Exercise?

[mattconway1984]

Anyone else doing regular exercise to help with weight loss? If so, what do you do? How do you keep motivated? Do you enjoy it?

For me, I've taken quite a shine to cycling and I now ride 4-7 hours a week. I really enjoy riding and have discovered "indoor cycling" where you put your bike on a turbo trainer and ride in virtual worlds using online platforms (I use Zwift). I also took up running a few months ago and try to do 1-2 runs a week.

To best show my exercise pattern over my weight loss journey, I've attached a graph showing the number of calories I've burnt (through cycling and running).

[BridgeGirl Administrator SS Supercook 2 stone]

Do join our Fit is Fun club. That's where you'll find plenty of chat about exercise. It's in Pinned Posts, with all the other forum activities

[mattconway1984 in reply to BridgeGirl]

Where is the fit club?

[BridgeGirl Administrator SS Supercook 2 stone in reply to mattconway1984]

In Pinned Posts, along with all the other forum activities. healthunlocked.com/weight-l...

[MintTeaMascara Healthy BMI]

Not usually until more recently. I started pilates for pain management and mobility a few years ago and that progressed into other classes and then I ended up joining a gym... and now skip and do other cardio stuff which will be contributing towards weight loss. I love regular excersise now but need the group setting to stay motivated and I'm doing it for my short and long-term term health and well being, so that keeps me motivated as well.

I started this thread healthunlocked.com/weight-l... to stay motivated since the gym closed.

Cycling seems to be doing wonders for burning calories. Impressive

Nothing beats excersise outdoors in the fresh air and surrounded by nature though.

[Running6]

Very good running is very good is a cardio

[houndsleap 7lbs Restart Feb 2025]

I used to do a lot of cycle touring way back-and of course I was much fitter and slimmer as a consequence.I love being out in nature and on a bike you can so easily sneak up to wildlife.Alas I do not have access to a bike anymore.These days I keep a skipping rope at my door-regularly do 100 skips. .&do some walking each day.I use you tube videos for two work outs a week-usually core work with pilates. I find the trick is building up the good lifestyle habits ...any disruption to these routines is a major setback for me in re-establishing the good lifestyle habit of increased exercise so I am slowly trying to build on introducing more.I have been told it takes about 30days to develop the neural pathways in the brain for new habits.So when I have fallen off the wagon so to speak in not incorporating

exercise into my week I return to planning weekly with this 30days in mind.It looks like you are already there and have fully integrated cycling into your lifestyle.Well done!

[Scaffie 2 stone]

Hi I’m 59 and recovering from a hamstring problem so I’m walking as far as I am able and doing keep fit videos. From having special help in a wheelchair at Gatwick in June ‘19 I can now walk to the next village and back 14k steps. As an ex walker that’s not much but I’m pleased. All the best with your journey 😊

[BridgeGirl Administrator SS Supercook 2 stone in reply to Scaffie]

I hope you'll head over to the Fit is Fun club. There's a new post each Monday morning where members chat about their activities in the previous week. New members always welcome You'll find the current one in Pinned Posts

[gman1961 Restart April 2024]

I'm running 10k every other day ,never ran so much in my life .Loving it ,

You have to find what works best for yourself.

Good luck

Gary

[mattconway1984 in reply to gman1961]

Wow, that's a great amount of running! I would like to do more running, but i only have limited time and favour the bike.... So I usually end up going for a ride over a run, bit do make sure to do at least one 5k run a week

[gman1961 Restart April 2024 in reply to mattconway1984]

Anything is better than nothing ,we have to do what suits .Gary

[Progressoverperfect Restart June 2024]

I redid C25k in June and have continued to run 3 times a week with distances between 5-10k. I absolutely love it,earphones in, music on ans away I go, it is doing wonders for my mental health and physical health 😊

[mattconway1984 in reply to Progressoverperfect]

Yeah it's great to get out and get some fresh air! That's how I keep motivated as well ...I look forward to exercise now!

[gman1961 Restart April 2024 in reply to Progressoverperfect]

So true siggie I find it's so good for your mental and physical well being.I'm out tomorrow might go early as it's gone very cold tonight .

I've just got some new earphones that fit ,the others kept falling out whilst running .

So annoying.

Gary

[Progressoverperfect Restart June 2024 in reply to gman1961]

New wireless headphones are on my Christmas list! Do you have any recommendations?

[gman1961 Restart April 2024 in reply to Progressoverperfect]

I bought some neckband type earphones as my other ones kept falling out whilst I was running .So many to choose from ..

Gary

[mattconway1984 in reply to Progressoverperfect]

Same issue for me, I had the "in ear" buds, so I tried a pair of these:

amazon.co.uk/KAMTRON-Headph...

Much better, they stay in place all run long, however long the run

[Progressoverperfect Restart June 2024 in reply to mattconway1984]

Thanks for the recommendation, I'll take a look 😀

[walkinthewoods 7lbs]

Hi, As the days in drawing in, I am spending less time in the garden which has been my main exercise during lock down and included landscaping and some serious digging.

I start the day with half an hour yoga before working from home office. I take a half an hour brisk walk lunch time (come rain or shine). Its much less than I used to do but living in very rural area, it is difficult to fit much else in during a working day. I have purchased e-bike which is arriving in January and plan to get out on days off.

[mattconway1984 in reply to walkinthewoods]

Winters are always harder!

If you have a "normal" bicycle (i.e. a non e-bike), you could always look at investing in a turbo trainer, which allows you to safely train on your bike in the comfort of your own home. There's also plenty of online platforms to make it interesting, have a look into zwift:

zwift.com

Plenty of advice out there for simple, cheap setups for zwift if you've already got a bike.

[walkinthewoods 7lbs]

Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately I don't have a working non e-bike. It has been 20 years or so since I have ridden bicycle although it used to be my mine source of transport when I lived in city. I live in beautiful National park though which always look good rain or shine so am sure that this will motivate me out for a ride. It is 10 mile round trip to village and I think I could do this over lunchtime.