Staying healthy has been my motto since last 6 years. I must say I started late, very late; but it's better late than never.
I was an academic child not an athletic one. My fitness level as a kid was - you can say pathetic. But my health stayed strong over the years because of my general habits. I am not fond of food in general. I don't like street foods, chocolates, cakes, sweets, cheese etc... etc... Also, I am not lethargic, I keep myself engaged in a lot of activities throughout the year like Running, Boxing, Hiking etc..; never a couch potato. So, all these did keep my health stats stable; which otherwise would have screwed my health altogether along with my 'No Exercise' mode.
So, last year, post surgery, I started focusing more on health. But obviously with no good direction, I wasn't doing much. In November 2018, I joined a Bootcamp fitness club, here in Canada. I wanted something to replace my Title Boxing classes that I used to attend in Colorado, USA. Just so that I could get back on some sort of daily fitness activity, since I could not resort to running outside in winter.
But 2019 started as real deal. I joined a 8 week fitness program, that had how your diet should look like and a workout program. By diet, it wasn't cutting down on food or quantity. The best part was I was eating more and regularly - full meals 3 times a day with 2 snack breaks; while otherwise due to my job, I would end up eating just once or twice a day; and very untimely. Now, I believe, eating healthy food should become your way of life, not a choice.
Goal was to improve my stamina, to get fit so I could sack few multi-day backpacking treks that's piling on my bucket list. I had bought a Garmin Fenix 5S plus, as my addition to hiking gear; which now plays a great role in tracking my daily stats.
During these last 2 months, I realized so many things that I was either not doing or doing wrong. We treat health as last on our expense list; which should be other way around. I rerouted all my shopping bucks towards health related areas this year.
Today is the last day of my fitness program, but just the beginning of a fit life. I feel so fit and strong already. My habits have changed for better. Well, losing a few pounds in the process is an added bonus. I celebrated every extra push-ups or chin-ups that I could do. But what made this year more worthwhile, and filled me with a sense of accomplishment was when my VO2 max declared -"Your Fitness Age is that of an excellent 20-year-old. That's the top 25% for your age and gender".
Well, obviously I never needed an app to tell me how young I am, but when there are tangible facts, you trust yourself more.
Like they say the best project you can ever work on is yourself. Whether it's your body, your mind, your personality or your soul. Spend time on yourself, even if it's just 15 minutes everyday, you will thank yourself.
2 months into 2019 and I already love this year. I am excited to see how the rest of the year turns out.
I was an academic child not an athletic one. My fitness level as a kid was - you can say pathetic. But my health stayed strong over the years because of my general habits. I am not fond of food in general. I don't like street foods, chocolates, cakes, sweets, cheese etc... etc... Also, I am not lethargic, I keep myself engaged in a lot of activities throughout the year like Running, Boxing, Hiking etc..; never a couch potato. So, all these did keep my health stats stable; which otherwise would have screwed my health altogether along with my 'No Exercise' mode.
So, last year, post surgery, I started focusing more on health. But obviously with no good direction, I wasn't doing much. In November 2018, I joined a Bootcamp fitness club, here in Canada. I wanted something to replace my Title Boxing classes that I used to attend in Colorado, USA. Just so that I could get back on some sort of daily fitness activity, since I could not resort to running outside in winter.
But 2019 started as real deal. I joined a 8 week fitness program, that had how your diet should look like and a workout program. By diet, it wasn't cutting down on food or quantity. The best part was I was eating more and regularly - full meals 3 times a day with 2 snack breaks; while otherwise due to my job, I would end up eating just once or twice a day; and very untimely. Now, I believe, eating healthy food should become your way of life, not a choice.
Goal was to improve my stamina, to get fit so I could sack few multi-day backpacking treks that's piling on my bucket list. I had bought a Garmin Fenix 5S plus, as my addition to hiking gear; which now plays a great role in tracking my daily stats.
During these last 2 months, I realized so many things that I was either not doing or doing wrong. We treat health as last on our expense list; which should be other way around. I rerouted all my shopping bucks towards health related areas this year.
Today is the last day of my fitness program, but just the beginning of a fit life. I feel so fit and strong already. My habits have changed for better. Well, losing a few pounds in the process is an added bonus. I celebrated every extra push-ups or chin-ups that I could do. But what made this year more worthwhile, and filled me with a sense of accomplishment was when my VO2 max declared -"Your Fitness Age is that of an excellent 20-year-old. That's the top 25% for your age and gender".
Well, obviously I never needed an app to tell me how young I am, but when there are tangible facts, you trust yourself more.
Like they say the best project you can ever work on is yourself. Whether it's your body, your mind, your personality or your soul. Spend time on yourself, even if it's just 15 minutes everyday, you will thank yourself.
2 months into 2019 and I already love this year. I am excited to see how the rest of the year turns out.
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