Comments on: Say Goodbye to Your Gut: 3 Mental Preparations to Starting a Fitness Routine http://artofmanliness.com/2008/06/04/perparations-for-fitness-routine/ Men's Interests and Lifestyle Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:23:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Victor http://artofmanliness.com/2008/06/04/perparations-for-fitness-routine/comment-page-1/#comment-72706 Victor Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:52:39 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=313#comment-72706 You're right. I'm not 17 anymore. I'm 18. Surprised you caught that. You’re right. I’m not 17 anymore.
I’m 18. Surprised you caught that.

]]> By: Paddy http://artofmanliness.com/2008/06/04/perparations-for-fitness-routine/comment-page-1/#comment-44268 Paddy Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:31:16 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=313#comment-44268 I was always into keeping fit and eating healthy, even though I was naturally skinny. But I found I was trying to push myself at sports that didn’t ‘suit’ me – cycling, running, gym, swimming. They were all solitary, whereas I am a very social guy and didn’t seem to be leading anywhere for me or have any real meaning to me. I found I was less and less motivated and cutting back on training. So I stepped back and considered carefully what I wanted from my fitness. I always had an interest in martial arts. I have a fear of physical aggression and wanted to get past it. But I also like the martial aspects of the different types – some more than others. So I had to choose a martial art that would appeal to me in both form and effectiveness. I knew it was a sport that had practical use, would hold my interest as it’s a lifelong learning curve and had both physical and spiritual advantages to it. I chose the Wing Chun style. It has everything that I know will keep ME hungry to keep going back. Find a sport that you really WANT to do for all the right reasons. Physical and mental health will then come as a side-effect not a chore. I was always into keeping fit and eating healthy, even though I was naturally skinny. But I found I was trying to push myself at sports that didn’t ‘suit’ me – cycling, running, gym, swimming. They were all solitary, whereas I am a very social guy and didn’t seem to be leading anywhere for me or have any real meaning to me. I found I was less and less motivated and cutting back on training. So I stepped back and considered carefully what I wanted from my fitness. I always had an interest in martial arts. I have a fear of physical aggression and wanted to get past it. But I also like the martial aspects of the different types – some more than others. So I had to choose a martial art that would appeal to me in both form and effectiveness. I knew it was a sport that had practical use, would hold my interest as it’s a lifelong learning curve and had both physical and spiritual advantages to it. I chose the Wing Chun style. It has everything that I know will keep ME hungry to keep going back.

Find a sport that you really WANT to do for all the right reasons. Physical and mental health will then come as a side-effect not a chore.

]]> By: bob http://artofmanliness.com/2008/06/04/perparations-for-fitness-routine/comment-page-1/#comment-42143 bob Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:40:24 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=313#comment-42143 am 56 years old. recently dropped 20 pounds. 2 things... 1. losing it slower is better. you're not dealing with an emergency, you're changing how you live. if fitness is not part of your life matrix, the pounds will come back. if you're trying to do it fast, tehn it is just for your ego. 2. older guys should go with lower impact stuff: I ran in high school and college... quickly realized that the impact is too hard on the ole bod. so I began with walking and progressed to biking and blading. x country skiing is good too. mixing it up made it better too. am 56 years old. recently dropped 20 pounds. 2 things…
1. losing it slower is better. you’re not dealing with an emergency, you’re changing how you live. if fitness is not part of your life matrix, the pounds will come back. if you’re trying to do it fast, tehn it is just for your ego.
2. older guys should go with lower impact stuff: I ran in high school and college… quickly realized that the impact is too hard on the ole bod. so I began with walking and progressed to biking and blading. x country skiing is good too. mixing it up made it better too.

]]> By: Ford http://artofmanliness.com/2008/06/04/perparations-for-fitness-routine/comment-page-1/#comment-9755 Ford Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:55:43 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=313#comment-9755 With regard to the water idea: There is no evidence that drinking unusually large quantities of water is good for you. In fact, it can be very dangerous, because it can wipe out your body's electrolytes. In extreme cases it can lead to water poisoning, which can cause severe brain damage or death. Six glasses of water is three quarters of a gallon. That is a hell of a lot of water. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4574912.stm and http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7164030.stm With regard to the water idea: There is no evidence that drinking unusually large quantities of water is good for you. In fact, it can be very dangerous, because it can wipe out your body’s electrolytes. In extreme cases it can lead to water poisoning, which can cause severe brain damage or death. Six glasses of water is three quarters of a gallon. That is a hell of a lot of water.

See http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4574912.stm and http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7164030.stm

]]> By: Travis http://artofmanliness.com/2008/06/04/perparations-for-fitness-routine/comment-page-1/#comment-7425 Travis Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:29:59 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=313#comment-7425 Im gonna RUN down to Sonic and get me a cheeseburger. Im gonna RUN down to Sonic and get me a cheeseburger.

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