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Run a bit (take it easy, don't do too much, too soon, avoid injury...)
Cycle a bit -better than driving to work if it isn't too far- and 'free' exercise that won't take much longer than driving for many people.
Walk at lunchtime.
Walk to the shops and anywhere else local that you might be tempted to drive to.
Fad fitness regimes done at home don't sound like something that will be very long-lasting.
...Oh yes, and don't smoke, don't drink too much and don't fill your body with crap food.
Cycle a bit -better than driving to work if it isn't too far- and 'free' exercise that won't take much longer than driving for many people.
Walk at lunchtime.
Walk to the shops and anywhere else local that you might be tempted to drive to.
Fad fitness regimes done at home don't sound like something that will be very long-lasting.
...Oh yes, and don't smoke, don't drink too much and don't fill your body with crap food.
moanthebairns said:
we have a winner, I did another one tonight and after a week of insanity this is much easier and bang 25 minutes and your done, not almost an hour.
its 25 minutes of constant exercise and I managed most of it with only a few stops for a drink.
Seems much better than insanity where I feel like dying at the end of it. Lots of similar squats and s
t but a lot less intense and to be honest more enjoyable. It still has the desired effect, i start out in a t-shirt and short and by the end of it im down to my boxers with the sweat dripping down my arse crack.
Two things here its 25 minutes of constant exercise and I managed most of it with only a few stops for a drink.
Seems much better than insanity where I feel like dying at the end of it. Lots of similar squats and s
t but a lot less intense and to be honest more enjoyable. It still has the desired effect, i start out in a t-shirt and short and by the end of it im down to my boxers with the sweat dripping down my arse crack.Of course it's going to be easier it's 25 min rather than a hour. Obviously it won't have the same effect.
However even though you won't become as fit as you would if you did insanity it sounds like your a lot happier with it which in turn leads to you probably sticking with it for longer.
Being fit has so many advantages that boost every other aspect of your life, your thinking will be clearer and you have more confidence in attacking every day issues etc.
Plus it's nice when women want to bang you purely because you look buff.
I fking hate Insanity, I really hate it, I've run 20 miles across the Brecon Beacons and completed 26 weeks out of 32 for the Royal Marines so have some understanding of "hanging out". But being really tall and doing exercises where you're throwing your head up and down, I get mega head rush and feel st really quickly. Where average size blokes can easily complete an Insanity work out without any issues.
Simply, 25 minutes won't be as good as 45 minutes. The closer you come to collapsing and puking up, the fitter you will get, it's called hard work.
Half of the Marines I know smoke, so ignore giving up the fags. Eat semi-healthy but do lots of exercise, that last 5% extra of pushing hard makes the biggest difference.
Plus it's nice when women want to bang you purely because you look buff.
I f
king hate Insanity, I really hate it, I've run 20 miles across the Brecon Beacons and completed 26 weeks out of 32 for the Royal Marines so have some understanding of "hanging out". But being really tall and doing exercises where you're throwing your head up and down, I get mega head rush and feel st really quickly. Where average size blokes can easily complete an Insanity work out without any issues.Simply, 25 minutes won't be as good as 45 minutes. The closer you come to collapsing and puking up, the fitter you will get, it's called hard work.
Half of the Marines I know smoke, so ignore giving up the fags. Eat semi-healthy but do lots of exercise, that last 5% extra of pushing hard makes the biggest difference.
Start cycling! 45 mins to an hour at a time on the bicycle to get a proper cardio workout and calorie/fat expenditure. And mix up your cycling routine.
Riding a road bicycle also has the extra benefits of strengthening your wrists and having them get used to bearing some weight. Also your butt will get toughened up..
Good leg strength and leg endurance is important for shifting your weight from side to side on the bike.
Riding hard at the track is a physical cardio workout, you need cardio fitness in order to keep from getting winded and worn out so quickly.
Your "core" strength is basically you abs and back..core body strength.
You may know this already....
When you are accelerating hard out of a turn, you don't want to grip the handlebar hard and hold yourself from sliding backwards with your arms.
You want to lightly grip the bars and not pull on them, you need strong abs to keep your weight forward using mostly your abs and a little bit of your arms.
Same with hard braking, try not to stiffen your arms completely, thus putting all of your weight on the bars, as you brake. Keep your arms bent and use your back muscles to hold you body weight and your legs to squeeze the tank to help support your weight from shifting forward and use your arms less.
