i'm trying to get back into shape and its harder than i imagined. what kind of exercises do u guys recommend? do u think its better to run on the track or treadmill? what kind of exercise equipment should i use? any diet tips? whats better the elliptical machine or the stairmaster? everybody uses the elliptical thing but i feel i get a better workout on the stairmaster. how about the stationary bike? heres why i need to get into shape- i'm 6 foot One, in high school i weighed 185 pounds and now 5 years after high school, i've ballooned up to 250 pounds
For the exercise equipment, i'd stick mostly to the treadmill and stationary bike. Sheds weight and are real good cardio exercises too.
I think posting in the trainingsection would be a better idea... unfortunately Bahir's on vacation to Thailand, but he'll be back in like 6-7 days to answer your questions.
If you just want to whip your body into shape (without real making it "muscular", but rather just toned) then I reccomend running (track or treadmill, I don't know if it differentiates that much, as long as you're running), skipping rope and basically sticking to mostly cardio excersices. You also (if your aim is to lose weight), need to slowly ease on the amount of calories you consume. Try lowering your calories by 500 every day.
in response to shape-i'm a vegetarian, addicted to veggie pizza which i used to eat 3 times a week for the last 4 years in uni. i've found a way to drop the habit this week, although i might relapse fyi- i was reading that a colder climate is more akin to weight loss cause apparently the cold temp. accelerates your metabolism, unfortunately that isn't the case with me. Thanks for the tips btw, any good supplements that might help me along the way?
<div class="quote_poster">shapecity Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Do you consume soda and eat a lot of sugar?</div> no soda, yes to the sugars
<div class="quote_poster">deception Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">no soda, yes to the sugars</div> I've noticed a lot of vegetarians have a sweet tooth. The sugar helps supress your appetite, but sugar turns into fat if you aren't active. My first recommendation would be to cut back on the sweets. An effective way to do this is to change your eating pattern. Instead of eating the standard 3 meals a day, go with 5 meals, but smaller portions. Cut out the snacking and junk food aswell. Eating 5 meals a day should also speed up your metabolism. Your body will adjust, because it knows food is coming more often. This causes the body to burn more fat instead of storing it.
<div class="quote_poster">shapecity Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I've noticed a lot of vegetarians have a sweet tooth. The sugar helps supress your appetite, but sugar turns into fat if you aren't active. My first recommendation would be to cut back on the sweets. An effective way to do this is to change your eating pattern. Instead of eating the standard 3 meals a day, go with 5 meals, but smaller portions. Cut out the snacking and junk food aswell. Eating 5 meals a day should also speed up your metabolism. Your body will adjust, because it knows food is coming more often. This causes the body to burn more fat instead of storing it.</div> i'm trying all of the above-cutting junk food, smaller portions but i don't have enough confidence in my metabolism to go five meals a day
<div class="quote_poster">MrJ Wrote</div><div class="quote_post"><u>Question:</u> Are french fries considered unhealthy/junk food?</div> Yeah, anything fried is horrible for you.
<div class="quote_poster">MrJ Wrote</div><div class="quote_post"><u>Question:</u> Are french fries considered unhealthy/junk food?</div> is that a joke? lmao MrJ you make me laugh. One minute you're leaving long posts of indepth analysis, the next you come out with this? classic.
Imo, that was a good question. I was thinking about it a little. I was like baked potatoe chips are fried and they are healthy, but chips are unhealthy. Potatoes are healthy and fried things aren't healthy. Very confusing, so good question.
<div class="quote_poster">Umair15 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Imo, that was a good question. I was thinking about it a little. I was like baked potatoe chips are fried and they are healthy, but chips are unhealthy. Potatoes are healthy and fried things aren't healthy. Very confusing, so good question.</div> yo let me clue you in: ANYTHING served at the following places is considered junk food and generally unhealthy: McDonalds, Burger King, Carls Jr, Jack In The Box, Taco Bell, Wendy's, Arby's, Pizza Hut, Dairy Queen, Dunkin Donuts, 7-11, ampm. even the salads are pointless. vegetables are supposed to be eaten soon after they have been chopped or most of the nutrients are gone. so those chopped up lettuce salads in a plastic cup that McD's sell that have been sitting in the fridge for 6 days - pointless... here are some places NOT considered junk food: your home, your mom's oven, a non-chain restaurant, some chains like Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Outback steakhouse. Subway isn't all that healthy. their food is processed and has preservatives and stuff. their chicken is really suspect, and a whole bunch of refined flour in the bread ain't so good for you either. there's a reason why America has an obesity problem, and it's the fact that too many people eat this crap.
Subway is nasty. I was talkin to an employee who works there because he comes to my job to get lunch (I work in a Service Deli @ Ralph's Grocery Store, best god damn sandwiches ever, especially if I make it), and he was telling me that the "meat" they serve at subway barely qualifies as meat whenever the health department comes in.
<div class="quote_poster">TheBlackMamba Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Subway is nasty. I was talkin to an employee who works there because he comes to my job to get lunch (I work in a Service Deli @ Ralph's Grocery Store, best god damn sandwiches ever, especially if I make it), and he was telling me that the "meat" they serve at subway barely qualifies as meat whenever the health department comes in.</div> exactly, but the crazy thing is Subway is marketed to the masses as "the healthy alternative" to McD's and BK what with those ads with that Jaron kid in them and stuff. you have to REALLY read between the lines in this country when it comes to advertising. 90% of it is lies.
<div class="quote_poster">deception Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">i'm trying all of the above-cutting junk food, smaller portions but i don't have enough confidence in my metabolism to go five meals a day</div> Well it's not going be an overnight fix, but it makes a difference once your body adjusts. Incoporate a better diet, better eating habits, along with exercising and you'll notice a difference in a month. When you first start out you're going to see a noticeable drop in weight, but most of what you're losing is going to be excess water. Eventually, you're going to plateu with losing weight, and that's when you need to be disciplined with you're diet. When I say 5 meals, I don't mean a full plate of food. Fruit and bread for breakfast, or cereal. Then a small healthy snack before lunch. This way you don't stuff your face for lunch because it's been 4 hours between breakfast and lunch. Then eat another healthy snack a couple of hours before dinner.
