LoseIt: Lose the Fat

I'm not going for weightloss so.

Take a 10 minute walk after lunch and supper. It's supposed to be really good for insulin response. Short frequent walks mean you're more likely to do them.

I like high intensity workouts, about 3 times a week.

I’m doing PPL, had an incredible run of going to the gym 5-6 times a week for 6 months, then hit a wall of massive burnout in August.

I’ve set the goal that September is the month to get back into it, 5 days a week and each skipped workout is £5 to charity.

I also need to sort my cardio out so gonna try to cycle twice a week. I think neglecting cardio is what really messed me up, I was just lethargic constantly and couldn’t get moving.

Running. AFAIK the most efficient way to burn calories. Doctor put me on the scale a few months ago and I was like "ohhhhh. Yeah that makes a lot of sense". So I've been running, trying to do 3x 10+km runs a week.

Going on a fast one tonight - going to try and beat my last pace. When I'm going for it I've been hitting around 4:50/km but I'm trying to get it closer to 4:30/km.

(Also, I stopped all treats except stove-cooked popcorn.)

Anyways I'm already down a belt loop!

Honestly I just try to close the rings on my apple watch most days. I have them set so that roughly 20 extra minutes of light exercising will close them on a normal day. For me that works out to 580 move, 30 exercise, 8 stand.

In addition to that, 3 days a week I go to the gym for some weight training and do my best to try and run for 40 minutes. So far my best running distance in that time has been 4.76 km. Next day I smacked my knee against a fuel tank at work and had to stop running for the last few weeks. Flipping hurt to walk for a few days after that. Had a nice big bruise.

As for motivation, A couple months ago, I had a scare where my heart started going haywire. Turned out to be caffeine overdose as I was drinking black coffee like a fish drinks water. Switched to decaf and started going back to the gym. Not really following any programs just trying to substitute for the caffeine I was using to keep going. So far it seems to be working for me.

It's not exactly targeted towards weightloss, but apps like Boostcamp are really great for finding and keeping track of workout routines. The thing I miss most from the old site is the /r/weightroom community.

For the last five weeks I've been following the juggernaut powerlifting program and really enjoying it

I like the variety Apple Fitness offers.

I'm a flow artist and pretty active by default, but I've been dancing on the stage at a club every Friday!