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Title: Health and fitness
Post by: Manual_automation on December 28, 2008, 06:35:45 AM
I am just curious as to who on the forum is interested in/actively works on, their personal health and fitness.

now i know that doesn't mean looking like the governator did is his movies (that's actually counter productive to your health) but it should involve some exercise, and eating right.

so how are all of you doing on this topic? (I admit i have issues with eating right, and some weight issues)
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: ___ on December 28, 2008, 06:40:16 AM
(Sigh) I'm not too good to my body. If its not soda or HI-C, I'm not drinking it, and I don't excercise AT ALL. But I'm on the Push-Up thread to help get myself on the right track. :D
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: ST-84 Sahelanthropus on December 28, 2008, 06:40:34 AM
I'm underweight by about 30 pounds, but I don't feel sick at all, even though I look like I should.
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: Manual_automation on December 28, 2008, 06:43:16 AM
yeah shadow, i think we're all a little harsh to our bodies >.<
and on the topic of soda, i drink way too much of it, but i found that a good tea with maybe some brown sugar or honey in it makes an exellent substitute :D

and Nihil: does it affect your health or life at all?
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: ___ on December 28, 2008, 06:51:07 AM
I haven't found a tea that I can drink a lot of yet, so I'll try flavored water or something. I've been wondering, is Powerade/Gatorade better for you than flavored water? ???
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: Manual_automation on December 28, 2008, 06:53:33 AM
as far as i know that stuff just has salts and things in it to replace the ones you loose when working out, it's the equivalent of flavored sweat as far as i know lol

and there are lots of 'sports drinks' out there, but you gotta look at what's in them before you start drinking alot of it, they have some NASTY stuff in some of them.
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: ST-84 Sahelanthropus on December 28, 2008, 06:54:57 AM
Well, I can't get too active, like running, jumping and climbing, or I'll get really lightheaded and not be able to see. I don't see any *good* way to gain weight, though.
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: Octavia on December 28, 2008, 06:56:12 AM
well in the summer/spring and fall..i'm usually out mountain biking..whether it be trail riding, doing 6-8ft drops, or just bombing around town..i'm always on the go..and it's such an adrenaline rush...especially when riding 30mph down city streets xD and yes..I wear a helmet along with riding gloves and a riding jersey..((I should get a picture of it all on me xD))

usually I ride alone though...I wish i had someone to come with me..it'd make it so much more fun...I often go to the Provincial park near me..there's an old railway track that leads right into it from town.((there's no more trains running..no rails on the tracks either..it's just a dirt path now))

during my ride. ((if i planon being out all day)) i'll take a backpack of stuff..water..energy drinks, spare tire tube..tool set.. etc..

pretty much going prepared..i even take extra chain with me...and some munchies as well..


and in the winter...I play the Wii XD
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: Manual_automation on December 28, 2008, 06:59:58 AM
well, I'd see a doctor about that if i were you (if you haven't already) and one tip i got from a friend (and the military while i was in the academy) was eat peanut butter, it helps you gain weight and isn't too bad for ya'

but I'm not a dietitian, so don't take my advice as law lol

and dang shadow, move around much? :P lol, but that's great! i'm glad to see a fellow fur so active, as for winter exercise, i find that running in the snow is an EXELLEN resistance workout, and it wears you out, fast >.<
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: ___ on December 28, 2008, 07:01:07 AM
Flavored sweat...lol. But I guess its better to just go with plain water then. But the problem is that tap water is NASTY! :sick:(I guess the Pyrong is an exaggeration, but still...)
I'm gonna ask my mom to buy a Brita (Sp?) water filter, because just buying a bunch of bottled water is a waste o' cash, in my opinion.
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: ST-84 Sahelanthropus on December 28, 2008, 07:01:43 AM
lol, I can't eat nuts.
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: Manual_automation on December 28, 2008, 07:07:51 AM
oh, that sucks man, well, still, there are options, go to a doctor and a dietitian to see what you can do!

good idea, i have a 'Pure' water pitcher and it's great, we also have two water coolers in my house to promote drinking plenty of water

unfortunately, that's as far as my family's dedication to health goes, my sister is only 9 but she already has the poor habits of my family, and my mom doesn't seem to give a flying **** about any of that, bringing McDonalds and other poor foods into the house CONSTANTLY, it's a miracle i didn't die at a young age from a heart attack (when i was younger i was the kid you'd stab with a fork to see if he bleeds gravy...... don't ask  :umm: )

