Gordon_4 said:
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See I'm of the opposite opinion: mixing anything other than a treadmill or similar low impact and functionally auto-pilot capable exercise with television is a terrible idea. Music works fine because its passive and it helps with rhythm but television requires some active engagement. So you'll get distracted and start taking short cuts or worse form will fail and you'll injure yourself.
No, pushups, burpees, and sit-ups etc are best done as your activity of focus.
Oh I agree but I'm talking about how most people can fit more activity into their lives. I listen to Black flag when I work out. Both because I like their music and because Henry Rollins is a good motivator.
altnameJag said:
Hey if you can stop at a fun size Snicker bar then more power to you. Most people don't. I weighed almost 220lbs because my idea of a snack was a sharing bag of m&ms.
It also seriously lacks in dietary fibre which matters. Carbs aren't just carbs. High fibre carbs are far healthier than sugar and starchy carbs. A fun size Snickers is also 15g of food. An apple is what? 10 times that. It will leave you satiated for longer for roughly the same calories intake. And again that's assuming fun size. I said Snickers. An apple, half a tin of tuna and a spoonful of peanut butter would be about 260 calories to a regular size snicker bar's 215 and would be a much better balance of fibrous carbs, healthy fats and protein with a lot more important micronutrients. And also cheap. At least where I live an apple and a tin of tuna costs a few cent more than a Snickers bar and my one kg tub of 100% peanut butter costs 10 euro and last s several weeks.
Baffle2 said:
Fun-size Snickers barely touches the sides.
I think for a lot of people it's just the lack of time. Sure, you might have a spare two or three hours a day where you really get to decide what you want to do, but when you've finished a 10- to 12-hour shift and you know you're doing another one tomorrow, and the day after, and again, etc., the idea of spending those spare hours jumping up and down on the spot or picking up a heavy thing and putting it back down again just isn't that tempting. And spending an hour at the gym realistically means taking an hour and a half out of the day to get there, shower etc.
Look at all the excuses (reasons!) I've come up with for myself!
I spent about 10 years making those same excuses. It is very easy to fall into those habits. It also meant my leasure time when I decided to change became primarily occupied with exercise and research. I'm not saying it isn't really really hard to change.
But honestly ever since I quit smoking cut down drinking to maybe 3-4 times a year and started exercising and eating healthy, when I go home to see friends and family they act like I'm some holier than thou douchebag when I order sparkling water at a bar and have a salad for dinner. They don't want to change they just want to not be unhealthy anymore and then wonder why things keep getting worse and worse for them when they change nothing or do low energy steady state cardio once a week. The only vaguely holier than thou comment I made was when they were giving out about the price of cigarettes and saying it was stupid how much they're taxed I said "Smoking is stupid too to be fair."
And the only reason I use myself as an example is because I am not special. I was lazy and overweight most of my life. I quit smoking without any help, no gum or patches, just decided not to smoke anymore. I used to buy a cake and just eat it with a tube of Pringles and a 2 litre bottle of coke. I was a garbage bag of a man and I just decided enough was enough. I wanted to be healthy and not have sore joints from all the extra weight I was carrying more than I wanted Pringles.
And you don't need to go to the gym or even workout for an hour. Half an hour of high intensity workouts would make a huge difference. HIIT and AMRAP routines can get you a lot more bang for your buck.
