I over ate and gained two pounds. But I did hike up Humpback Mountain and a little of the AT yesterday . Now its back to the bowflex, elliptical, treadmill and my bike.
I got a fitbit zip for Christmas...
I'm staying off the scale for a few weeksOriginally Posted by jimmyjam
HM, I've never heard of the Fitbit so I looked it up and it looks pretty cool.
Yup, ITri... it is pretty cool... I like it so far. I walked 10,406 steps today. Actually, I ran in the gym as a part of those "steps". today.I'm staying off the scale for a few weeks
HM, I've never heard of the Fitbit so I looked it up and it looks pretty cool.
It's a fun way to track everyday activity. :>) You were so NICE this year.. you deserve one as well.
Here's a silly little article if you need a schedule for the new year. They have "funny" pictorials for each month, but November's seems kind of gross; I'm sure they didn't mean for it to look that way, but you gotta wonder if any real editing went into this
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifest...wpisrc=nl_most
I don't see it really inspiring anyone, besides real inspiration comes from within, but the schedule is at least a start...
Another reason to lift weights. As you age you become more and more susceptible to torn rotator cuffs, which can be caused by falling on the shoulder or "breaking your fall" using your arms.
No matter how much you hike, you never get good enough at it to not fall.
Kind of a sad thought isn't it; you can never prevent falling
Thanks for keeping us motivated to keep exercising! I fall a lot and injury is my biggest fear (next to being alone in the dark in the woods). So...core workout is on the schedule again tonight and maybe strength training tomorrow and 12 mile run Saturday. For the record, I HATE lifting weights. It's the most boring exercise I can think of. But I recognize the importance and need to get on a better schedule.Here's a silly little article if you need a schedule for the new year. They have "funny" pictorials for each month, but November's seems kind of gross; I'm sure they didn't mean for it to look that way, but you gotta wonder if any real editing went into this
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifest...wpisrc=nl_most
I don't see it really inspiring anyone, besides real inspiration comes from within, but the schedule is at least a start...
Another reason to lift weights. As you age you become more and more susceptible to torn rotator cuffs, which can be caused by falling on the shoulder or "breaking your fall" using your arms.
No matter how much you hike, you never get good enough at it to not fall.
Kind of a sad thought isn't it; you can never prevent falling
That's alright, at least you understand the importance. I've always liked weightlifting, but maybe it's just a testosterone thing...you know because I get the grunt and stuff
However, I can relate to you with respect to my running; I always HATED running, but I knew this was a key exercise for life-long health. And for that reason it took a long time to get in the habit, but luckily now I can say it's beyond a habit and truly is part of me. I guess the key is not so much Will Power, but finding that reason to do it and focus on that, but you can't discount Will Power totally, even today I have to use a little Will Power to get out there, but the difference is that once I get out there I soon forget how crappy it is and get in to a "flow".
Here's some good reading on forming habits and one link references a book you may want to check out
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.p...m-a-new-habit/
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.p...ames-on-habit/
I successfully lost over 20 lbs a few years ago but have since then gradually gained it back. I figure if I can lose 20 lbs before summer hiking season, I will have a pack weight of zero if I include fat in my base weight ;-) What worked for me last time was this:
1. Weigh yourself every morning, graph your progress, and post it on the refrigerator (see results below).
2. Three meals a day with no snacking, especially after dinner (it's those evening calories that really do me in).
3. 1/2 hr of brisk walking on the treadmill every night.
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I've said before, one of my most important lessons I learned from my hike is just how efficient the body can become at burning/using calories. Aside from developing an awesome cardio base I think a thru-hike is a special endeavor, because more than any other activity it trains our bodies to operate very efficiently, because we must ration our calories. I also believe it's something we should incorporate in our daily lives and our in-between-hike workouts. Forget all the talk of how many calories we need to do X-activty; improving upon what the body accomplished on the trail is crucial, IMHO
This is an interesting article on how to improve the body's efficiency at storing glycogen and burning fat. http://triathlon.competitor.com/2012...-machine_31034
Excerpts:
"Torbjorn Sindballe dishes on how he turned his body into a fat-burning machine.
When Torbjørn Sindballe was a professional triathlete, he used the most cutting edge science to make himself the best triathlete he could be. His efforts helped him break the bike course record at the Ironman World Championship, as well as place third there in 2007.
The following is Sindballe’s personal account of how he attempted to make his body into a fat-burning machine, thereby giving his body the most efficient and limitless fuel available to him. It was originally seen in the Nov/Dec 2010 issue of Inside Triathlon magazine.
A good friend of mine once finished a six-hour ride in the mountains on nothing but pure water. No gels, no energy drinks—just water. And he was not out on a Sunday ride—he was hammering, riding hard on the ascents and flying down the descents. Can you do that? Or are you already thinking of how many gels and bars you would need to drag along for the ride?"
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"When we are very fit, our glycogen stores can fuel a six-hour hard ride in the mountains, similar to the one my friend took. But after the ride, the glycogen tank is almost empty. In comparison, even a rail thin triathlete stores enough fat to fuel five Ironmans in a row.
Fat is an almost unlimited resource, but it comes with two problems: The human brain is a sugar lover, and the rate at which fat is burned for fuel is too slow to support a hard, fast Ironman effort. In other words, your body fuels itself with a combination of glycogen and fat (and a little protein), with fat being the source of fuel that lasts but which cannot be tapped quickly enough to keep you moving fast.
The problem of your brain loving sugar can be solved by taking in enough carbohydrates during exercise. And the fat burning problem can be abated by teaching your body to use fat at a faster rate—thus staving off the depletion of the glycogen tank and allowing you to go faster longer. (Once the glycogen is gone, your body can only tap into its fat for fuel, thus forcing you to slow down or bonk.)
The easiest way to improve your ability to oxidize fat—turn fat into energy—is to train for long hours on the trails or in the saddle at a relatively slow pace. Generally, you don’t want to go much faster than your Ironman pace if you’re trying to stimulate your fat oxidation capabilities. While most athletes are well aware of this, there are several diet and training tricks out there that claim to increase the quality of the training stimulus these rides and runs provide. I have researched and tried most of these tricks myself while I was an Ironman pro and now have an understanding of what does and doesn’t work."
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