Maintaining a healthy weight and outlook. Been at it for a couple years now and although enjoy a cheat meal from time to time, thankfully it doesn't have an overall negative effect with the work I've been putting in.What are everyones' 2023 goals related to health and fitness?
Every year I try to pick one thing that I want to accomplish in the coming year, and then start a few weeks before the Christmas holidays so it's a bit easier to get the habit going come Jan 1.
This year I really focused on bodyweight exercises and stretching (can finally put my palms on the ground!), but didn't put nearly as much effort into heavyweight exercises. In 2023, I plan on focusing on progressive overload and lifting heavy.
To start off the year I'm going to establish a true one rep max and a three rep max on bench/deadlift/squat and maybe overhead press. My goal for 2023 is to increase each number by 25% by October.
IME, losing weight is like packing to move house. You do 90% of the work and don't see any difference. Then, rather suddenly, you realize "Whoa, when did all that get done?"Not seeing a lot as far as visible results around my equator, but it's a promising start.
IME, losing weight is like packing to move house. You do 90% of the work and don't see any difference. Then, rather suddenly, you realize "Whoa, when did all that get done?"
My weight loss has always proceeded from plateau to plateau. But when you can (Finally!) see that things have changed, the work becomes just a memory that fades quickly.
I am incredibly envious of people who see quantifiable, steady results from the onset of their efforts. I know those people exist but, clearly, they are a different species from me.
Starting in January, my endo is going to be measuring my body fat and helping me track progress that way.
The "2024 Fitness Goals" thread is going to be interesting for me.
ETA - My primary care wanted a height measurement today. I've shrunk some more. I'm down to 5' 9.5". That means I've lost a full three inches of height from my youth.
Growing old sucks.
Disc compression. In the last MRI of my spine, the discs don't look like discs. They look like hairline cracks between the vertebrae.Scoliosis, or have your discs compressed down that much?
Our human performance guy swore by pilates machines and supervision by a PT for core issues like that.…
Anybody with successful experience with exercises/stretches that place the spine in traction will find an attentive listener in me. I know and regularly use several, already, but I'm always open to more….