February 4, 2012 • 266 notes • imstillthinkng
Yes, you can be fat and skinny at the same time!!!! Do resistance training and eat food to get hott:)

Yes, you can be fat and skinny at the same time!!!! Do resistance training and eat food to get hott:)

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February 4, 2012 • 1,576 notes • weightlossproblems
weightlossproblems: Submitted by: mygoalis140 lolol

weightlossproblems:

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January 1, 2012 • 14 notes • thinspirationinagoodway
AMAZING!!!!! best motivation for 2012!

AMAZING!!!!! best motivation for 2012!

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December 31, 2011 • 14 notes

kind of a revelation

For losing weight: the key is to cut calories (eat more veggies), not over compensate with exercise.
For gaining muscle definition: cardio/resistance exercise.
People write books and stuff on losing weight, but all it takes is ^
I don't need to lose weight, but I was just thinking- is this too simple? Why doesn't everyone just do this?
December 31, 2011 • 172 notes • summerparadisedreaming
This is so beautiful! Go outside now! :D

This is so beautiful! Go outside now! :D

December 30, 2011
I think its time to train for something BIG!!!! Something that a fulltime student can reasonably prepare for without spending anymore than usual (nothing)… and maybe be ready by perhaps, May? - half or full marathon? make my friends follow me with a car full of drinks and snacks… make running route with accessible gas stations (for predictable gi distress :)) I think it is do-able.           -I have an old book that tells me how to train for a marathon…I can’t count how many times I have followed the model for the first week. I just lose track after the second week, and then I just lose track of it all and I’m back to square one. Any advice is welcome!

I think its time to train for something BIG!!!! Something that a fulltime student can reasonably prepare for without spending anymore than usual (nothing)… and maybe be ready by perhaps, May?

- half or full marathon? make my friends follow me with a car full of drinks and snacks… make running route with accessible gas stations (for predictable gi distress :)) I think it is do-able.

          -I have an old book that tells me how to train for a marathon…I can’t count how many times I have followed the model for the first week. I just lose track after the second week, and then I just lose track of it all and I’m back to square one. Any advice is welcome!

December 30, 2011 • 10 notes

Man o man yesterday was a pretty yucky day for me. I was reading a super awesome book and then fell asleep right when it was getting good (it wasn’t boring i just tend to fall asleep while reading)! I slept for a good four hours before i woke up all grumpy and felt like i had wasted my entire day :/ After wandering around and feeling all sad and stuff, I put on my sneakers, pulled my hair back and went on a light jog around the neighborhood (accompanied by my bodyguard/ 9yr old bro). I felt so happy after. It was like a weight was lifted off of my shoulders with a voice saying “its okay, your blood is moving again. you are allowed to be happy again”. So much cheaper than drugs, weed, and alcohol. Instant happy always available when I want it. Thank you Light Jog for being there at times when I need you the most. <3

December 12, 2011
I figure that I should probably put up a disclaimer. This blog isn&#8217;t meant to offend. If you are, maybe you should reevaluate your life. Obesity isn&#8217;t something that might kill you, it will. It will get people at different times and in different ways. If you want to stick around for a few more years, consider what and how much you put into your body. If the same amount that goes in doesn&#8217;t come out then that should solve the mystery of the gained 200lbs since high school. Think of this advice as a mere public service announcement. Everyone should be aware of the American College of Sports Medicine recommendations (these guys have done lots and lots of research and have published this for a reason!): Cardiorespiratory Exercise Adults should get at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week. Exercise recommendations can be met through 30-60 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise (five days per week) or 20-60 minutes of vigorous-intensity exercise (three days per week).   One continuous session and multiple shorter sessions (of at least 10 minutes) are both acceptable to accumulate desired amount of daily exercise.   Gradual progression of exercise time, frequency and intensity is recommended for best adherence and least injury risk.   People unable to meet these minimums can still benefit from some activity. Resistance Exercise Adults should train each major muscle group two or three days each week using a variety of exercises and equipment.  Very light or light intensity is best for older persons or previously sedentary adults starting exercise.  Two to four sets of each exercise will help adults improve strength and power. For each exercise, 8-12 repetitions improve strength and power, 10-15 repetitions improve strength in middle-age and older persons starting exercise, and 15-20 repetitions improve muscular endurance.  Adults should wait at least 48 hours between resistance training sessions. Flexibility Exercise Adults should do flexibility exercises at least two or three days each week to improve range of motion.  Each stretch should be held for 10-30 seconds to the point of tightness or slight discomfort.  Repeat each stretch two to four times, accumulating 60 seconds per stretch.  Static, dynamic, ballistic and PNF stretches are all effective.  Flexibility exercise is most effective when the muscle is warm. Try light aerobic activity or a hot bath to warm the muscles before stretching. Neuromotor Exercise Neuromotor exercise (sometimes called “functional fitness training”) is recommended for two or three days per week.  Exercises should involve motor skills (balance, agility, coordination and gait), proprioceptive exercise training and multifaceted activities (tai ji and yoga) to improve physical function and prevent falls in older adults.  20-30 minutes per day is appropriate for neuromotor exercise.

