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Fair enough about fitocracy, its not everyone's cup of tea.
Tho doesn't matter what lvl ur at its a good way to keep a log of your workouts, tells you ur PB's and keeps charts. It also can link up with runkeeper if people use that on iPhones etc.

Also turning 30 is a bit of a wake up call for me, I need to get a routine and some fitness back I think coz I've heard that its hard to get a routine etc post 30, but I think that's kind of a bullshit excuse, if u want soethibg, ull work for it.

Iike this thread, talking about fitness can really help everyone.

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well, i am 36 mate and have changed my lifestyle completely.. so age has nothing to do with it... will i ever get back to my physical best.. prolly not... can i get into some kind of shape that isnt round... sure :D

I wanted to use runkeeper, but all the shit i have read on the Samsung Galaxy s2 basically says dont use it for exercise as water/condensation can get in the phone and ruin it, and alot of these armbands actually cause more problems as well!

...Iike this thread, talking about fitness can really help everyone.

:)

Look, we could keep this thread or start a new one just for logging in our daily/weekly efforts. It doesn't hav to be full on but a visual reminder (when we check it) of how much effort we are putting in. Just an idea. Sometimes just seeing how much or how little we do is all the motivation one needs.

We should start a new thread for diet and fitness. I am like Leeroy with the stupid foot injury but mine has driven me insane. Plantar faciatis (sp?) sounds trivial but it kept Joachim Noah off the court for six weeks and wrecked Tyreke Evans last season so it can be tricky. Been over a year for me. Obviously there is no excuse. I can still crawl. I can still starve but when you feel depressed and are in pain all the time food can be a comfort. Bad idea obviously.

Skyhookz at 36 I was balling 5-6 nights a week, still playing A-Grade domestic and was a slam-dunking machine. Now I am a fat useless slob. Still over the christmas break I was riding the bike every day for 1-4 hours and on the beach most days for a while as well. That was a great start. Now back at work it is a lot more of a challenge, but I am with you guys.

I will admit one additction and dilemma. Coke. I love it. Not cocane but cola. I was drinking Coke-Zero for ever but the science teacher at my school went on a massive campaign to get all of us off it because of how harmful the articficial sweeteners are. So while my exercise was up over Christmas by a lot it was the same time I switched to full sugar coke so my progress was about 3KG in 6 weeks, pitiful by any standard.

Last edited by yodabig at 2/19/2012 3:29:35 AM

Coke is absolutely my addiction and weakness. As a teenager I would drink 2 ltrs a day. As an adult I can stop drinking it for a few weeks before I somehow find myself drinking gallons of it again! I don't even note the slip...it just happens. I have recently purchased small cartons (12) of mini cokes. Not those skinny little things but the ones we drank as kids, the small, fat 250ml cans. I have done this in an attempt to ween myself off prior to commenceing training again. In fact (and this is how ridiculous one can get) I have drunk 3 of these cans in the last 10 minutes! Why? Because I still have another 5 to get through so there is NO COKE IN MY FRIDGE TOMORROW...when I sart running, only WATER! LOL

Hilarious! I will certainly have another Coke tonight, it is quite hot here and while I watch Homeland I will undoubtably have a Coke.

Having a 4th as we write! Digusting! Revoltingly overindulgent! Ahhh...tastes so good! LOL

I joke but it's serious. Coke is such a destructive liquid. By next friday I'll be talking up the taste of water...just you wait!

I am over 13 months now without a beer.. so my attitude is simply if i can do that, i can do anything!

I have 3 golden rules that i am living by at the moment and it is paying dividends..

1) No fried foods.. period..
2) No soft drink. Numerous studies around the world have results that show people who drink diet soft drink, are more prone to obesity than those who drink full soft drink..
3) Nothing from a packet. No chips, no lollies nothing..

So far, i have been really successful with that swap, dont stop program.. if i want a snack, i eat carrot or celery.. all i drink is water.. i might have the occasional port or scotch after dinner, but that is rare...

It is funny, it is the very excuses we come up with not to excercise, such as injuries, that should be the driving force behind us exercising.. I know for a fact, if i drop a few pounds, and increase core strength like Vis said, then my back issues will be minimal!

All for starting a fitness thread, I am riding anywhere between 4-6km a day at the moment and average about 4mins to a kilometre.. already that has come down half a minute! 4km doesnt sound like a lot... but damn i dont know many guys 132kg that could even get on a bike!

If you have a smart phone, get myfitnesspal.. it is a great app to help control what you are eating!

Awesome stuff, Skyhookz. We know it makes sense; we know what it takes to get healthy; we just choose not to do it.

Alright...a fitness thread. Where to open it and how will it function?

I'm thinking it could even be opened in the Fishbowl links so all can see and access it. This way, we know it will be avalaiable for some time despite teams relegating and promoting. Ideas?

It could be opened with a brief statement about its function (ie. This is a thread where those willing to document their daily fitness activities or goals etc etc)

???

I was thinking something like this:

As a result of discussions between several Fishbowl members, it has been decided to create this thread. This thread is meant to provide anyone and everyone with an opportunity to record their daily/weekly physical activities. Whether you've walked to the shop or done a marathon; whether you've lifted your child onto your shoulders or lifted weights, your physical activity can be recorded and monitored by yourself and others.

This thread provides a friendly, positive and encoruaging forum for those looking for that extra motivation. Additionally, such a thread could, if the individual wanted, alow for a level of accountability. If you say you're going to do this (actually write it for all to see) you're more likely to actually do it.

what to call the thread?

Just do it!
Thinking healthy.

suggestions? thoughts?

From: Matty8
Date: 2/19/2012 7:21:37 PM
...Iike this thread, talking about fitness can really help everyone.

:)


Look, we could keep this thread or start a new one just for logging in our daily/weekly efforts. It doesn't hav to be full on but a visual reminder (when we check it) of how much effort we are putting in. Just an idea. Sometimes just seeing how much or how little we do is all the motivation one needs.

seriously.... what you've just outlined here...


www.fitocracy.com

just check it out.