I’m restarting after gaining back from a big loss that finished at the beginning of last year. Last time I did lots of walking and then bicycling. I’m struggling a bit getting more active this time. I think my biggest problem is that I want to go at the same level that I was going when I stopped and I need to slow down a bit and build back up to that.
What are you doing to get more active? Any exercise programs, youtube workouts, or other resources you’ve use that you enjoyed? Are there any exercise or active hobby lemmy communities that would pair well with this community?
I second cycling. If you have the time for it, it’s a great way to spend an early morning on a day off. It makes the surrounding area seem so accessible and interesting in a way that a car just doesn’t.
For example, I like to go to our city pool sometimes on the weekend. It’s about a 5 mile / 15 minute drive. On a bike it’s only about 30 minutes, so timewise it still works out for me. But I enjoy the mental relaxation that cruising through the neighborhood to my destination brings.
It’s not exactly targeted towards weightloss, but apps like Boostcamp are really great for finding and keeping track of workout routines. The thing I miss most from the old site is the /r/weightroom community.
For the last five weeks I’ve been following the juggernaut powerlifting program and really enjoying it
Honestly I just try to close the rings on my apple watch most days. I have them set so that roughly 20 extra minutes of light exercising will close them on a normal day. For me that works out to 580 move, 30 exercise, 8 stand.
In addition to that, 3 days a week I go to the gym for some weight training and do my best to try and run for 40 minutes. So far my best running distance in that time has been 4.76 km. Next day I smacked my knee against a fuel tank at work and had to stop running for the last few weeks. Flipping hurt to walk for a few days after that. Had a nice big bruise.
As for motivation, A couple months ago, I had a scare where my heart started going haywire. Turned out to be caffeine overdose as I was drinking black coffee like a fish drinks water. Switched to decaf and started going back to the gym. Not really following any programs just trying to substitute for the caffeine I was using to keep going. So far it seems to be working for me.
I like the variety Apple Fitness offers.
Going for a short hike of 2-3h twice a week, eating healthy, stopping when i feel full and doing intermittent fasting (i skip breakfast)