Riding a road bicycle also has the extra benefits of strengthening your wrists and having them get used to bearing some weight. Also your butt will get toughened up..
Good leg strength and leg endurance is important for shifting your weight from side to side on the bike.
Riding hard at the track is a physical cardio workout, you need cardio fitness in order to keep from getting winded and worn out so quickly.
Your "core" strength is basically you abs and back..core body strength.
You may know this already....
When you are accelerating hard out of a turn, you don't want to grip the handlebar hard and hold yourself from sliding backwards with your arms.
You want to lightly grip the bars and not pull on them, you need strong abs to keep your weight forward using mostly your abs and a little bit of your arms.
Same with hard braking, try not to stiffen your arms completely, thus putting all of your weight on the bars, as you brake. Keep your arms bent and use your back muscles to hold you body weight and your legs to squeeze the tank to help support your weight from shifting forward and use your arms less.
Most of the above is good advice (diet, no fags etc) but none of them really address the shoulder injury.
The thing that has helped me most with core fitness and old injuries (a knee in my case) is yoga. Specifically Bikram Yoga which is done at 40 degrees C but I'm sure that other styles would also work. It's the only physical exercise that i genuinely enjoy and in the 90 minute sessions you will burn serious numbers of calories.
Plus yoga studios are full of hot, flexible women.
The thing that has helped me most with core fitness and old injuries (a knee in my case) is yoga. Specifically Bikram Yoga which is done at 40 degrees C but I'm sure that other styles would also work. It's the only physical exercise that i genuinely enjoy and in the 90 minute sessions you will burn serious numbers of calories.
Plus yoga studios are full of hot, flexible women.
Its more of a start just now, the T25 is a good break in, but the dvd moves on as you do. A bit like insanity. I have 6 months to get in shape.
Ive moved more in 2 weeks than I did in a year and im already feeling more alert, less fked etc.
I might get myself back onto mountain bikes, the only problem is I have no where near my house to store it expect in the house.
Ive moved more in 2 weeks than I did in a year and im already feeling more alert, less f
ked etc. I might get myself back onto mountain bikes, the only problem is I have no where near my house to store it expect in the house.
moanthebairns said:
Planter said:
MTB - try the insanity T25 workouts. They are 25 minutes, very similar style to the standard insanity. But only 25 minutes. Ive done it for about 3 months and now just do it, 5 days a week. And my fitness has improved massively from it.
Worth a shot.
we have a winner, I did another one tonight and after a week of insanity this is much easier and bang 25 minutes and your done, not almost an hour. Worth a shot.
its 25 minutes of constant exercise and I managed most of it with only a few stops for a drink.
Seems much better than insanity where I feel like dying at the end of it. Lots of similar squats and s
t but a lot less intense and to be honest more enjoyable. It still has the desired effect, i start out in a t-shirt and short and by the end of it im down to my boxers with the sweat dripping down my arse crack.Good going.
Planter said:
moanthebairns said:
Planter said:
MTB - try the insanity T25 workouts. They are 25 minutes, very similar style to the standard insanity. But only 25 minutes. Ive done it for about 3 months and now just do it, 5 days a week. And my fitness has improved massively from it.
Worth a shot.
we have a winner, I did another one tonight and after a week of insanity this is much easier and bang 25 minutes and your done, not almost an hour. Worth a shot.
its 25 minutes of constant exercise and I managed most of it with only a few stops for a drink.
Seems much better than insanity where I feel like dying at the end of it. Lots of similar squats and s
t but a lot less intense and to be honest more enjoyable. It still has the desired effect, i start out in a t-shirt and short and by the end of it im down to my boxers with the sweat dripping down my arse crack.Good going.
moanthebairns said:
yup, I couldn't bare Tanya anymore on insanity. I felt like grabbing her by the scruff of the neck and flinging her out the window. Her smiling and enjoying it why im dying does my head in.
Haha, so true, she did my head in too. They give her a pathetic role in T25, specifically made for fat s I think. She still makes loads of grunts and noises though while smiling her tits off. This is my article I wrote on riders fitness at the start of the year, may help:
http://www.paddockchatter.com/2014/04/racing-fitne...
http://www.paddockchatter.com/2014/04/racing-fitne...
996 sps said:
This is my article I wrote on riders fitness at the start of the year, may help:
http://www.paddockchatter.com/2014/04/racing-fitne...
Interesting read http://www.paddockchatter.com/2014/04/racing-fitne...
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