Been avoiding these questions as I haven't been working out much the past couple weeks. Have been so busy with life that the dogs are suffering too with not going to the park.
Finally, last night, I carved out some time between work and an evening commitment to go to the park. Since it's been so long, I focused on just "doing." I went with a 2:1 run:walk to ease back into the program and not get discouraged. Was able to get in 4700 steps which equals to just over 2 miles. Pups got to run. We all came home happy.
bob:
How many of you would characterize your activity as being primarily focused on:
Losing weight
Getting better at a specific activity (e.g. cardio)
Just getting more active
Trying to find "Functional Fitness"
Some combination of above or other (please explain)
I think I am looking for all of the above. Yes, I want to lose weight, but my bigger goal is to get fit, losing weight I feel, should be one of the benefits of getting more active. I would like to get better at running, and not sure what the next step would be. Not sure what Functional Fitness is, I would assume it is fitness that is geared toward my lifestyle, and exercise that aims at improving said activities. For me that would be diving, kayaking, and running.
As Sarita and Bob pointed out, eating changes would be a big benefit of my lifestyle change. So, I am again looking at ways to change my eating habits. Currently reading "the Makers Diet," a book on food choices that are bible based. Hmmm.. as it was explained to me a long time ago, it's eating more of what God made, the way God made it. Potatoes is good. French fries isn't. Wondering how chocolate will fit into it?
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