I don't exercise, and lead a fairly sedentary life. Even though I am still fairly active (I bike to most of my destinations, and enjoy taking long walks), I also spend a lot of my day stationary. When I get into a show or video game, I can sit with it forever, until my butt is sore.
As well, my diet is far from ideal. I will use the excuse that I am always in motion, shifting between jobs and am rarely home enough to allow me to cook at home. My girlfriend does most of the heavy lifting when it comes to meals, and thankfully she leans towards healthier fare. Left to my own devices, I will eat the grossest, fattiest, saltiest foods imaginable; there is no novelty food too extreme for me to at least sample.
Despite some half-hearted attempts in the past to be more in shape, I still have never managed more than a couple of days a week for a couple of weeks before I rationalize my sore muscles as reason to stop. So this month I hit upon a different idea.
Instead of going without a bad thing, let's include a good thing! I have never managed to make a regimen stick before, so this month is where I make it happen! This month's rule!
1) Exercise. Every. Single. Day.
I am a total novice at this so expect mixed results. I have never joined a gym before (except for a brief period a few years ago for a month), so I will probably try and at least do a trial at one of those. I am also going to say the time I will spend of this will be no less than 30 minutes a day, but with no cap. Who knows what will happen? I don't!
So far today, I have biked uphill to one job and back again going as fast as possible and arriving way faster than my previous best time. Tonight, I plan to go jogging. Wish me luck!
As well, my diet is far from ideal. I will use the excuse that I am always in motion, shifting between jobs and am rarely home enough to allow me to cook at home. My girlfriend does most of the heavy lifting when it comes to meals, and thankfully she leans towards healthier fare. Left to my own devices, I will eat the grossest, fattiest, saltiest foods imaginable; there is no novelty food too extreme for me to at least sample.
Despite some half-hearted attempts in the past to be more in shape, I still have never managed more than a couple of days a week for a couple of weeks before I rationalize my sore muscles as reason to stop. So this month I hit upon a different idea.
Instead of going without a bad thing, let's include a good thing! I have never managed to make a regimen stick before, so this month is where I make it happen! This month's rule!
1) Exercise. Every. Single. Day.
I am a total novice at this so expect mixed results. I have never joined a gym before (except for a brief period a few years ago for a month), so I will probably try and at least do a trial at one of those. I am also going to say the time I will spend of this will be no less than 30 minutes a day, but with no cap. Who knows what will happen? I don't!
So far today, I have biked uphill to one job and back again going as fast as possible and arriving way faster than my previous best time. Tonight, I plan to go jogging. Wish me luck!
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