and that brings me to another thing, what kind of affect does your environment, friends, and family have on your health and fitness?
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: ___ on December 28, 2008, 07:24:21 AM
My mom's exactly like that. Don't get me wrong, some McDonald's here and there probally won't give you a heart attack, but in today's world we just don't have time to get up and cook a decent breakfast (Or lunch) so its just more convient to go there. But it dosn't even have to be that - just some fruit or a Fiber One bar would be fine to grab while running out the door. But the only fruit my mom buys is bananas, and SOMETIMES grapes or oranges, but everyone else eats it all before I can get to it. Um... I don't have any buiness outside. All my friends live too far away to walk, and I don't have a bike... BUT! My sister has a statonary bike I could use... I can't run very well... I'm a klutz, but I'd play DDR if my dance mat wasn't broken, and I no longer have Wii Sports. 
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: Octavia on December 28, 2008, 07:33:32 AM
environment? well we have 1 water cooler...and my mom is always smoking..and my dad is always drinking..so is my mom...and I myself am a non-smoker..although my lungs would tell me guilty of that...other the nthat..it's not a beg deal..no McDonalds or anything...i eat at Subway sometimes at work..
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: ___ on December 28, 2008, 07:41:31 AM
I think it should count as child abuse if you smoke in a house with children in it... They don't have a choice but to breathe that icky stuff in. I could save a lot of money just bringing lunch to school and not eating stuff out of those machines ($1.00 for some Cheetoes is robbery! >:|)
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: Manual_automation on December 28, 2008, 07:45:28 AM
sometimes i wish parents would pay more attention to this stuff, THEY may be old enough to just trash their bodies, but we still have a long life to live, and this is one of the reasons i'm taking up free running, to be active, and that's why i made the pushup thread, to encorage others

i hope we can all help one another improve our lives, does anyone know any quick and healthy things shadow can make? o.o sorry, i'm at a loss as i don't know what you have on hand
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: Octavia on December 28, 2008, 08:25:45 AM
hm..deli meat sandwich with cheese and Mayo?

or um..peanut butter and honey?

salad?
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: iKero-chu™ on December 28, 2008, 03:01:20 PM
I'm fairly active.

On days where I get to hang out with my friends I generally walk 4-8 miles a day,
not counting the running around I do.
xP

I work out at the gym once a week but I'm gonna try to work out there much more frequently.

Every morning I do 45 push-ups and this exercise which is like a push-up but on a chair for 45 times.
and I do the same at night.
:3
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: Arilys DuskFlare on December 28, 2008, 06:01:23 PM
I'm kinda lucky with that. I walk to school (about half a mile or something like that), and when i hang out with my friends we walk about 4- 5 miles.
About the smoking.. My dad smokes, but i usually go to my room and my dad opens the windows a bit, so..
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: ¿ Jesse Pawman ? on December 28, 2008, 06:09:22 PM
After mom found out about her diabetes, I went on a health/fitness stage. Then I slacked off when I started working. Maybe I should start again.
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: Xanadu on December 28, 2008, 06:34:00 PM
I fail at this thread.  I am about 20lbs under weight, I had just quit smoking in June or July but my room mate broke the "no smoking in the house" rule enough times to get me started again.  Aside from that, I don't eat fast food and try to avoid soda.  I also try to limit the alcohol intake to a three drink max or perhaps just one scotch.  Hearing is another story.  Despite doubling and tripling up on hearing protection at work, being around helicopters will make me go deaf at a very young age.

I admit that I have slacked on PT quite a bit, lately.

BON, if you're getting light headed from physical activity, I suggest you go see a specialist.  Other than that, to gain weight you could try to eat a lot of carbs.  Breads, potatoes, corns, and don't cut out the fat or sugar content.  As long as you're not consuming a pound of sugar a day, you should be good.  The same does not apply to those who are over weight.  I know I end up eating 5% of my weight in meats and starches daily just to sustain my 115lbs.
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: Manual_automation on December 28, 2008, 10:47:21 PM
wow X, high metabolism much? o.o

i have an incredibly slow metabolism, it sucks i have to constantly be active to keep from looking like the 'before' pictures on commercials  :umm:

speaking of that, who's willing to share their weight? I'm gonna ca's i want to keep track of it lol
280LBS <.< o.o >.> yesh, that's the number, but I'm also 6'2" and I'm built like a tank, my legs gotta weigh close to ninety pounds each >.< i could kick in a steel blast door lol

er, just a few conversions for the members that don't use pounds.
20 st
127 kg
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: ¿ Jesse Pawman ? on December 28, 2008, 10:55:47 PM
~220 last i checked a few weeks ago. too lazy to go check now.
~
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: Manual_automation on December 28, 2008, 11:04:32 PM
thanks for sharing jess :D

and just wondering, but what's a full workout for you all?

i can't seem to get a 'burn' when i run or lift, my arms and legs just sort of stop working at a point and an hour later they work again O.o it's frickin annoying, but it works ca's the amount i can lift is going up, so it's all good.

and if I'm at school then i jog/walk for 30 min then do 45 min of lifting and pulling, sometimes 10 or so min on a speed bag, but that's going to go way up when i get back from vacation, and as for right now, I'm at home on vacation, so i don't really have a workout I'm doing, i just do push ups and other stuff when i get bored
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: Xanadu on December 28, 2008, 11:51:00 PM
My workouts rotate.  Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays I Run 5 to 8 miles depending on the exercise.  Mondays I do what I call a Hangover run.  8 to 10 miles at an airborne shuffle.  That's an 8 to 10 minute mile pace.  Wednesdays I do 60-120s.  Run for sixty seconds, walk or jog for 120.  Do this for ten reps.  Then I sprint all out for as long as I can.  Fridays I do a five mile run.  After every half mile I do 30 push-ups and 30 sit-ups.

