner here bud. Well done to you!

[lobeydosser]

There has been a number of comments on physical working or exercising on Fast Days.
However Fasting in many countries is a religious requirement and in those same countries there are athletes and sportsmen and women who are obviously training and competing during the months of their religious Fasts.

Research was done in Tunisia on the effects on the performance of the country's football team during Ramadan and it was found that there was no change.

Intermittent fasting would appear to enhance an athlete's performance on a number of levels.

However, I am no athlete and therefor can only go on the research carried out by others.
For myself, I can say with certainty, that I feel good on Fast Days and even better the following day.
Today is the day after my fast day and I am not hungry, I don't want to eat any great amount of food, I have had a light breakfast and I will probably skip lunch.

Perhaps the greatest benefit of an intermitting fast diet is the Feel Good Factor.

[PinkyPuff]

I agree lobeydosser about what you said that most people do things they not enjoy and that's why most of diets or fitness plans fail.People give up and go back to normal.I absolutely love when I am at the gym,for an hour I forget all about my problems,my mind go completely blank.It's my "me" time.And the feeling after workout is just amazing.And let's not forget the results after you hard work,when body and mind changes.I never thought that I will enjoy weight lifting,but turn out to be my passion.

[lobeydosser]

Years ago when I was in the Fire Service we all started doing weight training.
However, as far as I can tell, out of the whole station, only one member continued to do it on a regular basis.
It just kind of died a death after a few months.
Once members realised that they could do the job without the extra exertions, interest just fell away.

I get my exercise from digging the garden and, hey presto, 6 months later I am rewarded for my efforts!

[lobeydosser]

Putting on weight is a vey slow and gradual process and not really noticeable until something happens that we find that what fitted in the past, no longer fits, or things we did every other day without thinking about them, suddenly become difficult or even impossible.

Although I haven’t weighed myself and will not get weighed until nearly the end of this month, I know I am losing weight because things I have found difficult to do before, are much easier now.
I no longer have to contact the local forklift company to get out of my recliner chair!! <GGG>.

Also I have noticed that my taste buds have become a lot sharper and I can now taste individual flavours within combination foods.
This is also true with my vaping and it makes flavours much more interesting.

Life is gradually getting easier and so, if nothing else, 5:2 is working for me.

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Feb 1, 2016 20:52:30 GMT thebishman said:

I think its a case of everything in moderation. Whether that be diet or excercise.

Major smiley prob x-(

Best thing has been said all thread

lobeydosser and thebishman - 5:2 diet is going to be on Jeremy Vine soon

I think I'll just make some more cabbage soup LOL

[lobeydosser]

Hi @johanino, Cabbage Soup tends to make me a bit "Windy" and we have had more than enough gales up here to do us this winter!!!!

[lobeydosser]

I am really getting into this now and the change in the way I eat is remarkable.

The Fast Days just breeze by and I can even prepare the dogs dinners without wanting to woolf (or perhaps that should be woof) them down myself.
But really the biggest change is on the days when I am not fasting. I am eating a lot smaller portions and I am actually leaving food on the plate uneaten simply because I have had enough. Unheard of a month ago when I would finish mine and everyone else's had they left anything.

No more wanting to snack between meals, no more Mars Bar suppers and no more Curryoots.
There is plenty of food in the house, I just don't "graze" any longer.

I just wish I had found this eating regime about 20 years ago.
But hy ho, there is always the next 20 years to enjoy it.