Health, Good Practises, and Exercise

[Sammael]

I’m so out of touch with the gym, I call it James.

 

[WriteNow]

I personally enjoy a good, brisk sit.

🤣

 

[applefan8254]

Finally, got my Treadmill served and up to speed, so to speak, again.
Might took the service-guy about 30 minutes, and it was not that very expensive either, and a really nice guy on top of that

I will not wait with next real service for another 10 yrs, as I know now where to call before that.
Looking forward to get some nice running when watching the Women's Euro Football, and whatever tv-series etc. at times, after that.

I do wish we had a treadmill at home.

 

[applefan8254]

I've been taking Wegovy for almost a year now, and I got my physical yesterday. In addition to the 45 pounds I've lost, my bloodwork is dramatically improved.

Triglycerides went down from 301 to 121. My VLDLC went from 60 to 24. My liver enzymes are also continuing to fall down, they reached normal levels in March. And my vitamin D levels are in the middle of the normal range now, I assume it's associated to my improved health.

Practically every value moved into the normal range, with the exception of LDL cholesterol. But apparently, that's not necessarily bad. It can mean the LDL particles are larger, but less dense. Especially if it coincides with a drop in triglycerides and rise in HDL.

I'm not saying Wegovy is a magic drug. You still need to have a some discipline when taking it. But it's made it so much easier to make healthy choices. I no longer have cravings all the time, and I get full when a normal person should. I have no idea how long I'm going to stay on it, but I've had zero side effects.

any other meds? I'm on a cocktail of meds. I spoke with primary care once about it and he was like "diet and exercise" or something to that effect. My dad has wanted me to do it.

Today I took a walk finally. Felt good.

 

[Lioness~]

I have a TRX in same room as my Treadmill, yoga mat, weights etc.

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Just a 5-10 minutes TRX workout makes a lot of difference some days.
It’s probably the most time effective workouts you can do.
I have a great hook in the roof where it’s placed all the time, and just placed aside when I don’t use it.

 

[Richard8655]

Lap swimming here for exercise, but itching for something different. Planning to go cycling on our bike paths again. Only problem here in the Midwest is cold and snow make that not practical outside of summer.

Solution (from my bike friends) is Zwift. You install the Zwift app on your smart TV or streaming player (Apple TV, Fire Stick, etc) and mount your bike on a trainer in front of the TV. Run the app and Zwift simulates riding through all kinds of foreign cities, forests, mountains, etc. You see an avatar of yourself while you pedal, along with other riders also using the system.

I've used it before and it's kind of artificial, but it's better than no cycling in the winter, or using a trainer and watching some inane TV shows. Maybe will try again and give it a go. There are, by the way, other similar indoor cycling apps for this.