I figure that I should probably put up a disclaimer. This blog isn’t meant to offend. If you are, maybe you should reevaluate your life. Obesity isn’t something that might kill you, it will. It will get people at different times and in different ways. If you want to stick around for a few more years, consider what and how much you put into your body. If the same amount that goes in doesn’t come out then that should solve the mystery of the gained 200lbs since high school.

Think of this advice as a mere public service announcement. Everyone should be aware of the American College of Sports Medicine recommendations (these guys have done lots and lots of research and have published this for a reason!):

Cardiorespiratory Exercise

  • Adults should get at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week.
  • Exercise recommendations can be met through 30-60 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise (five days per week) or 20-60 minutes of vigorous-intensity exercise (three days per week).  
  • One continuous session and multiple shorter sessions (of at least 10 minutes) are both acceptable to accumulate desired amount of daily exercise.  
  • Gradual progression of exercise time, frequency and intensity is recommended for best adherence and least injury risk.  
  • People unable to meet these minimums can still benefit from some activity.

Resistance Exercise

  • Adults should train each major muscle group two or three days each week using a variety of exercises and equipment. 
  • Very light or light intensity is best for older persons or previously sedentary adults starting exercise. 
  • Two to four sets of each exercise will help adults improve strength and power.
  • For each exercise, 8-12 repetitions improve strength and power, 10-15 repetitions improve strength in middle-age and older persons starting exercise, and 15-20 repetitions improve muscular endurance. 
  • Adults should wait at least 48 hours between resistance training sessions.

Flexibility Exercise

  • Adults should do flexibility exercises at least two or three days each week to improve range of motion. 
  • Each stretch should be held for 10-30 seconds to the point of tightness or slight discomfort. 
  • Repeat each stretch two to four times, accumulating 60 seconds per stretch. 
  • Static, dynamic, ballistic and PNF stretches are all effective. 
  • Flexibility exercise is most effective when the muscle is warm. Try light aerobic activity or a hot bath to warm the muscles before stretching.

Neuromotor Exercise

  • Neuromotor exercise (sometimes called “functional fitness training”) is recommended for two or three days per week. 
  • Exercises should involve motor skills (balance, agility, coordination and gait), proprioceptive exercise training and multifaceted activities (tai ji and yoga) to improve physical function and prevent falls in older adults. 
  • 20-30 minutes per day is appropriate for neuromotor exercise.
October 5, 2011 • http

obesity?

I see ‘signs’ all over the place on how obesity has really become a part of our lives. or how it is really an epidemic. Although I am taking a bunch of exercise related classes and the mention of obesity pops into lessons everyday, it has even shown up in… my management class? yeah. These are in regards to social prejudices against overweight people, marketing to people in regions where there are a lot of overweight people, and even restaurants who have to refuse service to overweight patrons (the latter was in my text book- although the law obviously wasn’t passed so it never went into effect).

One of my close friends is shadowing a cardiothoracic doctor this semester. She was telling me that this doctor strongly dislikes obese people. Apparently he feels that they are the majority of the patients at hospitals and eat up all of the medicare funds all because of health complications from a preventable health condition (he believes the same about people who smoke tobacco). He said they should have a separate hospital.

I am not well versed in hospital statistics, so I am not sure whether obese people really are the majority of patients or if it is them who use up the medicare funds. Regardless, I think this is an important issue to look into. If there is an increasing amount of people who are overweight, something must have happened for it to escalate to the level. Most likely not one factor, but many.

I want to learn as much as I can about why people gain extreme amounts of fat, and how it can be treated and prevented effectively. It seems to be more of a psychological thing. Most people know that eating healthy and in moderation, and exercising regularly is key to maintaining a body weight that is natural for your body. If this is common knowledge, why are there so many obese people?!

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