Tuesdays and Thursdays I do muscle failure.  I'll rotate pushups, situps, flutter kicks, side-straddle hops (Jumping jacks), and any variety of all of those until I can't move.  Then I to one more set of each.

Saturdays I go to the gym and do strength training or swim.

Sundays I rest.

I'll also replace running with swimming if it is raining too heavily or if my knees aren't up to the task of running my routes.
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: ___ on December 29, 2008, 02:08:31 AM
Um... Last time I was weighed it was 130 lbs., but that was in September, so I'm not sure how accurate it is.
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: Arilys DuskFlare on December 29, 2008, 10:10:05 AM
Umm.. this is not related to what you guys are talking about, but it is related with health so.. here goes..

Can anybody help me?
I'm not sleeping that much, 'cuz I wake up two or three times per night, and and can't fall asleep again for 20 to 30 minutes; i just sleep 4 or 5 hours and it's hitting me hard: I get tired quickly, sometimes I can't think straight and sometimes I feel the same thing as Betrayer (really lightheaded, not be able to see and I also have to grab on to something or lean against a wall, because I feel like I'm gonna fall..)
This is going for 2 or 3 weeks now..

sorry if it's off topic, but i think this has something to do with the topic's topic (uh.. yeah...whatever..)
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: Manual_automation on December 29, 2008, 11:16:23 AM
I'll give you a great two step solution:

1: get dressed
2: go to a doctor

if you EVER have a health problem that affects your ability to function in daily life, you go to a doctor, not a forum.

not trying to be rude, and no it wasn't off topic, but if it seriously affects your quality of life, go to a doctor as soon as you can.
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: Xanadu on December 29, 2008, 11:31:35 AM
Have you ruled out sleep apnea, hypopnea, or strees/pain/discomfort ?
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: Arilys DuskFlare on December 29, 2008, 11:41:33 AM
I'll give you a great two step solution:

1: get dressed
2: go to a doctor

if you EVER have a health problem that affects your ability to function in daily life, you go to a doctor, not a forum.

not trying to be rude, and no it wasn't off topic, but if it seriously affects your quality of life, go to a doctor as soon as you can.

it doesn't affect my quality of life seriously, it just happens sometimes when i stop sprinting in PE classes or when i get tired..

Have you ruled out sleep apnea, hypopnea, or strees/pain/discomfort ?

no, not really, i just wake up and cant fall asleep for some time..
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: Xanadu on December 29, 2008, 12:11:37 PM
I'll give you a great two step solution:

1: get dressed
2: go to a doctor

if you EVER have a health problem that affects your ability to function in daily life, you go to a doctor, not a forum.

not trying to be rude, and no it wasn't off topic, but if it seriously affects your quality of life, go to a doctor as soon as you can.

it doesn't affect my quality of life seriously, it just happens sometimes when i stop sprinting in PE classes or when i get tired..

Have you ruled out sleep apnea, hypopnea, or strees/pain/discomfort ?

no, not really, i just wake up and cant fall asleep for some time..

He's right, though.  You probably should see a doctor.

I have a sleep disorder caused by a delayed circadian rhythm which is generally untreatable.  I don't usually fall asleep until after the sun comes up and wake up between noon and one.  I've tried to change it, myself, but it just doesn't work.  Not even with medical and medicinal assistance.  My solution: Work nights.
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: Arilys DuskFlare on December 29, 2008, 12:49:20 PM
Back. doc said  i just have to make sure i drink more water (I usually drink only 2 or 3 glasses per day, and we're supposed to drink at least 1,5 L..) and rest for some time.. let's see if it works..
Glad it's Christmas brake.. xP
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: WingedZephyr on December 29, 2008, 05:41:33 PM
All the walking I do around my campus during school is usually enough to wear me out during the week. During vacation times it kinda sucks though since I don't really have anywhere to walk around. I can take the dogs for a walk around the neighborhood or something sometimes, but they can't walk very far distances since they're small.

I try to watch what I eat, but I'm kind of a picky eater, so it limits my options. But... *shrugs* I don't think I'm doing too bad. I tend to just maintain my weight instead of gaining or losing.
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: ___ on December 29, 2008, 06:40:51 PM
Yea, I'm a VERY picky eater, and that's another one of my problems. Is there a site where you can type in what you have, and it could give you all of the dishes you could make?
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: Manual_automation on December 30, 2008, 01:06:16 AM
try google cooking, type everything you have into google and see if it gives you a link to a site using a bunch of it :D

and Foxx, glad you don't have anything serious
Title: Re: Health and fitness
Post by: Octavia on December 31, 2008, 04:18:05 AM
my weight? well i'm 5'6" and weigh between 120-130lbs

that's my usual weight...sometimes i go to like 130-140...but that's not often..i've got a high metabolism..so it's hard for me to gain weight..plus i bike ..ALOT..so my norm weight in like the spring/summer is about 125