fitness
Fitness regimes, advice, and trends in the Longevity health and wellness sphere.
Why Running Outdoors During the Lockdown is Life's Greatest Panacea.
oing into March 2020, my already precarious existence was about to take a turn for the worse- a job loss and the plans that had been carefully made- in the aftermath of this life-changing setback- which involved travelling and the purchase of merchandise to commence a new business, were all blown to smithereens.
By Adebayo Adeniran5 years ago in Longevity
The Avid Lifter's Post-COVID Return to the Iron
These writings are a bit back logged so I'm catching up on uploading. Week one was mostly getting back into the feel of lifting weights again. Didn't want to put too much stress on my joints too quickly, but also wanted to get a gauge of how much I can lift. So week 2 will be basic working sets up to 8 reps. I do a 6 day per week, push/pull/legs split. Each split has two different days, so the workout week goes Push 1/Pull 1/Legs 1, Rest, Push 2/Pull 2/Legs 2. This split gives you enough variation that your body doesn't get accustomed to the workouts, with enough structure to hit each muscle group effectively.
By Matt Guzman5 years ago in Longevity
The Avid Lifter's Post-COVID Return to the Iron
This story will serve as part of a series, where I will be be following along my journey of getting back into the gym, after COVID caused closures over the last 10 months. While getting back into the gym has been great, I noticed I was feeling lonely without my former roommate hitting the weights with me. So this journal will serve as my lifting companion. Over the next 10 weeks (the length of a quarter at a University) I will be trying to return to my past lifting glories.
By Matt Guzman5 years ago in Longevity
How To Build Muscles At Home Without Equipment:
"How To Build Muscles At Home Without Equipment" If you want to build a muscular body then a healthy diet and exercise will definitely help you achieve that goal. But, there are some hidden rules, which you need to know. Keep On Doing Slow And Steady. Be very careful while training to avoid injury and to prevent further muscle loss. You need to go slow and steady. You need to work your muscles continuously. And not too much too soon.
By MaxMillion 5 years ago in Longevity
5 Things I've Learnt About Myself Since I Started Working Out
I’ve had an up-and-down relationship with exercise. I’ve spent most of my life hating it and resenting myself for not having an ideal (read: highly unrealistic and airbrushed) body. That mixed with an intense sweet tooth always left me feeling scared of working out. The chances for failure were so darn high. I had stints where I spent time at the gym, but I always ended up binging on sugar afterwards, as though to reward myself, and I was always mad at myself for not working hard enough to get the (toxic extreme) body type that I so desired.
By Damini Kane5 years ago in Longevity
Exercising At Home
This morning I forced myself out of my cozy nest and made myself a coffee while I watched CTV Newsnet. After my second cup I took a deep breath and said 'Get it done girl'. I pulled on my new pair of Lululemon capris and an old t-shirt. Grabbing the overflowing basket of dirty clothes, I made my way downstairs. I threw in a load of whites and turned on the lights to my rumpus room. Stepping over the mostly-done fifteen hundred piece puzzle and Lego world that was created last week, I grabbed my shoes, turned on my TV and got to it.
By Debbie McCarthy5 years ago in Longevity
Maintaining Bone Health
Gnarly fact: Pound for pound, your bones are 4x stronger than concrete. Pretty cool, right? Now for the downer, according to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, peak bone density is reached between the ages of 25-30 and by age 40, density starts to decline. Even worse, our best opportunity to influence peak bone density occurs in early childhood through early adulthood, when the greatest amount of growth is occurring. If you're reading this and you are over the age of 30, you may be asking what the hell you can do about that now then.
By Daniel Wilkins5 years ago in Longevity
Tried 60 consecutive days on Peloton, and did not die.
Back in November of 2020 my mother went septic - she is okay now - but at the time, during the pandemic, it made me come to the realization that heath in my family has never been a priority. This mostly comes from growing up in a single parent household where fast food was easier, cheaper, and quicker than picking up groceries and immersing yourself into a full on recipe while also trying to take care of your kids sounds near impossible.
By Mike Brandon5 years ago in Longevity
Progression is Mandatory
Let's talk about the concept of "progression". In order to get the most out of your workouts, they must be progressive. By progressive I mean that your routine should get harder over time. There are plenty of ways that you can increase the difficulty of your workouts. Before I get into the them, I want to make one clear caveat to all of this. I cannot stress how general my examples are below. While the concept of progression is simple, the execution of effective progression in a workout program is nuanced. This is where personal trainers come in. A personal trainer has studied how to progress clients through each period of their program in a safe and effective way, based on the goals and objectives of the client. That's not to say you cannot learn it on your own, but please don't let the simplicity of the concept lead you to think that executing progression effectively is necessarily easy. Different progressions and combination of progressions elicit difference adaptations in the body. Knowing what to change, when to change it and how to change it takes experience and every person's body is different and adapts differently.
By Daniel Wilkins5 years ago in Longevity
Get Your Butt Moving Again
Here we are. Day 1,234,293 of a global pandemic. You still don't feel comfortable going back to a gym, but you know you need to start moving again and get back into shape. You don't own any workout equipment and you've looked online, but everything is either still sold out or marked up 500%. You don't want to run because running is boring and it hurts your knees. You don't want to cycle because drivers are idiots and you don't want to end up as a hood ornament while someone checks a text instead of paying attention to the road. What should you do?
By Daniel Wilkins5 years ago in Longevity
