After six months of experimenting and trying to adapt to new
routines my body has spoken and it has made it unmistakably clear; get back to
what I know and leave all the play time for the children. I have been a bad boy
and have not been in control of my behavior.
The results have not been pretty; I have added weight on top of
previously unwanted gained weight and I am fitting comfortably into clothes
that were ear marked for the rubbish bin 7 months ago.
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| fit |
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| + 20kg/44lb |
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| Fat up 35kg/77lb |
Why do I allow myself to neglect and lose focus and negate all the physical fitness I worked so hard to attain? The truth is I do not have a good answer, other than I am in denial and believe that I can behave and eat the same as those who have no issues with food and weight control.
I have learned is
what I am able do when I go to a gym as well as what I want from a fitness
center.
Want list for a health club:
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| basic is best for me |
Sauna: I have written before about my affection for saunas and how the heat helps me clear my head; there is simply no substitute for muscle piercing bone soothing heat.
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| the hot box |
Room to move: I also like to have the space to stretch, roll and curl without worry of injuring or being harmed by others. The worry of being stepped on or causing accidents with others is unnerving and keeps me from being able to mentally tune into my movements.
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| classes on the hr |
Classes: I have never been a joiner and participating in group fitness classes is an emotional and spiritual expansion away from my comfort zone that I want to explore.
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| Iron |
Boxing bags: without
question there is real therapy and stress release in feeling the jolt from the
impact of jabs, hooks, crosses, upper cuts and elbows connecting to stuffed
leather. It never fails to amaze me at
how primal I feel when I am punching bags.
A Beach view with
access: It takes me a minimum of
four hours to complete my total body routine and no matter how hard I try I
cannot get consistent physical and mental results from less time. I need a view if I am going to spend half my
day in a gym. I am inspired by the fluidity
of white caps rumbling from sea to shore.
Accepting the Commitment
Being in a constant state of training is not an easy way of
living yet it is what I have chosen to do for the better part of 2
decades. The insanity of yo-yoing will
stop only after I finally accept that exercising is my way of life and not
something I will never get past. I must do
extensive gym time or my body reverts; the weight comes back, the pains return,
the muscles get weak and I stop moving.
2013 is here and I am now a member of 3 very different
training facilities and training 3 to 5 hrs a day 3 to 5 days a week. I am feeling stronger, slimmer, mentally
clearer, emotionally satisfied and over all just plain better.
Find what fits for you and accept it as your way of life.
Go have some fun,
Geo
